,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aajd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #be1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,schmitt 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4          
,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1    
,mr4 ,peters1 and ,ms4 ,ernst7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend section #die of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act to require        
inspections of foreign laboratories     
conducting biomedical and behavioral    
research to ensure compliance with      
applicable animal welfare requirements1 
and for other purposes  #a4 ,short      
titles ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,worldwide ,animal ,testing ,compliance 
and ,harmonization ,act of #bjbe or the 
,,watch ,act4  #b4 ,foreign laboratory  
inspections and certification  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #die of the ,public    
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    

#bhi;d7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7f7 ,inspection and     
certification of foreign laboratories   
7#a7 ,in general ,as a condition of     
eligibility to perform research         
involving animals under a grant1        
contract1 or cooperative agreement      
administered by the ,national           
,institutes of ,health or any national  
research institute1 a laboratory located
 outside the ,united ,states that       
receives ,federal funds shall be subject
 to quarterly inspections to evaluate   
compliance with the requirements under  
this title4  7#b7 ,inspection and       
certification requirements  7,a7        
,quarterly inspection process ,the      
,secretary1 in consultation with        
appropriate foreign regulatory          
authorities and international           
organizations1 shall establish and      
implement a process for conducting      
quarterly inspections of foreign        
laboratories that have received an      
,animal ,welfare ,assurance 7as defined 

in section #i4b of title #db1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations7 to ensure their  
continued compliance with the           
requirements under this title4  7,b7    
,assurances ,the inspection process     
established by the ,secretary pursuant  
to subparagraph 7,a7 shall evaluate the 
compliance of foreign laboratories with 
the requirements under subsection       
7c77#a71 including-- 7i7 the            
establishment and operation of animal   
care committees2  7ii7 the review and   
evaluation of animal care and treatment2
 and  7iii7 proper record-keeping and   
reporting procedures4  7#c7             
,certification of compliance and public 
access  7,a7 ,issuance ,following each  
quarterly inspection required under     
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 the inspecting     
authority shall issue a certification of
 compliance to the laboratories         
determined to be in compliance with the 
requirements under paragraph 7#b77;,b74 
7,b7 ,public access ,copies of the      
certificates of compliance issued       

pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 shall be  
maintained by the ,office of ,laboratory
 ,animal ,welfare and shall remain      
publicly accessible with other          
information about currently issued      
,animal ,welfare ,assurances4  7,c7     
,corrective action ,laboratories that   
fail to comply with the requirements    
under paragraph 7#b77;,b7 shall be given
 a reasonable opportunity to take       
corrective action4  7#d7 ,suspension or 
revocation of grant or contract for     
non-compliant foreign laboratories ,if  
the ,secretary determines that a foreign
 facility is not in compliance with the 
requirements under subsection 7c77#a7   
and does not take appropriate corrective
 action after given a reasonable        
opportunity to do so1 the ,secretary    
shall suspend or revoke the applicable  
grant1 contract1 or cooperative         
agreement involving research on animals 
under such conditions as the ,director  
of ,,nih determines appropriate1 in     
accordance with subsection 7d74  7#e7   

,designation of inspecting authority    
,the ,secretary1 in consultation with   
the ,director of ,,nih1 shall designate 
an appropriate authority to conduct the 
quarterly inspections required under    
paragraph 7#b77;,a7 and issue           
certifications of compliance in         
accordance with paragraph 7#c74  7#f7   
,coordination with foreign authorities  
,the ,secretary and the ,director of    
,,nih shall coordinate with appropriate 
foreign regulatory authorities and enter
 into agreements with foreign           
governments1 as needed1 to facilitate   
the implementation and enforcement of   
this subsection1 while respecting the   
sovereignty and laws of foreign nations4
  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment 
made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect
 on the date that is #ahj days after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4