118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2397 — WATCH Act

“A bill to amend section 495 of the Public Health Service Act to require inspections of foreign laboratories conducting biomedical and behavioral research to ensure compliance with applicable animal welfare requirements, and for other purposes.”

Animals

Introduced Jul 19, 2023

Last action Jul 19, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

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Referred

Jul 19, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill subjects foreign laboratories that receive federal funds and that conduct animal research to U.S. animal welfare regulations. The National Institutes of Health must establish a process to inspect these laboratories on a quarterly basis to ensure compliance with U.S. animal welfare regulations, such as the use of animal care committees and evaluations of animal care and treatment. Laboratories that are found to be noncompliant, and that do not take appropriate corrective action, are subject to funding revocation.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 19, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jul 19, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.