#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#gei  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the     
,national ,detector ,dog ,training      
,center1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,beagle ,brigade ,act of #bjbc4  #b4
 ,national ,detector ,dog ,training     
,center  7a7 ,in general ,there is      
established a ,national ,detector ,dog  
,training ,center 7referred to in this  
,act as the ,center74  7b7 ,duties ,the 
,center shall have the following duties3
 7#a7 ,training dogs for the purpose of 
safeguarding domestic agricultural and  
natural resources from foreign and      
invasive pests and diseases4  7#b7      
,training human handlers to successfully
 select and train dogs for the purpose  
described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7      
,collaborating with relevant ,federal   
agencies1 including ,u4,s4 ,customs and 
,border ,protection1 to safeguard       
domestic agricultural and natural       
resources4  7#d7 ,collaborating with    
external stakeholders1 including ,state 

departments of agriculture1 local and   
county agricultural officials1 private  
sector entities1 and other relevant     
non-,federal partners4  7#e7 ,ensuring  
the health and welfare of all dogs under
 the care of the ,center1 including by  
ensuring access to necessary veterinary 
care1 adequate shelter1 and proper      
nutrition4  7#f7 ,providing             
opportunities for private adoption of   
retirement-age trained dogs and dogs    
that do not complete training4  7#g7    
,any other duties necessary to safeguard
 domestic agricultural and natural      
resources from foreign and invasive     
pests and diseases1 as determined by the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting     
through the ,administrator of the       
,animal and ,plant ,health ,inspection  
,service4  #c4 ,report ,not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,secretary of            
,agriculture1 acting through the        
,administrator of the ,animal and ,plant
 ,health ,inspection ,service1 shall    

submit to ,congress a report that       
contains-- 7#a7 a description of current
 and emerging threats to domestic       
agricultural and natural resources from 
foreign pests and diseases within the   
purview of the operations of the        
,center2  7#b7 an examination of the    
role that the ,center plays in the      
protection against foreign pests and    
diseases2  7#c7 a description of        
improvements needed in ,federal programs
 to minimize threats from foreign pests 
and diseases within the purview of the  
operations of the ,center1 including    
strengthened coordination among the     
,animal and ,plant ,health ,inspection  
,service1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border   
,protection1 and other relevant ,federal
 agencies2  7#d7 recommendations to     
strengthen the capabilities of the      
,center in protecting against foreign   
pests and diseases2 and  7#e7           
recommendations to improve-- 7,a7 the   
dog procurement procedures of the       
,center2 and  7,b7 private adoption     

opportunities for retirement-age trained
 dogs and dogs that do not complete     
training4  ,passed the ,senate ,november
 #ba1 #bjbd4,secretary