Sec. 352. Adoption of retired military working dogs

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Subsection

(f)of section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph

(1)by striking may transfer and inserting shall transfer . Subsection

(f)of such section is further amended— by redesignating paragraphs

(1)and

(2)as subparagraphs

(A)and (B), respectively; by inserting

(1)before If the Secretary ; in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph

(2)of this subsection— by striking , and no suitable adoption is available at the military facility where the dog is location, ; and in subparagraph (B), as designated by paragraph

(1)of this subsection, by inserting within the United States after to another location ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2): Paragraph

(1)shall not apply if a United States citizen living abroad adopts the dog at the time of retirement. . Such section is further amended— by redesignating subsection

(g)as subsection (h); and by inserting after subsection

(f)the following new subsection (g): In providing for the adoption under this section of a retired military working dog described in paragraph

(1)or

(3)of subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department concerned shall accord a preference to the former handler of the dog unless the Secretary determines that adoption of the dog by the former handler would not be in the best interests of the dog. In the case of a dog covered by paragraph

(1)with more than one former handler seeking adoption of the dog at the time of adoption, the Secretary shall provide for the adoption of the dog by such former handler whose adoption of the dog will best serve the interests of the dog and such former handlers. The Secretary shall make any determination required by this paragraph with respect to a dog following consultation with the kennel master of the unit at which the dog was last located before adoption under this section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as altering, revising, or overriding any policy of a military department for the adoption of military working dogs by law enforcement agencies before the end of the dogs' useful lives. .