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This bill prohibits the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from conducting or funding biomedical research involving vertebrate animal testing in specific foreign countries considered adversarial, specifically China (including Hong Kong), Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill also allows the HHS Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense, to designate additional countries of concern where such research would be prohibited. If the HHS Secretary determines that a new country should be added to the list of prohibited research locations, they must submit a detailed report to key congressional committees within 60 days, explaining the reasoning behind the determination. The bill aims to prevent U.S. taxpayer dollars from supporting animal experimentation in laboratories of countries that may be considered national security risks or have contentious relationships with the United States. The prohibition applies to direct research conducted by HHS as well as research supported through grants, contracts, and other funding mechanisms.

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