,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjai,ms4 ,scanlon 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,ru!r=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to all[ ! use ( c]tifi$     
facility dogs 9 crim9al proce$+s 9      
,f$]al c\rts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,c\r?\se ,dogs ,act4  #b4 ,use ( c]tifi$
 facility dog = te/imony 9 crim9al      
proce$+s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #bbc (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] section #cejb ! foll[+3 
#cejc4 ,use ( c]tifi$ facility dog =    
te/imony 9 crim9al proce$+s  7a7 ,def9$ 
t]m ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m c]tifi$       
facility dog means a dog t has graduat$ 
f an assi/ance dog organization t is a  
memb] ( an int]nationally recogniz$     
assi/ance dog association t has a prim>y
 purpose ( grant+ accr$itation bas$ on  
/&>ds ( excell5ce 9 areas (--  7#a7     
assi/ance dog acquisition2  7#b7 dog    

tra9+2  7#c7 dog h&l] tra9+2 &  7#d7 dog
 placem5t4  7b7 ,reque/s = use ( c]tifi$
 facility dogs ,ei!r p>ty 9 a crim9al   
proce$+ 9 a ,f$]al c\rt may apply = an  
ord] f ! c\rt to all[ a c]tifi$ facility
 dog1 if available1 to be pres5t ) a    
witness te/ify+ be=e ! c\rt ?r\gh--     
7#a7 9-p]son te/imony2 or  7#b7 te/imony
 televis$ by #b-way1 clos$-circuit      
television4  7c7 ,conditions = approval 
,a ,f$]al c\rt may ent] an ord] au?oriz+
 an available c]tifi$ facility dog to   
accompany a witness :ile te/ify+ at a   
he>+ 9 accordance ) subsection 7b7 if ! 
c\rt f9ds t--  7#a7 ! dog to be us$     
qualifies z a c]tifi$ facility dog2     
7#b7 ! use ( a c]tifi$ facility dog w   
aid ! witness 9 provid+ te/imony2 &     
7#c7 ^u a %[+ by ! p>ty seek+ an ord] "u
 subsection 7b71 ! c]tifi$ facility dog 
is insur$ = liability protection4  7d7  
,h&l]s ,ea* c]tifi$ facility dog        
au?oriz$ to accompany a witness "u      
subsection 7c7 %all be accompani$ by a  
h&l] :o is--  7#a7 tra9$ to manage !    

c]tifi$ facility dog by an assi/ance dog
 organization describ$ 9 subsection 7a72
 &  7#b7 a pr(essional work+ 9 ! legal  
sy/em ) k ab\t ! legal & crim9al ju/ice 
processes4  7e7 ,deadl9e ,! p>ty seek+  
an ord] "u subsection 7b7 %all apply =  
su* ord] n lat] ?an #ad days be=e !     
prelim9>y he>+1 trial date1 or o!r he>+ 
to :i* ! ord] is to apply4  7f7 ,o!r    
ord]s ,a ,f$]al c\rt may make su* ord]s 
z may be necess>y to pres]ve ! fairness 
( ! proce$+1 includ+ impos+ re/rictions 
on1 & in/ruct+ ! jury reg>d+1 ! pres5ce 
( ! c]tifi$ facility dog dur+ !         
proce$+s4  7g7 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9 
?is section may be con/ru$ to prev5t a  
,f$]al c\rt f provid+ any o!r           
accommodations to a witness 9 accordance
 ) applicable law4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical     
am5dm5t ,! *apt] analysis = *apt] #bbc (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #cejb ! foll[+3  #cejc4 ,use (  
c]tifi$ facility dog = te/imony 9       
crim9al proce$+s4  4