Sec. 5. GAO study on NIH nonhuman primate research and efforts to reduce use of nonhuman primates in testing
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Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Congress that— reviews and summarizes the use of nonhuman primates in research that is conducted or supported by the NIH; identifies NIH policies and initiatives aimed at reducing and replacing the specific use of nonhuman primates in research that is conducted or supported by the NIH; assesses the effectiveness of any NIH policies and initiatives aimed at reducing and replacing the use of nonhuman primates in NIH-conducted and supported research; compares NIH efforts to reduce and replace nonhuman primate testing to similar efforts at other Federal agencies; identifies areas where the NIH can improve— efforts to reduce and replace the use of nonhuman primates in research that is conducted or supported by the NIH; and public reporting on progress made; assesses the effectiveness of any NIH policies and initiatives aimed at retiring nonhuman primates no longer needed in research conducted or supported by the NIH to sanctuaries; makes recommendations for improving— the effectiveness of efforts to reduce and replace the use of nonhuman primates in research conducted or supported by the NIH; and public reporting on progress made; and includes any other matter the Comptroller General of the United States determines important to assessing and improving NIH’s efforts to reduce and replace the use of nonhuman primates in federally funded research.
In this section: The term NIH means the National Institutes of Health. The term research that causes significant pain or distress includes any study classified in pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture.