Public Law 117-37 · H.R. 1448 · Became law

PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

Official title: “To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy, and to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments.”

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