FACT Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 249 To amend the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 to improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 4, 2019 Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Ms. TITUS, and Mr. BUCHANAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 to im- prove reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Accountability 4 in Chemical Testing Act’’ or the ‘‘FACT Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVISION OF INFOR- 6 MATION. 7 (a) REPORT CONTENTS.— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H249.IH H249 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 249 IH (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (7) of section 1 3(e) of the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (42 2 U.S.C. 285l–3(e)) is amended by inserting before 3 the period at the end of the paragraph the following: 4 ‘‘, to include a description of the progress on the de- 5 velopment, validation, acceptance, and utilization of 6 alternative test methods (including animal use data 7 by species, number, and test type) for toxicological 8 testing conducted, supported, or required by, or sub- 9 mitted to, each Federal agency listed in subsection 10 (c) during the reporting period’’. 11 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 12 by paragraph (1) applies with respect to reports that 13 are made available to the public on or after the date 14 that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this 15 Act. 16 (b) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Section 4 of the 17 ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 285l–4) 18 is amended by adding at the end the following: 19 ‘‘(f) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Each Federal 20 agency carrying out a program described in subsection (a), 21 or its specific regulatory unit or units, shall provide 22 ICCVAM with information needed to carry out this Act.’’. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H249.IH H249 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS