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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1697 

To establish a Rural Policing Institute within the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Center of the Department of Homeland Security to develop 

and provide for training programs for rural law enforcement agencies. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2007 

Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, and 

Mr. JINDAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To establish a Rural Policing Institute within the Federal 

Law Enforcement Training Center of the Department 

of Homeland Security to develop and provide for training 

programs for rural law enforcement agencies. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Law Enforce5 ment Training Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RURAL POLICING INSTITUTE. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Rural 

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1 rector of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

2 of the Department of Homeland Security, through the 

3 chief executive officer of the Office of State and Local 

4 Training of such Center, to perform the following func5 tions, with respect to law enforcement agencies of units 

6 of local government and tribal governments located in 

7 rural areas: 

8 (1) EVALUATION OFNEEDS OFRURAL LAW EN9 FORCEMENT AGENCIES.—To evaluate the needs of 

10 such agencies. 

11 (2) DEVELOPMENT OFTRAINING PROGRAMS.— 

12 To develop expert training programs designed to re13 spond to the needs of such agencies with respect 

14 to— 

15 (A) preparing for and responding to rural 

16 homeland security threats and incidents; 

17 (B) combating methamphetamine addiction 

18 and distribution; 

19 (C) combating domestic violence; 

20 (D) responding to school shootings; and 

21 (E) other topics identified in the evaluation 

22 conducted under paragraph (1). 

23 (3) PROVISION OFTRAINING PROGRAMS.—To 

24 provide to such agencies the training programs de25 veloped under paragraph (2). 


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1 (4) OUTREACH EFFORTS.—To conduct outreach 

2 efforts to ensure that such agencies are aware of the 

3 training programs developed under paragraph (2) so 

4 that such programs are made available to law en5 forcement officers of such agencies. 

6 (b) NO DUPLICATION OR DISPLACEMENT OF CUR7 RENT PROGRAMS.—Any training program developed 

8 under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and any training 

9 provided by the Rural Policing Institute pursuant to such 

10 subsection shall be developed or provided, respectively, in 

11 a manner so as to not duplicate or displace any law en12 forcement program of the Federal Law Enforcement 

13 Training Center in existence on the date of the enactment 

14 of this section. 

15 (c) PRIORITIZED LOCATIONS FOR RURAL LAW EN16 FORCEMENT TRAINING.—In designating sites for the pro17 vision of training under this section and for purposes of 

18 ensuring cost-effectiveness, the Director of the Federal 

19 Law Enforcement Training Center shall, to the maximum 

20 extent possible and as appropriate, give priority to facili21 ties of the Department of Homeland Security in existence 

22 as of the date of the enactment of this Act and to closed 

23 military installations. 

24 (d) RURAL DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

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1 tan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Manage2 ment and Budget. 

3 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec5 tion— 

6 (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 

7 (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

8 through 2013. 

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