‘‘(v) an accurate count of all animals of all spe-
cies (including rats, mice, and birds) used in animal
experimentation testing, which, in the case of animal
experimentation testing involving nonhuman prima-
tes, shall be provided for each individual species; and
‘‘(vi) information regarding the general pur-
poses of the animal experimentation program of
such facility, including whether the animals were
used in the fields of research, testing, or edu-
cation.’’.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN REPORT INFORMA-
TION.—Subsection (a)(7) of such section is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall develop a system for releas-
ing to the public information derived from subparagraph
(B)(iv) regarding where animals used in research are ob-
tained.’’.
(c) TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Such sub-
section is further amended by inserting after subpara-
graph (C), as added by subsection (b), the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(D) The reports required by subparagraph (A) shall
be submitted to the Secretary not later than March 1 of
each year.’’.
SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANIMAL EXPERIMEN-
TATION PROGRAMS.
(a) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR DEFENSE RE-
SEARCH FACILITIES.—Section 14 of the Animal Welfare
Act (7 U.S.C. 2144) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ after
‘‘SEC. 14.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.—(1) Not later than March 1 each year, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to Congress
on the animal experimentation programs of the Depart-
ment of Defense in existence during the preceding year.
Each report shall provide in-depth profiles of animal re-
search (including testing, education and training) con-
ducted at each Department research facility during the pe-
riod covered by the report. To the greatest extent possible,
the report should be filed as an unclassified document.
‘‘(2) Each report shall include the following:
‘‘(A) Initiatives to promote alternative research
methods that would phase out and reduce the use of
animals in research.
‘‘(B) Procedures adopted to prevent unintended
duplication of research.
‘‘(C) The total cost of the animal-based re-
search in comparison to other forms of biological re-
search conducted by the research facilities, each
military department, and the Department of Defense
as a whole.
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall establish pro-
grams to phase out and replace current uses of animals
at research facilities of the Department of Defense, in ac-
cordance with the initiatives identified under paragraph
(2)(A).
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint an om-
budsman for animal issues at each research facility of the
Department of Defense. The duties of this individual
would be to field and act on any complaints and concerns
about the facility’s animal care and use program.
‘‘(5) The Secretary of Defense shall submit an annual
report to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with
section 13(a)(7).
‘‘(6) The Secretary of Defense may submit a waiver
form in place of any information regarding animal tests
that the Secretary of Defense determines cannot be pub-
licly disclosed for reasons of national security.’’.
(b) REVIEW
OF DEFENSE ANIMAL EXPERIMEN-
TATION PROGRAMS.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF REVIEW PANEL.—The
President shall appoint an 11 member panel of bio-
medical experts and animal care experts to inves-
tigate the animal use and care programs of the De-
partment of Defense. At least two of the members
of the panel shall be selected from among persons
who are not officers or employees of the Federal
Government.
(2) TIME FOR APPOINTMENT.—The members of
the panel shall be appointed not later than 40 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) PURPOSE OF PANEL.—At the direction of
the President, the panel shall examine the ethics and
regulation of the number and types of animal experi-
ments conducted by the Department of Defense.
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