[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 1561 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 228
113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1561

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve provisions relating 
            to the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 30, 2013

Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Burr, Ms. Landrieu, and Ms. 
   Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

                            October 30, 2013

               Reported by Mr. Harkin, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve provisions relating 
            to the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``CHIMP Act Amendments of 
2013''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. SANCTUARY SYSTEM FOR SURPLUS CHIMPANZEES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 404K(g) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283m(g)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``and each subsequent 
                fiscal year'' and inserting ``through fiscal year 
                2023'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after ``$30,000,000'' the 
                following: ``, unless the Secretary determines that 
                reserving additional funds would enable the National 
                Institutes of Health to operate more efficiently and 
                economically by decreasing the overall Federal cost of 
                supporting and maintaining chimpanzees from fiscal year 
                2014 through fiscal year 2023. Such a determination 
                shall be reported to Congress by the Secretary and 
                shall include a report, to be updated biennially, 
                regarding the care and maintenance of the chimpanzees 
                and costs related to such care and maintenance''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking the last sentence; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``board of 
        directors'' and inserting ``Secretary, in consultation with the 
        board of directors''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) GAO Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an independent evaluation, and submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report, regarding chimpanzees owned or 
supported by the National Institutes of Health. Such report shall 
review and assess--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the research status of National Institutes of 
        Health-owned or supported chimpanzees;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the cost for the care and maintenance of such 
        chimpanzees, including the cost broken down by research or 
        retirement status, location and for transportation, as 
        appropriate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the extent to which matching requirements have 
        been met pursuant to section 404K(e)(4) of the Public Health 
        Service Act; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) any options for cost-savings for the support 
        and maintenance of such chimpanzees that may be 
        identified.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``CHIMP Act Amendments of 2013''.

SEC. 2. SANCTUARY SYSTEM FOR SURPLUS CHIMPANZEES.

    (a) In General.--Section 404K(g) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 283m(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and each subsequent fiscal year'' 
                and inserting ``through fiscal year 2023'';
                    (B) by inserting after ``$30,000,000'' the 
                following: ``, unless the Secretary determines that 
                reserving additional funds would enable the National 
                Institutes of Health to operate more efficiently and 
                economically by decreasing the overall Federal cost of 
                supporting and maintaining chimpanzees from fiscal year 
                2014 through fiscal year 2023. Such a determination 
                shall be reported to Congress by the Secretary and 
                shall include a report, to be updated biennially, 
                regarding the care and maintenance of the chimpanzees 
                and costs related to such care and maintenance''; and
                    (C) by striking the last sentence; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``board of directors'' 
        and inserting ``Secretary, in consultation with the board of 
        directors''.
    (b) GAO Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
an independent evaluation, and submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report, regarding chimpanzees owned or supported by the 
National Institutes of Health. Such report shall review and assess--
            (1) the research status of National Institutes of Health-
        owned or supported chimpanzees;
            (2) the cost for the care and maintenance of such 
        chimpanzees, including the cost broken down by research or 
        retirement status, location and for transportation, as 
        appropriate;
            (3) the extent to which matching requirements have been met 
        pursuant to section 404K(e)(4) of the Public Health Service 
        Act; and
            (4) any options for cost-savings for the support and 
        maintenance of such chimpanzees that may be identified.
                                                       Calendar No. 228

113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1561

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve provisions relating 
            to the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 30, 2013

                       Reported with an amendment