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H.R. 4577 · 115th Congress

Domestic Explosives Detection Canine Capacity Building Act of 2017

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.

MRR RogersSponsor
9 cosponsors · 2 D, 7 R
LBR Barletta DBR Bacon DDR Donovan CHR Higgins JKR Katko MMR McCaul SJD Jackson Lee PKR King BWD Watson Coleman

6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Dec 6, 2017
  2. House Passed Jan 9, 2018

Domestic Explosives Detection Canine Capacity Building Act of 2017

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jan 9, 2018

Domestic Explosives Detection Canine Capacity Building Act of 2017

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a working group to determine ways to develop a decentralized domestic canine breeding network to produce high quality explosives detection canines and modernize canine training standards.

The working group shall be comprised of representatives from the TSA, the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), national domestic canine associations with expertise in breeding and pedigree, universities with expertise related to explosives detection canines and canine breeding, and domestic canine breeders and vendors.

The working group shall submit to the TSA preliminary behavioral standards, medical standards, and technical standards for the domestic canine breeding network and canine training, including recommendations on how the TSA can engage stakeholders to further the development of such network and training. The TSA shall submit a strategy for expanding the network based on such recommendations.

The TSA, in developing the strategy, must consult with other DHS officials to incorporate mission needs across DHS for an expanded domestic explosives detection canine breeding network that can be leveraged to help meet DHS's operational needs. The working group shall terminate two years after submitting the strategy.

(Sec. 4) The TSA shall issue baseline behavioral standards, medical standards, and technical standards for explosives detection canines. Such standards shall be incorporated into all statements of work for the TSA explosives detection canine contracts and reflect the detection capabilities required to effectively mitigate terrorist threats.

(Sec. 5) The requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the working group.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Domestic Explosives Detection Canine Capacity Building Act of 2017

Latest action (Jan 10, 2018): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 6, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Dec 6, 2017
  2. House Passed Jan 9, 2018

No recorded floor vote found.