[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4952 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4952

   To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to 
revise title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require an air carrier 
   to permit eligible service animals to accompany eligible veterans 
                 during travel, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 2019

  Ms. Cheney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to 
revise title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require an air carrier 
   to permit eligible service animals to accompany eligible veterans 
                 during travel, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Support For Veterans 
with Service Animals Act''.

SEC. 2. RULEMAKING FOR VETERANS TRAVELING WITH SERVICE DOGS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary to revise section 382.117 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, to require an air carrier to permit an 
eligible service animal to accompany an eligible veteran during travel 
if such veteran provides--
            (1) the documentation described in subsection (e) of such 
        section 382.117 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
        Act); or
            (2) a valid veterans identification card issued by the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs that contains a service-
        connected disability designation.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible veteran.--The term ``eligible veteran'' means 
        a veteran with a service-connected disability (as such terms 
        are defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code).
            (2) Eligible service animal.--The term ``eligible service 
        animal'' means a dog certified to serve as a service animal 
        with credentials from an entity approved by the Secretary.
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