Sec. 746. STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF WOUNDED WARRIOR SERVICE DOG PROGRAM
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## SEC. 746 STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF WOUNDED WARRIOR SERVICE DOG PROGRAM ###
(a)Study Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a wounded warrior service dog program. ###
(b)Elements The study under subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)An assessment of the need and feasibility of establishing a wounded warrior service dog program. ####
(2)With respect to a nonprofit organization seeking a grant under a wounded warrior service dog program, an assessment of the feasibility of requiring that the organization— #####
(A)specify the training requirements for covered members; #####
(B)detail the training of dogs that will serve as assistance dogs; #####
(C)establish a database— ######
(i)to track whether a dog has prior experience as a military working dog, service dog, or assistance dog; and ######
(ii)that contains a designation for each dog with prior experience as a military working dog; #####
(D)describe the aftercare services that the organization will provide to assistance dogs and covered members; and #####
(E)possess the appropriate accreditation standards for assistance dogs, as the Secretary determines appropriate. ####
(3)A list of locations at which the greatest number of covered members are likely to participate in a wounded warrior service dog program. ####
(4)An estimate of the costs required to create a wounded warrior service dog program. ####
(5)A list of peer reviewed articles and other appropriate studies that examine the clinical effectiveness of assistance dogs with respect to the treatment of patients with disabilities. ###
(c)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Assistance dog #####
(A)In general The term “assistance dog” means a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of a disability described in subparagraph (B), except that the term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense. #####
(B)Disability described A disability described in this subparagraph is any of the following: ######
(i)Blindness or visual impairment. ######
(ii)Loss of limb, paralysis, or other significant mobility issues. ######
(iii)Loss of hearing. ######
(iv)Traumatic brain injury. ######
(v)Post-traumatic stress disorder. ######
(vi)Any other disability that the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. ####
(2)Covered member The term “covered member” means a member of the Armed Forces who is— #####
(A)receiving medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code; #####
(B)in medical hold or medical holdover status; or #####
(C)covered under section 1202 or 1205 of title 10, United States Code. ####
(3)Wounded warrior service dog program The term “wounded warrior service dog program” means a pilot program under which the Secretary of Defense awards competitive grants to non-profit organizations that would assist such organizations in the planning, designing, establishing, or operating (or any combination thereof) of programs to provide assistance dogs to covered members.