Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
Introduced
In Committee
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Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019 This bill provides for the establishment of program for the provision of service dogs to certain Armed Forces members. It requires the Department of Defense to establish a K-9 Service Corps Program to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist them in planning, designing, establishing, or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to members with a disability who are receiving receiving medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy; those in medical hold or medical holdover status; or those on the temporary disability retired list in cases where medical principles indicate that the disability may be of a permanent nature.
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceHearing, speech, and vision careMammalsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersService animalsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-3137| House
| Updated: 6/6/2019
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019 This bill provides for the establishment of program for the provision of service dogs to certain Armed Forces members. It requires the Department of Defense to establish a K-9 Service Corps Program to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist them in planning, designing, establishing, or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to members with a disability who are receiving receiving medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy; those in medical hold or medical holdover status; or those on the temporary disability retired list in cases where medical principles indicate that the disability may be of a permanent nature.
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceHearing, speech, and vision careMammalsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersService animalsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation