,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #c1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,wyden introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to require that military 
working dogs be retired in the ,united  
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,requirement for retirement of military 
working dogs in the ,united ,states  7a7
 ,in general ,section #behc of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7f7  
and 7g7 as subsections 7g7 and 7h71     
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
subsection 7e7 the following new        
subsection 7f73  7f7 ,retirement of     
military working dogs within the ,united
 ,states  7#a7 ,except as provided in   
paragraph 7#b71 the retirement of a     
military working dog under this section 
shall occur at a location within the    
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,paragraph 7#a7  

shall not apply to the retirement of a  
military working dog abroad if a ,united
 ,states citizen living abroad adopts   
the dog at the time of retirement4  7#c7
 ,amounts available to the military     
department concerned shall be available 
for the costs of the transport of       
military working dogs to the ,united    
,states for retirement in accordance    
with the requirement in paragraph 7#a74 
2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7g71 as       
redesignated by paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in
 the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by
 striking the ,secretary of the military
 department concerned and all that      
follows through may and inserting a     
military working dog is to be retired in
 accordance with the requirement in     
subsection 7f77#a7 and no suitable      
adoption is available at the military   
facility where the dog is located at the
 time of retirement1 the ,secretary of  
the military department concerned shall2
 and  7,b7 by inserting within the      
,united ,states after another location4 

7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and shall apply to retirements of       
military working dogs pursuant to       
section #behc of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 that occur on or after   
that date4