#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bdad  ,,an ,,act  ,to require agencies 
with working dog programs to implement  
the recommendations of the ,government  
,accountability ,office relating to the 
health and welfare of working dogs1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,working 
,dog ,health and ,welfare ,act of #bjbc4
  #b4 ,implementation of working dog    
recommendations  7a7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term    
agency has the meaning given the term in
 section #eea of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,working dog ,the  
term working dog means a dog that has   
received specialized training in order  
to perform a particular productive      
function4  7#c7 ,working dog program    
,the term working dog program means a   
program1 the operations of which include
 the employment of working dogs4  7#d7  
,working dog recommendations ,the term  
working dog recommendations means the   
recommendations included in the report  

of the ,government ,accountability      
,office entitled ,working ,dogs3        
,federal ,agencies ,need to ,better     
,address ,health and ,welfare1 as       
published in ,october #bjbb4  7b7       
,implementation  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the head of each
 agency that manages a working dog      
program shall implement the working dog 
recommendations4  7#b7 ,contractors ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 a contractor    
that manages a working dog program on   
behalf of an agency shall implement the 
working dog recommendations4  7#c7      
,report ,not later than #fj days after  
the date on which the head of an agency 
or a contractor that manages a working  
dog program on behalf of an agency      
implements the working dog              
recommendations under this subsection1  
the head of the agency shall submit to  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       

,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,accountability of the ,house of   
,representatives a report on the        
explicit steps the agency or contractor 
has taken to complete the               
implementation4  7c7 ,foreign partners  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state shall take         
appropriate steps to ensure that        
donations of working dogs provided to   
foreign partners by the ,department of  
,state are executed and monitored       
according to the working dog            
recommendations4  7d7 ,new working dog  
programs ,with respect to an agency that
 establishes a working dog program1 or  
enters into a contract for the          
establishment of a working dog program1 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the head of the agency shall      
ensure that the working dog program     
implements the working dog              
recommendations4  7e7 ,no additional    
funds ,no additional funds are          

authorized to be appropriated for the   
purpose of carrying out this ,act4      
,passed the ,senate ,january #aa1       
#bjbd4,secretary