Stop Wasteful and Outdated Medical Training on Animals Act

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Introduced on April 23, 2024 by Madeleine Dean

Legislation Details

Amends title 28, United States Code, to restrict the use of federal funds for live tissue training for Department of Justice personnel.
Introduces the “Stop Wasteful and Outdated Medical Training on Animals Act.”
Prohibits the use of federal funds for live tissue training unless the Attorney General determines it is medically necessary and cannot be replicated by simulators or other human-based training methods.
Defines “Federal funds” to include both direct and indirect federal financial assistance.
Defines “human-based training methods” as medical training methodologies that do not use animals, including simulators, task trainers, and cadavers.
Defines “live tissue training” as training procedures that inflict wounds on live animals to teach personnel how to treat human casualties.

Last updated 8/8/2024