,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dieb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ca1        
#bjai,ms4 ,cheney introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
issue regulations to revise title #di1  
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to      
require an air carrier to permit        
eligible service animals to accompany   
eligible veterans during travel1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,strengthening
 ,support ,for ,veterans with ,service  
,animals ,act4  #b4 ,rulemaking for     
veterans traveling with service dogs    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,transportation shall issue such        
regulations as are necessary to revise  
section #chb4aag of title #di1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 to require an air
 carrier to permit an eligible service  
animal to accompany an eligible veteran 

during travel if such veteran provides--
  7#a7 the documentation described in   
subsection 7e7 of such section #chb4aag 
7as in effect on the date of enactment  
of this ,act72 or  7#b7 a valid veterans
 identification card issued by the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs that  
contains a service-connected disability 
designation4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,eligible veteran ,the    
term eligible veteran means a veteran   
with a service-connected disability 7as 
such terms are defined in section #aja  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code74   
7#b7 ,eligible service animal ,the term 
eligible service animal means a dog     
certified to serve as a service animal  
with credentials from an entity approved
 by the ,secretary4