I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4639 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 22, 2010 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the adoption of a military working dog by the family of a deceased or seriously wounded member of the Armed Forces who was the handler of the dog.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Corporal Dustin Lee Memorial Act.

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Adoption of military working dog by family of deceased or seriously wounded member of the Armed Forces who was the dog’s handler

Section 2583(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1)by inserting (1) before Military animals; and (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2)For purposes of making a determination under subsection (a)(2), unusual or extraordinary circumstances may include situations in which the handler of a military working dog is killed in action, dies of wounds received in action, or is so seriously wounded in action that the member will (or most likely will) receive a medical discharge. If the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that an adoption is justified in such a situation, the military working dog shall be made available for adoption only by the immediate family of the member. .