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This bill establishes the National Detector Dog Training Center, which will be responsible for training dogs to safeguard domestic agricultural and natural resources from foreign and invasive pests and diseases. The Center will collaborate with federal agencies, state and local officials, and private sector entities to fulfill its duties, which include training both dogs and their human handlers, ensuring the health and welfare of the dogs, and providing opportunities for the private adoption of retirement-age and non-completing dogs. The bill also requires the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to Congress within one year, examining current and emerging threats to domestic agriculture and natural resources, the role of the Center in protection against these threats, potential improvements to federal programs, and recommendations to strengthen the Center's capabilities and dog procurement and adoption procedures.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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