To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program for the provision of service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program for the provision of service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Defense, Veterans Affairs.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HDDF64F1A579E4804B37C3F5926DB6834: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act or the SAVES Act.
- Section HA262B7868EA24EE8B74F67D466C31DE3: 2. Grant program for provision of service dogs to veterans The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Under Secretary for Health of the Department...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program for the provision of service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Defense, Veterans Affairs
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program for the provision of service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Santos introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a veteran who— is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code
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