Prohibition on painful research on domestic cats and dogs

(a) Prohibition Except as provided by subsection (b) or (c), the Secretary of Defense may not conduct, or support the conduct of, painful research on a domestic cat (Felis catus) or a domestic dog (Canis familiaris). (b) Exception The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any physical exam, training program, or study relating to service animals or military animals. (c) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary— (1) determines that the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and (2) not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes the waiver, submits to the congressional defense committees a detailed justification for the waiver, including— (A) an identification of the Department of Defense account from which funds would be obligated or expended to conduct, or support the conduct of, the proposed research covered by the waiver; (B) an identification of the amount of such funds; (C) an identification of the intended purpose of such funds; (D) an identification of the recipient or prospective recipient of such funds (including any nongovernmental recipient, as applicable); (E) an explanation for how the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and (F) any other information the Secretary determines appropriate. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term military animal has the meaning given the term in section 2583(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term painful research includes any research, biomedical training, experimentation, or biological testing, classified in pain category D or E by the Department of Agriculture. (3) The term service animal has the meaning given the term in section 37.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or such successor regulation.