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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2329 
To develop an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum for 
law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2019 
Mr. RYAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To develop an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training 
curriculum for law enforcement personnel, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement 
Immersive Training Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Grassroots organizations like the National 
Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 
the American Civil Liberties Union, the National 
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Council of La Raza, the National Urban League, 
National Congress of American Indians, and the Na-
tional Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium 
have monitored the issue of police misconduct. 
(2) Membership associations like the Hispanic 
American Police Command Officers Association, Na-
tional Asian Pacific Officers Association, National 
Black Police Association, National Latino Peace Of-
ficers Association, National Organization of Black 
Law Enforcement Executives, Women in Law En-
forcement, Native American Law Enforcement Asso-
ciation, International Association of Chiefs of Police, 
National Sheriffs’ Association, Fraternal Order of 
Police, and National Association of School Resource 
Officers have worked for the needs of Federal, State, 
local, and Indian tribal law enforcement groups and 
with the civilian community on matters of common 
interest. 
SEC. 3. LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMERSIVE TRAINING CUR-
RICULUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Office of Community 
Oriented Policing Services, shall develop an immersive, 
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real-life, scenario-based training curriculum for use in ac-
cordance with the grant program under section 4. 
(b) CURRICULUM.—In developing the curriculum 
under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall— 
(1) develop an immersive, real-life, scenario- 
based training curriculum, which addresses— 
(A) improving community-police relations; 
(B) officer safety; 
(C) officer resilience; 
(D) situational awareness; 
(E) physical and emotional responses to 
stress; 
(F) critical decision-making and problem- 
solving; 
(G) de-escalation; 
(H) use of force and deadly force; and 
(I) crisis intervention; 
(2) consult with relevant professional law en-
forcement associations, community-based organiza-
tions, and defense and national security agencies in 
the development and dissemination of the cur-
riculum; 
(3) provide expertise and technical assistance to 
entities seeking to implement the curriculum; 
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(4) evaluate best practices of immersive, real- 
life, scenario-based training methods and curriculum 
content to maintain state-of-the-art expertise in 
immersive, real-life, scenario-based learning method-
ology; and 
(5) develop a certification process for entities 
that have successfully implemented the curriculum. 
SEC. 4. LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMERSIVE TRAINING GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attor-
ney General, acting through the Director of the Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services, is authorized to 
make grants to States, units of local government, Indian 
tribal governments, other public and private entities, and 
multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia to provide law en-
forcement personnel with access to an immersive, real-life, 
scenario-based training curriculum that is substantially 
similar to the curriculum developed under section 3. 
(b) APPLICATION.—An applicant seeking a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Attorney General 
an application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General may rea-
sonably require. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
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(1) GRANTEE REPORTS.—On the date that is 
one year after receiving a grant under this section, 
each grant recipient shall submit to the Attorney 
General a report on— 
(A) any benefits of, and barriers to, deliv-
ering the curriculum to law enforcement per-
sonnel; and 
(B) recommendations for improving the ac-
cess of law enforcement personnel to immersive, 
real-life, scenario-based training. 
(2) OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLIC-
ING SERVICES REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after initially awarding grants under this section, 
and annually thereafter, the Attorney General, act-
ing through the Director of the Office of Community 
Oriented Policing Services, shall submit to Congress 
a report on— 
(A) the number of entities that received 
grants under this section; 
(B) the cumulative number and proportion 
of law enforcement personnel in each State that 
received training under the immersive, real-life, 
scenario-based training curriculum described in 
section 3, or a curriculum that is substantially 
similar to such curriculum; 
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(C) any benefits of, and barriers to, deliv-
ering such curriculum to law enforcement per-
sonnel; 
(D) recommendations for improving the 
curriculum developed under section 3; and 
(E) recommendations for improving the 
grant program under this section. 
(d) FUNDING.—No additional funds are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this Act. The Attorney 
General shall carry out this Act using unobligated 
amounts that are otherwise made available to the Depart-
ment of Justice. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.—The 
term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a 
grassroots organization that monitors the issue of 
police misconduct and that has a national presence 
and membership. 
(2) IMMERSIVE, REAL-LIFE, SCENARIO-BASED 
TRAINING.—The term ‘‘immersive, real-life, sce-
nario-based training’’ means the use of simulations 
and role-playing to place law enforcement personnel 
in an interactive learning environment to replicate 
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real-life scenarios or teach particular skills or tech-
niques. 
(3) PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSO-
CIATION.—The term ‘‘professional law enforcement 
association’’ means a law enforcement membership 
association that works for the needs of Federal, 
State, local, or Indian tribal law enforcement groups 
and with the civilian community on matters of com-
mon interest. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession 
of the United States. 
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