To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program on service dog training for members of the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions.
Summary
Official Summary
Department of Defense Service Dog Training Therapy Act
This bill requires the Defense Health Agency of the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a program under which members of the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions train service dogs for veterans with disabilities. DOD shall carry out the program in a manner that ensures that such training is a form of therapy that addresses such post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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