Bill > HR8432

This bill, the Beagle Brigade Act of 2022, establishes a National Detector Dog Training Center (the Center) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The Center will be responsible for training dogs to safeguard domestic agricultural and natural resources from foreign and invasive pests and diseases, training handlers to work with these detector dogs, collaborating with relevant federal agencies and external stakeholders, ensuring the health and welfare of the dogs, and facilitating the adoption of retired or unfinished dogs. The bill authorizes necessary funding for the Center's operation and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to Congress on current and emerging threats, the role of the Center, needed improvements to federal programs, and recommendations to strengthen the Center's capabilities and adoption procedures.