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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2329 

To develop an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum for 

law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2019 

Mr. RYAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To develop an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training 

curriculum for law enforcement personnel, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement 

5 Immersive Training Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Grassroots organizations like the National 

9 Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 

10 the American Civil Liberties Union, the National 


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1 Council of La Raza, the National Urban League, 

2 National Congress of American Indians, and the Na3 tional Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium 

4 have monitored the issue of police misconduct. 

5 (2) Membership associations like the Hispanic 

6 American Police Command Officers Association, Na7 tional Asian Pacific Officers Association, National 

8 Black Police Association, National Latino Peace Of9 ficers Association, National Organization of Black 

10 Law Enforcement Executives, Women in Law En11 forcement, Native American Law Enforcement Asso12 ciation, International Association of Chiefs of Police, 

13 National Sheriffs’ Association, Fraternal Order of 

14 Police, and National Association of School Resource 

15 Officers have worked for the needs of Federal, State, 

16 local, and Indian tribal law enforcement groups and 

17 with the civilian community on matters of common 

18 interest. 

19 SEC. 3. LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMERSIVE TRAINING CUR20 RICULUM. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 

23 acting through the Director of the Office of Community 

24 Oriented Policing Services, shall develop an immersive, 


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1 real-life, scenario-based training curriculum for use in ac2 cordance with the grant program under section 4. 

3 (b) CURRICULUM.—In developing the curriculum 

4 under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall— 

5 (1) develop an immersive, real-life, scenario6 based training curriculum, which addresses— 

7 (A) improving community-police relations; 

8 (B) officer safety; 

9 (C) officer resilience; 

10 (D) situational awareness; 

11 (E) physical and emotional responses to 

12 stress; 

13 (F) critical decision-making and problem14 solving; 

15 (G) de-escalation; 

16 (H) use of force and deadly force; and 

17 (I) crisis intervention; 

18 (2) consult with relevant professional law en19 forcement associations, community-based organiza20 tions, and defense and national security agencies in 

21 the development and dissemination of the cur22 riculum; 

23 (3) provide expertise and technical assistance to 

24 entities seeking to implement the curriculum; 


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1 (4) evaluate best practices of immersive, real2 life, scenario-based training methods and curriculum 

3 content to maintain state-of-the-art expertise in 

4 immersive, real-life, scenario-based learning method5 ology; and 

6 (5) develop a certification process for entities 

7 that have successfully implemented the curriculum. 

8 SEC. 4. LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMERSIVE TRAINING GRANT 

9 PROGRAM. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is one 

11 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attor12 ney General, acting through the Director of the Office of 

13 Community Oriented Policing Services, is authorized to 

14 make grants to States, units of local government, Indian 

15 tribal governments, other public and private entities, and 

16 multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia to provide law en17 forcement personnel with access to an immersive, real-life, 

18 scenario-based training curriculum that is substantially 

19 similar to the curriculum developed under section 3. 

20 (b) APPLICATION.—An applicant seeking a grant 

21 under this section shall submit to the Attorney General 

22 an application at such time, in such manner, and con23 taining such information as the Attorney General may rea24 sonably require. 

25 (c) REPORTS.— 


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1 (1) GRANTEE REPORTS.—On the date that is 

2 one year after receiving a grant under this section, 

3 each grant recipient shall submit to the Attorney 

4 General a report on— 

5 (A) any benefits of, and barriers to, deliv6 ering the curriculum to law enforcement per7 sonnel; and 

8 (B) recommendations for improving the ac9 cess of law enforcement personnel to immersive, 

10 real-life, scenario-based training. 

11 (2) OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLIC12 ING SERVICES REPORTS.—Not later than one year 

13 after initially awarding grants under this section, 

14 and annually thereafter, the Attorney General, act15 ing through the Director of the Office of Community 

16 Oriented Policing Services, shall submit to Congress 

17 a report on— 

18 (A) the number of entities that received 

19 grants under this section; 

20 (B) the cumulative number and proportion 

21 of law enforcement personnel in each State that 

22 received training under the immersive, real-life, 

23 scenario-based training curriculum described in 

24 section 3, or a curriculum that is substantially 

25 similar to such curriculum; 


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1 (C) any benefits of, and barriers to, deliv2 ering such curriculum to law enforcement per3 sonnel; 

4 (D) recommendations for improving the 

5 curriculum developed under section 3; and 

6 (E) recommendations for improving the 

7 grant program under this section. 

8 (d) FUNDING.—No additional funds are authorized 

9 to be appropriated to carry out this Act. The Attorney 

10 General shall carry out this Act using unobligated 

11 amounts that are otherwise made available to the Depart12 ment of Justice. 

13 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this Act: 

15 (1) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.—The 

16 term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a 

17 grassroots organization that monitors the issue of 

18 police misconduct and that has a national presence 

19 and membership. 

20 (2) IMMERSIVE, REAL-LIFE, SCENARIO-BASED

21 TRAINING.—The term ‘‘immersive, real-life, sce22 nario-based training’’ means the use of simulations 

23 and role-playing to place law enforcement personnel 

24 in an interactive learning environment to replicate 


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1 real-life scenarios or teach particular skills or tech2 niques. 

3 (3) PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSO4 CIATION.—The term ‘‘professional law enforcement 

5 association’’ means a law enforcement membership 

6 association that works for the needs of Federal, 

7 State, local, or Indian tribal law enforcement groups 

8 and with the civilian community on matters of com9 mon interest. 

10 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 

11 State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 

12 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is13 lands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth 

14 of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession 

15 of the United States. 

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