Sec. 111. Private contractor canine evaluation and integration pilot program

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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a pilot program to evaluate the use, effectiveness, and integration of privately-operated explosives detection canine teams using both the passenger screening canine and traditional explosives detection canine methods. The pilot program under subsection

(a)shall include the following elements: A full-time presence in three Category X, two Category I, and one Category II airports. A duration of at least twelve months from the time private contractor teams are operating at full capacity. A methodology for evaluating how to integrate private contractor teams into the checkpoint area to detect explosive devices missed by mechanical or human error at other points in the screening process. Covert testing with inert improvised explosive devices and accurately recreated explosives odor traces to determine the relative effectiveness of a full-time canine team in strengthening checkpoint security. The Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate written updates on the procurement, deployment, and evaluation process related to the implementation of the pilot program under subsection

(a)for every calendar quarter after the date of the enactment of this Act. Not later than 90 days after the completion of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a final report on such pilot program. Out of funds made available to the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security, $6,000,000 is authorized to be used to carry out this section.