MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE MILITARY WORKING DOGS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

SEC. 599. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE MILITARY WORKING DOGS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.(a) Administration of Authority by Secretaries of Military Departments.—Subsection (a) of section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “Secretary of Defense may” and inserting “Secretary of the military department concerned may”; and(2) by striking “the Department of Defense” and inserting “such military department”.(b) Authority to Make Dogs Available for Adoption Before End of Useful Working Life.—Such subsection is further amended by striking “at the end” and all that follows and inserting “, unless the dog has been determined to be unsuitable for adoption under subsection (b), under circumstances as follows:“(1) At the end of the dog’s useful working life.“(2) Before the end of the dog’s useful working life, if such Secretary, in such Secretary’s discretion, determines that unusual or extraordinary circumstances justify making the dog available for adoption before that time.“(3) When the dog is otherwise excess to the needs of such military department.”.(c) Clarification of Reporting Requirement.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended by inserting “of Defense” after “Secretary”.(d) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.—The heading of such section, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 153 of such title, are each amended by striking the last six words.