IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5616 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 8 (legislative day, MARCH 7), 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To require reporting regarding accreditation of basic training 
programs of the Department of Homeland Security, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Basic Training 
Accreditation Improvement Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING ON BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
report to the relevant congressional committees on 
the accreditation status for each basic training pro-
gram within the Department of Homeland Security, 
including information relating to the following: 
(A) The date on which each such program 
achieved initial accreditation, or in the case of 
a program that is not currently accredited, the 
reasons for not obtaining or maintaining ac-
creditation, the activities, if any, taken to 
achieve 
accreditation, 
and 
an 
anticipated 
timeline for accreditation of such program. 
(B) The date each such program most re-
cently received accreditation or reaccreditation, 
if applicable. 
(C) Each such program’s anticipated ac-
creditation or next reaccreditation date. 
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(D) The name of the accreditation man-
ager for each such program. 
(2) TERMINATION
OF
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Annual reports under paragraph (1) shall 
terminate when all basic training programs of the 
Department of Homeland Security are accredited. 
(b) LAPSE IN ACCREDITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a basic training program 
of the Department of Homeland Security loses ac-
creditation, the head of the relevant component of 
the Department shall notify the Secretary of Home-
land Security not later than 30 days after such loss. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after receiving a notification pursuant to para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
notify the relevant congressional committees of the 
lapse in accreditation at issue, the reason for such 
lapse, and the activities underway and planned to re-
gain accreditation. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACCREDITATION.—The term ‘‘accredita-
tion’’ means the recognition by a board that a basic 
training program is administered, developed, and de-
livered according to an applicable set of standards. 
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(2) ACCREDITATION MANAGER.—The term ‘‘ac-
creditation manager’’ means the individual assigned 
by the component of the Department of Homeland 
Security to manage accreditation activities for a 
basic training program. 
(3) BASIC
TRAINING
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘basic training program’’ means an entry level pro-
gram of the Department of Homeland Security that 
is transitional to law enforcement service, provides 
training on critical competencies and responsibilities, 
and is typically a requirement for appointment to a 
law enforcement service job or job series. 
(4) REACCREDITATION.—The term ‘‘reaccredi-
tation’’ means the assessment of a basic training 
program after initial accreditation to ensure the con-
tinued compliance with an applicable set of stand-
ards. 
(5) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee of the Judiciary of the Senate. 
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