118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 759 

AN ACT 

To authorize the National Detector Dog Training Center, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Beagle Brigade Act 

3 of 2023’’. 

4 SEC. 2. NATIONAL DETECTOR DOG TRAINING CENTER. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a National 

6 Detector Dog Training Center (referred to in this Act as 

7 the ‘‘Center’’). 

8 (b) DUTIES.—The Center shall have the following du9 ties: 

10 (1) Training dogs for the purpose of safe11 guarding domestic agricultural and natural resources 

12 from foreign and invasive pests and diseases. 

13 (2) Training human handlers to successfully se14 lect and train dogs for the purpose described in 

15 paragraph (1). 

16 (3) Collaborating with relevant Federal agen17 cies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

18 to safeguard domestic agricultural and natural re19 sources. 

20 (4) Collaborating with external stakeholders, in21 cluding State departments of agriculture, local and 

22 county agricultural officials, private sector entities, 

23 and other relevant non-Federal partners. 

24 (5) Ensuring the health and welfare of all dogs 

25 under the care of the Center, including by ensuring 
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1 access to necessary veterinary care, adequate shelter, 

2 and proper nutrition. 

3 (6) Providing opportunities for private adoption 

4 of retirement-age trained dogs and dogs that do not 

5 complete training. 

6 (7) Any other duties necessary to safeguard do7 mestic agricultural and natural resources from for8 eign and invasive pests and diseases, as determined 

9 by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

10 Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health In11 spection Service. 

12 SEC. 3. REPORT. 

13 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 

15 the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspec16 tion Service, shall submit to Congress a report that con17 tains— 

18 (1) a description of current and emerging 

19 threats to domestic agricultural and natural re20 sources from foreign pests and diseases within the 

21 purview of the operations of the Center; 

22 (2) an examination of the role that the Center 

23 plays in the protection against foreign pests and dis24 eases; 
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1 (3) a description of improvements needed in 

2 Federal programs to minimize threats from foreign 

3 pests and diseases within the purview of the oper4 ations of the Center, including strengthened coordi5 nation among the Animal and Plant Health Inspec6 tion Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

7 and other relevant Federal agencies; 

8 (4) recommendations to strengthen the capabili9 ties of the Center in protecting against foreign pests 

10 and diseases; and 

11 (5) recommendations to improve— 

12 (A) the dog procurement procedures of the 

13 Center; and 

14 (B) private adoption opportunities for re15 tirement-age trained dogs and dogs that do not 

16 complete training. 

Passed the Senate November 21, 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 759 

AN ACT 

To authorize the National Detector Dog Training 

Center, and for other purposes.