1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Defense Service Dog Training Therapy Act . 2. Service dog training therapy for members with post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions (a) Program The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall carry out a program under which members of the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions train service dogs for veterans with disabilities. The Secretary shall carry out the program in a manner that ensures that such training is a form of therapy that addresses such post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions. (b) Appropriate nongovernment entities The Secretary shall carry out the program under subsection (a) by entering into a contract with one or more appropriate nongovernment entities that are certified in the training and handling of service dogs and have experience carrying out such a program. (c) Member eligibility A member of the Armed Forces may participate in the program under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that— (1) such member has post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions