,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hega  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bd1 #bjbd,mr4   
,james 7= himself & ,ms4 ,wild7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committees on ,arm$      
,s]vices1 & ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = 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 ! ,protect+ ,am]ica's ,work+ 
,dogs ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se utilizes            
approximately #a1fjj milit>y work+ dogs 
to protect our nation & keep ,unit$     
,/ates milit>y p]sonnel out ( h>m's way4
  7#b7 ,milit>y work+ dogs h play$ an   
integral role 9 ! success ( num]\s      

op]ations & missions1 includ+ ! raids   
:i* result$ 9 ! dea?s ( ,osama b9 ,lad51
 ! f\nd] ( al-,qa$a1 & ,abu ,bakr       
al-,baghdadi1 ! lead] ( ,,isis4  7#c7   
,work+ dogs play a critical role 9      
assi/+ our ,arm$ ,=ces & ,f$]al & local 
law en=cem5t 9 protect+ ,am]icans &     
def5d+ fre$om at home & abroad4  7#d7   
,)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$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies4  7#e7   
,almo/ all work+ dogs "w 9 t&em ) our   
,arm$ ,=ces & law en=cem5t (fic]s until 
!y are no long] m$ically able1 at :i*   
po9t !y are m$ically sep>at$4  7#f7 ,!  
future ( retir$ work+ dogs ) respect to 
own]%ip & provision ( m$ical s]vices is 
(t5 uncle> aft] ! work+ dog is retir$4  
7#g7 ,! m$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]oes &  
become responsible = _! m$ical co/s4    
#c4 ,grant program to fund cov]$ 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-- 7#a7        
prim>ily exi/s to c>e = qualifi$ work+  
dogs2  7#b7 provides m$ically relat$    
f9ancial assi/ance to own]s ( qualifi$  
work+ dogs2  7#c7 allocates n less ?an  
#gj p]c5t ( its sp5d+ t[>ds program     
exp5ses directly relat$ to assi/+ ) !   
cov]$ m$ical exp5ses ( qualifi$ work+   
dogs2 &  7#d7 sep>ately /ates ! vet]9>y 

exp5ses ( su* organization on ! ,int]nal
 ,rev5ue ,s]vice ,=m #iij fil$ by su*   
organization ) ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue       
,s]vice4  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--  7,a7 a 
retir$ dog t work$ = ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1
 includ+ ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 to c>ry out     
milit>y1 security1 or law en=cem5t      
activity2 &  7,b7 a s]vice dog t works =
 an individual :o is a vet]an or a      
retir$ ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]2 &     
7#c7 ! t]m vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4