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VA Canine Reporting Act of 2021

H.R. 5928 · 117th Congress · Nov 9, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report annually to Congress on the average time to provide a veteran with a service dog or a guide dog, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “VA Canine Reporting Act of 2021”.

Sec. 2 Report on Service dogs; guide dogs

Section 1714 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(g) Not less than annually, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report, including—

“(1) the average time to provide a veteran with a service dog or a guide dog in the prior year; and

“(2) legislative recommendations of the Secretary to reduce the wait time for a veteran to be provided with a service dog or a guide dog.”