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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 759 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        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;
        (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.
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