Grant program to fund covered medical expenses for qualified working dogs

(a) Establishment Not later than 1 fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each fiscal year thereafter for 4 fiscal years, the Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General may award grants, each in amounts not to exceed $575,000, to eligible nonprofit organizations to assist with the covered medical expenses of qualified working dogs. (b) Eligibility A nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this section if the organization— (1) primarily exists to care for qualified working dogs; (2) provides medically related financial assistance to owners of qualified working dogs; (3) allocates not less than 70 percent of its spending towards program expenses directly related to assisting with the covered medical expenses of qualified working dogs; and (4) separately states the veterinary expenses of such organization on the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 filed by such organization with the Internal Revenue Service. (c) Application To receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require, including information that demonstrates that the nonprofit organization meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (b). (d) Use of funds A recipient of a grant under this section shall use such grant to pay for covered medical expenses of qualified working dogs. (e) Grant amount reduction A grant amount awarded to an eligible nonprofit organization for a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be reduced by an amount equal to the total amount of unexpended grant funds awarded under this section in previous fiscal years. (f) Report The Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that details— (1) the number of qualified working dogs assisted pursuant to a grant awarded under this section; and (2) the average medical expenses for each qualified working dog assisted pursuant to a grant awarded under this section. (g) Definitions In this Act— (1) the term covered medical expenses means any expenses related to medical treatment and care of qualified working dogs, including veterinarian office visits, medical procedures, diagnostic tests, and medications or medically necessary supplements; (2) the term qualified working dog means— (A) a retired dog that worked for the Federal Government, including the Armed Forces, to carry out military, security, or law enforcement activity; and (B) a service dog that works for an individual who is a veteran or a retired Federal law enforcement officer; and (3) the term veteran has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.