To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to require that the same access to transportation and public accommodations be afforded to certified trainers of service animals as is afforded under such Act to individuals with disabilities who use such service animals.

Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act to require that the same access to transportation and public accommodations be afforded to certified trainers of service animals as is afforded to individuals with disabilities who use such animals.

Defines "service animal" as a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal trained or being trained to assist an individual with a disability regardless of whether such animal has been licensed or certified by a state or local government.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4378 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4378

 To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to require that the same 
   access to transportation and public accommodations be afforded to 
certified trainers of service animals as is afforded under such Act to 
      individuals with disabilities who use such service animals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2009

 Mr. Kissell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to require that the same 
   access to transportation and public accommodations be afforded to 
certified trainers of service animals as is afforded under such Act to 
      individuals with disabilities who use such service animals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ACCESS TO CERTIFIED TRAINERS OF SERVICE ANIMALS.

    Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 515. RIGHTS OF CERTIFIED TRAINERS OF SERVICE ANIMALS.

    ``(a) Protections Afforded.--A licensed or certified trainer of a 
service animal, or a handler of such animal that has credentials issued 
by an accredited school for training service animals, when accompanied 
by such service animal, shall be afforded the same right of access to 
public transportation, public accommodations, and transportation 
services provided by private entities as is afforded under titles II 
and III of this Act to individuals with disabilities who use service 
animals. It shall be discriminatory under this Act to afford such a 
trainer, when accompanied by a service animal, with any service, 
facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation that is not equal to 
that afforded to other individuals.
    ``(b) Definition of Service Animal.--As used in this section, the 
term `service animal' means a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal 
individually trained or being trained to provide assistance to an 
individual with a disability, regardless of whether such animal has 
been licensed or certified by a State or local government.
    ``(c) Authority To Revise Regulations.--The Secretary of 
Transportation and the Attorney General shall each revise regulations 
issued under this Act as necessary to carry out this section.''.
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