,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cacg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4   
,mc,govern 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1  
,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 
,frankel1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4     
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4   
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,price (
 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,bi%op
 ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick        
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,mr4
 ,m\lton1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 
,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,lee 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,swalwell
 ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle 
( ,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$  
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a grant
 program to enc\rage ! use ( assi/ance  
dogs by c]ta9 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,w\nd$ ,w>rior ,s]vice ,dog ,act (    
#bjai4  #b4 ,w\nd$ ,w>rior ,k-#i ,corps 

7a7 ,grants au?oriz$ ,subject to !      
availability ( appropriations provid$ = 
su* purpose1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all 
e/abli% a program1 to be kn[n z ! ,k-#i 
,s]vice ,corps ,program1 to aw>d        
competitive grants to nonpr(it          
organizations to assi/ su* organizations
 9 ! plann+1 design+1 e/abli%+1 or      
op]at+ 7or any comb9ation !re(7 (       
programs to provide assi/ance dogs to   
cov]$ memb]s4  7b7 ,use ( funds  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is     
section %all use ! grant to c>ry out    
programs t provide assi/ance dogs to    
cov]$ memb]s :o h a disability describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,disability ,a   
disability describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is   
any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,bl9dness or visual
 impairm5t4  7,b7 ,loss ( use ( a limb1 
p>alysis1 or o!r significant mobility   
issues4  7,c7 ,loss ( he>+4  7,d7       
,traumatic bra9 injury4  7,e7           
,po/-traumatic /ress disord]4  7,f7 ,any
 o!r disability t ! ,secret>y consid]s  
appropriate4  7#c7 ,tim+ ( aw>d ,!      

,secret>y may n aw>d a grant "u ?is     
section to reimburse a recipi5t = co/s  
previ\sly incurr$ by ! recipi5t 9 c>ry+ 
out a program to provide assi/ance dogs 
to cov]$ memb]s unless ! recipi5t elects
 = ! aw>d to be su* a reimbursem5t4  7c7
 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant "u ?is section1 a nonpr(it     
organization %all submit an application 
to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &
 conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may
 require4 ,su* application %all         
include--  7#a7 a proposal = !          
evaluation requir$ by subsection 7d72 & 
7#b7 a description (--  7,a7 ! tra9+ t w
 be provid$ by ! organization to cov]$  
memb]s2  7,b7 ! tra9+ ( dogs t w s]ve z 
assi/ance dogs2  7,c7 ! aft]c>e s]vices 
t ! organization w provide = su* dogs & 
cov]$ memb]s2  7,d7 ! plan = publiciz+ !
 availability ( su* dogs ?r\gh a t>get$ 
m>ket+ campaign to cov]$ memb]s2  7,e7 !
 recogniz$ exp]tise ( ! organization 9  
bre$+ & tra9+ su* dogs2  7,f7 !         
commitm5t ( ! organization to humane    

/&>ds = animals2 &  7,g7 ! exp]i5ce ( ! 
organization ) work+ ) milit>y m$ical   
treatm5t facilities2 &  7#c7 a /atem5t  
c]tify+ t ! organization--  7,a7 is     
accr$it$ by ,assi/ance ,dogs            
,int]national1 ! ,int]national ,guide   
,dog ,f$]ation1 or ano!r simil> widely  
recogniz$ accr$itation organization t ! 
,secret>ies det]m9e has accr$itation    
/&>ds t meet or exce$ ! /&>ds (         
,assi/ance ,dogs ,int]national & !      
,int]national ,guide ,dog ,f$]ation2 or 
7,b7 is a c&idate = su* accr$itation or 
o!rwise meets or exce$s su* /&>ds1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7d7 ,evaluation
 ,! ,secret>y %all require ea* recipi5t 
( a grant to use a portion ( ! funds    
made available ?r\gh ! grant to conduct 
an evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( !      
activities c>ri$ out ?r\gh ! grant by   
su* recipi5t4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,assi/ance dog ,! t]m        
assi/ance dog means a dog specifically  
tra9$ to p]=m physical tasks to mitigate
 ! effects ( a disability describ$ 9    

subsection 7b77#b71 except t ! t]m does 
n include a dog specifically tra9$ =    
com=t or p]sonal def5se4  7#b7 ,cov]$   
memb] ,! t]m cov]$ memb] means a memb] (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o is-- 7,a7 receiv+     
m$ical treatm5t1 recup]ation1 or !rapy  
"u *apt] #ee ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2  7,b7 9 m$ical hold or m$ical    
holdov] /atus2 or  7,c7 cov]$ "u section
 #abjb or #abje ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7f7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act        
#aa1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj   
?r\gh #bjbd4