,i #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #deab ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,july #ag1 #bjbe,ms4 ,mace 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,gill ( ,texas1 & ,ms4 ,boeb]t7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit ! availability ( ,f$]al funds = c]ta9 animal rese>*1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,transg5d] ,rese>* on ,animals ,n[ ,/ops & ,money = ,ideological ,cruelty ,elim9at$ ,act or ! ,,trans ,,mice ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on availability ( ,f$]al funds = c]ta9 animal rese>* 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no ,f$]al funds may be made available to conduct1 support1 or fund 7directly or indirectly7 any cov]$ rese>* on a qualifi$ animal4 7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ rese>* ,! t]m cov]$ rese>* means any rese>* to /udy ! effects ( drugs1 hormones1 surg]y1 or o!r int]v5tions to alt] ! body ( a qualifi$ animal to no long] correspond to ! biological sex ( su* animal1 includ+ by-- 7,a7 disrupt+ ! developm5t ( an animal's body2 7,b7 inhibit+ ! natural functions ( ! animal's body2 or 7,c7 modify+ ! physical appe>ance ( an animal4 7#b7 ,except$ animal ,! t]m except$ animal means any non-human v]tebrate t-- 7,a7 *anges sex dur+ its lifetime2 or 7,b7 naturally possesses bo? male & female reproductive organs4 7#c7 ,qualifi$ animal ,! t]m qualifi$ animal means any non-human v]tebrate species 7o!r ?an except$ animals74 ,su* t]m includes mammals1 birds1 fi%1 reptiles1 & amphibians4