1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017 . 2. Wounded Warrior K–9 Corps (a) Grants authorized Subject to the availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly establish a program, to be known as the K–9 Service Corps Program , to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in the planning, designing, establishing, or operating (or any combination thereof) of programs to provide assistance dogs to covered members and veterans. (b) Use of funds (1) In general The recipient of a grant under this section shall use the grant to carry out programs that provide assistance dogs to covered members and veterans who have a disability described in paragraph (2). (2) Disability A disability described in this paragraph is any of the following: (A) Blindness or visual impairment. (B) Loss of use of a limb, paralysis, or other significant mobility issues. (C) Loss of hearing. (D) Traumatic brain injury. (E) Post-traumatic stress disorder. (F) Any other disability that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider appropriate. (3) Timing of award The Secretaries may not award a grant under this section to reimburse a recipient for costs previously incurred by the recipient in carrying out a program to provide assistance dogs to covered members and veterans unless the recipient elects for the award to be such a reimbursement. (c) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit an application to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may require. Such application shall include— (1) a proposal for the evaluation required by subsection (d)