Sec. 1552. Explosives detection canine teams for air cargo security
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Section 1307 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( 6 U.S.C. 1116 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: In order to enhance the screening of air cargo and ensure that third-party explosives detection canine assets are leveraged for such purpose, the Administrator shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection— develop and issue standards for the use of such third-party explosives detection canine assets for the primary screening of air cargo; develop a process to identify qualified non-Federal entities that will certify canine assets that meet the standards established by the Administrator pursuant to subparagraph (A); ensure that entities qualified to certify canine assets shall be independent from entities that will train and provide canines to end users of such canine assets; establish a system of Transportation Security Administration audits of the process developed pursuant to subparagraph (B); and provide that canines certified for the primary screening of air cargo can be used by air carriers, foreign air carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers.
Upon completion of the development of the process under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— facilitate the deployment of such assets that meet the certification standards of the Administration, as determined by the Administrator; make such standards available to vendors seeking to train and deploy third-party explosives detection canine assets; and ensure that all costs for the training and certification of canines, and for the use of supplied canines, are borne by private industry and not the Federal Government.
In this subsection: The term air carrier has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code. The term foreign air carrier has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code. The term third-party explosives detection canine assets means any explosives detection canine or handler not owned or employed, respectively, by the Administration. .
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