[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3647 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3647

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of 
     guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2013

  Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of 
     guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury.

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

SECTION 1. PROVISION OF GUIDE DOGS TO CERTAIN BLIND VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1714 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary shall provide guide dogs trained for the aid 
of the blind to a veteran who--
            ``(A) is blind by reason of a service-connected injury;
            ``(B) is enrolled under section 1705 of this title; and
            ``(C) elects to receive such a dog.
    ``(2) The Secretary may provide guide dogs trained for the aid of 
the blind to a veteran who is--
            ``(A) enrolled under section 1705 of this title; and
            ``(B) not otherwise described under paragraph (1)(A).
    ``(3) The Secretary may also provide a veteran described in 
paragraph (1) or (2) with mechanical or electronic equipment for aiding 
them in overcoming the disability of blindness.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1714(d) of such title is amended 
by striking ``subsection (b) or (c)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (b) or subsection (c)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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