,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjac ,mr4 
,mc,govern 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1    
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1
 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4   
,moran1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4  
,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
& ,mr4 ,jones7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a grant 
program to enc\rage ! use ( assi/ance   
dogs by c]ta9 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &  
vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,w\nd$ ,w>rior ,s]vice ,dog 
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,w\nd$ ,w>rior ,k-#i 
,corps  7a7 ,grants au?oriz$ ,subject to
 ! availability ( appropriations provid$
 = su* purpose1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all    

jo9tly e/abli% a program1 to be kn[n z !
 ,k-#i ,companion ,corps ,program1 to   
aw>d competitive grants to nonpr(it     
organizations to assi/ su* organizations
 9 ! plann+1 design+1 e/abli%+1 or      
op]at+ 7or any comb9ation !re(7 (       
programs to provide assi/ance dogs to   
cov]$ memb]s & vet]ans4  7b7 ,use (     
funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! recipi5t ( a    
grant "u ?is section %all use ! grant to
 c>ry out programs t provide assi/ance  
dogs to cov]$ memb]s & vet]ans :o h a   
disability describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74    
7#b7 ,disability ,a disability describ$ 
9 ?is p>agraph is any ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 
,bl9dness or visual impairm5t4  7,b7    
,loss ( use ( a limb1 p>alysis1 or o!r  
significant mobility issues4  7,c7 ,loss
 ( he>+4  7,d7 ,traumatic bra9 injury4  
7,e7 ,po/-traumatic /ress disord]4  7,f7
 ,any o!r disability t ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs consid] appropriate4  7#c7     
,tim+ ( aw>d ,! ,secret>ies may n aw>d a
 grant "u ?is section to reimburse a    

recipi5t = co/s previ\sly incurr$ by !  
recipi5t 9 c>ry+ out a program to       
provide assi/ance dogs to cov]$ memb]s &
 vet]ans unless ! recipi5t elects = !   
aw>d to be su* a reimbursem5t4  7c7     
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u ?is section1 a nonpr(it      
organization %all submit an application 
to ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs at su* "t1 9 su*     
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs may require4 ,su*     
application %all include--  7#a7 a      
proposal = ! evaluation requir$ by      
subsection 7d72 &  7#b7 a description   
(--  7,a7 ! tra9+ t w be provid$ by !   
organization to cov]$ memb]s & vet]ans2 
7,b7 ! tra9+ ( dogs t w s]ve z assi/ance
 dogs2  7,c7 ! aft]c>e s]vices t !      
organization w provide = su* dogs &     
cov]$ memb]s & vet]ans2  7,d7 ! plan =  
publiciz+ ! availability ( su* dogs     
?r\gh a t>get$ m>ket+ campaign to cov]$ 
memb]s & vet]ans2  7,e7 ! recogniz$     

exp]tise ( ! organization 9 bre$+ &     
tra9+ su* dogs2  7,f7 ! commitm5t ( !   
organization to comp>able /&>ds z t ( ! 
,int]national ,guide ,dog ,f$]ation or  
,assi/ance ,dogs ,int]national2  7,g7 ! 
commitm5t ( ! organization to humane    
/&>ds = animals2 &  7,h7 ! exp]i5ce ( ! 
organization ) work+ ) milit>y m$ical   
treatm5t facilities or m$ical facilities
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7d7
 ,evaluation ,! ,secret>y %all require  
ea* recipi5t ( a grant to use a portion 
( ! funds made available ?r\gh ! grant  
to conduct an evaluation ( !            
effectiv5ess ( ! activities c>ri$ out   
?r\gh ! grant by su* recipi5t4  7e7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,assi/ance dog ,! t]m assi/ance dog     
means a dog specifically tra9$ to p]=m  
physical tasks to mitigate ! effects ( a
 disability describ$ 9 subsection       
7b77#b71 except t ! t]m does n include a
 dog specifically tra9$ = com=t or      
p]sonal def5se4  7#b7 ,cov]$ memb]s &   
vet]ans ,! t]m cov]$ memb]s & vet]ans   

means--  7,a7 ) respect to a memb] ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces1 su* memb] :o is--  7i7     
receiv+ m$ical treatm5t1 recup]ation1 or
 !rapy "u *apt] #ee ( title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code2  7ii7 9 m$ical hold or    
m$ical holdov] /atus2 or  7iii7 cov]$ "u
 section #abjb or #abje ( title #aj1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 ) respect  
to a vet]an1 a vet]an :o is enroll$ 9 ! 
heal? c>e sy/em e/abli%$ "u section     
#agje7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7f7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act        
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad    
?r\gh #bjah4