1. Short title This Act may be cited as the K–9 Hero Act of 2019 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On October 27, 2019, United States special operations forces carried out a raid, which resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (2) A military working dog, whose identity is classified, played an integral role in the success of the raid and kept United States military personnel out of harm’s way. (3) Although injured during the raid, the military working dog is recovering and continues to serve heroically alongside his handler in theater. (4) Working dogs, such as the one involved in the Al-Baghdadi raid, play a critical role in assisting our Armed Forces and Federal and local law enforcement in protecting Americans and defending freedom at home and abroad. (5) Within the Federal Government, working dogs assist the U.S. Capitol Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Transportation Security Administration, the Department of Defense, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, amongst other Federal departments and agencies. (6) Almost all working dogs work in tandem with our Armed Forces and law enforcement officers until they are no longer medically able, at which point they are medically separated. (7) The future of retired working dogs with respect to ownership and provision of medical services is often unclear and the medical treatment required by many former working dogs is significant enough that it creates a hardship for the individuals, often former partners, who take in these canine heroes. 3. Grant program to fund covered medical expenses for qualified working dogs (a) Establishment Not later than 1 fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each fiscal year thereafter for 4 fiscal years, the Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General may award grants, each in amounts not to exceed $575,000, to eligible nonprofit organizations to assist with the covered medical