Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to run a pilot program letting canine handlers keep their working dogs at home instead of in centralized federal kennels, then report on the results to Congress.

• Requires the Executive Assistant Commissioner of CBP's Office of Field Operations to establish the pilot program within one year of enactment
• Requires participation by at least ten ports of entry, including seaports, airports, and land ports in urban and rural locations, with handlers joining voluntarily
• Runs the pilot for at least two years and ends it no more than three years after it starts
• Requires a congressional briefing within one year and a report afterward with findings comparing home kenneling to centralized kenneling, including cost, job performance, and health

• Homeland Security Committee (House)
• Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee

Immigration