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Calendar No. 536 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1916 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the program for the 

sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the authority 

for the removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2007 

Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. VITTER, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

DECEMBER 12, 2007 

Reported by Mr. KENNEDY, 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 modify the program for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees 

by terminating the authority for the removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SANCTUARY SYSTEM FOR SURPLUS CHIM2 PANZEES; TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR 

3 REMOVAL FROM SYSTEM FOR RESEARCH 

4 PURPOSES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The first section 481C of the 

6 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287a–3a) (added by 

7 section 2 of Public Law 106–551) is amended in sub8 section (d)— 

9 (1) in paragraph (2), in subparagraph (J), by 

10 striking ‘‘If any chimpanzee is removed’’ and all that 

11 follows; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (i) by striking clause (ii); and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘except as provided’’ 

16 in the matter preceding clause (i) and all 

17 that follows through ‘‘behavioral studies’’ 

18 and inserting the following: ‘‘except that 

19 the chimpanzee may be used for 

20 noninvasive behavioral studies’’; 

21 (B) by striking subparagraph (B); 

22 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

23 subparagraph (B); and 

24 (D) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig25 nated), by striking ‘‘under subparagraphs (A) 


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1 and (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph 

2 (A)’’. 

3 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Part E of title IV of 

4 the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is 

5 amended by redesignating the second section 481C (added 

6 by section 204(a) of Public Law 106–505) as section 

7 481D. 

8 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chimp Haven is Home 

10 Act’’. 

11 SEC. 2. SANCTUARY SYSTEM FOR SURPLUS CHIMPANZEES; 

12 TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR REMOVAL 

13 FROM SYSTEM FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The first section 481C of the Public 

15 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287a–3a) (added by section 

16 2 of Public Law 106–551) is amended in subsection (d)— 

17 (1) in paragraph (2), in subparagraph (J), by 

18 striking ‘‘If any chimpanzee is removed’’ and all that 

19 follows; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

22 (i) by striking clause (ii); and 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘except as provided’’ in 

24 the matter preceding clause (i) and all that 

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1 serting the following: ‘‘except that the chim2 panzee may be used for noninvasive behav3 ioral studies’’; 

4 (B) by striking subparagraph (B); 

5 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

6 subparagraph (B); and 

7 (D) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig8 nated), by striking ‘‘under subparagraphs (A) 

9 and (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subparagraph 

10 (A)’’. 

11 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Part E of title IV of 

12 the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is 

13 amended by redesignating the second section 481C (added 

14 by section 204(a) of Public Law 106–505) as section 481D. 


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Calendar No. 536 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1916 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify 

search purposes. removal of chimpanzees from the system for rechimpanzees by terminating the authority for the the program for the sanctuary system for surplus 

DECEMBER 12, 2007 

Reported with an amendment 


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