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NIH is in the process of developing a complete plan for implementation of the IOM's guiding principles and criteria. I will be assembling a working group within the NIH Council of Councils to provide advice on the implementation of the recommendations, and to consider the size and placement of the active and inactive populations of NIH-owned or -supported chimpanzees. We will not issue any new awards for research involving chimpanzees until processes for implementing the recommendations are in place. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000066'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000066'>Several news outlets are already reporting on the committee's report and the NIH's decision, with plenty more commentary certainly to follow in coming days. 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