PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

Summary

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act or the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act This bill implements a program and a policy related to service dog therapy for veterans. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder through a method where veterans train service dogs for veterans with disabilities. The bill also authorizes the VA to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses, regardless of whether they have a mobility impairment.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 March 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 March 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 March 2021

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