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1 change to S. 2410 · shown in the bill's text

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  1. Adds SEC. 354. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON VALUE OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS at the end of subtitle F of title III

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    In S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1 of Public Law 99-625 (16 U.S.C. 1536 note) is repealed.

    Inserted: SEC. 354. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON VALUE OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS.

    Inserted: It is the sense of Congress that--

    Inserted: (1) military working dogs have been valuable to the Armed Forces in support of military training and combat operations;

    Inserted: (2) the military working dogs program covers a broad range of military missions, including security and patrol, explosives detection, search and rescue, and guard duties;

    Inserted: (3) military working dogs are expected to operate in the harshest of climates and support United States troops in combat;

    Inserted: (4) the joint nature of the military working dogs program requires a high level of interoperability, and the military working dog program should continue its current collaboration efforts in the field of training and research in order to better serve United States security and combat capabilities; and (5) through a coordinated effort between the Department of Defense, Federal agencies, the veterinary community, universities, and other research centers, the military working dogs program will continue to provide useful mission support.

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    At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following:

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SA 3912. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following:

SEC. 354. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON VALUE OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS.

It is the sense of Congress that--

(1) military working dogs have been valuable to the Armed Forces in support of military training and combat operations;

(2) the military working dogs program covers a broad range of military missions, including security and patrol, explosives detection, search and rescue, and guard duties;

(3) military working dogs are expected to operate in the harshest of climates and support United States troops in combat;

(4) the joint nature of the military working dogs program requires a high level of interoperability, and the military working dog program should continue its current collaboration efforts in the field of training and research in order to better serve United States security and combat capabilities; and (5) through a coordinated effort between the Department of Defense, Federal agencies, the veterinary community, universities, and other research centers, the military working dogs program will continue to provide useful mission support.

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September 18, 2014