S. 759 

One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four 

An Act 

To authorize the National Detector Dog Training Center, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Beagle Brigade Act of 2023’’. 

SEC. 2. NATIONAL DETECTOR DOG TRAINING CENTER. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a National Detector Dog 

Training Center (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Center’’). 

(b) DUTIES.—The Center shall have the following duties: 

(1) Training dogs for the purpose of safeguarding domestic 

agricultural and natural resources from foreign and invasive 

pests and diseases. 

(2) Training human handlers to successfully select and 

train dogs for the purpose described in paragraph (1). 

(3) Collaborating with relevant Federal agencies, including 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to safeguard domestic 

agricultural and natural resources. 

(4) Collaborating with external stakeholders, including 

State departments of agriculture, local and county agricultural 

officials, private sector entities, and other relevant non-Federal 

partners. 

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

the care of the Center, including by ensuring access to necessary 

veterinary care, adequate shelter, and proper nutrition. 

(6) Providing opportunities for private adoption of retirement-age trained dogs and dogs that do not complete training. 

(7) Any other duties necessary to safeguard domestic agricultural and natural resources from foreign and invasive pests 

and diseases, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, 

acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

SEC. 3. REPORT. 

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator 

of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall submit 

to Congress a report that contains— 

(1) 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 Center; 

(2) an examination of the role that the Center plays in 

the protection against foreign pests and diseases; 
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(3) a description of improvements needed in Federal programs to minimize threats from foreign pests and diseases 

within the purview of the operations of the Center, including 

strengthened coordination among the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and 

other relevant Federal agencies; 

(4) recommendations to strengthen the capabilities of the 

Center in protecting against foreign pests and diseases; and 

(5) recommendations to improve— 

(A) the dog procurement procedures of the Center; 

and 

(B) private adoption opportunities for retirement-age 

trained dogs and dogs that do not complete training. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.