,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjba,ms4  
,roybal-,all>d 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,calv]t7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act to ensure t non-animal     
me?ods are prioritiz$1 :]e applicable & 
feasible1 9 proposals = all rese>* to be
 conduct$ or support$ by ! ,national    
,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,humane & ,exi/+ ,alt]natives 9       
,rese>* & ,te/+ ,sci5ces ,act ( #bjba or
 ! ,,he>ts ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!        
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? has       
support$ life-sav+ rese>* t has greatly 
improv$ ! heal? & well-be+ n only (     
,am]icans b also ( p ar\nd ! _w4  7#b7  
,mu* ( ?is rese>* has reli$ on animals4 
,x is e/imat$ t betwe5 #ag million & #bb
 million animals are us$ annually 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates 9 rese>*1 education1 &    

te/+4  7#c7 ,at ! same "t1 h[ev]1 a     
great deal ( rese>* t utiliz$ animal    
/udies yield$ no b5efits = humans4 ,=   
example1 accord+ to ,,nih itself1       
approximately #cj p]c5t ( promis+       
m$ications h fail$ 9 human cl9ical      
trials because !y are f\nd to be toxic  
despite promis+ pre-cl9ical /udies 9    
animal models4 ,ab\t #fj p]c5t ( c&idate
 drugs fail due to lack ( efficacy4     
7#d7 ,! laboratory use ( animals has    
also long be5 an issue ( public conc]n  
because animals w1 9 mo/ cases1 exp]i5ce
 fe>1 pa91 disease or surg]y1 & e>ly    
dea?4  7#e7 ,mu* m has become kn[n ab\t 
! unsuitability ( animal models = /udy+ 
human disease & _m m humane1            
co/-effective1 & sci5tifically suitable 
non-animal me?ods are available4  7#f7  
,"u ! sy/em ( ov]sight e/abli%$ by !    
,animal ,welf>e ,act 7,public ,law      
#hi-edd71 rese>*]s are suppos$ to       
consid] alt]natives to animal use or    
pa9ful proc$ures & %\ld n unnecess>ily  
duplicate previ\s exp]im5ts4 ,h[ev]1    

ov]sight is g5]ally weak & little he$ is
 paid to ! use ( non-animal me?ods or ! 
avoidance ( duplication1 !reby          
unnecess>ily subject+ animals to pa91   
suff]+1 & dea?4  7#g7 ,a sy/em ( active 
inc5tives is ne$$ to enc\rage rese>*]s  
to utilize humane1 co/-effective1 &     
sci5tifically suitable non-animal       
me?ods4  #c4 ,animals 9 rese>* ,section 
#die ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhi;d7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--
 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 
by /rik+ p>agraph & ins]t+ subp>agraph2 
&  7ii7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 
& 7,b7 z clauses 7i7 & 7ii71            
respectively1 & mov+ ! m>g9s ( su*      
clauses 7z s r$esignat$7 two ems to !   
"r2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a71 
7#b7 7z s am5d$71 & 7#c7 z subp>agraphs 
7,a71 7,b71 & 7,c71 respectively1 & mov+
 ! m>g9s ( su* subp>agraphs 7z s        
r$esignat$7 two ems to ! "r2  7,c7 9 !  
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7 7z s      
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ %all e/abli%      

guidel9es = ! foll[+3 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
 1 ) respect to all rese>* conduct$ or  
support$ by ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?1 d ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,e/abli% &     
ma9ta9 animal c>e guidel9es = ! foll[+3 
2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7#b7 ,e/abli% a sy/em ( mean+ful        
inc5tives to enc\rage ! use ( exi/+     
humane & sci5tifically satisfactory     
non-animal me?ods 9 rese>* proposals4   
7#c7 ,ensure t1 be=e any rese>* involv+ 
! use ( animals is approv$ or p]=m$ all 
sci5tifically satisfactory non-animal   
me?ods = obta9+ ! results s\ght h be5   
fully evaluat$4  7#d7 ,ensure t-- 7,a7  
rese>* proposals are review$ by at lea/ 
"o p]son :o has exp]tise 9 non-animal   
rese>* me?ods2 &  7,b7 review]s ( !     
rese>* proposals h access to a ref]5ce  
libr>ian ) exp]tise 9 evaluat+ !        
adequacy ( ! se>*es = non-animal me?ods 
describ$ 9 ! rese>* proposals4  7#e7    
,e/abli% & ma9ta9 rese>* proposal       
guidel9es = conduct+ ?or\gh se>*es =    
non-animal alt]natives to ! use (       

animals = biom$ical & behavioral rese>*4
  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7c77#a7-- 7,a7 
9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ & at ! end2
 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7,c7 a /atem5t ( assurance t a          
sci5tifically satisfactory non-animal   
me?od ( obta9+ ! result s\ght is n      
available2 &  4