Chimp Haven is Home Act

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 * This Act may be cited as the “Chimp Haven is Home Act”.

SEC. 2. SANCTUARY SYSTEM FOR SURPLUS CHIMPANZEES; TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR REMOVAL FROM SYSTEM FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.

 * (a) In General.—
 * The first section 481C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287a-3a) (added by section 2 of Public Law 106-551) is amended in subsection (d)--
 * (1) in paragraph (2), in subparagraph (J), by striking “If any chimpanzee is removed” and all that follows; and
 * (2) in paragraph (3)—
 * (A) in subparagraph (A)—
 * (i) by striking clause (ii); and
 * (ii) by striking “except as provided” in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through “behavioral studies” and inserting the following: “except that the chimpanzee may be used for noninvasive behavioral studies”;
 * (B) by striking subparagraph (B);
 * (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and
 * (D) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking “under subparagraphs (A) and (B)” and inserting “under subparagraph (A)”.


 * (b) Technical Correction.—
 * Part E of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is amended by redesignating the second section 481C (added by section 204(a) of Public Law 106-505) as section 481D.

Approved December 26, 2007.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007):
 * Dec. 13, considered and passed Senate.
 * Dec. 19, considered and passed House.