Federal Law Enforcement Training Research and Reporting Act of 2020

Federal Law Enforcement Training Research and Reporting Act of 2020

This bill requires the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to conduct research and development of a technology to enhance participation rates in training offered to state, local, and tribal communities, with particular attention to rural or remote communities, to enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism and other homeland security threats.

The Under Secretary for Management shall report to Congress on the accreditation status for each basic training program within DHS. If a basic training program loses accreditation, the relevant component shall notify the Under Secretary within 30 days after such loss.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5824 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5824

To require reporting regarding accreditation of basic training programs 
    of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2020

Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico (for herself and Ms. Slotkin) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
  Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require reporting regarding accreditation of basic training programs 
    of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Research and Reporting Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. FLETC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 
(FLETC), in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, shall conduct 
research and development of a technology to enhance participation rates 
in training offered to State, local, and Tribal communities, with 
particular attention to rural or remote communities, for the purpose of 
enhancing domestic preparedness for and collective response to 
terrorism and other homeland security threats.

SEC. 3. REPORTING ON BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) Annual Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under 
        Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland 
        Security, shall report to the relevant congressional committees 
        on the accreditation status for each basic training program 
        within the Department, including information relating to the 
        following:
                    (A) The date on which the program achieved initial 
                accreditation, or in the case of a program that is not 
                currently accredited, the reasons for not obtaining or 
                maintaining accreditation, the activities, if any, 
                taken to achieve accreditation, and an anticipated 
                timeline for accreditation of the program.
                    (B) The date the program most recently received 
                accreditation or reaccreditation, if applicable.
                    (C) The program's anticipated accreditation or next 
                reaccreditation date.
                    (D) The name of the accreditation manager for the 
                program.
            (2) Termination of reporting requirement.--Annual reports 
        under paragraph (1) shall terminate when all basic training 
        programs of the Department of Homeland Security are accredited.
    (b) Lapse in Accreditation.--
            (1) In general.--If a basic training program of the 
        Department of Homeland Security loses accreditation, the head 
        of the relevant component of the Department shall notify the 
        Under Secretary for Management of the Department not later than 
        30 days after such loss.
            (2) Notice to congress.--Not later than 60 days after 
        receiving a notification pursuant to subsection (a), the Under 
        Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security 
        shall notify the relevant congressional committees of the lapse 
        in accreditation, the reason for the lapse, and the activities 
        underway and planned to regain accreditation.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Accreditation.--The term ``accreditation'' means the 
        recognition by a board that a basic training program is 
        administered, developed, and delivered according to an 
        applicable set of standards.
            (2) Accreditation manager.--The term ``accreditation 
        manager'' means the individual assigned by the component of the 
        Department of Homeland Security to manage accreditation 
        activities for a basic training program.
            (3) Basic training program.--The term ``basic training 
        program'' means an entry level program that is transitional to 
        law enforcement service, provides training on critical 
        competencies and responsibilities, and is typically a 
        requirement for appointment to a law enforcement service job or 
        job series.
            (4) Reaccreditation.--The term ``reaccreditation'' means 
        the assessment of a basic training program after initial 
        accreditation to ensure the continued compliance with an 
        applicable set of standards.
            (5) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
        congressional committees'' means the Committee on Homeland 
        Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
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