1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act or the SAVES Act . 2. Grant program for provision of service dogs to veterans (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall establish a program under which the Secretary may award grants, on a competitive basis, to nonprofit organizations determined eligible by the Secretary under subsection (b) to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans. (b) Applications (1) Submission To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (2) Elements An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A proposal for the evaluation required under subsection (d)(2). (B) A description of, with respect to the program to be planned, designed, established, or operated using grant amounts, the following: (i) The training to be provided to eligible veterans by the organization in connection with the program. (ii) The training of dogs that will serve as service dogs under the program. (iii) The aftercare services to be provided to such dogs and eligible veterans by the organization under the program. (iv) The plan for publicizing the availability of such dogs under the program through a marketing campaign that targets eligible veterans. (v) The commitment of the organization to have humane standards for animals. (C) A statement certifying that the organization is accredited by the organization known as Assistance Dogs International , or successor organization, or another accreditation organization that the Secretary determines is similarly widely recognized and has accreditation standards that meet or exceed the standards of Assistance Dogs International. (c) Use of funds A recipient of a grant under this section may only