,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eccc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4 
,da9es introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to ensure t a     
s]vice animal ( a pati5t receiv+        
inpati5t m$ical c>e at a m$ical facility
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs is   
able to access ! room ( ! pati5t4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,exp&+ ,access = ,vet]ans' ,s]vice      
,animals ,act4  #b4 ,access ( s]vice    
animals at m$ical facilities ( ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,s5se (       
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 c]tifi$ !rapeutic animals %\ld be  
provid$ ! same access to facilities ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs z s]vice  
animals2 &  7#b7 to ensure su* access1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %\ld     
create & implem5t a c]tification process
 = !rapeutic animals t mitigate !       
effects ( a m$ically diagnos$ m5tal     

heal? condition4  7b7 ,access ( s]vice  
animals to m$ical facilities ,section   
#ija7;f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+   
p>agraph 7#b7 z p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#b7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+   
new p>agraph 7#b73  7#b7  7,a7 ,except z
 provid$ by subp>agraph 7,b71 !         
,secret>y may n prohibit a cov]$ s]vice 
dog1 or any o!r s]vice animal t is all[$
 to access m$ical facilities ( !        
,dep>tm5t1 ( a pati5t :o is receiv+     
inpati5t c>e at a m$ical facility ( !   
,dep>tm5t f access+ ! room ( ! pati5t1  
includ+ ) respect to /ay+ ov]night4     
7,b7 ,9 c>ry+ out subp>agraph 7,a71 !   
,secret>y may prescribe regulations to  
ensure ! safety & heal? ( employees ( ! 
,dep>tm5t1 pati5ts1 & ! public1 includ+ 
by requir+ t a pati5t ma9ta9            
responsibility = ! cov]$ s]vice dog or  
s]vice animal4  4