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H.R. 2493

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Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015
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Committee
Latest Action · August 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Congress
114th (2015–2017)
Introduced
May 21, 2015
Cosponsors (99)
92D 7R
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Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015 Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Companion Corps program for the awarding of grants to assist nonprofit organizations in establishing, planning, designing, and/or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. Defines "assistance dog" to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense.

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