,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbf,mr4 
,/eube 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4    
,malliotakis1 & ,mr4 ,c>son7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj to       
prohibit ! importation on nonhuman      
primates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,risky            
,importation ( ,monkeys to ,avoid ,toxic
 ,exposures ,act or ! ,,primate ,act4   
#b4 ,prohibition on importation (       
nonhuman primates ,title ,,iii ( !      
,t>iff ,act ( #aicj is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] section #cjh 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7 
! foll[+3  #cjh;,a4 ,prohibition on     
importation ( nonhuman primates  7a7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
,,aza-accr$it$ facility means a facility
 accr$it$ by ! ,association ( ,zoos &   
,aqu>iums 7,,aza72  7#b7 ! t]m nonhuman 
primate means any live memb] ( !        
taxonomic ord] ,primates o!r ?an ,homo  

sapi5s2  7#c7 ! t]m p]son includes any  
individual1 p>tn]%ip1 corporation1      
association1 organization1 bus9ess tru/1
 gov]nm5t entity1 or o!r entity subject 
to ! jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7#d7 ! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,treasury2 &  7#e7 ! t]m ,unit$      
,/ates means ! cu/oms t]ritory ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 z def9$ 9 g5]al note #b (
 ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7b7 ,prohibition ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 & except z provid$ 
9 subsection 7c71 x %all be unlawful =  
any p]son to import into ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 any nonhuman primate4  7c7 ,exception  
,?is section %all n apply to !          
importation ( a nonhuman primate--  7#a7
 by1 & = placem5t )1 an ,,aza-accr$it$  
facility2 &  7#b7 ) respect to :i* !    
import] c]tifies t ! nonhuman primate w 
n be transf]r$1 sold1 leas$1 or o!rwise 
provid$ = use 9 exp]im5ts or te/+1 or = 
bre$+ = use 9 exp]im5ts or te/+4  7d7   
,en=cem5t ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]       
,protection %all d5y cle>ance = any     

%ipm5t = importation into ! ,unit$      
,/ates conta9+ a nonhuman primate z     
prohibit$ by subsection 7b74  7e7       
,p5alties  7#a7 ,civil p5alties ,any    
p]son :o violates any provision ( ?is   
section or any regulation issu$ "u ?is  
section may1 9 addition to any o!r civil
 or crim9al p5alty t may be impos$ "u   
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any  
o!r provision ( law1 be assess$ a civil 
p5alty by ! ,secret>y ( n m ?an #ej1jjj 
= ea* violation ( ?is section4  7#b7    
,=feiture ,any nonhuman primate import$ 
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates contr>y to !       
provisions ( ?is section or any         
regulation issu$ "u ?is section %all be 
subject to =feiture to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7f7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !   
,secret>y %all1 aft] notice &           
opportunity = comm5t1 issue regulations 
to c>ry out ! provisions ( ?is section4 
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