[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: August 19, 1994]
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              THE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION RIGHT TO KNOW ACT

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                       HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELLI

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 19, 1994

  Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I introduced the Animal 
Experimentation Right to Know Act. This bill will require that a 
comprehensive public report of animal testing in this country be 
submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the Speaker of the 
House and the President of the Senate.
  Although the Federal Government currently spends billions of dollars 
each year on medical experiments that involve the use of animals, there 
is no comprehensive public report on the nature or results of this 
testing. The existing reporting requirements are weak and insufficient.
  My bill would amend the current Animal Welfare Act by strengthening 
the annual reporting requirements of research facilities that conduct 
animal experimentation programs of the Department of Defense. I believe 
we should be apprised of the progress of these studies, and the risks 
posed to the animal subjects.
  Additionally, my initiative recommends to the President that he 
appoint an eleven-member panel of biomedical experts and animal care 
experts to examine the ethics and regulation of the animal experiments 
conducted by the military.
  I hope that my colleagues will join me in supporting this effort for 
humane and scientific reasons.

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