[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 104 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
S. RES. 104

Commending the national explosives detection canine team program for 35 
   years of service to the safety and security of the transportation 
                   systems within the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2007

 Mrs. Hutchison submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
       to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending the national explosives detection canine team program for 35 
   years of service to the safety and security of the transportation 
                   systems within the United States.

    Whereas the national explosives detection canine team program was 
            created as a result of a bomb being placed on a Trans World 
            Airlines jet bound for Los Angeles from John F. Kennedy 
            International Airport on March 9, 1972;
    Whereas Brandy, a bomb sniffing dog assigned to the New York City 
            Police Department, searched the plane and found the 
            explosive device just 12 minutes before it was set to 
            detonate;
    Whereas President Richard Nixon directed the Secretary of 
            Transportation to use innovative means to combat the 
            problems plaguing civil aviation;
    Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration canine explosives 
            detection team program was created to deter and detect the 
            introduction of explosive devices into the national 
            transportation system;
    Whereas the national explosives detection program provides premier 
            explosives detection canine team capabilities, through 
            partnerships established with State and local law 
            enforcement agencies;
    Whereas the national explosives detection canine team program has 
            expanded significantly over recent years as a result of 
            recommendations by the White House Commission on Aviation 
            Safety and Security, the Security Baseline Working Group of 
            the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, the tragic events 
            of September 11, 2001, and the targeted bombings of mass 
            transit systems in London, India, and Madrid;
    Whereas the national explosives detection canine team program has 
            grown from 40 teams at 20 airports to over 425 teams at 
            over 75 airports and 13 mass transit systems;
    Whereas the national explosives detection canine team program has 
            deployed highly trained explosives detection canine teams 
            as a proven deterrent to terrorism directed towards 
            transportation systems;
    Whereas the national explosives detection canine team program 
            provides a timely and mobile response support to 
            facilities, rail stations, airports, aircraft, passenger 
            terminals, seaports, and surface carriers;
    Whereas the transportation systems of the United States have 
            benefited greatly from the partnership that exists between 
            the national explosives detection canine team program and 
            State and local law enforcement agencies and key industry 
            stakeholders;
    Whereas the operations branch of the national explosives detection 
            canine team program is responsible for day-to-day 
            operational issues for operations at specified 
            transportation systems;
    Whereas the canine training and evaluation branch of the national 
            explosives detection canine team program is responsible for 
            the procurement, training, and evaluation of assigned 
            handlers and canines attending the National Explosives 
            Detection Canine Training Facility, at Lackland Air Force 
            Base, San Antonio, Texas; and
    Whereas the explosives branch of the national explosives detection 
            canine team program is responsible for explosive training 
            and procurement, preparation, and distribution and 
            associated explosives training and related issues: Now, 
            therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the national explosives detection canine team 
program be commended for 35 years of service and dedication to the 
safety and security of the citizens of the United States.
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