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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 104 

Commending the national explosives detection canine team program for 35 

years of service to the safety and security of the transportation systems 

within the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 9, 2007 

Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the national explosives detection canine team 

program for 35 years of service to the safety and security 

of the transportation systems within the United States. 

Whereas the national explosives detection canine team 

program was created as a result of a bomb being 

placed on a Trans World Airlines jet bound for Los 

Angeles from John F. Kennedy International Airport 

on March 9, 1972; 

Whereas Brandy, a bomb sniffing dog assigned to the 

New York City Police Department, searched the 

plane and found the explosive device just 12 minutes 

before it was set to detonate; 

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Whereas President Richard Nixon directed the Secretary 

of Transportation to use innovative means to combat 

the problems plaguing civil aviation; 

Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration canine explosives detection team program was created to deter 

and detect the introduction of explosive devices into 

the national transportation system; 

Whereas the national explosives detection program provides premier explosives detection canine team capabilities, through partnerships established with State 

and local law enforcement agencies; 

Whereas the national explosives detection canine team 

program has expanded significantly over recent years 

as a result of recommendations by the White House 

Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, the Security Baseline Working Group of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the targeted bombings of mass 

transit systems in London, India, and Madrid; 

Whereas the national explosives detection canine team 

program has grown from 40 teams at 20 airports to 

over 425 teams at over 75 airports and 13 mass 

transit systems; 

Whereas the national explosives detection canine team 

program has deployed highly trained explosives detection canine teams as a proven deterrent to terrorism 

directed towards transportation systems; 

Whereas the national explosives detection canine team 

program provides a timely and mobile response support to facilities, rail stations, airports, aircraft, passenger terminals, seaports, and surface carriers; 

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Whereas the transportation systems of the United States 

have benefited greatly from the partnership that exists between the national explosives detection canine 

team program and State and local law enforcement 

agencies and key industry stakeholders; 

Whereas the operations branch of the national explosives 

detection canine team program is responsible for dayto-day operational issues for operations at specified 

transportation systems; 

Whereas the canine training and evaluation branch of the 

national explosives detection canine team program is 

responsible for the procurement, training, and evaluation of assigned handlers and canines attending 

the National Explosives Detection Canine Training 

Facility, at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, 

Texas; and 

Whereas the explosives branch of the national explosives 

detection canine team program is responsible for explosive training and procurement, preparation, and 

distribution and associated explosives training and 

related issues: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the national explosives detection ca2 nine team program be commended for 35 years of service 

3 and dedication to the safety and security of the citizens 

4 of the United States. 

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