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PRIMATES Act of 2024

118th Congress: House Bill No. 9634


Introduced on September 17, 2024

September 17, 2024 Referred to a Committee

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118th CONGRESS   2d Session                                 H. R. 9634     To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National  Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting research that causes     significant pain or distress to a nonhuman primate, and for other                                 purposes.                                                                                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                            September 17, 2024   Ms. Mace (for herself and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce                                                                                                          A BILL       To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National  Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting research that causes     significant pain or distress to a nonhuman primate, and for other                                 purposes.     Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the  United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.     This Act may be cited as the ``Painful Research and Investigations  on Monkeys Abused in Taxpayer-funded Experiments Stops Act of 2024'' or  the ``PRIMATES Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NIH RESEARCH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PAIN OR                DISTRESS TO NONHUMAN PRIMATES.     (a) In General.--Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service  Act (42 U.S.C. 289 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 495  (42 U.S.C. 289d) the following: ``SEC. 495A. PROHIBITION ON NIH RESEARCH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PAIN OR                DISTRESS TO NONHUMAN PRIMATES.     ``(a) In General.--The National Institutes of Health may not--             ``(1) conduct or support any research that causes          significant pain or distress to a nonhuman primate; or             ``(2) transfer any nonhuman primate owned by the National          Institutes of Health to any intramural or extramural laboratory          for use in research that causes significant pain or distress.     ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `research that causes  significant pain or distress' includes any study classified in pain  category D or E by the Department of Agriculture.''.     (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies  beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of  this Act. SEC. 3. NIH REPORT ON RESEARCH CAUSING PAIN OR DISTRESS TO NONHUMAN                PRIMATES.     Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289  et seq.), as amended by section 2, is further amended by inserting  after section 495A the following: ``SEC. 495B. NIH REPORT ON RESEARCH CAUSING PAIN OR DISTRESS TO                NONHUMAN PRIMATES.     ``(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of  enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Director of the  NIH shall publish on the NIH website, and submit to the Committee on  Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a  report on the use of nonhuman primates in NIH-conducted and supported  biomedical research.     ``(b) Contents of Report.--Each report under subsection (a) shall  include, for the period covered by the report--             ``(1) a list of all ongoing or prospective research          projects involving a nonhuman primate that are conducted or          supported by the NIH;             ``(2) for each project--                     ``(A) the project title;                     ``(B) the grant or contract number;                     ``(C) the research abstract;                     ``(D) the research location;                     ``(E) the cost to taxpayers during the previous                  fiscal year and since inception;                     ``(F) the number of nonhuman primates used;                     ``(G) the projected start and end dates;                     ``(H) the Department of Agriculture pain and                  distress category; and                     ``(I) the amount of funds obligated or estimated to                  be obligated for each such project;             ``(3) an explanation of--                     ``(A) efforts to phase out the use of nonhuman                  primates in research that is conducted or supported by                  the NIH; and                     ``(B) any barriers to such phase out; and             ``(4) the number of nonhuman primates retired from research          conducted or supported by the NIH and relocated to sanctuaries.     ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:             ``(1) The term `NIH' means the National Institutes of          Health.             ``(2) The term `research that causes significant pain or          distress' includes any study classified in pain category D or E          by the Department of Agriculture.''. SEC. 5. GAO STUDY ON NIH NONHUMAN PRIMATE RESEARCH AND EFFORTS TO                REDUCE USE OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES IN TESTING.     (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of  enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States  shall submit a report to the Congress that--             (1) reviews and summarizes the use of nonhuman primates in          research that is conducted or supported by the NIH;             (2) identifies NIH policies and initiatives aimed at          reducing and replacing the specific use of nonhuman primates in          research that is conducted or supported by the NIH;             (3) assesses the effectiveness of any NIH policies and          initiatives aimed at reducing and replacing the use of nonhuman          primates in NIH-conducted and supported research;             (4) compares NIH efforts to reduce and replace nonhuman          primate testing to similar efforts at other Federal agencies;             (5) identifies areas where the NIH can improve--                     (A) efforts to reduce and replace the use of                  nonhuman primates in research that is conducted or                  supported by the NIH; and                     (B) public reporting on progress made;             (6) assesses the effectiveness of any NIH policies and          initiatives aimed at retiring nonhuman primates no longer          needed in research conducted or supported by the NIH to          sanctuaries;             (7) makes recommendations for improving--                     (A) the effectiveness of efforts to reduce and                  replace the use of nonhuman primates in research                  conducted or supported by the NIH; and                     (B) public reporting on progress made; and             (8) includes any other matter the Comptroller General of          the United States determines important to assessing and          improving NIH's efforts to reduce and replace the use of          nonhuman primates in federally funded research.     (b) Definitions.--In this section:             (1) The term ``NIH'' means the National Institutes of          Health.             (2) The term ``research that causes significant pain or          distress'' includes any study classified in pain category D or          E by the Department of Agriculture.                                  
118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9634 To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting research that causes significant pain or distress to a nonhuman primate, and for other purposes.                                                                         IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2024 Ms. Mace (for herself and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce                                                                         A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting research that causes significant pain or distress to a nonhuman primate, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Painful Research and Investigations on Monkeys Abused in Taxpayer-funded Experiments Stops Act of 2024'' or the ``PRIMATES Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NIH RESEARCH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PAIN OR DISTRESS TO NONHUMAN PRIMATES. (a) In General.--Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 495 (42 U.S.C. 289d) the following: ``SEC. 495A. PROHIBITION ON NIH RESEARCH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PAIN OR DISTRESS TO NONHUMAN PRIMATES. ``(a) In General.--The National Institutes of Health may not-- ``(1) conduct or support any research that causes significant pain or distress to a nonhuman primate; or ``(2) transfer any nonhuman primate owned by the National Institutes of Health to any intramural or extramural laboratory for use in research that causes significant pain or distress. ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `research that causes significant pain or distress' includes any study classified in pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture.''. (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 3. NIH REPORT ON RESEARCH CAUSING PAIN OR DISTRESS TO NONHUMAN PRIMATES. Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289 et seq.), as amended by section 2, is further amended by inserting after section 495A the following: ``SEC. 495B. NIH REPORT ON RESEARCH CAUSING PAIN OR DISTRESS TO NONHUMAN PRIMATES. ``(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Director of the NIH shall publish on the NIH website, and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report on the use of nonhuman primates in NIH-conducted and supported biomedical research. ``(b) Contents of Report.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include, for the period covered by the report-- ``(1) a list of all ongoing or prospective research projects involving a nonhuman primate that are conducted or supported by the NIH; ``(2) for each project-- ``(A) the project title; ``(B) the grant or contract number; ``(C) the research abstract; ``(D) the research location; ``(E) the cost to taxpayers during the previous fiscal year and since inception; ``(F) the number of nonhuman primates used; ``(G) the projected start and end dates; ``(H) the Department of Agriculture pain and distress category; and ``(I) the amount of funds obligated or estimated to be obligated for each such project; ``(3) an explanation of-- ``(A) efforts to phase out the use of nonhuman primates in research that is conducted or supported by the NIH; and ``(B) any barriers to such phase out; and ``(4) the number of nonhuman primates retired from research conducted or supported by the NIH and relocated to sanctuaries. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `NIH' means the National Institutes of Health. ``(2) The term `research that causes significant pain or distress' includes any study classified in pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture.''. SEC. 5. GAO STUDY ON NIH NONHUMAN PRIMATE RESEARCH AND EFFORTS TO REDUCE USE OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES IN TESTING. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Congress that-- (1) reviews and summarizes the use of nonhuman primates in research that is conducted or supported by the NIH; (2) identifies NIH policies and initiatives aimed at reducing and replacing the specific use of nonhuman primates in research that is conducted or supported by the NIH; (3) assesses the effectiveness of any NIH policies and initiatives aimed at reducing and replacing the use of nonhuman primates in NIH-conducted and supported research; (4) compares NIH efforts to reduce and replace nonhuman primate testing to similar efforts at other Federal agencies; (5) identifies areas where the NIH can improve-- (A) efforts to reduce and replace the use of nonhuman primates in research that is conducted or supported by the NIH; and (B) public reporting on progress made; (6) assesses the effectiveness of any NIH policies and initiatives aimed at retiring nonhuman primates no longer needed in research conducted or supported by the NIH to sanctuaries; (7) makes recommendations for improving-- (A) the effectiveness of efforts to reduce and replace the use of nonhuman primates in research conducted or supported by the NIH; and (B) public reporting on progress made; and (8) includes any other matter the Comptroller General of the United States determines important to assessing and improving NIH's efforts to reduce and replace the use of nonhuman primates in federally funded research. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``NIH'' means the National Institutes of Health. (2) The term ``research that causes significant pain or distress'' includes any study classified in pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture.

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September 17, 2024HouseIntroduced
September 17, 2024HouseReferred to a Committee