,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4   
,taylor 7for himself1 ,miss ,rice of    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4         
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4      
,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4       
,panetta1 and ,mr4 ,waltz7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require
 search and rescue dogs to be treated in
 the same manner as seeing-eye dogs in  
the event of a federally declared       
disaster1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,search and ,rescue ,dog ,protection
 ,act4  #b4 ,search and rescue dogs ,in 
the case of any major disaster or       
emergency declared by the ,president    
under the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford         
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et
 seq471 and with respect to any area    
within a declaration under such ,act or 

while in transit to any such area1 any  
search and rescue dog certified pursuant
 to regulations and requirements issued 
by the ,administrator of the ,federal   
,emergency ,management ,agency shall be 
treated in the same manner as a service 
animal is treated pursuant to the       
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq47 and
 its implementing regulations at #bh    
,,cfr #ce4acf and #cf4cjb4