To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Veterans Affairs.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H6E7EC8CB4DFC4B98A7321DC9949DC04E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act or the PAAW Act.
- Section H0DCEB4D78ADD43FA895E54C9101D638A: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The National Institutes of Health (in this section referred to as NIH) spends taxpayer dollars to conduct and fund...
- Section H294D51A9694E43078670B084EDFB0B41: 3. Prohibition on research causing significant pain or distress to dogs and cats Subpart 6 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C....
- Section H2C71AB33AE8449A7BFAEC8217E82D094: 447E. Prohibition on research causing significant pain or distress to dogs and cats The Director of NIH may not conduct or support any research that causes...
- Section H47BFA10D55F847A688F4F725FBE98E00: 4. Reporting Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the NIH shall publish on the NIH...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Veterans Affairs
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Mace (for herself, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Nehls, Ms. Kaptur, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
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