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‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the 
authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, or the Attorney General of the 
United States. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(B) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2010 through 2012; and 
‘‘(C) such sums as may be necessary for 
each subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available 
pursuant to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(e) ENHANCEMENT
OF EXPLOSIVES DETECTION 
CANINE RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES.—To enhance the 
Nation’s explosives detection canine resources and capa-
bilities the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, by 
partnering with other Federal, State, local, and tribal 
agencies, nonprofit organizations, universities including 
historically black colleges and universities and minority 
serving institutions, and the private sector— 
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‘‘(1) within 270 days after the date of the en-
actment of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) develop a pilot program that includes 
a domestic breeding program for purpose-bred 
explosives detection canines; and 
‘‘(B) increase the current number of capa-
bility assessments of explosives detection canine 
units to identify common challenges and gaps in 
canine explosives detection, to provide for effec-
tive domestic preparedness and collective re-
sponse to terrorism, and to inform grant guid-
ance and priorities, consistent with national ca-
pabilities database efforts; 
‘‘(2) continue development of a scientifically- 
based training curriculum to enhance consensus- 
based national training and certification standards 
to provide for effective domestic preparedness and 
collective response to terrorism through the effective 
use of explosives detection canines for explosives de-
tection canines; and 
‘‘(3) continue engagement in explosives detec-
tion canine research and development activities 
through partnerships with the Science and Tech-
nology Directorate and the Technical Support Work-
ing Group. 
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‘‘SEC. 210G. NATIONAL STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop and 
periodically update a national strategy to prevent and pre-
pare for terrorist explosive attacks in the United States. 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall develop the national strategy required under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Not later than six months after 
the date of the submission of the report regarding each 
quadrennial homeland security review conducted under 
section 707, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the na-
tional strategy required under subsection (a), which shall 
include recommendations, if any, for deterring, pre-
venting, detecting, protecting against, and responding to 
terrorist attacks in the United States using explosives or 
improvised explosive devices, including any such rec-
ommendations relating to coordinating the efforts of Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal governments, emergency re-
sponse providers, and the private sector.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by 
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inserting after the item relating to section 210E the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Sec. 210F. Office for Bombing Prevention. 
‘‘Sec. 210G. National strategy.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND 
TRANSFER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 318. EXPLOSIVES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and in 
coordination with the Under Secretary for National Pro-
tection and Programs, the Attorney General, the Secretary 
of Defense, and the head of any other relevant Federal 
department or agency, shall ensure coordination and infor-
mation sharing regarding nonmilitary research, develop-
ment, testing, and evaluation activities of the Federal Gov-
ernment relating to the detection and prevention of, pro-
tection against, and response to terrorist attacks in the 
United States using explosives or improvised explosive de-
vices, and the development of tools and technologies nec-
essary to neutralize and disable explosive devices. 
‘‘(b) LEVERAGING MILITARY RESEARCH.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology, and in coordination with the Under Sec-
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retary for National Protection and Programs, shall coordi-
nate with the Secretary of Defense and the head of any 
other relevant Federal department or agency to ensure 
that, to the maximum extent possible, military policies and 
procedures, and research, development, testing, and eval-
uation activities relating to the detection and prevention 
of, protection against, and response to terrorist attacks 
using explosives or improvised explosive devices, and the 
development of tools and technologies necessary to neu-
tralize and disable explosive devices, are adapted to non-
military uses. 
‘‘SEC. 319. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and in 
coordination with the Under Secretary for National Pro-
tection and Programs, shall establish a technology trans-
fer program to facilitate the identification, modification, 
and commercialization of technology and equipment for 
use by Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, 
emergency response providers, and the private sector to 
deter, prevent, detect, protect, and respond to terrorist at-
tacks in the United States using explosives or improvised 
explosive devices. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—The activities under the program 
established under subsection (a) shall include— 
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‘‘(1) applying the analysis conducted under sec-
tion 210F(b)(3) of the capabilities and requirements 
of bomb squad, explosive detection canine teams, 
tactical teams, and public safety dive teams of Fed-
eral, State, and local governments, to determine the 
training and technology requirements for Federal, 
State, and local governments, emergency response 
providers, and the private sector; 
‘‘(2) identifying available technologies designed 
to deter, prevent, detect, protect, or respond to ter-
rorist attacks using explosives or improvised explo-
sive devices that have been, or are in the process of 
being, developed, tested, evaluated, or demonstrated 
by the Department, other Federal agencies, the pri-
vate sector, foreign governments, or international or-
ganizations; 
‘‘(3) reviewing whether a technology described 
in paragraph (2) may be useful in assisting Federal, 
State, or local governments, emergency response 
providers, or the private sector in detecting, deter-
ring, preventing, or responding to terrorist attacks 
using explosives or improvised explosive devices; and 
‘‘(4) communicating to Federal, State, and local 
governments, emergency response providers, and the 
private sector the availability of any technology de-
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scribed in paragraph (2), including providing the 
specifications of any such technology, indicating 
whether any such technology satisfies appropriate 
standards, and identifying grants, if any, available 
from the Department to purchase any such tech-
nology. 
‘‘(c) WORKING GROUP.—To facilitate the transfer of 
military technologies, the Secretary, acting through the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, and in a manner con-
sistent with protection of sensitive sources and methods, 
shall establish a working group to advise and assist in the 
identification of military technologies designed to deter, 
prevent, detect, protect, or respond to terrorist explosive 
attacks that are in the process of being developed, or are 
developed, by the Department of Defense or the private 
sector.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 317 the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Sec. 318. Explosives research and development. 
‘‘Sec. 319. Technology transfer.’’. 
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SEC. 4. GAO STUDY OF EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE 
TEAMS. 
Section 1307(f) of the Implementing Recommenda-
tions of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 
110–53; 121 Stat. 395) is amended by striking ‘‘utiliza-
tion’’ and all that follows through the end of the sentence 
and inserting ‘‘utilization of explosives detection canine 
teams, by the Transportation Security Administration and 
all other agencies of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity that utilize explosives detection canines, to strengthen 
security and the capacity of explosive detection canine de-
tection teams of the Department.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON CANINE PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate by 
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act examining the administration of canine pro-
curement activities by the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity to deter, prevent, detect, and protect against terrorist 
explosive attacks in the United States, that includes con-
sideration of the feasibility of reducing the price paid for 
the procurement of untrained canines, including by uti-
lizing an expanded pool of breeds, procuring canines from 
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domestic breeders, and acquiring canines from animal 
shelters, rescue societies, and other not-for-profit entities. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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