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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. 

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] 

A BILL 

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

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 ‘‘CHIMP Act Amend5 ments of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SANCTUARY SYSTEM FOR SURPLUS CHIMPANZEES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404K(g) of the Public 

3 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283m(g)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘and each subsequent fiscal 

6 year’’ and inserting ‘‘through fiscal year 2023’’; 

7 (B) by inserting after ‘‘$30,000,000’’ the 

8 following: ‘‘, unless the Secretary determines 

9 that reserving additional funds would enable the 

10 National Institutes of Health to operate more 

11 efficiently and economically by decreasing the 

12 overall Federal cost of supporting and main13 taining chimpanzees from fiscal year 2014 

14 through fiscal year 2023. Such a determination 

15 shall be reported to Congress by the Secretary 

16 and shall include a report, to be updated bienni17 ally, regarding the care and maintenance of the 

18 chimpanzees and costs related to such care and 

19 maintenance’’; and 

20 (C) by striking the last sentence; and 

21 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘board of di22 rectors’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary, in consultation 

23 with the board of directors’’. 

24 (b) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the 

25 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

26 of the United States shall conduct an independent evaluaVerDate Mar 15 2010 21:14 Oct 30, 2013 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1561.RS S1561

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1 tion, and submit to the appropriate committees of Con2 gress a report, regarding chimpanzees owned or supported 

3 by the National Institutes of Health. Such report shall re4 view and assess— 

5 (1) the research status of National Institutes of 

6 Health-owned or supported chimpanzees; 

7 (2) the cost for the care and maintenance of 

8 such chimpanzees, including the cost broken down 

9 by research or retirement status, location and for 

10 transportation, as appropriate; 

11 (3) the extent to which matching requirements 

12 have been met pursuant to section 404K(e)(4) of the 

13 Public Health Service Act; and 

14 (4) any options for cost-savings for the support 

15 and maintenance of such chimpanzees that may be 

16 identified. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CHIMP Act Amend19 ments of 2013’’. 

20 SEC. 2. SANCTUARY SYSTEM FOR SURPLUS CHIMPANZEES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404K(g) of the Public 

22 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283m(g)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘and each subsequent fiscal 

25 year’’ and inserting ‘‘through fiscal year 2023’’; 


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1 (B) by inserting after ‘‘$30,000,000’’ the fol2 lowing: ‘‘, unless the Secretary determines that 

3 reserving additional funds would enable the Na4 tional Institutes of Health to operate more effi5 ciently and economically by decreasing the over6 all Federal cost of supporting and maintaining 

7 chimpanzees from fiscal year 2014 through fiscal 

8 year 2023. Such a determination shall be re9 ported to Congress by the Secretary and shall in10 clude a report, to be updated biennially, regard11 ing the care and maintenance of the chimpanzees 

12 and costs related to such care and maintenance’’; 

13 and 

14 (C) by striking the last sentence; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘board of di16 rectors’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary, in consultation 

17 with the board of directors’’. 

18 (b) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

19 of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

20 United States shall conduct an independent evaluation, and 

21 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report, 

22 regarding chimpanzees owned or supported by the National 

23 Institutes of Health. Such report shall review and assess— 

24 (1) the research status of National Institutes of 

25 Health-owned or supported chimpanzees; 


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1 (2) the cost for the care and maintenance of such 

2 chimpanzees, including the cost broken down by re3 search or retirement status, location and for transpor4 tation, as appropriate; 

5 (3) the extent to which matching requirements 

6 have been met pursuant to section 404K(e)(4) of the 

7 Public Health Service Act; and 

8 (4) any options for cost-savings for the support 

9 and maintenance of such chimpanzees that may be 

10 identified. 


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Calendar No. 228 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1561 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve 

surplus chimpanzees. provisions relating to the sanctuary system for 

OCTOBER 30, 2013 

Reported with an amendment 


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