,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fijh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjah,mr4 ,stivers 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,walz7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to provide service dogs to    
veterans with mental illnesses who do   
not have mobility impairments4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,puppies ,assisting ,wounded        
,servicemembers ,act of #bjah or the    
,,paws ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,authority of
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to    
provide service dogs to veterans with   
mental illnesses who do not have        
mobility impairments ,section #agad of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7e7 ,the     
,secretary may provide a service dog to 
a veteran under subsection 7c77#c7      

regardless of whether the veteran has a 
mobility impairment4  4