[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1878 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1878

     To require that the same access to transportation and public 
 accommodations that is afforded to individuals with disabilities who 
   use service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act be 
           afforded to certified trainers of service animals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2011

 Mr. Kissell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To require that the same access to transportation and public 
 accommodations that is afforded to individuals with disabilities who 
   use service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act be 
           afforded to certified trainers of service animals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS TO 
              CERTIFIED TRAINERS OF SERVICE ANIMALS.

    (a) Protections Afforded.--A licensed or certified trainer of a 
service animal, or a handler of such animal that has credentials issued 
by an accredited school for training service animals, when accompanied 
by such service animal, shall be afforded the same right of access to 
public transportation, public accommodations, and transportation 
services provided by private entities as is afforded under titles II 
and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act to individuals with 
disabilities who use service animals.
    (b) Enforcement Under the ADA.--It shall be discriminatory under 
the Americans with Disabilities Act to afford such a trainer, when 
accompanied by a service animal, with any service, facility, privilege, 
advantage, or accommodation that is not equal to that afforded to other 
individuals. The same remedies and procedures that are available under 
such Act to individuals subject to discrimination shall be available to 
an individual subject to discrimination under this Act.
    (c) Definition of Service Animal.--As used in this Act, the term 
``service animal'' means a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal 
individually trained or being trained to provide assistance to an 
individual with a disability and distinguished by wearing a collar, 
leash, harness, or cape that identifies the animal as a service animal 
in training, regardless of whether such animal has been licensed or 
certified by a State or local government.
    (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Transportation and the Attorney 
General shall issue such regulations as they determine necessary to 
carry out this section and provide the same access to licensed or 
certified trainers or handlers of service animals as is afforded 
individuals with disabilities who use service dogs under the Americans 
with Disabilities Act.
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