H.R. 8116 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8116 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2024Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania (for herself and Mr. Nehls) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal funds for live tissue training for Department of Justice personnel. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Wasteful and Outdated Medical Training on Animals Act. 2. Limitation on use of Federal funds for live tissue training Section 530C(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Limitation on use of funds for live tissue training (A) In general No Federal funds available to the Attorney General may be used to conduct, contract for, or otherwise support, live tissue training for Department of Justice personnel, unless the Attorney General issues a written, nondelegable determination that such training is medically necessary and cannot be replicated by simulators and other human-based training methods. (B) Definitions In this paragraph— (i) the term Federal funds includes direct and indirect Federal financial assistance; (ii) the term human-based training methods means medical training methodologies that do not use animals, including human patient simulators, task trainers, and cadavers; and (iii) the term live tissue training means training procedures that inflict wounds and injuries on live animals to teach personnel to treat human casualties. .