[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 41 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S2976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 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

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

                              S. Res. 104

       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;
       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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