I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Animal Protection Ac-
countability Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF ANIMALS FOR MAR-
KETING OF MEDICAL DEVICES. 
The Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 17 the following new 
section: 
‘‘PROHIBITION ON USE OF LIVE ANIMALS FOR 
MARKETING MEDICAL DEVICES 
‘‘SEC. 18. (a) IN GENERAL.—No person may use a 
live animal to— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate a medical device or product to a 
sales representative for the purpose of marketing such 
medical device or product; 
‘‘(2) train a sales representative to use a medical de-
vice or product; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate a medical device or product in a 
workshop or training session for the purpose of marketing 
a medical device or product; or 
‘‘(4) create a multimedia recording (including a video 
recording) for the purpose of marketing a medical device 
or product. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
the training of medical personnel for a purpose other than 
marketing a medical device or product. 
‘‘(c) DEVICE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘device’ has the meaning given the term in section 201(h) 
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of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321(h)).’’. 
SEC. 3. FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ANIMAL WELFARE 
ACT. 
Section 19(b) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 
2149(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘not more 
than $2,500 for each such violation’’ and inserting 
‘‘not more than $10,000 for each such violation’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the second sentence and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘Each violation, each day during 
which a violation continues, and, in the case of a vio-
lation with respect to animals, each animal that is 
the subject of such a violation shall be a separate of-
fense.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE ANIMAL WEL-
FARE ACT. 
The Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is 
further amended by striking section 25 and inserting the 
following new section: 
‘‘ANNUAL REPORT 
‘‘SEC. 25. Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing— 
‘‘(1) an identification of all research facilities, 
exhibitors, and other persons and establishments li-
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censed by the Secretary under section 3 and section 
12; 
‘‘(2) an identification of all research facilities, 
intermediate handlers, carriers, and exhibitors reg-
istered under section 6; 
‘‘(3) the nature and place of all investigations 
and inspections conducted by the Secretary under 
section 16, and all reports received by the Secretary 
under section 13; 
‘‘(4) recommendations for legislation to improve 
the administration of this Act or any provisions of 
this Act; and 
‘‘(5) recommendations and conclusions con-
cerning the aircraft environment as it relates to the 
carriage of live animals in air transportation.’’. 
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