,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bb1      
#bjba,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself and ,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the            
,transportation ,security               
,administration to conduct a feasibility
 study on the use of canine units for   
,,covid-#ai detection at airports4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fly ,safe ,canine ,,covid          
,detection ,act of #bjba4  #b4          
,feasibility study on use of canine     
units to detect ,,covid-#ai at airports 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of  
the ,transportation ,security           
,administration 7in this section        
referred to as the ,administrator71 in  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,transportation1 the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of  

,health and ,human ,services1 and the   
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 shall conduct 
a study to assess-- 7#a7 the feasibility
 of using canines to detect the presence
 of ,,sars-,co,v-#b1 the virus that     
causes the coronavirus disease #bjai    
7commonly known as ,,covid-#ai71 in     
individuals infected with the virus2    
7#b7 if using canines to detect the     
presence of ,,sars-,co,v-#b is feasible1
 whether canine units could be used at  
airports to screen passengers1          
individuals accompanying passengers1    
crew members1 and other individuals who 
pass through airports and airport       
security screening locations for        
,,sars-,co,v-#b infection2 and  7#c7 if 
using canine units to conduct screening 
described in paragraph 7#b7 is feasible1
 how such screening would be implemented
 and what metrics would be used to      
monitor the efficacy of the screening4  
7b7 ,assessment of efficacy  7#a7 ,in   
general ,in conducting the study        

required by subsection 7a71 the         
,administrator shall conduct a          
comprehensive review and analysis of    
,,sars-,co,v-#b detection solutions to  
determine the efficacy of canines to    
detect ,,sars-,co,v-#b in individuals4  
7#b7 ,use of review ,the ,administrator 
shall use the results of the review and 
analysis required by paragraph 7#a7 to  
determine the biological detection      
capabilities of canines and to inform   
the operational factors and             
considerations necessary for the        
deployment of canine units at airports  
to detect ,,sars-,co,v-#b4  7c7         
,additional elements ,in conducting the 
assessments required by subsections 7a7 
and 7b71 the ,administrator shall assess
 the following3 7#a7 ,the probability of
 canines responding to the presence of  
,,sars-,co,v-#b4  7#b7 ,the specificity 
of response by canines to               
,,sars-,co,v-#b compared to their       
response to a pool of similar viruses   
and controls4  7#c7 ,how close canine   

units must be to individuals to detect  
,,sars-,co,v-#b at a high sensitivity   
and specificity4  7#d7 ,the             
effectiveness of canine units in        
detecting ,,sars-,co,v-#b in symptomatic
 carriers compared to asymptomatic      
carriers4  7#e7 ,other valid measures to
 determine the efficacy of using canine 
units to screen for ,,sars-,co,v-#b at  
airports1 such as the accuracy of       
detection and the risks of false        
positives and false negatives4  7#f7    
,identification of training and policy  
gaps that are critical to be addressed  
before implementing a program to use    
canine units at airports to screen      
passengers1 individuals accompanying    
passengers1 crew members1 and other     
individuals who pass through airports   
and airport security screening          
locations1 for infection with           
,,sars-,co,v-#b4  7d7 ,considerations   
,in conducting the study required by    
subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall
 consider the following3 7#a7           

,opportunities to leverage established1 
preexisting scientific information      
regarding detection of ,,sars-,co,v-#b  
by canines4  7#b7 ,established programs 
in foreign countries related to         
detection of ,,sars-,co,v-#b by canine  
units4  7#c7 ,detection approaches and  
solutions related to the optimization of
 detection of ,,sars-,co,v-#b by        
canines4  7#d7 ,private industry        
approaches aimed to facilitate detection
 of ,,sars-,co,v-#b using canine units4 
7e7 ,third-,party validation and        
verification ,the ,administrator shall  
ensure that any screening solutions     
developed pursuant to the study required
 by subsection 7a7 undergo validation   
and verification analysis by a third    
party with appropriate expertise to     
ensure accuracy of data obtained from   
the study4  7f7 ,report required ,not   
later than #abj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 a report-- 7#a7 setting forth the      

results of the study required by        
subsection 7a71 including the           
assessments required by subsections 7b7 
and 7c72 and  7#b7 making a             
recommendation with respect to whether  
to proceed with implementing a program  
to use canine units at airports to      
screen passengers1 individuals          
accompanying passengers1 crew members1  
and other individuals who pass through  
airports and airport security screening 
locations1 for infection with           
,,sars-,co,v-#b4