A bill to establish, wherever feasible, guidelines, recommendations, and regulations that promote the regulatory acceptance of new and revised toxicological tests that protect human and animal health and the environment while reducing, refining, or replacing animal tests and ensuring human safety and product effectiveness.
Sets forth ICCVAM objectives, including: (1) increasing the efficiency of Federal test method review; and (2) reducing animal testing.
Directs the Institute to establish a Scientific Advisory Committee.
Requires each Federal agency to: (1) identify any relevant test requirement specified in a regulation or industry- wide guideline which specifically, or in practice requires, recommends, or encourages the use of an animal acute or chronic toxicological test for which the ICCVAM test recommended may be added or substituted; and (2) forward the identification of such test to the ICCVAM.
Requires each Federal agency to promote valid alternatives to animal testing.
Became Public Law No: 106-545.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10238)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Jeffords with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-496.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Jeffords with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-496.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 946.
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