[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5798 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5798

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                                 AN ACT



 To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the program for the 
 sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the authority 
 for the removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SANCTUARY SYSTEM FOR SURPLUS CHIMPANZEES; TERMINATION OF 
              AUTHORITY FOR REMOVAL FROM SYSTEM FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--The first section 481C of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287a-3a) (added by section 2 of Public Law 106-
551) is amended in subsection (d)--
            (1) in paragraph (2), in subparagraph (J), by striking ``If 
        any chimpanzee is removed'' and all that follows; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking clause (ii); and
                            (ii) by striking ``except as provided'' in 
                        the matter preceding clause (i) and all that 
                        follows through ``behavioral studies'' and 
                        inserting the following: ``except that the 
                        chimpanzee may be used for noninvasive 
                        behavioral studies'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B);
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (B); and
                    (D) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``under subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and 
                inserting ``under subparagraph (A)''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Part E of title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is amended by redesignating the 
second section 481C (added by section 204(a) of Public Law 106-505) as 
section 481D.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5798

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the program for the 
 sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the authority 
 for the removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes.