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Title: Beagle Brigade Act
Vote Smart synopsis:
Vote to pass legislation that would authorize and give legal authority to the National Detection Dog Training Center operated by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Highlights:
Establishes and provides legal authority for the National Detection Dog Training Center to be operated by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) (Section 2).
The center specifies that it will train dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mail and vehicles to detect exotic pests and diseases that threaten the country’s agriculture and natural resources ( Article 2).
Requires APHIS to report to Congress on the following matters, including (Sec. 3):
current and emerging threats to domestic agricultural and natural resources from foreign pests and diseases; and
Recommendations to improve the center’s functions and procedures.
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Note: Passage of this bill required a two-thirds majority
