Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare – MOU Among USDA/FDA/NIH
NIH, USDA, and FDA have participated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Concerning Laboratory Animal Welfare for over 30 years. Each agency, operating under its own authority, has specific responsibilities for fostering proper animal care and welfare. This agreement sets forth a framework for reciprocal cooperation intended to enhance agency effectiveness while avoiding duplication of efforts in achieving required standards for the care and use of laboratory animals.
The new MOU is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/finalmou.htm.
This follows the earlier, similar MOU between NIH and NSF
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