H.R. 5928 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5928 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2021 Ms. Herrell (for herself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Posey, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Mast, and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report annually to Congress on the average time to provide a veteran with a service dog or a guide dog, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Canine Reporting Act of 2021. 2. Report on Service dogs; guide dogs Section 1714 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Not less than annually, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report, including— (1) the average time to provide a veteran with a service dog or a guide dog in the prior year; and (2) legislative recommendations of the Secretary to reduce the wait time for a veteran to be provided with a service dog or a guide dog. .