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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2193 

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase the penalties for violations 

of such Act, to prohibit the use of animals for marketing medical devices, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2007 

Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. KIRK) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase the penalties 

for violations of such Act, to prohibit the use of animals 

for marketing medical devices, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Animal Protection Ac5 countability Improvement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF ANIMALS FOR MAR2 KETING OF MEDICAL DEVICES. 

3 The Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is 

4 amended by inserting after section 17 the following new 

5 section: 

6 ‘‘PROHIBITION ON USE OF LIVE ANIMALS FOR

7 MARKETING MEDICAL DEVICES

8 ‘‘SEC. 18. (a) IN GENERAL.—No person may use a 

9 live animal to— 

10 ‘‘(1) demonstrate a medical device or product to a 

11 sales representative for the purpose of marketing such 

12 medical device or product; 

13 ‘‘(2) train a sales representative to use a medical de14 vice or product; 

15 ‘‘(3) demonstrate a medical device or product in a 

16 workshop or training session for the purpose of marketing 

17 a medical device or product; or 

18 ‘‘(4) create a multimedia recording (including a video 

19 recording) for the purpose of marketing a medical device 

20 or product. 

21 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

22 the training of medical personnel for a purpose other than 

23 marketing a medical device or product. 

24 ‘‘(c) DEVICE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

25 ‘device’ has the meaning given the term in section 201(h) 


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1 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

2 321(h)).’’. 

3 SEC. 3. FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ANIMAL WELFARE 

4 ACT. 

5 Section 19(b) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 

6 2149(b)) is amended— 

7 (1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘not more 

8 than $2,500 for each such violation’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘not more than $10,000 for each such violation’’; 

10 and 

11 (2) by striking the second sentence and insert12 ing the following: ‘‘Each violation, each day during 

13 which a violation continues, and, in the case of a vio14 lation with respect to animals, each animal that is 

15 the subject of such a violation shall be a separate of16 fense.’’. 

17 SEC. 4. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE ANIMAL WEL18 FARE ACT. 

19 The Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is 

20 further amended by striking section 25 and inserting the 

21 following new section: 

22 ‘‘ANNUAL REPORT

23 ‘‘SEC. 25. Not later than March 1 of each year, the 

24 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing— 

25 ‘‘(1) an identification of all research facilities, 

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1 censed by the Secretary under section 3 and section 

2 12; 

3 ‘‘(2) an identification of all research facilities, 

4 intermediate handlers, carriers, and exhibitors reg5 istered under section 6; 

6 ‘‘(3) the nature and place of all investigations 

7 and inspections conducted by the Secretary under 

8 section 16, and all reports received by the Secretary 

9 under section 13; 

10 ‘‘(4) recommendations for legislation to improve 

11 the administration of this Act or any provisions of 

12 this Act; and 

13 ‘‘(5) recommendations and conclusions con14 cerning the aircraft environment as it relates to the 

15 carriage of live animals in air transportation.’’. 

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