,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cadg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4  
,stivers 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1  
,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 and ,mr4  
,waltz7 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 #bjai or the    
,,paws ,act of #bjai4  #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