The Worldwide Animal Testing Compliance and Harmonization Act of 2025 requires foreign laboratories receiving federal funding from the National Institutes of Health to undergo quarterly inspections and certification to ensure they comply with U.S. animal welfare standards. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a formal inspection process that evaluates whether foreign labs meet requirements for animal care committees, treatment protocols, and record-keeping, with results made publicly available through the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. If a foreign laboratory fails to meet these standards and does not correct the problems within a reasonable timeframe, the NIH can suspend or revoke the lab's federal funding for animal research. The bill gives the federal government 180 days after enactment to implement these inspection procedures and requires coordination with foreign governments to carry out the new requirements.
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