H.R. 1085

119 HR 1085 IH: Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-06
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1085  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 6, 2025   Mr. Nehls  (for himself,  Ms. Titus ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mrs. Kim ,  Mr. Fitzpatrick ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ,  Ms. Malliotakis ,  Mr. Gooden , and  Mr. Mackenzie ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health from awarding any support for an activity or program that uses live animals in research unless the research occurs in the United States, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas Act of 2025   or the   CARGO Act of 2025  .
2.
Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1)
From fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2021, the National Institutes of Health provided approximately $2.2 billion to foreign organizations for research projects involving animals.
(2)
The National Institutes of Health does not conduct inspections of foreign organizations, and these organizations self-report information pertaining to animal welfare, creating a risk that information will be misrepresented.
(3)
This lack of oversight has resulted in the mistreatment of animals used in research projects performed outside the United States and funded by the American public.
3.
No NIH support for use of live animals in research by persons outside of the United States
Section 495 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289d ) is amended—
(1)
in subsections (a)(3) and (c)(1)(A), by striking  subsection (b)  each place it appears and inserting  subsection (c) ;
(2)
in subsection (b)(1) by striking  subsection (a)(3)  and inserting  subsection (b)(3) ;
(3)
in subsections (b)(1), (b)(3)(A), (b)(3)(C), (c)(1)(A), and (d)(1), by striking  subsection (a)  each place it appears and inserting  subsection (b) ;
(4)
in subsection (e), by striking  subsections (a) or (c)  and inserting  subsection (b) or (d) ;
(5)
by redesignating subsections (a) through (e) (as amended by this section) as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and
(6)
by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:
(a)
(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the National Institutes of Health may not award any support (including any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or technical assistance) for any activity or program that uses live animals for research unless the research occurs in the United States.
(2)
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term  United States  includes, in addition to the several States, the District of Columbia and any territory or possession of the United States.
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