,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1         
#bjai,mr4 ,wright 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,p5ce1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1    
,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (       
,texas1 & ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,attorney ,g5]al to e/abli% a 
grant program to assi/ ) ! m$ical       
exp5ses ( qualifi$ work+ dogs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,k-#i ,h]o ,act ( #bjai4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,on ,octob] #bg1 #bjai1 ,unit$     
,/ates special op]ations =ces c>ri$ out 
a raid1 :i* result$ 9 ! dea? ( ,,isis   
lead] ,abu ,bakr al-,baghdadi4  7#b7 ,a 
milit>y work+ dog1 ^: id5tity is        

classifi$1 play$ an integral role 9 !   
success ( ! raid & kept ,unit$ ,/ates   
milit>y p]sonnel out ( h>m's way4  7#c7 
,al?\gh injur$ dur+ ! raid1 ! milit>y   
work+ dog is recov]+ & cont9ues to s]ve 
h]oically alongside 8 h&l] 9 !at]4  7#d7
 ,work+ dogs1 su* z ! "o involv$ 9 !    
,al-,baghdadi raid1 play a critical role
 9 assi/+ our ,arm$ ,=ces & ,f$]al &    
local law en=cem5t 9 protect+ ,am]icans 
& def5d+ fre$om at home & abroad4  7#e7 
,)9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 work+ dogs assi/
 ! ,u4,s4 ,capitol ,police1 ! ,bureau ( 
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms &          
,explosives1 ! ,transportation ,security
 ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1  
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection1 & !
 ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 among/ 
o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies4  7#f7   
,almo/ all work+ dogs "w 9 t&em ) our   
,arm$ ,=ces & law en=cem5t (fic]s until 
!y are no long] m$ically able1 at :i*   
po9t !y are m$ically sep>at$4  7#g7 ,!  
future ( retir$ work+ dogs ) respect to 
own]%ip & provision ( m$ical s]vices is 

(t5 uncle> & ! m$ical treatm5t requir$  
by _m =m] work+ dogs is significant     
en\gh t x creates a h>d%ip = !          
individuals1 (t5 =m] p>tn]s1 :o take 9  
^! can9e h]oes4  #c4 ,grant program to  
fund cov]$ m$ical exp5ses = qualifi$    
work+ dogs  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an 
#a fiscal ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft] = #d 
fiscal ye>s1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all    
c>ry out a program "u :i* ! ,attorney   
,g5]al may aw>d grants1 ea* 9 am\nts n  
to exce$ #ege1jjj1 to eligible nonpr(it 
organizations to assi/ ) ! cov]$ m$ical 
exp5ses ( qualifi$ work+ dogs4  7b7     
,eligibility ,a nonpr(it organization is
 eligible to receive a grant "u ?is     
section if ! organization prim>ily exi/s
 to c>e = qualifi$ work+ dogs & provide 
m$ically relat$ f9ancial assi/ance to   
own]s ( qualifi$ work+ dogs4  7c7       
,application ,to receive a grant "u ?is 
section1 a nonpr(it organization %all   
submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al an         
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   

conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,attorney     
,g5]al may require1 includ+ in=mation t 
demon/rates t ! nonpr(it organization   
meets ! eligibility requirem5ts "u      
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,use ( funds ,a    
recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is section %all  
use su* grant to pay = cov]$ m$ical     
exp5ses ( qualifi$ work+ dogs4  7e7     
,grant am\nt r$uction ,a grant am\nt    
aw>d$ to an eligible nonpr(it           
organization = a fiscal ye> pursuant to 
?is section %all be r$uc$ by an am\nt   
equal to ! total am\nt ( unexp5d$ grant 
funds aw>d$ "u ?is section 9 previ\s    
fiscal ye>s4  7f7 ,report ,! ,attorney  
,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a report
 t details-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( qualifi$    
work+ dogs assi/$ pursuant to a grant   
aw>d$ "u ?is section2 &  7#b7 ! av]age  
m$ical exp5ses = ea* qualifi$ work+ dog 
assi/$ pursuant to a grant aw>d$ "u ?is 
section4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 
7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ m$ical exp5ses means   
any exp5ses relat$ to m$ical treatm5t & 
c>e ( qualifi$ work+ dogs1 includ+      

vet]9>ian (fice visits1 m$ical          
proc$ures1 diagno/ic te/s1 & m$ications 
or m$ically necess>y supplem5ts2 &  7#b7
 ! t]m qualifi$ work+ dog means a retir$
 dog t work$ = ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1      
includ+ ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 to c>ry out      
milit>y or law en=cem5t activity4  7h7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s 
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