ICCVAM Duties and Activities
The ICCVAM Authorization Act directs ICCVAM to carry out the following duties:
- Coordinate the technical review and evaluation of new, revised, or alternative test methods.
- Foster interagency and international harmonization of test protocols that encourage replacing, reducing, and refining animal test methods.
- Assist with and provide guidance on validation criteria and processes.
- Promote the acceptance of scientifically valid test methods.
- Promote awareness of accepted test methods.
- Submit ICCVAM test method recommendations to appropriate U.S. federal agencies.
- Consider requests from the public to review and evaluate new, revised, or alternative test methods that have evidence of scientific validity.
- Make ICCVAM’s final test recommendations available to the public.
- Prepare reports on ICCVAM progress and accomplishments under the Act and make them available to the public.