,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bff  #aaith
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#djeg  ,report ,no4 #aai-cab  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june  
#bj1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,correa 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales of ,texas1 ,mrs4   
,mc,iver1 and ,mr4 ,luttrell7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
  ,september #bf1 #bjbe ,additional     
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,kennedy of ,new ,york1  
,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4  
,lawler1 ,ms4 ,pou1 and ,mr4 ,nunn of   
,iowa  ,september #bf1 #bjbe ,committed 
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish 
a pilot program on home kenneling of    
canines for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protections ,office of ,field          
,operations1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,cbp ,canine ,home ,kenneling  
,pilot ,act4  #b4 ,pilot program on     
canine home kenneling program  7a7 ,in  

general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,executive ,assistant ,commissioner 
of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border          
,protection's 7,,cbp7 ,office of ,field 
,operations 7,,ofo7 shall establish a   
canine home kenneling pilot program 7in 
this section referred to as the pilot   
program7 to assess whether canine home  
kenneling would benefit the ,,ofo1      
including both canine handlers and      
canines4  7b7 ,guidance  7#a7 ,in       
general ,prior to establishing the pilot
 program1 the ,executive ,assistant     
,commissioner shall distribute written  
guidance for ,field ,offices of ,,ofo to
 use while implementing the pilot       
program4  7#b7 ,consultation ,in        
developing the guidance referred to in  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,executive          
,assistant ,commissioner shall consult  
with the following entities3  7,a7      
,components of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security that utilize home   
kenneling4  7,b7 ,the ,office of ,health

 ,security of the ,department of        
,homeland ,security4  7,c7              
,representatives of the ,national       
,treasury ,employees ,union4  7c7       
,training ,prior to establishing the    
pilot program1 the ,executive ,assistant
 ,commissioner shall carry out the      
following3  7#a7 ,establish training for
 canine handlers participating in the   
pilot program to take full              
responsibility of a canine's daily care1
 including feeding1 exercise1 and       
medical needs4  7#b7 ,disseminate best  
practices for the integration of a      
working canine into the canine handler's
 residence4  7d7 ,requirements ,in      
carrying out the pilot program1 the     
,executive ,assistant ,commissioner     
shall carry out the following3 7#a7     
,ensure that not fewer than ten ports of
 entry participate in the pilot program4
  7#b7 ,ensure that canines assigned to 
seaports1 airports1 and land ports of   
entry in both urban and rural locations 
participate in the pilot program4  7#c7 

,provide for the participation of canine
 handlers on a voluntary basis4  7#d7   
,continue the pilot program for a period
 of not less than two years4  7#e7      
,terminate the pilot program not more   
than three years after the establishment
 of the pilot program4  7e7 ,briefing   
and report to ,congress  7#a7 ,briefing 
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,executive ,assistant ,commissioner     
shall provide to the appropriate        
congressional committees a briefing     
describing the guidance1 training1 and  
requirements for the pilot program4     
7#b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days  
after the termination of the pilot      
program1 the ,executive ,assistant      
,commissioner shall submit to the       
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that includes the following3     
7,a7 ,information relating to the number
 and location of participating canine   
teams4  7,b7 ,findings of the pilot     
program1 including a cost-benefit1 job  

performance1 health1 and wellbeing      
analysis comparing use of home kenneling
 with centralized kenneling practices4  
7,c7 ,recommendations regarding the     
continued use of home kenneling for     
,,cbp ,office of ,field ,operations4    
7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security in the ,house of 
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs in the ,senate4  
7#b7 ,home kenneling ,the term home     
kenneling means the practice whereby    
canines used for ,federal law           
enforcement purposes are housed and     
cared for at the residences of their    
assigned handlers instead of a          
centralized facility owned or contracted
 by a ,federal agency4  ,september #bf1 
#bjbe ,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed