described in section 1701(n)(1)(A) due to un-
availability 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 col-
lected or intends to collect under subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—A report under 
paragraph (1) shall not disclose the identities of in-
dividual 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 author-
ized 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 im-
plementation, which shall include an analysis of 
the share of officers who participated in the 
training, the degree to which the training was 
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administered in accordance with the curriculum, 
and the fidelity with which the training was ap-
plied 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 en-
forcement officers and the public, any factors 
that prevent or preclude law enforcement offi-
cers from successfully de-escalating law enforce-
ment 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 re-
port under paragraph (1), the National Institute of 
Justice shall have direct access to the portal devel-
oped under subsection (d)(3). 
‘‘(3) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—The study under 
paragraph (1) shall not disclose the identities of in-
dividual 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 
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during any fiscal year shall be made available to 
conduct the study under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(g) GAO REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 3 
years after the first grant award using funds author-
ized 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 identi-
fying curricula under section 1701(n)(1), in-
cluding the effectiveness of the consultation by 
the Attorney General with the agencies, associa-
tions, 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 per-
sonnel under section 1701(n)(3), including the 
geographic distribution of the agencies that em-
ploy the personnel receiving the training and 
the sizes of those agencies; 
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‘‘(D) the allocation of funds under sub-
section (c), including the geographic distribu-
tion 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 appro-
priated 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 pur-
poses of preparing the report under paragraph (1), 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
have direct access to the portal developed under sub-
section (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.’’. 
Æ 
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