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111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4639
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 22, 2010
Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the adoption of a military working dog by the family of a deceased or seriously wounded member of the Armed Forces who was the handler of the dog.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Corporal Dustin Lee Memorial
Act
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Adoption of military working dog by family of deceased or seriously wounded member of the Armed Forces who was the dog’s handler
Section 2583(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
by inserting
(1)
before Military animals
; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
For purposes of making a determination under subsection (a)(2), unusual or extraordinary circumstances may include situations in which the handler of a military working dog is killed in action, dies of wounds received in action, or is so seriously wounded in action that the member will (or most likely will) receive a medical discharge. If the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that an adoption is justified in such a situation, the military working dog shall be made available for adoption only by the immediate family of the member.
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