Sec. 249. ### (a)
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## SEC. 249 ###
(a)**[**[38 U.S.C. 303 note](/us/usc/t38/s303)**]** None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to conduct research commencing on or after October 1, 2019, that uses any canine, feline, or non-human primate unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research specifically and in writing pursuant to subsection (b). ###
(b)####
(1)The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may approve the conduct of research commencing on or after October 1, 2019, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if the Secretary determines that— #####
(A)the scientific objectives of the research can only be met by using such canines, felines, or non-human primates; #####
(B)such scientific objectives are directly related to an illness or injury that is combat-related; and #####
(C)the research is consistent with the revised Department of Veterans Affairs canine research policy document dated December 15, 2017, including any subsequent revisions to such document. ####
(2)The Secretary may not delegate the authority under this subsection. ###
(c)If the Secretary approves any new research pursuant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the commencement of such research, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing— ####
(1)the nature of the research to be conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates; ####
(2)the date on which the Secretary approved the research; ####
(3)the justification for the determination of the Secretary that the scientific objectives of such research could only be met using canines, felines, or non-human primates; ####
(4)the frequency and duration of such research; and ####
(5)the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, safety, and efficacy of the research; and ###
(d)Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to such Committees a report describing— ####
(1)any research being conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, or non-human primates as of the date of the submittal of the report; ####
(2)the circumstances under which such research was conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates; ####
(3)the justification for using canines, felines, or non-human primates to conduct such research; and ####
(4)the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, safety, and efficacy of such research. ###
(e)Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to such Committees a plan under which the Secretary will eliminate or reduce the research conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates by not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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