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This bill establishes the Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act (PEARL Act), which directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to create a three-year pilot program for adopting dogs from local animal shelters and training them as support dogs for CBP's Support Canine Program. The program must be initiated within 60 days of the Act's enactment, with the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the CBP Commissioner, responsible for implementing the pilot. The goal appears to be twofold: providing a supportive service for CBP personnel through trained support dogs and offering shelter dogs a meaningful purpose and alternative to potential euthanasia. By adopting shelter dogs and integrating them into a professional training program, the bill seeks to create a mutually beneficial initiative that supports both CBP employees and rescue animals.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3965/all-info