[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 140 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3992. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than January 1, 2019, the Director of 
     the National Institutes of Health shall establish a process 
     to effectuate the purpose of section 404K of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283m) by transferring to the 
     sanctuary system under such section, by December 31, 2021--
       (1) all chimpanzees categorized as Class I, II, III on the 
     American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Scale, 
     as adapted by the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in 
     Anesthesia and Analgesia; and
       (2) all chimpanzees categorized as Class IV and V on such 
     scale and deemed eligible to transfer to the sanctuary system 
     by one or more veterinarians none of whom are currently, or 
     have recently been, employed by either the sending or 
     receiving facility.
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