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Calendar No. 422 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4003 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 5, 2022 

Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. 

SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. COONS, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, 

Mr. TILLIS, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. 

BLUNT, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. 

OSSOFF, Mrs. BLACKBURN, and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JUNE 14, 2022 

Reported by Mr. DURBIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement De3 Escalation Training Act of 2022’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TRAINING ON ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE, 

5 DE-ESCALATION, AND MENTAL AND BEHAV6 IORAL HEALTH CRISES. 

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

8 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

9 U.S.C. 10251(a)) is amended— 

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

11 end; 

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

13 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(29) the term ‘de-escalation’ means taking ac16 tion or communicating verbally or non-verbally dur17 ing a potential force encounter in an attempt to sta18 bilize the situation and reduce the immediacy of the 

19 threat so that more time, options, and resources can 

20 be called upon to resolve the situation without the 

21 use of force or with a reduction in the force nec22 essary; 

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

24 suicidal crisis’— 

25 ‘‘(A) means a situation in which the behav26 ior of a person— 


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

2 himself or herself or others; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) impairs or prevents the person 

4 from being able to care for himself or her5 self or function effectively in the commu6 nity; and 

7 ‘‘(B) includes a situation in which a per8 son— 

9 ‘‘(i) is under the influence of a drug 

10 or alcohol, is suicidal, or experiences symp11 toms of a mental illness; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) may exhibit symptoms, including 

13 emotional reactions (such as fear or 

14 anger), psychological impairments (such as 

15 inability to focus, confusion, or psychosis), 

16 and behavioral reactions (such as the trig17 ger of a freeze, fight, or flight response); 

18 ‘‘(31) the term ‘disability’ has the meaning 

19 given that term in section 3 of the Americans with 

20 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102); 

21 ‘‘(32) the term ‘crisis intervention team’ means 

22 a collaborative, interdisciplinary team that brings to23 gether specially trained law enforcement officers, 

24 mental health providers, and other community stake25 holders to respond to mental health-related calls, use 


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1 appropriate de-escalation techniques, and assess if 

2 referral to services or transport for mental health 

3 evaluation is appropriate; and 

4 ‘‘(33) the term ‘covered mental health profes5 sional’ means a mental health professional working 

6 on a crisis intervention team— 

7 ‘‘(A) as an employee of a law enforcement 

8 agency; or 

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

10 enforcement agency.’’. 

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

12 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

13 U.S.C. 10381) is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(n) TRAINING IN ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF

16 FORCE, DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES, AND MENTAL

17 AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES.— 

18 ‘‘(1) TRAINING CURRICULA.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

20 days after the date of enactment of this sub21 section, the Attorney General shall develop 

22 training curricula and identify effective existing 

23 training curricula for law enforcement officers 

24 and for covered mental health professionals re25 garding— 


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1 ‘‘(i) alternatives to use of force and 

2 de-escalation tactics; 

3 ‘‘(ii) safely responding to an indi4 vidual experiencing a mental or behavioral 

5 health or suicidal crisis or an individual 

6 with a disability, including techniques and 

7 strategies that are designed to protect the 

8 safety of that individual, law enforcement 

9 officers, mental health professionals, and 

10 the public; 

11 ‘‘(iii) successfully participating on a 

12 crisis intervention team; and 

13 ‘‘(iv) making referrals to community14 based mental and behavioral health serv15 ices and support, housing assistance pro16 grams, public benefits programs, the Na17 tional Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and 

18 other services. 

19 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The training cur20 ricula developed or identified under this para21 graph shall include— 

22 ‘‘(i) scenario-based exercises; 

23 ‘‘(ii) pre-training and post-training 

24 tests to assess relevant knowledge and 

25 skills covered in the training curricula; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) follow-up evaluative assessments 

2 to determine the degree to which partici3 pants in the training apply, in their jobs, 

4 the knowledge and skills gained in the 

5 training. 

6 ‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney Gen7 eral shall develop and identify training curricula 

8 under this paragraph in consultation with rel9 evant law enforcement agencies of States and 

10 units of local government, associations that rep11 resent individuals with mental or behavioral 

12 health diagnoses or individuals with disabilities, 

13 labor organizations, professional law enforce14 ment organizations, local law enforcement labor 

15 and representative organizations, law enforce16 ment trade associations, mental health and sui17 cide prevention organizations, family advocacy 

18 organizations, and civil liberties groups. 

19 ‘‘(2) CERTIFIED PROGRAMS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

21 days after the date of enactment of this sub22 section, the Attorney General shall establish a 

23 process to— 

24 ‘‘(i) certify public and private entities 

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1 cers or covered mental health professionals 

2 using 1 or more of the training curricula 

3 developed or identified under paragraph 

4 (1), or equivalents to such training cur5 ricula, which may include certifying an en6 tity that was providing such a course on or 

7 before the date on which the Attorney Gen8 eral establishes the process; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) terminate the certification of an 

10 entity if the courses offered by the entity 

11 fail to continue to meet the standards 

12 under the training curricula developed or 

13 identified under paragraph (1). 

14 ‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIPS WITH MENTAL

15 HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL

16 INSTITUTIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

17 the date of enactment of this subsection, the 

18 Attorney General shall develop criteria to en19 sure that public and private entities certified 

20 under subparagraph (A) collaborate with local 

21 mental health organizations to— 

22 ‘‘(i) enhance the training experience 

23 of law enforcement officers through con24 sultation with and the participation of indi25 viduals with mental or behavioral health 


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1 diagnoses or disabilities, particularly such 

2 individuals who have interacted with law 

3 enforcement officers; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) strengthen relationships between 

5 health care services and law enforcement 

6 agencies. 

7 ‘‘(3) TRANSITIONAL REGIONAL TRAINING PRO8 GRAMS FOR STATE AND LOCAL AGENCY PER9 SONNEL.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Until the date that is 

11 2 years after the date on which the Attorney 

12 General develops and identifies training cur13 ricula under paragraph (1), the Attorney Gen14 eral shall, and thereafter may, provide, in col15 laboration with law enforcement training acad16 emies of States and units of local government 

17 as appropriate, regional training to equip and 

18 certify personnel from law enforcement agencies 

19 of States and units of local government in a 

20 State to conduct training using 1 or more of 

21 the training curricula developed or identified 

22 under paragraph (1), or equivalents to such 

23 training curricula. 

24 ‘‘(B) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—The At25 torney General shall develop and implement 


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1 continuing education requirements for personnel 

2 from law enforcement agencies of States and 

3 units of local government certified under sub4 paragraph (A). 

5 ‘‘(4) LIST.—Not later than 1 year after the At6 torney General completes the activities described in 

7 paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General shall 

8 publish a list of law enforcement agencies of States 

9 and units of local government employing law en10 forcement officers or using covered mental health 

11 professionals who have successfully completed a 

12 course using 1 or more of the training curricula de13 veloped or identified under paragraph (1), or equiva14 lents to such training curricula, which shall in15 clude— 

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

17 officers that are employed by the agency; 

18 ‘‘(B) the number of such law enforcement 

19 officers who have completed such a course; 

20 ‘‘(C) whether personnel from the law en21 forcement agency have been certified under 

22 paragraph (3) to conduct the training; 

23 ‘‘(D) the total number of covered mental 

24 health professionals who work with the agency; 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(E) the number of such covered mental 

2 health professionals who have completed such a 

3 course. 

4 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

6 this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

7 2022 through 2026.’’. 

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

9 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 

10 of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) is amended— 

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

12 and 

13 (2) by inserting after section 507 the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 508. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

15 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

16 ‘‘(1) the term ‘approved training course’ means 

17 a course using 1 or more of the training curricula 

18 developed or identified under section 1701(n)(1) or 

19 equivalents to such training curricula— 

20 ‘‘(A) provided by the Attorney General 

21 under section 1701(n)(3); or 

22 ‘‘(B) provided by a certified entity; and 

23 ‘‘(2) the term ‘certified entity’ means a public 

24 or private entity that has been certified by the At25 torney General under section 1701(n)(2), which may 


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1 include a law enforcement agency or law enforce2 ment training academy of a State or unit of local 

3 government the personnel of which have been cer4 tified to conduct training pursuant to section 

5 1701(n)(3). 

6 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

8 after the Attorney General completes the activities 

9 required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 

10 1701(n), the Attorney General shall, from amounts 

11 made available to fund training programs pursuant 

12 to subsection (g), make grants to States for use by 

13 the State or a unit of government located in the 

14 State to— 

15 ‘‘(A) pay for— 

16 ‘‘(i) costs associated with conducting 

17 the training or, subject to paragraph (2), 

18 continuing education; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) attendance by law enforcement 

20 officers or covered mental health profes21 sionals at an approved training course, in22 cluding a course provided by a law enforce23 ment training academy of a State or unit 

24 of local government; 


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1 ‘‘(B) procure training or, subject to para2 graph (2), continuing education on 1 or more of 

3 the topics described in section 1701(n)(1)(A) 

4 from a certified entity; 

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

6 agency of a unit of local government that em7 ploys fewer than 50 employees (determined on 

8 a full-time equivalent basis), pay for the costs 

9 of overtime accrued as a result of the attend10 ance of a law enforcement officer or covered 

11 mental health professional at an approved 

12 training course for which the costs associated 

13 with conducting the approved training course 

14 are paid using amounts provided under this sec15 tion; and 

16 ‘‘(D) pay for the costs of developing mech17 anisms to comply with the reporting require18 ments established under subsection (d), in an 

19 amount not to exceed 5 percent of the total 

20 amount of the grant award. 

21 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR USE FOR CON22 TINUING EDUCATION.— 

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

24 term ‘covered topic’ means a topic covered 

25 under the curricula developed or identified 


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

2 1701(n)(1)(A). 

3 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE INITIAL

4 TRAINING.—A State or unit of local government 

5 shall ensure that all officers who have been em6 ployed with the State or unit of local govern7 ment for at least 2 years have received training 

8 on all covered topics before the State or unit of 

9 local government uses amounts received under a 

10 grant under paragraph (1) for continuing edu11 cation with respect to any covered topic. 

12 ‘‘(C) START DATE OF AVAILABILITY OF

13 FUNDING.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

15 (ii), a State or unit of local government 

16 may not use amounts received under a 

17 grant under paragraph (1) for continuing 

18 education with respect to a covered topic 

19 until the date that is 2 years after the date 

20 of enactment of the Law Enforcement De21 Escalation Training Act of 2022. 

22 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—A State or unit of 

23 local government may use amounts re24 ceived under a grant under paragraph (1) 

25 for continuing education with respect to a 


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1 covered topic during the 2-year period be2 ginning on the date of enactment of the 

3 Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training 

4 Act of 2022 if the State or unit of local 

5 government has complied with subpara6 graph (B) using amounts available to the 

7 State or unit of local government other 

8 than amounts received under a grant 

9 under paragraph (1). 

10 ‘‘(3) MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH

11 LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.—A State 

12 or unit of local government that receives funds 

13 under this section shall establish and maintain rela14 tionships between law enforcement officers and local 

15 mental health organizations and health care services. 

16 ‘‘(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount appro18 priated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the 

19 Attorney General shall allocate funds to each State 

20 in proportion to the total number of law enforcement 

21 officers in the State that are employed by the State 

22 or a unit of local government within the State, as 

23 compared to the total number of law enforcement of24 ficers in the United States. 


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1 ‘‘(2) RETENTION OF FUNDS FOR TRAINING FOR

2 STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROPOR3 TIONAL TO NUMBER OF STATE OFFICERS.—Each 

4 fiscal year, each State may retain, for use for the 

5 purposes described in this section, from the total 

6 amount of funds provided to the State under para7 graph (1) an amount that is not more than the 

8 amount that bears the same ratio to such total 

9 amount as the ratio of— 

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

11 officers employed by the State; to 

12 ‘‘(B) the total number of law enforcement 

13 officers in the State that are employed by the 

14 State or a unit of local government within the 

15 State. 

16 ‘‘(3) PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR TRAINING FOR

17 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State shall make 

19 available to units of local government in the 

20 State for the purposes described in this section 

21 the amounts remaining after a State retains 

22 funds under paragraph (2). 

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

24 with the approval of a unit of local government, 


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1 use the funds allocated to the unit of local gov2 ernment under subparagraph (A)— 

3 ‘‘(i) to facilitate training or, subject to 

4 subsection (b)(2), continuing education in 

5 the 1 or more of the topics described in 

6 section 1701(n)(1)(A) to law enforcement 

7 officers employed by the unit of local gov8 ernment; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) for the costs of training and cer10 tifying local law enforcement officers, in11 cluding through law enforcement training 

12 academies of States and units of local gov13 ernment, to conduct training under section 

14 1701(n)(3). 

15 ‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney Gen16 eral, in consultation with relevant law enforce17 ment agencies of States and units of local gov18 ernment, associations that represent individuals 

19 with mental or behavioral health diagnoses or 

20 individuals with disabilities, labor organizations, 

21 professional law enforcement organizations, 

22 local law enforcement labor and representative 

23 organizations, law enforcement trade associa24 tions, mental health and suicide prevention or25 ganizations, family advocacy organizations, and 


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1 civil liberties groups, shall develop criteria gov2 erning the allocation of funds to units of local 

3 government under this paragraph, which shall 

4 ensure that the funds are distributed as widely 

5 as practicable in terms of geographical location 

6 and to both large and small law enforcement 

7 agencies of units of local government. 

8 ‘‘(D) ANNOUNCEMENT OF ALLOCATIONS.— 

9 Not later than 30 days after the date on which 

10 a State receives an award under paragraph (1), 

11 the State shall announce the allocations of 

12 funds to units of local government under sub13 paragraph (A). A State shall submit to the At14 torney General a report explaining any delays 

15 in the announcement of allocations under this 

16 subparagraph. 

17 ‘‘(d) REPORTING.— 

18 ‘‘(1) UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—Any 

19 unit of local government that receives funds from a 

20 State under subsection (c)(3) for a training program 

21 described in subsection (b) shall submit to the State 

22 or the Attorney General an annual report with re23 spect to the first fiscal year during which the unit 

24 of local government receives such funds and each of 

25 the 2 fiscal years thereafter that shall include— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the number of law enforcement offi2 cers employed by the unit of local government 

3 that have completed an approved training 

4 course, including an approved training course 

5 provided on or before the date on which the At6 torney General begins certifying entities under 

7 section 1701(n)(2), the topics covered in those 

8 courses, and the number of officers who re9 ceived training in each topic, including, at the 

10 election of the unit of local government, an ap11 proved training course using funds provided 

12 from a source other than the grants described 

13 under subsection (b); 

14 ‘‘(B) the total number of law enforcement 

15 officers employed by the unit of local govern16 ment; 

17 ‘‘(C) a description of any barriers to pro18 viding training on the topics described in sec19 tion 1701(n)(1)(A); 

20 ‘‘(D) information gathered through— 

21 ‘‘(i) pre-training and post-training 

22 tests that assess relevant knowledge and 

23 skills covered in the training curricula, as 

24 specified in section 1701(n)(1); and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) follow-up evaluative assessments 

2 to determine the degree to which partici3 pants in the training apply, in their jobs, 

4 the knowledge and skills gained in the 

5 training; and 

6 ‘‘(E) the amount of funds received by the 

7 unit of local government under subsection 

8 (c)(3) and a tentative plan for training all law 

9 enforcement officers employed by the unit of 

10 local government using available and antici11 pated funds. 

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

13 this section shall submit to the Attorney General— 

14 ‘‘(A) any report the State receives from a 

15 unit of local government under paragraph (1); 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(B) if the State retains funds under sub18 section (c)(2) for a fiscal year, a report by the 

19 State for that fiscal year, and each of the 2 fis20 cal years thereafter— 

21 ‘‘(i) indicating the number of law en22 forcement officers employed by the State 

23 that have completed an approved training 

24 course, including an approved training 

25 course provided on or before the date on 


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1 which the Attorney General begins certi2 fying entities under section 1701(n)(2), the 

3 topics covered in those courses, and the 

4 number of officers who received training in 

5 each topic, including, at the election of the 

6 State, an approved training course using 

7 funds provided from a source other than 

8 the grants described under subsection (b); 

9 ‘‘(ii) indicating the total number of 

10 law enforcement officers employed by the 

11 State; 

12 ‘‘(iii) providing information gathered 

13 through— 

14 ‘‘(I) pre-training and post-train15 ing tests that assess relevant knowl16 edge and skills covered in the training 

17 curricula, as specified in section 

18 1701(n)(1); and 

19 ‘‘(II) follow-up evaluative assess20 ments to determine the degree to 

21 which participants in the training 

22 apply, in their jobs, the knowledge 

23 and skills gained in the training; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) discussing any barriers to pro2 viding training on the topics described in 

3 section 1701(n)(1)(A); and 

4 ‘‘(v) indicating the amount of funding 

5 retained by the State under subsection 

6 (c)(2) and providing a tentative plan for 

7 training all law enforcement officers em8 ployed by the State using available and an9 ticipated funds. 

10 ‘‘(3) REPORTING TOOLS.—Not later than 180 

11 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 

12 Attorney General shall develop a portal through 

13 which the data required under paragraphs (1) and 

14 (2) may be collected and submitted. 

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

16 TACTICS AND OTHER TECHNIQUES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 

18 in consultation with the Director of the Federal 

19 Bureau of Investigation, relevant law enforce20 ment agencies of States and units of local gov21 ernment, associations that represent individuals 

22 with mental or behavioral health diagnoses or 

23 individuals with disabilities, labor organizations, 

24 professional law enforcement organizations, 

25 local law enforcement labor and representative 


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1 organizations, law enforcement trade associa2 tions, mental health and suicide prevention or3 ganizations, family advocacy organizations, and 

4 civil liberties groups shall establish— 

5 ‘‘(i) reporting requirements on inter6 actions in which de-escalation tactics and 

7 other techniques in curricula developed or 

8 identified under section 1701(n)(1) are 

9 used by each law enforcement agency that 

10 receives funding under this section; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) mechanisms for each law enforce12 ment agency to submit such reports to the 

13 Department of Justice. 

14 ‘‘(B) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The 

15 requirements developed under subparagraph (A) 

16 shall— 

17 ‘‘(i) specify— 

18 ‘‘(I) the circumstances under 

19 which an interaction shall be reported, 

20 considering— 

21 ‘‘(aa) the cost of collecting 

22 and reporting the information; 

23 and 


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1 ‘‘(bb) the value of that infor2 mation for determining wheth3 er— 

4 ‘‘(AA) the objectives of 

5 the training have been met; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(BB) the training re8 duced or eliminated the risk 

9 of serious physical injury to 

10 officers, subjects, and third 

11 parties; and 

12 ‘‘(II) the biographical and other 

13 relevant information about the officer 

14 and subjects involved in the inter15 action that shall be included in such a 

16 report; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) require such reporting be done in 

18 a manner that— 

19 ‘‘(I) is in compliance with all ap20 plicable Federal and State confiden21 tiality laws; and 

22 ‘‘(II) does not disclose the identi23 ties of law enforcement officers, sub24 jects, or third parties. 


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1 ‘‘(C) REVIEW OF REPORTING REQUIRE2 MENTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

3 of enactment of this section, and every 2 years 

4 thereafter, the Attorney General, in consulta5 tion with the entities specified under subpara6 graph (A), shall review and consider updates to 

7 the reporting requirements. 

8 ‘‘(5) FAILURE TO REPORT.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity receiving 

10 funds under this section that fails to file a re11 port as required under paragraph (1) or (2), as 

12 applicable and as determined by the Attorney 

13 General, shall not be eligible to receive funds 

14 under this section for a period of 2 fiscal years. 

15 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

16 in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to pro17 hibit a State that fails to file a report as re18 quired under paragraph (2), and is not eligible 

19 to receive funds under this section, from mak20 ing funding available to a unit of local govern21 ment of the State under subsection (c)(3), if 

22 the unit of local government has complied with 

23 the reporting requirements. 

24 ‘‘(e) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later 

2 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this sec3 tion, and each year thereafter in which grants are 

4 made under this section, the Attorney General shall 

5 submit a report to Congress on the implementation 

6 of activities carried out under this section. 

7 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under para8 graph (1) shall include, at a minimum, information 

9 on— 

10 ‘‘(A) the number, amounts, and recipients 

11 of awards the Attorney General has made or in12 tends to make using funds authorized under 

13 this section; 

14 ‘‘(B) the selection criteria the Attorney 

15 General has used or intends to use to select re16 cipients of awards using funds authorized under 

17 this section; 

18 ‘‘(C) the number of law enforcement offi19 cers of a State or unit of local government who 

20 were not able to receive training on the topics 

21 described in section 1701(n)(1)(A) due to un22 availability of funds and the amount of funds 

23 that would be required to complete the training; 

24 and 


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

2 information that the Attorney General has col3 lected or intends to collect under subsection (d). 

4 ‘‘(3) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—A report under 

5 paragraph (1) shall not disclose the identities of in6 dividual law enforcement officers who received, or 

7 did not receive, training under section 1701(n). 

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

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

10 years after the first grant award using funds author11 ized under this section, the National Institute of 

12 Justice shall conduct a study of the implementation 

13 of the training under section 1701(n) in at least 6 

14 jurisdictions representing an array of agency sizes 

15 and geographic locations, which shall include— 

16 ‘‘(A) a process evaluation of training im17 plementation, which shall include an analysis of 

18 the share of officers who participated in the 

19 training, the degree to which the training was 

20 administered in accordance with the curriculum, 

21 and the fidelity with which the training was ap22 plied in the field; and 

23 ‘‘(B) an impact evaluation of the training, 

24 which shall include an analysis of the impact of 

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1 forcement officers and the public, any factors 

2 that prevent or preclude law enforcement offi3 cers from successfully de-escalating law enforce4 ment interactions, and any recommendations on 

5 modifications to the training curricula and 

6 methods that could improve outcomes. 

7 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE ACCESS

8 TO PORTAL.—For the purposes of preparing the re9 port under paragraph (1), the National Institute of 

10 Justice shall have direct access to the portal devel11 oped under subsection (d)(3). 

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

13 paragraph (1) shall not disclose the identities of in14 dividual law enforcement officers who received, or 

15 did not receive, training under section 1701(n). 

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

17 the amount appropriated to carry out this section 

18 during any fiscal year shall be made available to 

19 conduct the study under paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(g) GAO REPORT.— 

21 ‘‘(1) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 3 

22 years after the first grant award using funds author23 ized under this section, the Comptroller General of 

24 the United States shall review the grant program 


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1 under this section and submit to Congress a report 

2 assessing the grant program, including— 

3 ‘‘(A) the process for developing and identi4 fying curricula under section 1701(n)(1), in5 cluding the effectiveness of the consultation by 

6 the Attorney General with the agencies, associa7 tions, and organizations identified under section 

8 1701(n)(1)(C); 

9 ‘‘(B) the certification of programs under 

10 section 1701(n)(2), including the development 

11 of the process for certification and its imple12 mentation; 

13 ‘‘(C) the training of law enforcement per14 sonnel under section 1701(n)(3), including the 

15 geographic distribution of the agencies that em16 ploy the personnel receiving the training and 

17 the sizes of those agencies; 

18 ‘‘(D) the allocation of funds under sub19 section (c), including the geographic distribu20 tion of the agencies that receive funds and the 

21 degree to which both large and small agencies 

22 receive funds; and 

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

24 agencies compared with the amount appro25 priated under this section, the amount spent for 


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1 training, and whether plans have been put in 

2 place by the recipient agencies to use unspent 

3 available funds. 

4 ‘‘(2) GAO ACCESS TO PORTAL.—For the pur5 poses of preparing the report under paragraph (1), 

6 the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

7 have direct access to the portal developed under sub8 section (d)(3). 

9 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 

12 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

13 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement De14 Escalation Training Act of 2022’’. 

15 SEC. 2. TRAINING ON ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE, 

16 DE-ESCALATION, AND MENTAL AND BEHAV17 IORAL HEALTH CRISES. 

18 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 901(a) of title I of the Om19 nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

20 U.S.C. 10251(a)) is amended— 

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

22 end; 

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

24 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(29) the term ‘de-escalation’ means taking ac2 tion or communicating verbally or non-verbally dur3 ing a potential force encounter in an attempt to sta4 bilize the situation and reduce the immediacy of the 

5 threat so that more time, options, and resources can 

6 be called upon to resolve the situation without the use 

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

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

9 suicidal crisis’— 

10 ‘‘(A) means a situation in which the behav11 ior of a person— 

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

13 himself or herself or others; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) impairs or prevents the person 

15 from being able to care for himself or herself 

16 or function effectively in the community; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(B) includes a situation in which a per19 son— 

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

21 alcohol, is suicidal, or experiences symptoms 

22 of a mental illness; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) may exhibit symptoms, including 

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1 ity to focus, confusion, or psychosis), and 

2 behavioral reactions (such as the trigger of 

3 a freeze, fight, or flight response); 

4 ‘‘(31) the term ‘disability’ has the meaning given 

5 that term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabil6 ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102); 

7 ‘‘(32) the term ‘crisis intervention team’ means 

8 a collaborative, interdisciplinary team that brings to9 gether specially trained law enforcement officers, men10 tal health providers, and other community stake11 holders to respond to mental health-related calls, use 

12 appropriate de-escalation techniques, and assess if re13 ferral to services or transport for mental health eval14 uation is appropriate; and 

15 ‘‘(33) the term ‘covered mental health profes16 sional’ means a mental health professional working 

17 on a crisis intervention team— 

18 ‘‘(A) as an employee of a law enforcement 

19 agency; or 

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

21 enforcement agency.’’. 

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

23 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

24 U.S.C. 10381) is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(n) TRAINING IN ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE, 

2 DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES, AND MENTAL AND BEHAV3 IORAL HEALTH CRISES.— 

4 ‘‘(1) TRAINING CURRICULA.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date of enactment of this sub7 section, the Attorney General shall develop train8 ing curricula or identify effective existing train9 ing curricula for law enforcement officers and for 

10 covered mental health professionals regarding— 

11 ‘‘(i) de-escalation tactics and alter12 natives to use of force; 

13 ‘‘(ii) safely responding to an indi14 vidual experiencing a mental or behavioral 

15 health or suicidal crisis or an individual 

16 with a disability, including techniques and 

17 strategies that are designed to protect the 

18 safety of that individual, law enforcement 

19 officers, mental health professionals, and the 

20 public; 

21 ‘‘(iii) successfully participating on a 

22 crisis intervention team; and 

23 ‘‘(iv) making referrals to community24 based mental and behavioral health services 

25 and support, housing assistance programs, 


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1 public benefits programs, the National Sui2 cide Prevention Lifeline, and other services. 

3 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The training cur4 ricula developed or identified under this para5 graph shall include— 

6 ‘‘(i) scenario-based exercises; 

7 ‘‘(ii) pre-training and post-training 

8 tests to assess relevant knowledge and skills 

9 covered in the training curricula; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) follow-up evaluative assessments 

11 to determine the degree to which partici12 pants in the training apply, in their jobs, 

13 the knowledge and skills gained in the 

14 training. 

15 ‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney Gen16 eral shall develop and identify training cur17 ricula under this paragraph in consultation with 

18 relevant law enforcement agencies of States and 

19 units of local government, associations that rep20 resent individuals with mental or behavioral 

21 health diagnoses or individuals with disabilities, 

22 labor organizations, professional law enforcement 

23 organizations, local law enforcement labor and 

24 representative organizations, law enforcement 

25 trade associations, mental health and suicide 


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1 prevention organizations, family advocacy orga2 nizations, and civil rights and civil liberties 

3 groups. 

4 ‘‘(2) CERTIFIED PROGRAMS AND COURSES.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date on which training curricula 

7 are developed or identified under paragraph 

8 (1)(A), the Attorney General shall establish a 

9 process to— 

10 ‘‘(i) certify training programs and 

11 courses offered by public and private enti12 ties to law enforcement officers or covered 

13 mental health professionals using 1 or more 

14 of the training curricula developed or iden15 tified under paragraph (1), or equivalents 

16 to such training curricula, which may in17 clude certifying a training program or 

18 course that an entity began offering on or 

19 before the date on which the Attorney Gen20 eral establishes the process; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) terminate the certification of a 

22 training program or course if the program 

23 or course fails to continue to meet the 

24 standards under the training curricula de25 veloped or identified under paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIPS WITH MENTAL HEALTH

2 ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITU3 TIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

4 on which training curricula are developed or 

5 identified under paragraph (1)(A), the Attorney 

6 General shall develop criteria to ensure that pub7 lic and private entities that offer training pro8 grams or courses that are certified under sub9 paragraph (A) collaborate with local mental 

10 health organizations to— 

11 ‘‘(i) enhance the training experience of 

12 law enforcement officers through consulta13 tion with and the participation of individ14 uals with mental or behavioral health diag15 noses or disabilities, particularly such indi16 viduals who have interacted with law en17 forcement officers; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) strengthen relationships between 

19 health care services and law enforcement 

20 agencies. 

21 ‘‘(3) TRANSITIONAL REGIONAL TRAINING PRO22 GRAMS FOR STATE AND LOCAL AGENCY PERSONNEL.— 

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1 graph (2)(A) and ending on the date that is 18 

2 months after that date, the Attorney General 

3 shall, and thereafter the Attorney General may, 

4 provide, in collaboration with law enforcement 

5 training academies of States and units of local 

6 government as appropriate, regional training to 

7 equip personnel from law enforcement agencies of 

8 States and units of local government in a State 

9 to offer training programs or courses certified 

10 under paragraph (2)(A). 

11 ‘‘(B) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—The Attor12 ney General shall develop and implement con13 tinuing education requirements for personnel 

14 from law enforcement agencies of States and 

15 units of local government who receive training to 

16 offer training programs or courses under sub17 paragraph (A). 

18 ‘‘(4) LIST.—Not later than 1 year after the At19 torney General completes the activities described in 

20 paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General shall 

21 publish a list of law enforcement agencies of States 

22 and units of local government employing law enforce23 ment officers or using covered mental health profes24 sionals who have successfully completed a course 

25 using 1 or more of the training curricula developed 


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1 or identified under paragraph (1), or equivalents to 

2 such training curricula, which shall include— 

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

4 officers that are employed by the agency; 

5 ‘‘(B) the number of such law enforcement of6 ficers who have completed such a course; 

7 ‘‘(C) whether personnel from the law en8 forcement agency have been trained to offer 

9 training programs or courses under paragraph 

10 (3); 

11 ‘‘(D) the total number of covered mental 

12 health professionals who work with the agency; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(E) the number of such covered mental 

15 health professionals who have completed such a 

16 course. 

17 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

19 this subsection— 

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

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

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

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


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

2 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 

3 of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) is amended— 

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

5 and 

6 (2) by inserting after section 507 the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 508. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

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

9 training program or course’ means a program or course 

10 using 1 or more of the training curricula developed or iden11 tified under section 1701(n)(1), or equivalents to such 

12 training curricula— 

13 ‘‘(1) that is provided by the Attorney General 

14 under section 1701(n)(3); or 

15 ‘‘(2) that is— 

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

17 including the personnel of a law enforcement 

18 agency or law enforcement training academy of 

19 a State or unit of local government who have 

20 been trained to offer training programs or 

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

22 ‘‘(B) certified by the Attorney General 

23 under section 1701(n)(2). 

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

2 the Attorney General completes the activities required 

3 by paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1701(n), the At4 torney General shall, from amounts made available to 

5 fund training programs pursuant to subsection (h), 

6 make grants to States for use by the State or a unit 

7 of government located in the State to— 

8 ‘‘(A) pay for— 

9 ‘‘(i) costs associated with conducting a 

10 certified training program or course or, 

11 subject to paragraph (2), a certified train12 ing program or course that provides con13 tinuing education; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) attendance by law enforcement of15 ficers or covered mental health professionals 

16 at a certified training program or course, 

17 including a course provided by a law en18 forcement training academy of a State or 

19 unit of local government; 

20 ‘‘(B) procure a certified training program 

21 or course or, subject to paragraph (2), a certified 

22 training program or course that provides con23 tinuing education on 1 or more of the topics de24 scribed in section 1701(n)(1)(A); 


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1 ‘‘(C) in the case of a law enforcement agen2 cy of a unit of local government that employs 

3 fewer than 50 employees (determined on a full4 time equivalent basis), pay for the costs of over5 time accrued as a result of the attendance of a 

6 law enforcement officer or covered mental health 

7 professional at a certified training program or 

8 course for which the costs associated with con9 ducting the certified training program or course 

10 are paid using amounts provided under this sec11 tion; and 

12 ‘‘(D) pay for the costs of developing mecha13 nisms to comply with the reporting requirements 

14 established under subsection (d), in an amount 

15 not to exceed 5 percent of the total amount of the 

16 grant award. 

17 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR USE FOR CONTINUING

18 EDUCATION.— 

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

20 term ‘covered topic’ means a topic covered under 

21 the curricula developed or identified under clause 

22 (i), (ii), or (iv) of section 1701(n)(1)(A). 

23 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE INITIAL

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1 ployed with the State or unit of local government 

2 for at least 2 years have received training as 

3 part of a certified training program or course on 

4 all covered topics before the State or unit of local 

5 government uses amounts received under a grant 

6 under paragraph (1) for continuing education 

7 with respect to any covered topic. 

8 ‘‘(C) START DATE OF AVAILABILITY OF

9 FUNDING.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

11 (ii), a State or unit of local government 

12 may not use amounts received under a 

13 grant under paragraph (1) for continuing 

14 education with respect to a covered topic 

15 until the date that is 2 years after the date 

16 of enactment of the Law Enforcement De17 Escalation Training Act of 2022. 

18 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—A State or unit of 

19 local government may use amounts received 

20 under a grant under paragraph (1) for con21 tinuing education with respect to a covered 

22 topic during the 2-year period beginning on 

23 the date of enactment of the Law Enforce24 ment De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 if 

25 the State or unit of local government has 


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1 complied with subparagraph (B) using 

2 amounts available to the State or unit of 

3 local government other than amounts re4 ceived under a grant under paragraph (1). 

5 ‘‘(3) MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL

6 MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.—A State or unit 

7 of local government that receives funds under this sec8 tion shall establish and maintain relationships be9 tween law enforcement officers and local mental 

10 health organizations and health care services. 

11 ‘‘(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount appro13 priated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the 

14 Attorney General shall allocate funds to each State in 

15 proportion to the total number of law enforcement of16 ficers in the State that are employed by the State or 

17 a unit of local government within the State, as com18 pared to the total number of law enforcement officers 

19 in the United States. 

20 ‘‘(2) RETENTION OF FUNDS FOR TRAINING FOR

21 STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROPORTIONAL

22 TO NUMBER OF STATE OFFICERS.—Each fiscal year, 

23 each State may retain, for use for the purposes de24 scribed in this section, from the total amount of funds 

25 provided to the State under paragraph (1) an amount 


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

2 ratio to such total amount as the ratio of— 

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

4 officers employed by the State; to 

5 ‘‘(B) the total number of law enforcement 

6 officers in the State that are employed by the 

7 State or a unit of local government within the 

8 State. 

9 ‘‘(3) PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR TRAINING FOR

10 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State shall make 

12 available to units of local government in the 

13 State for the purposes described in this section 

14 the amounts remaining after a State retains 

15 funds under paragraph (2). 

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

17 with the approval of a unit of local government, 

18 use the funds allocated to the unit of local gov19 ernment under subparagraph (A)— 

20 ‘‘(i) to facilitate offering a certified 

21 training program or course or, subject to 

22 subsection (b)(2), a certified training pro23 gram or course that provide continuing edu24 cation in 1 or more of the topics described 

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1 officers employed by the unit of local gov2 ernment; or 

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

4 enforcement officers, including through law 

5 enforcement training academies of States 

6 and units of local government, to conduct a 

7 certified training program or course. 

8 ‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney Gen9 eral, in consultation with relevant law enforce10 ment agencies of States and units of local gov11 ernment, associations that represent individuals 

12 with mental or behavioral health diagnoses or 

13 individuals with disabilities, labor organiza14 tions, professional law enforcement organiza15 tions, local law enforcement labor and represent16 ative organizations, law enforcement trade asso17 ciations, mental health and suicide prevention 

18 organizations, family advocacy organizations, 

19 and civil rights and civil liberties groups, shall 

20 develop criteria governing the allocation of funds 

21 to units of local government under this para22 graph, which shall ensure that the funds are dis23 tributed as widely as practicable in terms of geo24 graphical location and to both large and small 


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1 law enforcement agencies of units of local govern2 ment. 

3 ‘‘(D) ANNOUNCEMENT OF ALLOCATIONS.— 

4 Not later than 30 days after the date on which 

5 a State receives an award under paragraph (1), 

6 the State shall announce the allocations of funds 

7 to units of local government under subparagraph 

8 (A). A State shall submit to the Attorney Gen9 eral a report explaining any delays in the an10 nouncement of allocations under this subpara11 graph. 

12 ‘‘(d) REPORTING.— 

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

14 of local government that receives funds from a State 

15 under subsection (c)(3) for a certified training pro16 gram or course shall submit to the State or the Attor17 ney General an annual report with respect to the first 

18 fiscal year during which the unit of local government 

19 receives such funds and each of the 2 fiscal years 

20 thereafter that— 

21 ‘‘(A) shall include the number of law en22 forcement officers employed by the unit of local 

23 government that have completed a certified 

24 training program or course, including a certified 

25 training program or course provided on or before 


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1 the date on which the Attorney General begins 

2 certifying training programs and courses under 

3 section 1701(n)(2), the topics covered in those 

4 courses, and the number of officers who received 

5 training in each topic; 

6 ‘‘(B) may, at the election of the unit of local 

7 government, include the number of law enforce8 ment officers employed by the unit of local gov9 ernment that have completed a certified training 

10 program or course using funds provided from a 

11 source other than the grants described under sub12 section (b), the topics covered in those courses, 

13 and the number of officers who received training 

14 in each topic; 

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

16 enforcement officers employed by the unit of local 

17 government; 

18 ‘‘(D) shall include a description of any bar19 riers to providing training on the topics de20 scribed in section 1701(n)(1)(A); 

21 ‘‘(E) shall include information gathered 

22 through— 

23 ‘‘(i) pre-training and post-training 

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1 skills covered in the training curricula, as 

2 specified in section 1701(n)(1); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) follow-up evaluative assessments 

4 to determine the degree to which partici5 pants in the training apply, in their jobs, 

6 the knowledge and skills gained in the 

7 training; and 

8 ‘‘(F) shall include the amount of funds re9 ceived by the unit of local government under sub10 section (c)(3) and a tentative plan for training 

11 all law enforcement officers employed by the unit 

12 of local government using available and antici13 pated funds. 

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

15 this section shall submit to the Attorney General— 

16 ‘‘(A) any report the State receives from a 

17 unit of local government under paragraph (1); 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) if the State retains funds under sub20 section (c)(2) for a fiscal year, a report by the 

21 State for that fiscal year, and each of the 2 fiscal 

22 years thereafter— 

23 ‘‘(i) indicating the number of law en24 forcement officers employed by the State 

25 that have completed a certified training 


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1 program or course, including a certified 

2 training program or course provided on or 

3 before the date on which the Attorney Gen4 eral begins certifying training programs or 

5 courses under section 1701(n)(2), the topics 

6 covered in those courses, and the number of 

7 officers who received training in each topic, 

8 including, at the election of the State, a cer9 tified training program or course using 

10 funds provided from a source other than the 

11 grants described under subsection (b); 

12 ‘‘(ii) indicating the total number of 

13 law enforcement officers employed by the 

14 State; 

15 ‘‘(iii) providing information gathered 

16 through— 

17 ‘‘(I) pre-training and post-train18 ing tests that assess relevant knowledge 

19 and skills covered in the training cur20 ricula, as specified in section 

21 1701(n)(1); and 

22 ‘‘(II) follow-up evaluative assess23 ments to determine the degree to which 

24 participants in the training apply, in 


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1 their jobs, the knowledge and skills 

2 gained in the training; 

3 ‘‘(iv) discussing any barriers to pro4 viding training on the topics described in 

5 section 1701(n)(1)(A); and 

6 ‘‘(v) indicating the amount of funding 

7 retained by the State under subsection 

8 (c)(2) and providing a tentative plan for 

9 training all law enforcement officers em10 ployed by the State using available and an11 ticipated funds. 

12 ‘‘(3) REPORTING TOOLS.—Not later than 180 

13 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 

14 Attorney General shall develop a portal through which 

15 the data required under paragraphs (1) and (2) may 

16 be collected and submitted. 

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

18 TACTICS AND OTHER TECHNIQUES.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 

20 in consultation with the Director of the Federal 

21 Bureau of Investigation, relevant law enforce22 ment agencies of States and units of local gov23 ernment, associations that represent individuals 

24 with mental or behavioral health diagnoses or 

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1 tions, professional law enforcement organiza2 tions, local law enforcement labor and represent3 ative organizations, law enforcement trade asso4 ciations, mental health and suicide prevention 

5 organizations, family advocacy organizations, 

6 and civil rights and civil liberties groups, shall 

7 establish— 

8 ‘‘(i) reporting requirements on inter9 actions in which de-escalation tactics and 

10 other techniques in curricula developed or 

11 identified under section 1701(n)(1) are used 

12 by each law enforcement agency that re13 ceives funding under this section; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) mechanisms for each law enforce15 ment agency to submit such reports to the 

16 Department of Justice. 

17 ‘‘(B) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The re18 quirements developed under subparagraph (A) 

19 shall— 

20 ‘‘(i) specify— 

21 ‘‘(I) the circumstances under 

22 which an interaction shall be reported, 

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1 ‘‘(aa) the cost of collecting 

2 and reporting the information; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(bb) the value of that infor5 mation for determining whether— 

6 ‘‘(AA) the objectives of 

7 the training have been met; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(BB) the training re10 duced or eliminated the risk 

11 of serious physical injury to 

12 officers, subjects, and third 

13 parties; and 

14 ‘‘(II) the demographic and other 

15 relevant information about the officer 

16 and subjects involved in the interaction 

17 that shall be included in such a report; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(ii) require such reporting be done in 

20 a manner that— 

21 ‘‘(I) is in compliance with all ap22 plicable Federal and State confiden23 tiality laws; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) does not disclose the identi2 ties of law enforcement officers, sub3 jects, or third parties. 

4 ‘‘(C) REVIEW OF REPORTING REQUIRE5 MENTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

6 enactment of this section, and every 2 years 

7 thereafter, the Attorney General, in consultation 

8 with the entities specified under subparagraph 

9 (A), shall review and consider updates to the re10 porting requirements. 

11 ‘‘(5) FAILURE TO REPORT.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity receiving 

13 funds under this section that fails to file a report 

14 as required under paragraph (1) or (2), as ap15 plicable and as determined by the Attorney Gen16 eral, shall not be eligible to receive funds under 

17 this section for a period of 2 fiscal years. 

18 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

19 subparagraph (A) shall be construed to prohibit 

20 a State that fails to file a report as required 

21 under paragraph (2), and is not eligible to re22 ceive funds under this section, from making 

23 funding available to a unit of local government 

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


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1 of local government has complied with the re2 porting requirements. 

3 ‘‘(e) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than 

5 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, 

6 and each year thereafter in which grants are made 

7 under this section, the Attorney General shall submit 

8 a report to Congress on the implementation of activi9 ties carried out under this section. 

10 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under paragraph 

11 (1) shall include, at a minimum, information on— 

12 ‘‘(A) the number, amounts, and recipients 

13 of awards the Attorney General has made or in14 tends to make using funds authorized under this 

15 section; 

16 ‘‘(B) the selection criteria the Attorney Gen17 eral has used or intends to use to select recipients 

18 of awards using funds authorized under this sec19 tion; 

20 ‘‘(C) the number of law enforcement officers 

21 of a State or unit of local government who were 

22 not able to receive training on the topics de23 scribed in section 1701(n)(1)(A) due to unavail24 ability of funds and the amount of funds that 

25 would be required to complete the training; and 


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

2 information that the Attorney General has col3 lected or intends to collect under subsection (d). 

4 ‘‘(3) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—A report under 

5 paragraph (1) shall not disclose the identities of indi6 vidual law enforcement officers who received, or did 

7 not receive, training under a certified training pro8 gram or course. 

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

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

11 years after the first grant award using funds author12 ized under this section, the National Institute of Jus13 tice shall conduct a study of the implementation of 

14 training under a certified training program or course 

15 in at least 6 jurisdictions representing an array of 

16 agency sizes and geographic locations, which shall in17 clude— 

18 ‘‘(A) a process evaluation of training imple19 mentation, which shall include an analysis of the 

20 share of officers who participated in the train21 ing, the degree to which the training was admin22 istered in accordance with the curriculum, and 

23 the fidelity with which the training was applied 

24 in the field; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) an impact evaluation of the training, 

2 which shall include an analysis of the impact of 

3 the training on interactions between law enforce4 ment officers and the public, any factors that 

5 prevent or preclude law enforcement officers from 

6 successfully de-escalating law enforcement inter7 actions, and any recommendations on modifica8 tions to the training curricula and methods that 

9 could improve outcomes. 

10 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE ACCESS

11 TO PORTAL.—For the purposes of preparing the re12 port under paragraph (1), the National Institute of 

13 Justice shall have direct access to the portal developed 

14 under subsection (d)(3). 

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

16 paragraph (1) shall not disclose the identities of indi17 vidual law enforcement officers who received, or did 

18 not receive, training under a certified training pro19 gram or course. 

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

21 amount appropriated to carry out this section during 

22 any fiscal year shall be made available to conduct the 

23 study under paragraph (1). 

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1 ‘‘(1) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 3 

2 years after the first grant award using funds author3 ized under this section, the Comptroller General of the 

4 United States shall review the grant program under 

5 this section and submit to Congress a report assessing 

6 the grant program, including— 

7 ‘‘(A) the process for developing and identi8 fying curricula under section 1701(n)(1), includ9 ing the effectiveness of the consultation by the At10 torney General with the agencies, associations, 

11 and organizations identified under section 

12 1701(n)(1)(C); 

13 ‘‘(B) the certification of training programs 

14 and courses under section 1701(n)(2), including 

15 the development of the process for certification 

16 and its implementation; 

17 ‘‘(C) the training of law enforcement per18 sonnel under section 1701(n)(3), including the 

19 geographic distribution of the agencies that em20 ploy the personnel receiving the training and the 

21 sizes of those agencies; 

22 ‘‘(D) the allocation of funds under sub23 section (c), including the geographic distribution 

24 of the agencies that receive funds and the degree 


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1 to which both large and small agencies receive 

2 funds; and 

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

4 agencies compared with the amount appro5 priated under this section, the amount spent for 

6 training, and whether plans have been put in 

7 place by the recipient agencies to use unspent 

8 available funds. 

9 ‘‘(2) GAO ACCESS TO PORTAL.—For the purposes 

10 of preparing the report under paragraph (1), the 

11 Comptroller General of the United States shall have 

12 direct access to the portal developed under subsection 

13 (d)(3). 

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

15 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 

16 ‘‘(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

17 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 


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Calendar No. 422 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4003 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

tal and behavioral health and suicidal crises. ternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and menStreets Act of 1968 to provide for training on alJUNE 14, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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