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Title VII: Health Care Provisions

Sec. 757 — Expansion of prohibition on painful research on certain animals

TL;DR

Expands prohibition on painful research on certain animals (FY2026 NDAA § 732 (P.L. 119-60)).

Statutory text

Section 732 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended—(1)in the section heading, by striking on domestic cats and dogs and inserting on certain animals; and(2)in subsection (a), by striking a domestic cat (Felis catus) or a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and inserting a domestic cat (Felis catus), a domestic dog (Canis familiaris), or a nonhuman member of the order Primates.