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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9063
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 31, 2020
Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform
A BILL
To require agencies of the Federal Government to define the term service animal in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
Definition of service animal
In general
Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each agency of the Federal Government shall—
by rule, adopt a definition for the terms service animal
and assistance animal
, for purposes of the regulations of that agency, that is identical to the term service animal
, as defined in the final rule entitled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities
(75 Fed. Reg. 56236 (September 15, 2010)); and
conform any reference to service animal
and assistance animal
in the regulations, policies, or other official documents of that agency to the term service animal
, as defined in the final rule entitled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities
(75 Fed. Reg. 56236 (September 15, 2010)).
Applicability
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, with respect to an individual with a service animal
or assistance animal
on the date of the enactment of this Act that does not meet the definition of the term service animal
as defined in the final rule entitled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities
(75 Fed. Reg. 56236 (September 15, 2010)), each agency of the Federal Government shall apply subsection (a) in a way that limits the negative impact to such individual.