,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bi1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,mc,sally introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to improve  
veterinary care for retired military    
working dogs and to prohibit charge for 
adoption of military animals1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,support ,our  
,military ,working ,dogs ,act4  #b4     
,department of ,defense provision of    
veterinary care for retired military    
working dogs  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#iid of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a72 7,a7 by striking establish and     
maintain a system to2  7,b7 by striking 
for the veterinary care of and inserting
 veterinary care for2 and  7,c7 by      
striking the second sentence2  7#b7 in  
subsection 7b71 by inserting that the   

,secretary of the military department   
concerned determines is suitable for    
adoption or is before adopted2 and  7#c7
 in subsection 7c71 by striking the     
system authorized by4  7b7 ,multi-,year 
agreements with other entities ,such    
section is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection3   
7d7 ,acceptance and use of donated funds
  7#a7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense may  
accept donations of funds1 gifts1 and   
in-kind contributions for the purpose of
 providing long-term care for any       
military working dog adopted under      
section #behc of this title4 ,any amount
 so accepted shall be available without 
further appropriation and without fiscal
 year limitation4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary 
of ,defense may enter into a multi-year 
agreement with a veterans service       
organization or appropriate nonprofit   
entity under which-- 7,a7 the           
organization or entity may solicit and  
accept donations of funds on behalf of  
the ,department of ,defense pursuant to 

paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 the           
organization or entity agrees to        
transfer any funds accepted pursuant to 
such an agreement to the ,department of 
,defense4  7#c7 ,in this subsection1 the
 term veterans service organization     
means an organization recognized by the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for the
 representation of veterans under       
section #eijb of title #ch4  4  #c4     
,prohibition on charge for adoption of  
military animals ,section #behc7;d7 of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking may and inserting   
shall4