H.R. 9063 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9063 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 31, 2020Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require agencies of the Federal Government to define the term service animal in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. 1. Definition of service animal (a) In general Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each agency of the Federal Government shall— (1) by rule, adopt a definition for the terms service animal and assistance animal, for purposes of the regulations of that agency, that is identical to the term service animal, as defined in the final rule entitled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (75 Fed. Reg. 56236 (September 15, 2010)); and (2) conform any reference to service animal and assistance animal in the regulations, policies, or other official documents of that agency to the term service animal, as defined in the final rule entitled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (75 Fed. Reg. 56236 (September 15, 2010)). (b) Applicability Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, with respect to an individual with a service animal or assistance animal on the date of the enactment of this Act that does not meet the definition of the term service animal as defined in the final rule entitled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (75 Fed. Reg. 56236 (September 15, 2010)), each agency of the Federal Government shall apply subsection (a) in a way that limits the negative impact to such individual.