; and (2) by adding after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) Third party canine teams for air cargo security (1) In general In order to enhance the screening of air cargo and ensure that third party explosives detection canine assets are leveraged for such purpose, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection— (A) develop and issue standards for the use of such third party explosives detection canine assets for the primary screening of air cargo; (B) develop a process to identify qualified non-Federal entities that will certify such canine assets that meet the standards established by the Administrator under subparagraph (A); (C) ensure that such entities qualified to certify such canine assets shall be independent from entities that will train and provide canines to end users of such canine assets; (D) establish a system of Transportation Security Administration audits of the process developed under subparagraph (B); and (E) provide that canines certified for the primary screening of air cargo can be used by air carriers, foreign air carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers. (2) Implementation Beginning on the date that the development of the process under paragraph (1)(B) is complete, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall— (A) facilitate the deployment of third party explosives detection canine assets under paragraph (1) that meet the certification standards of the Administration, as determined by the Administrator; (B) make such standards available to vendors seeking to train and deploy such canine assets