US Congress Senate Bill 3689 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-12-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Program for the awarding of grants to certain nonprofit organizations to assist them in establishing and operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain visual, hearing, or mobility disabilities. Requires such Secretaries to determine whether such assistance for members or veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury would be appropriate, taking into account the findings of a specified study conducted under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. Defines the term "assistance dog" to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense.

Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Act

Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-12-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2012-12-18	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8139)

HB943 (Related) 2011-04-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3689/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3689/BILLS-112s3689is.pdf