‘‘(A) provide senior government officials 
with a strategic perspective of homeland secu-
rity and counterterrorism that transcends orga-
nizations, levels of government, and response 
disciplines, and includes private sector perspec-
tives; 
‘‘(B) focus on all hazards and all phases of 
emergency preparedness and response; and 
‘‘(C) expand students’ understanding of 
the strategic aspects of homeland security and 
counterterrorism planning, policy development, 
incident management, support functions, and 
related topics. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Under Secretary for Preparedness shall specify cur-
riculum requirements to accomplish the mission of 
the University. 
‘‘(3) LEVERAGING OF EXISTING COURSES.—The 
development of the University curriculum shall lever-
age existing Masters Degree courses in homeland se-
curity that are approved by the Secretary, learning 
materials, quality assessment tools, digital libraries, 
exercise systems, and other curriculum components 
already being delivered by universities and training 
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facilities, such as the Center for Domestic Prepared-
ness. 
‘‘(d) STUDENT ENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(1) SOURCES.—The student body of the Uni-
versity shall include officials from Federal, State, 
tribal, and local governments, and from other 
sources as designated by the Under Secretary for 
Preparedness. 
‘‘(2) ENROLLMENT PRIORITIES AND SELECTION 
CRITERIA.—The Under Secretary for Preparedness 
shall establish policies governing student enrollment 
priorities and selection criteria, consistent with the 
mission of the University. 
‘‘(3) DIVERSITY.—The Secretary shall take rea-
sonable steps to ensure that the student body rep-
resents racial, gender, and ethnic diversity. 
‘‘(e) SERVICE COMMITMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An employee selected for 
training shall agree in writing with the Government 
before assignment to training to do the following— 
‘‘(A) continue in the service of the spon-
soring agency after the end of the training pe-
riod for a period not less than two years after 
the completion of the training unless he is in-
voluntarily separated from the service of his 
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agency for reasons other than reduction in 
force; and 
‘‘(B) pay to the Government the amount of 
the additional expenses incurred by the Govern-
ment in connection with this training if the em-
ployee is voluntarily separated from the service 
to the agency before the end of the period for 
which the employee has agreed to continue in 
the service of the agency. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(A) EXEMPTION.—The payment agreed 
to under subsection (1)(b) of this section may 
not be required of an employee who leaves the 
service of the sponsoring agency to enter into 
the service of another agency in any branch of 
the Government unless the head of the agency 
that authorized the training notifies the em-
ployee before the effective date of his entrance 
into the service of the other agency that pay-
ment will be required under this section. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—If payment 
is required, the sponsoring agency shall deter-
mine a payment amount which is not greater 
than a pro rata share of the expenses incurred 
for the time remaining in the two-year period. 
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‘‘(3) RECOVERY OF PAYMENT.—If an employee, 
except an employee relieved of liability under sub-
section (2) of this section fails to fulfill the agree-
ment to pay to the Government the additional ex-
penses incurred by the Government in connection 
with his training, a sum equal to the amount of the 
additional expenses of training is recoverable by the 
Government from the employee or his estate by— 
‘‘(A) setoff against accrued pay, compensa-
tion, amount of retirement credit, or other 
amount due the employee from the Government; 
and 
‘‘(B) such other method as is provided by 
law for the recovery of amounts owing to the 
Government. 
‘‘(f) UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND 
STAFFING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Preparedness shall establish policies governing the 
recruitment and governance of the faculty of the 
University, shall identify such leadership positions 
within the University as necessary for its manage-
ment, and shall establish policies governing the se-
lection of personnel to fill those leadership positions. 
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‘‘(2) BOARD OF ADVISORS.—The Under Sec-
retary shall appoint a Board of Advisors for the 
University to oversee the governance of the Univer-
sity, consistent with requirements for curriculum ac-
creditation. 
‘‘(3) LEVERAGE THE FACULTY AND COLLABO-
RATIVE
GOVERNANCE
ARRANGEMENTS.—In estab-
lishing University staffing and governance policies, 
the Under Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
possible, leverage the faculty and collaborative gov-
ernance arrangements already established between 
existing Department-sponsored graduate education 
and training programs. 
‘‘(g) PROGRAM STRUCTURE.—The Under Secretary 
for Preparedness shall ensure that the programs of the 
University— 
‘‘(1) are scalable and portable in order to reach 
the widest audiences; 
‘‘(2) include traditional in-residence courses in 
the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(3) offer regional, web-enabled, and virtual 
educational programs; and 
‘‘(4) utilize innovative educational methodolo-
gies, such as simulation centers, for use by faculty, 
students, and government officials.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to such subtitle the following: 
‘‘Sec. 890B. National Homeland Security University.’’. 
SEC. 17. CANINE DETECTION TEAM AUGMENTATION AND 
CERTIFICATION. 
(a) INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TRAINED CANINE 
DETECTION TEAMS.— 
(1) INCREASE.—In each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for 
such purpose, increase the number of trained canine 
detection teams of the Department over the number 
of such teams deployed or available on the last day 
of the preceding fiscal year as follows: 
(A) CUSTOMS
AND
BORDER
PROTEC-
TION.—An increase of not less than 25 percent 
the number of trained canine detection teams 
deployed at and between the Nation’s ports of 
entry. 
(B) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION.—Increase by not less than 25 percent 
the number of trained detection canines de-
ployed at the Nation’s airports and mass tran-
sit systems. 
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(C) COAST
GUARD, UNITED
STATES
SE-
CRET SERVICE, FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE, 
AND
FEDERAL
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT 
AGENCY.—Increase by not less than 25 percent 
the number of trained canine detection teams 
available to Coast Guard stations, Secret Serv-
ice operations, and Federal Protective Service 
operations across the country, and to the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency to ensure 
their availability as needed in emergencies. 
(2) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—If the Sec-
retary determines that an agency referred to in sub-
section (a) is unable to achieve the increase required 
under subsection (a) for such reasons as cost or 
availability, the Secretary shall notify the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, describing the 
reasons why the agency is unable to achieve the in-
crease. 
(b) COORDINATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND IMPROVE-
MENT OF CANINE DETECTION TEAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘TITLE XIX—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
‘‘Subtitle A—Canine Detection 
Teams 
‘‘SEC. 1901. COORDINATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF CA-
NINE PROTECTION TEAM TRAINING. 
‘‘The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) fully coordinate the canine training pro-
grams of the Department that support the Depart-
ment’s counter-terrorism, counter-smuggling, trans-
portation security, and border security missions and 
other missions of the Department, including, with 
respect to the research and development of new ca-
nine training methods, the optimum number and 
type of training aids, and measurements for effi-
ciency and effectiveness; 
‘‘(2) ensure that the Department is maximizing 
its use of existing training facilities and resources to 
train canines throughout the year; and 
‘‘(3) coordinate the use of detection canines 
trained by other Federal agencies, nonprofit organi-
zations, universities, and private training facilities in 
order to increase the number of trained detection ca-
nines available to Federal, State, and local law en-
forcement agencies. 
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‘‘SEC. 1902. CANINE PROCUREMENT. 
‘‘The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) make it a priority to increase the number 
of domestically bred canines used by the Department 
to assist in its counter-terrorism mission, including 
the protection of ports of entry and along the United 
States border; 
‘‘(2) increase the utilization of domestically 
bred canines from universities and private and non-
profit sources in the United States; and 
‘‘(3) consult with other Federal, State, and 
local agencies, nonprofit organizations, universities, 
and private entities that use detection canines, such 
as those participating in the Scientific Working 
Group on Dog and Orthogonal Detectors (popularly 
known as ‘SWGDOG’), as well as the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, to encourage domestic breed-
ing of canines and consolidate canine procurement, 
where possible, across the Federal Government to 
reduce the cost of purchasing canines. 
‘‘SEC. 1903. DOMESTIC CANINE BREEDING GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall establish a competitive grant program for domestic 
breeders of canines. The purpose of the grant program 
shall be to encourage the development and growth of ca-
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nine breeds that are best suited for detection training pur-
poses within the United States. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
‘‘SEC. 1904. HOMELAND SECURITY CANINE DETECTION AC-
CREDITATION BOARD. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCREDITATION BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the national voluntary con-
sensus standards referred to in subsection (b)(1) are 
issued, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the 
Attorney General, shall establish a Homeland Secu-
rity Canine Detection Accreditation Board to de-
velop and implement a process for certifying compli-
ance with such standards. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the 
Accreditation Board shall consist of experts in the 
fields of canine training and explosives detection 
from Federal and State agencies, universities, other 
research institutions, and the private sector, such as 
those represented on the Executive Board of 
SWGDOG. 
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‘‘(b) ACCREDITATION PROCESS.—The Accreditation 
Board shall establish and implement a voluntary accredi-
tation process to— 
‘‘(1) certify that persons conducting certifi-
cation of canine detection teams appropriately en-
sure that the canine detection teams meet the na-
tional voluntary consensus standards developed by 
SWGDOG; 
‘‘(2) ensure that canine detection teams do not 
put public safety and the safety of law enforcement 
personnel at risk due to fraud or weaknesses in the 
initial or maintenance training curriculum; and 
‘‘(3) maintain and update a public list of enti-
ties accredited by the Department to certify canine 
detection teams. 
‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS.—Beginning 
not later than the date that is 180 days after the date 
on which the standards referred to in subsection (b)(1) 
are issued, the Secretary shall require that grant funds 
administered by the Department may not be used to ac-
quire a canine detection team unless— 
‘‘(1) the canine detection team is certified 
under the process established under subsection (b); 
or 
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