S.Amdt. 3995

SA 3995. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157,
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert
the following:
Sec. __.  Not later than January 1, 2019, the Director of
the National Institutes of Health shall establish a process
to effectuate the purpose of section 404K of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283m) by transferring to the
sanctuary system under such section, by December 31, 2021--
(1) all chimpanzees categorized as Class I, II, III on the
American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Scale,
as adapted by the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in
Anesthesia and Analgesia; and
(2) all chimpanzees categorized as Class IV and V on such
scale and deemed eligible to transfer to the sanctuary system
by one or more primate veterinarians or behaviorists, none of
whom are currently, or have recently been, employed by either
the sending or receiving facility.
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