To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide 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, Government Operations, 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 H0F5E05F757374AA6B8E486B704C84F4A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act or the SAVES Act.
- Section HDDBB254F6A9A437C94AA8094D7CAA996: 2. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program to award grants for the provision of service dogs to veterans Not later than 24 months after the date of the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide 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, Government Operations, Veterans Affairs
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide 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. Luttrell (for himself, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Ciscomani, …
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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
the pilot program required by subsection (a)(1). The term service dog means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks that are— for the benefit of a veteran with a disability, condition, or diagnosis described in paragraph (1)(B)
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