,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1        
#bjac,mr4 ,amodei introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve the provision 
of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a  
service-connected injury4  #a4          
,provision of guide dogs to certain     
blind veterans  7a7 ,in general         
,subsection 7b7 of section #agad of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7b7 7#a7   
,the ,secretary shall provide guide dogs
 trained for the aid of the blind to a  
veteran who-- 7,a7 is blind by reason of
 a service-connected injury2  7,b7 is   
enrolled under section #agje of this    
title2 and  7,c7 elects to receive such 
a dog4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary may provide
 guide dogs trained for the aid of the  
blind to a veteran who is-- 7,a7        
enrolled under section #agje of this    

title2 and  7,b7 not otherwise described
 under paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7#c7 ,the  
,secretary may also provide a veteran   
described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 with
 mechanical or electronic equipment for 
aiding them in overcoming the disability
 of blindness4  4  7b7 ,conforming      
amendment ,section #agad7;d7 of such    
title is amended by striking subsection 
7b7 or 7c7 and inserting paragraph 7#a7 
or 7#b7 of subsection 7b7 or subsection 
7c74  7c7 ,effective date ,the          
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect on the date that is #fj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4