Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, tit. III, subtit. F, sec. 352
AUTHORITY TO MAKE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HORSES AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.
SEC. 352. AUTHORITY TO MAKE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HORSES AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.(a) Inclusion of Department of Defense Horses in Existing Authority.—Section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—120 STAT. 2161(1) in the section heading, by striking “working dogs” and inserting “animals”;(2) by striking “working” each place it appears;(3) by striking “dog” and “dogs” each place they appear and inserting “animal” and “animals”, respectively;(4) by striking “dog’s” in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and inserting “animal’s”;(5) by striking “a dog’s adoptability” in subsection (b) and inserting “the adoptability of the animal”; and(6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(g) Military Animal Defined.—In this section, the term ‘military animal’ means the following:“(1) A military working dog.“(2) A horse owned by the Department of Defense.”.(b) Clerical Amendment.—The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 153 of such title is amended to read as follows: “2583. Military animals: transfer and adoption.”.