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Department of Defense (DoD)
Intramural and extramural animal research supported by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is governed by the Animal Welfare Act, applicable regulations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the U.S. Government Principles for Animal Use (1985). DoD also has implemented animal research policies particular to the department and its extramural grantees in DoD Directive 3216.1 , "Use of Laboratory Animals in DoD Programs" (pdf) and the 1995 policy memorandum entitled "Department of Defense (DoD) Policy for Compliance with Federal Regulations and DoD Directives for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in DoD-Sponsored Programs" (pdf). The 1995 DoD Directive increases and clarifies requirements for IACUC membership and directs all DoD animal facilities to apply for AAALAC accreditation.  Service regulations implementing the Directive (pdf) were revised and implemented in 2005. The Policy Memorandum outlines training requirements for IACUC members, implements standard formats for animal use protocols and IACUC inspection checklists, and implements a standard reporting requirement for all animal research to support DoD's publicly-accessible Biomedical Research Database.
 
DoD components that conduct animal research or fund extramural research include the Army, Navy and Air Force as well as the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHA), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP).

Applicable Service regulations:

The Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in DOD Programs (pdf)

DOD Directives:

DoD Directive Number 3216.1 "Use of Laboratory Animals in DoD Programs" 
 
DOD Policy Memoranda:

April 10, 1995 Memorandum on "Department of Defense (DoD) Policy for Compliance with Federal Regulations and DoD Directives for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in DoD-Sponsored Programs" 

 
  
Research Animal Protection

Overview of Existing System

U.S. GOVERNMENT

Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
AWA Regulations & Standards
APHIS Animal Care Policy Manual
APHIS Research Facility Inspection Guide

Department of Health and Human Services 
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)

Public Health Service Act (PHS)

PHS Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Department of Defense (DoD)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Federal Interagency Programs

U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research & Training

USDA-NIH-FDA Memorandum of Understanding

Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM)

National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicology Methods (NICEATM)

STATE GOVERNMENT

Overview of states laws affecting animal research facilities by type.

ACCREDITATION OF ANIMAL CARE PROGRAMS

Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS & CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)

Management Certification
Technician Certification

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)

Veterinarian Specialty Board Certification

American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP)

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

Guidelines for Euthanasia

Association of Primate Veterinarians

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research of National Academies of Science

Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research

Certified Professional IACUC Administrator (CPIA)

Society for Neuroscience

Society of Toxicology

ANIMAL WELFARE POLICY STATEMENTS

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS

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