PAAW Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.6186 | Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy (R-SC)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act of 2021 or the PAAW Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from conducting or supporting research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog.
The bill also requires reporting about the use of dogs in research studies. First, the National Institutes of Health must report on ongoing or prospective research conducted or supported by NIAID that causes significant pain or distress to a dog and the amount of funds obligated for such research. Second, NIAID must report on efforts to phase out the use of dogs in the research it conducts or supports.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the 
 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from conducting 
 or supporting research that causes significant pain or distress to a 
                      dog, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste 
Act of 2021'' or the ``PAAW Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RESEARCH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PAIN OR DISTRESS TO 
              DOGS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart 6 of part C of title IV of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285f et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``SEC. 447D. PROHIBITION ON RESEARCH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PAIN OR 
              DISTRESS TO DOGS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Institute may not conduct or 
support any research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog.
    ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `research that causes 
significant pain or distress' includes any study classified in pain 
category D or E by the Department of Agriculture.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 3. REPORTING.

    (a) NIH Study on Research Causing Pain or Distress to Dogs.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institutes 
        of Health shall--
                    (A) submit a report to the Congress on all ongoing 
                or prospective research that causes significant pain or 
                distress to a dog conducted or supported by the 
                National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease; 
                and
                    (B) include in such report the amount of funds 
                obligated or estimated to be obligated for each such 
                research.
            (2) Definition.--In this section, the term ``research that 
        causes significant pain or distress'' includes any study 
        classified in pain category C, D, or E by the Department of 
        Agriculture.
    (b) NIAID Study on Efforts To Phase Out Use of Dogs in Testing.--
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
shall submit a report to the Congress on--
            (1) the efforts to phase out the use of dogs in studies 
        that are conducted or supported by the Institute; and
            (2) any barriers to such phase out.
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