Establishes a pilot program within U.S. Customs and Border Protection to adopt and train shelter dogs as support dogs.
The PEARL Act, or Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act, mandates the establishment of a pilot program within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to adopt dogs from local animal shelters and train them as support dogs for CBP’s Support Canine Program. The program must be set up within 60 days of the act's enactment and will run for three years.
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