,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fffj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,mosk[itz 7= himself1 ,ms4    
,s*ak[sky1 & ,mr4 ,?an$>7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on             
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t        
non-animal me?ods = regulatory te/+ are 
us$ 9 lieu ( animal te/s :5ev]          
sci5tifically satisfactory non-animal   
te/ me?ods are available & accept$ by   
regulatory ag5cies = meet+ regulatory   
requirem5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,replace ,animal ,te/s ,act ( #bjbe4    
#b4 ,animal te/+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 o!rwise provid$ by ?is section1 x %all 
be unlawful = any entity to submit to a 
cov]$ ag5cy1 ) respect to a product or  

sub/ance1 data t has be5 d]iv$ us+ an   
animal te/ me?od if-- 7#a7 a non-animal 
te/ me?od is available to meet !        
in=mation requirem5t conc]n$1 z det]m9$ 
by ! cov]$ ag5cy2 or  7#b7 ! cov]$ ag5cy
 has issu$ a waiv] exempt+ ! entity f a 
requirem5t = data d]iv$ f an animal te/ 
me?od4  7b7 ,exceptions ,subsection 7a7 
%all n apply ) respect to--  7#a7 data  
g5]at$ be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act2  7#b7 data g5]at$ f an animal te/ 
me?od conduct$ outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9
 ord] to comply ) a requirem5t f a =eign
 regulatory au?ority2  7#c7 data reque/$
 by a cov]$ ag5cy foll[+ a det]m9ation  
by ! cov]$ ag5cy t-- 7,a7 exi/+ data is 
insuffici5t = satisfy+ ! in=mation      
requirem5t conc]n$2 &  7,b7 no          
sci5tifically satisfactory non-animal   
te/ me?od 0 practicably available :5 !  
te/+ 0 conduct$ despite reasonable ef=ts
 to access a non-animal te/ me?od2 &    
7#d7 data g5]at$ f specifi$ animal te/  
me?ods reque/$ 9 writ+ by a cov]$ ag5cy1
 :i* reque/ %all include a cle>         

ju/ification by ! cov]$ ag5cy t         
available non-animal te/ me?ods 7if any7
 are n appropriate = ! product or       
sub/ance conc]n$4  7c7 ,limit+ h>m to   
animals ,9 a case 9 :i* no appropriate  
non-animal te/ me?od is available & a   
waiv] has n be5 grant$ by ! cov]$ ag5cy 
conc]n$1 ! regulat$ entity %all-- 7#a7  
ensure t ! numb] ( animals us$ 9 any    
animal te/ me?od is r$uc$ to ! m9imum   
numb] possible )\t compromis+ !         
objectives ( ! te/2 &  7#b7 r$uce to a  
m9imum any possible pa91 suff]+1        
di/ress1 or la/+ h>m to ! animals us$4  
7d7 ,p5alties  7#a7 ,refusals to accept 
data ,a cov]$ ag5cy may refuse to accept
 animal te/+ data g5]at$ 9 violation (  
?is section4  7#b7 ,civil p5alties ,9   
addition to any o!r p5alties "u         
applicable law1 a cov]$ ag5cy may impose
 on any p]son :o violates ?is section a 
civil p5alty 9 an am\nt ( n m ?an       
#aj1jjj = ea* su* violation1 z det]m9$  
by ! regulatory au?ority ( ! cov]$      
ag5cy4  7e7 ,guidance2 regulations ,a   

cov]$ ag5cy %all--  7#a7 n lat] ?an "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1  
issue guidance on ! acceptability & use 
( non-animal te/ me?ods = products &    
sub/ances regulat$ by ! cov]$ ag5cy2 &  
7#b7 to ! ext5t ! cov]$ ag5cy det]m9es  
appropriate--  7,a7 revise regulations  
to reflect ! acceptability ( non-animal 
te/ me?ods2 &  7,b7 elim9ate requirem5ts
 = ! correspond+ animal te/ data4  7f7  
,report+  7#a7 ,publication ,n lat] ?an 
"o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & annually !reaft]1 ea* cov]$     
ag5cy %all publi% a progress report on !
 use ( non-animal te/ me?ods by ! cov]$ 
ag5cy & ! entities regulat$ by ! cov]$  
ag5cy4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,a report publi%$ 
by a cov]$ ag5cy "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
specify = all rese>* t is conduct$ or   
support$ by ! cov]$ ag5cy or is submitt$
 to ! cov]$ ag5cies by regulat$         
entities--  7,a7 ! numb] ( animals us$2 
7,b7 ! species ( animals us$2  7,c7 !   
types ( te/+ = :i* ! animals 7 us$2     
7,d7 ! numb] ( waiv]s issu$2 &  7,e7 !  

purpose ( animal te/ me?ods1 non-animal 
te/ me?ods1 & waiv]s accept$ or issu$ by
 ! cov]$ ag5cy4  7#c7 ,public           
availability  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! in=mation
 collect$ by a cov]$ ag5cy = purposes ( 
?is subsection %all be made publicly    
available1 z soon z practicable1 on an  
int]net website ( ! cov]$ ag5cy4  7,b7  
,p]sonally id5tifiable or propriet>y    
in=mation ,be=e mak+ su* in=mation      
publicly available1 ! cov]$ ag5cy %all  
omit p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation &  
propriet>y in=mation4  7g7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,animal ,! t]m    
animal means a live v]tebrate non-human 
animal or cephalopod4  7#b7 ,animal te/ 
me?od ,! t]m animal te/ me?od means a   
te/ me?od t involves ! use ( live       
animals4  7#c7 ,cov]$ ag5cy ,! t]m cov]$
 ag5cy means-- 7,a7 ! ,consum] ,product 
,safety ,commission2  7,b7 ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,agriculture2  7,c7 ! ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy2 &  7,d7 ! ,food &   
,drug ,adm9i/ration4  7#d7 ,non-animal  
te/ me?od ,! t]m non-animal te/ me?od   

means a te/ me?od t--  7,a7 does n      
involve ! use ( live animals2 &  7,b7   
has be5 id5tifi$ & accept$ = use by !   
cov]$ ag5cy conc]n$4  7#e7 ,te/ me?od ,!
 t]m te/ me?od means a process1         
proc$ure1 or approa* us$ to obta9       
in=mation on ! prop]ties ( a product or 
its +r$i5ts4