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One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two 

An Act 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide 

for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises. 

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 ‘‘Law Enforcement De-Escalation 

Training Act of 2022’’. 

SEC. 2. TRAINING ON ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE, DE-ESCALATION, AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 901(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251(a)) is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting a semicolon; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(29) the term ‘de-escalation’ means taking action or 

communicating verbally or non-verbally during a potential force 

encounter in an attempt to stabilize the situation and reduce 

the immediacy of the threat so that more time, options, and 

resources can be called upon to resolve the situation without 

the use of force or with a reduction in the force necessary; 

‘‘(30) the term ‘mental or behavioral health or suicidal 

crisis’— 

‘‘(A) means a situation in which the behavior of a 

person— 

‘‘(i) puts the person at risk of hurting himself 

or herself or others; or 

‘‘(ii) impairs or prevents the person from being 

able to care for himself or herself or function effectively 

in the community; and 

‘‘(B) includes a situation in which a person— 

‘‘(i) is under the influence of a drug or alcohol, 

is suicidal, or experiences symptoms of a mental illness; 

or 

‘‘(ii) may exhibit symptoms, including emotional 

reactions (such as fear or anger), psychological impairments (such as inability to focus, confusion, or psychosis), and behavioral reactions (such as the trigger 

of a freeze, fight, or flight response); 
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‘‘(31) the term ‘disability’ has the meaning given that term 

in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

(42 U.S.C. 12102); 

‘‘(32) the term ‘crisis intervention team’ means a collaborative, interdisciplinary team that brings together specially 

trained law enforcement officers, mental health providers, and 

other community stakeholders to respond to mental healthrelated calls, use appropriate de-escalation techniques, and 

assess if referral to services or transport for mental health 

evaluation is appropriate; and 

‘‘(33) the term ‘covered mental health professional’ means 

a mental health professional working on a crisis intervention 

team— 

‘‘(A) as an employee of a law enforcement agency; or 

‘‘(B) under a legal agreement with a law enforcement 

agency.’’. 

(b) COPS PROGRAM.—Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus 

Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(n) TRAINING IN ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE, DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES, AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

CRISES.— 

‘‘(1) TRAINING CURRICULA.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General 

shall develop training curricula or identify effective existing 

training curricula for law enforcement officers and for covered mental health professionals regarding— 

‘‘(i) de-escalation tactics and alternatives to use 

of force; 

‘‘(ii) safely responding to an individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health or suicidal crisis 

or an individual with a disability, including techniques 

and strategies that are designed to protect the safety 

of that individual, law enforcement officers, mental 

health professionals, and the public; 

‘‘(iii) successfully participating on a crisis intervention team; and 

‘‘(iv) making referrals to community-based mental 

and behavioral health services and support, housing 

assistance programs, public benefits programs, the 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and other services. 

‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The training curricula developed 

or identified under this paragraph shall include— 

‘‘(i) scenario-based exercises; 

‘‘(ii) pre-training and post-training tests to assess 

relevant knowledge and skills covered in the training 

curricula; and 

‘‘(iii) follow-up evaluative assessments to determine the degree to which participants in the training 

apply, in their jobs, the knowledge and skills gained 

in the training. 

‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney General shall 

develop and identify training curricula under this paragraph in consultation with relevant law enforcement agencies of States and units of local government, associations 
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that represent individuals with mental or behavioral health 

diagnoses or individuals with disabilities, labor organizations, professional law enforcement organizations, local law 

enforcement labor and representative organizations, law 

enforcement trade associations, mental health and suicide 

prevention organizations, family advocacy organizations, 

and civil rights and civil liberties groups. 

‘‘(2) CERTIFIED PROGRAMS AND COURSES.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date on which training curricula are developed or identified 

under paragraph (1)(A), the Attorney General shall establish a process to— 

‘‘(i) certify training programs and courses offered 

by public and private entities to law enforcement officers or covered mental health professionals using 1 

or more of the training curricula developed or identified 

under paragraph (1), or equivalents to such training 

curricula, which may include certifying a training program or course that an entity began offering on or 

before the date on which the Attorney General establishes the process; and 

‘‘(ii) terminate the certification of a training program or course if the program or course fails to continue to meet the standards under the training curricula developed or identified under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIPS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—Not later than 180 

days after the date on which training curricula are developed or identified under paragraph (1)(A), the Attorney 

General shall develop criteria to ensure that public and 

private entities that offer training programs or courses 

that are certified under subparagraph (A) collaborate with 

local mental health organizations to— 

‘‘(i) enhance the training experience of law enforcement officers through consultation with and the participation of individuals with mental or behavioral health 

diagnoses or disabilities, particularly such individuals 

who have interacted with law enforcement officers; 

and 

‘‘(ii) strengthen relationships between health care 

services and law enforcement agencies. 

‘‘(3) TRANSITIONAL REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR

STATE AND LOCAL AGENCY PERSONNEL.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on the 

date on which the Attorney General establishes the process 

required under paragraph (2)(A) and ending on the date 

that is 18 months after that date, the Attorney General 

shall, and thereafter the Attorney General may, provide, 

in collaboration with law enforcement training academies 

of States and units of local government as appropriate, 

regional training to equip personnel from law enforcement 

agencies of States and units of local government in a State 

to offer training programs or courses certified under paragraph (2)(A). 

‘‘(B) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—The Attorney General 

shall develop and implement continuing education requirements for personnel from law enforcement agencies of 
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States and units of local government who receive training 

to offer training programs or courses under subparagraph 

(A). 

‘‘(4) LIST.—Not later than 1 year after the Attorney General 

completes the activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2), 

the Attorney General shall publish a list of law enforcement 

agencies of States and units of local government employing 

law enforcement officers or using covered mental health professionals who have successfully completed a course using 1 or 

more of the training curricula developed or identified under 

paragraph (1), or equivalents to such training curricula, which 

shall include— 

‘‘(A) the total number of law enforcement officers that 

are employed by the agency; 

‘‘(B) the number of such law enforcement officers who 

have completed such a course; 

‘‘(C) whether personnel from the law enforcement 

agency have been trained to offer training programs or 

courses under paragraph (3); 

‘‘(D) the total number of covered mental health professionals who work with the agency; and 

‘‘(E) the number of such covered mental health professionals who have completed such a course. 

‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection— 

‘‘(A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

‘‘(B) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

‘‘(C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

‘‘(D) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

(c) BYRNE JAG PROGRAM.—Subpart 1 of part E of title I of 

the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

10151 et seq.) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating section 508 as section 509; and 

(2) by inserting after section 507 the following: 

‘‘SEC. 508. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘certified training 

program or course’ means a program or course using 1 or more 

of the training curricula developed or identified under section 

1701(n)(1), or equivalents to such training curricula— 

‘‘(1) that is provided by the Attorney General under section 

1701(n)(3); or 

‘‘(2) that is— 

‘‘(A) provided by a public or private entity, including 

the personnel of a law enforcement agency or law enforcement training academy of a State or unit of local government who have been trained to offer training programs 

or courses under section 1701(n)(3); and 

‘‘(B) certified by the Attorney General under section 

1701(n)(2). 

‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the Attorney 

General completes the activities required by paragraphs (1) 

and (2) of section 1701(n), the Attorney General shall, from 

amounts made available to fund training programs pursuant 

to subsection (h), make grants to States for use by the State 

or a unit of government located in the State to— 
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‘‘(A) pay for— 

‘‘(i) costs associated with conducting a certified 

training program or course or, subject to paragraph 

(2), a certified training program or course that provides 

continuing education; and 

‘‘(ii) attendance by law enforcement officers or covered mental health professionals at a certified training 

program or course, including a course provided by a 

law enforcement training academy of a State or unit 

of local government; 

‘‘(B) procure a certified training program or course 

or, subject to paragraph (2), a certified training program 

or course that provides continuing education on 1 or more 

of the topics described in section 1701(n)(1)(A); 

‘‘(C) in the case of a law enforcement agency of a 

unit of local government that employs fewer than 50 

employees (determined on a full-time equivalent basis), 

pay for the costs of overtime accrued as a result of the 

attendance of a law enforcement officer or covered mental 

health professional at a certified training program or course 

for which the costs associated with conducting the certified 

training program or course are paid using amounts provided under this section; 

‘‘(D) pay for the costs of developing mechanisms to 

comply with the reporting requirements established under 

subsection (d), in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of 

the total amount of the grant award; and 

‘‘(E) pay for the costs associated with participation 

in the voluntary National Use-of-Force Data Collection of 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in an amount not 

to exceed 5 percent of the total amount of the grant award, 

if a law enforcement agency of the State or unit of local 

government is not already reporting to the National Useof-Force Data Collection. 

‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR USE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION.— 

‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘covered 

topic’ means a topic covered under the curricula developed 

or identified under clause (i), (ii), or (iv) of section 

1701(n)(1)(A). 

‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE INITIAL TRAINING.—A 

State or unit of local government shall ensure that all 

officers who have been employed with the State or unit 

of local government for at least 2 years have received 

training as part of a certified training program or course 

on all covered topics before the State or unit of local government uses amounts received under a grant under paragraph (1) for continuing education with respect to any 

covered topic. 

‘‘(C) START DATE OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), a State 

or unit of local government may not use amounts 

received under a grant under paragraph (1) for continuing education with respect to a covered topic until 

the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment 

of the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act 

of 2022. 
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‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—A State or unit of local government may use amounts received under a grant under 

paragraph (1) for continuing education with respect 

to a covered topic during the 2-year period beginning 

on the date of enactment of the Law Enforcement 

De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 if the State or 

unit of local government has complied with subparagraph (B) using amounts available to the State or 

unit of local government other than amounts received 

under a grant under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(3) MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL MENTAL

HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.—A State or unit of local government 

that receives funds under this section shall establish and maintain relationships between law enforcement officers and local 

mental health organizations and health care services. 

‘‘(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount appropriated to 

carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Attorney General 

shall allocate funds to each State in proportion to the total 

number of law enforcement officers in the State that are 

employed by the State or a unit of local government within 

the State, as compared to the total number of law enforcement 

officers in the United States. 

‘‘(2) RETENTION OF FUNDS FOR TRAINING FOR STATE LAW

ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROPORTIONAL TO NUMBER OF STATE

OFFICERS.—Each fiscal year, each State may retain, for use 

for the purposes described in this section, from the total amount 

of funds provided to the State under paragraph (1) an amount 

that is not more than the amount that bears the same ratio 

to such total amount as the ratio of— 

‘‘(A) the total number of law enforcement officers 

employed by the State; to 

‘‘(B) the total number of law enforcement officers in 

the State that are employed by the State or a unit of 

local government within the State. 

‘‘(3) PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR TRAINING FOR LOCAL LAW

ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State shall make available to 

units of local government in the State for the purposes 

described in this section the amounts remaining after a 

State retains funds under paragraph (2). 

‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL USES.—A State may, with the 

approval of a unit of local government, use the funds allocated to the unit of local government under subparagraph 

(A)— 

‘‘(i) to facilitate offering a certified training program or course or, subject to subsection (b)(2), a certified training program or course that provide continuing education in 1 or more of the topics described 

in section 1701(n)(1)(A) to law enforcement officers 

employed by the unit of local government; or 

‘‘(ii) for the costs of training local law enforcement 

officers, including through law enforcement training 

academies of States and units of local government, 

to conduct a certified training program or course. 

‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney General, in consultation with relevant law enforcement agencies of States 
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and units of local government, associations that represent 

individuals with mental or behavioral health diagnoses 

or individuals with disabilities, labor organizations, professional law enforcement organizations, local law enforcement labor and representative organizations, law enforcement trade associations, mental health and suicide prevention organizations, family advocacy organizations, and civil 

rights and civil liberties groups, shall develop criteria governing the allocation of funds to units of local government 

under this paragraph, which shall ensure that the funds 

are distributed as widely as practicable in terms of geographical location and to both large and small law enforcement agencies of units of local government. 

‘‘(D) ANNOUNCEMENT OF ALLOCATIONS.—Not later than 

30 days after the date on which a State receives an award 

under paragraph (1), the State shall announce the allocations of funds to units of local government under subparagraph (A). A State shall submit to the Attorney General 

a report explaining any delays in the announcement of 

allocations under this subparagraph. 

‘‘(d) REPORTING.— 

‘‘(1) UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—Any unit of local 

government that receives funds from a State under subsection 

(c)(3) for a certified training program or course shall submit 

to the State or the Attorney General an annual report with 

respect to the first fiscal year during which the unit of local 

government receives such funds and each of the 2 fiscal years 

thereafter that— 

‘‘(A) shall include the number of law enforcement officers employed by the unit of local government that have 

completed a certified training program or course, including 

a certified training program or course provided on or before 

the date on which the Attorney General begins certifying 

training programs and courses under section 1701(n)(2), 

the topics covered in those courses, and the number of 

officers who received training in each topic; 

‘‘(B) may, at the election of the unit of local government, include the number of law enforcement officers 

employed by the unit of local government that have completed a certified training program or course using funds 

provided from a source other than the grants described 

under subsection (b), the topics covered in those courses, 

and the number of officers who received training in each 

topic; 

‘‘(C) shall include the total number of law enforcement 

officers employed by the unit of local government; 

‘‘(D) shall include a description of any barriers to providing training on the topics described in section 

1701(n)(1)(A); 

‘‘(E) shall include information gathered through— 

‘‘(i) pre-training and post-training tests that assess 

relevant knowledge and skills covered in the training 

curricula, as specified in section 1701(n)(1); and 

‘‘(ii) follow-up evaluative assessments to determine 

the degree to which participants in the training apply, 

in their jobs, the knowledge and skills gained in the 

training; and 
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‘‘(F) shall include the amount of funds received by 

the unit of local government under subsection (c)(3) and 

a tentative plan for training all law enforcement officers 

employed by the unit of local government using available 

and anticipated funds. 

‘‘(2) STATES.—A State receiving funds under this section 

shall submit to the Attorney General— 

‘‘(A) any report the State receives from a unit of local 

government under paragraph (1); and 

‘‘(B) if the State retains funds under subsection (c)(2) 

for a fiscal year, a report by the State for that fiscal 

year, and each of the 2 fiscal years thereafter— 

‘‘(i) indicating the number of law enforcement officers employed by the State that have completed a 

certified training program or course, including a certified training program or course provided on or before 

the date on which the Attorney General begins certifying training programs or courses under section 

1701(n)(2), the topics covered in those courses, and 

the number of officers who received training in each 

topic, including, at the election of the State, a certified 

training program or course using funds provided from 

a source other than the grants described under subsection (b); 

‘‘(ii) indicating the total number of law enforcement 

officers employed by the State; 

‘‘(iii) providing information gathered through— 

‘‘(I) pre-training and post-training tests that 

assess relevant knowledge and skills covered in 

the training curricula, as specified in section 

1701(n)(1); and 

‘‘(II) follow-up evaluative assessments to determine the degree to which participants in the 

training apply, in their jobs, the knowledge and 

skills gained in the training; 

‘‘(iv) discussing any barriers to providing training 

on the topics described in section 1701(n)(1)(A); and 

‘‘(v) indicating the amount of funding retained by 

the State under subsection (c)(2) and providing a tentative plan for training all law enforcement officers 

employed by the State using available and anticipated 

funds. 

‘‘(3) REPORTING TOOLS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall 

develop a portal through which the data required under paragraphs (1) and (2) may be collected and submitted. 

‘‘(4) REPORTS ON THE USE OF DE-ESCALATION TACTICS AND

OTHER TECHNIQUES.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, relevant law enforcement agencies of States and units 

of local government, associations that represent individuals 

with mental or behavioral health diagnoses or individuals 

with disabilities, labor organizations, professional law 

enforcement organizations, local law enforcement labor and 

representative organizations, law enforcement trade 

associations, mental health and suicide prevention 
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organizations, family advocacy organizations, and civil 

rights and civil liberties groups, shall establish— 

‘‘(i) reporting requirements on interactions in 

which de-escalation tactics and other techniques in 

curricula developed or identified under section 

1701(n)(1) are used by each law enforcement agency 

that receives funding under this section; and 

‘‘(ii) mechanisms for each law enforcement agency 

to submit such reports to the Department of Justice. 

‘‘(B) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements 

developed under subparagraph (A) shall— 

‘‘(i) specify— 

‘‘(I) the circumstances under which an interaction shall be reported, considering— 

‘‘(aa) the cost of collecting and reporting 

the information; and 

‘‘(bb) the value of that information for 

determining whether— 

‘‘(AA) the objectives of the training 

have been met; and 

‘‘(BB) the training reduced or eliminated the risk of serious physical injury 

to officers, subjects, and third parties; and 

‘‘(II) the demographic and other relevant 

information about the officer and subjects involved 

in the interaction that shall be included in such 

a report; and 

‘‘(ii) require such reporting be done in a manner 

that— 

‘‘(I) is in compliance with all applicable Federal 

and State confidentiality laws; and 

‘‘(II) does not disclose the identities of law 

enforcement officers, subjects, or third parties. 

‘‘(C) REVIEW OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later 

than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, 

and every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General, in 

consultation with the entities specified under subparagraph 

(A), shall review and consider updates to the reporting 

requirements. 

‘‘(5) FAILURE TO REPORT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity receiving funds under 

this section that fails to file a report as required under 

paragraph (1) or (2), as applicable and as determined by 

the Attorney General, shall not be eligible to receive funds 

under this section for a period of 2 fiscal years. 

‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to prohibit a State that fails 

to file a report as required under paragraph (2), and is 

not eligible to receive funds under this section, from making 

funding available to a unit of local government of the 

State under subsection (c)(3), if the unit of local government 

has complied with the reporting requirements. 

‘‘(e) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS.— 

‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 

the date of enactment of this section, and each year thereafter 

in which grants are made under this section, the Attorney 
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General shall submit a report to Congress on the implementation of activities carried out under this section. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall 

include, at a minimum, information on— 

‘‘(A) the number, amounts, and recipients of awards 

the Attorney General has made or intends to make using 

funds authorized under this section; 

‘‘(B) the selection criteria the Attorney General has 

used or intends to use to select recipients of awards using 

funds authorized under this section; 

‘‘(C) the number of law enforcement officers of a State 

or unit of local government who were not able to receive 

training on the topics described in section 1701(n)(1)(A) 

due to unavailability of funds and the amount of funds 

that would be required to complete the training; and 

‘‘(D) the nature, frequency, and amount of information 

that the Attorney General has collected or intends to collect 

under subsection (d). 

‘‘(3) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—A report under paragraph (1) 

shall not disclose the identities of individual law enforcement 

officers who received, or did not receive, training under a certified training program or course. 

‘‘(f) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE STUDY.— 

‘‘(1) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 

the first grant award using funds authorized under this section, 

the National Institute of Justice shall conduct a study of the 

implementation of training under a certified training program 

or course in at least 6 jurisdictions representing an array 

of agency sizes and geographic locations, which shall include— 

‘‘(A) a process evaluation of training implementation, 

which shall include an analysis of the share of officers 

who participated in the training, the degree to which the 

training was administered in accordance with the curriculum, and the fidelity with which the training was 

applied in the field; and 

‘‘(B) an impact evaluation of the training, which shall 

include an analysis of the impact of the training on interactions between law enforcement officers and the public, 

any factors that prevent or preclude law enforcement officers from successfully de-escalating law enforcement interactions, and any recommendations on modifications to the 

training curricula and methods that could improve outcomes. 

‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE ACCESS TO PORTAL.— 

For the purposes of preparing the report under paragraph 

(1), the National Institute of Justice shall have direct access 

to the portal developed under subsection (d)(3). 

‘‘(3) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—The study under paragraph 

(1) shall not disclose the identities of individual law enforcement officers who received, or did not receive, training under 

a certified training program or course. 

‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Not more than 1 percent of the amount 

appropriated to carry out this section during any fiscal year 

shall be made available to conduct the study under paragraph 

(1). 

‘‘(g) GAO REPORT.— 
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‘‘(1) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after 

the first grant award using funds authorized under this section, 

the Comptroller General of the United States shall review 

the grant program under this section and submit to Congress 

a report assessing the grant program, including— 

‘‘(A) the process for developing and identifying curricula 

under section 1701(n)(1), including the effectiveness of the 

consultation by the Attorney General with the agencies, 

associations, and organizations identified under section 

1701(n)(1)(C); 

‘‘(B) the certification of training programs and courses 

under section 1701(n)(2), including the development of the 

process for certification and its implementation; 

‘‘(C) the training of law enforcement personnel under 

section 1701(n)(3), including the geographic distribution 

of the agencies that employ the personnel receiving the 

training and the sizes of those agencies; 

‘‘(D) the allocation of funds under subsection (c), 

including the geographic distribution of the agencies that 

receive funds and the degree to which both large and 

small agencies receive funds; and 

‘‘(E) the amount of funding distributed to agencies 

compared with the amount appropriated under this section, 

the amount spent for training, and whether plans have 

been put in place by the recipient agencies to use unspent 

available funds. 

‘‘(2) GAO ACCESS TO PORTAL.—For the purposes of preparing the report under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

of the United States shall have direct access to the portal 

developed under subsection (d)(3). 

‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 

to be appropriated to carry out this section— 

‘‘(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.