‘‘(B) A list of the instructors who are cer-
tified pursuant to the program shall be main-
tained and published. 
‘‘(3) DISCHARGE
THROUGH
EXISTING
PRO-
GRAMS.—A State may satisfy the requirement in 
paragraph (1) using a program in effect on the date 
that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of the Protecting Communities and Police Act of 
2015 if such program satisfies the requirements in 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(p) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) MINIMUM
ANNUAL
TRAINING
REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date 
that is three years after the date of the enact-
ment of the Protecting Communities and Police 
Act of 2015, eligible defense items may not be 
transferred to a State or local law enforcement 
agency under this section unless the Governor 
of the State (or the designee of the Governor) 
certifies to the Director of the Defense Logis-
tics Agency that the State has in place min-
imum annual training requirements for all 
sworn law enforcement officers in the State, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(i) specialized leadership training re-
quirements for heads of law enforcement 
agencies who have— 
‘‘(I) decisionmaking authority on 
the deployment of SWAT teams and 
tactical military vehicles; or 
‘‘(II) responsibility for drafting 
policies on the use of force and SWAT 
team deployment; 
‘‘(ii) specialized SWAT team training 
requirements for all SWAT team members, 
including in law enforcement tactics used 
in tactical operations; 
‘‘(iii) training in the appropriate use 
and deployment of tactical military vehi-
cles; and 
‘‘(iv) training on sensitivity, including 
training on ethnic and racial bias, cultural 
diversity, and police interaction with the 
disabled, mentally ill, and new immigrants. 
‘‘(B) SATISFACTION BY RECENT HIREES.— 
The requirements under subparagraph (A) shall 
provide for the first completion of the training 
concerned by an individual who becomes an offi-
cer in a law enforcement agency by not later 
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than one year after the date on which the indi-
vidual becomes an officer in the law enforce-
ment agency. 
‘‘(2) STATE COORDINATORS.—On and after the 
date that is three years after the date of the enact-
ment of the Protecting Communities and Police Act 
of 2015, eligible defense items may not be trans-
ferred to a State or local law enforcement agency of 
a State under this section unless the Governor of the 
State (or the designee of the Governor) certifies to 
the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency that 
the individual who serves as a State Coordinator in 
the State receives on an annual basis training in the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Inventory management. 
‘‘(B) The assessment of the needs of State 
and local law enforcement agencies for eligible 
defense items. 
‘‘(3) USE OF ELIGIBLE DEFENSE ITEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date 
that is three years after the date of the enact-
ment of the Protecting Communities and Police 
Act of 2015, eligible defense items may not be 
transferred to a State or local law enforcement 
agency under this section unless the head of the 
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law enforcement agency requesting such items 
certifies to the Director that any law enforce-
ment officer who is authorized to use such 
items will have received training on the proper 
law enforcement use of such items by an in-
structor certified as described in subsection (o) 
or section 2010 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002. 
‘‘(B) SATISFACTION BY RECENT HIREES.— 
Training required by subparagraph (A) shall be 
completed by an individual who becomes a 
member of a State or local law enforcement 
agency by not later than one year after the date 
on which the individual becomes a member of 
the law enforcement agency. 
‘‘(4) SWAT TEAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date 
that is three years after the date of the enact-
ment of the Protecting Communities and Police 
Act of 2015, eligible defense items may not be 
transferred to a State or local law enforcement 
agency under this section for use by a SWAT 
team unless the head of the law enforcement 
agency requesting such items certifies to the 
Director that any law enforcement officer who 
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is a member of such SWAT team will have par-
ticipated during the preceding year in tactical 
SWAT team training by an instructor certified 
as described in subsection (o) or section 2010 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and 
training required pursuant to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) SATISFACTION BY RECENT HIREES.— 
Training required by subparagraph (A) shall be 
completed by an individual who becomes a 
member of a SWAT team by not later than one 
year after the date on which the individual be-
comes a member of the SWAT team. 
‘‘(q) WHISTLEBLOWER AND INDEPENDENT OVER-
SIGHT REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) WHISTLEBLOWER
REQUIREMENTS.—On 
and after the date that is three years after the date 
of the enactment of the Protecting Communities and 
Police Act of 2015, eligible defense items may not 
be transferred to a State or local law enforcement 
agency of a State under this section unless the Gov-
ernor of the State (or the designee of the Governor) 
certifies to the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency that the State— 
‘‘(A) has in place— 
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‘‘(i) a program, including a public 
complaint hotline, that provides individuals 
the ability to disclose any waste, fraud, or 
abuse in connection with the use of such 
items; and 
‘‘(ii) mechanisms (commonly referred 
to as ‘whistleblower protections’) to protect 
individuals who make a disclosure de-
scribed in clause (i) from retaliatory or 
other adverse personnel actions in connec-
tion with such disclosures; and 
‘‘(B) publicizes the existence of the pro-
gram and whistleblower protections described in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION OF OVERSIGHT AND AC-
COUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Eligible 
defense items may not be transferred to a State 
or local law enforcement agency under this sec-
tion unless the head of the law enforcement 
agency requesting such items submits to the Di-
rector a written certification (in the form of a 
memorandum of understanding, memorandum 
of agreement, or letterhead correspondence) 
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ment of the Protecting Communities and Police 
Act of 2015, including an independent review 
board, a Federal, State, or local inspector gen-
eral, a Federal, State, county, or city attorney 
general, a district attorney, the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation or another Federal agency, a 
State agency, a State or local governing body 
(such as a city council or county commission), 
a law enforcement council, or an independent 
entity established by one or more such officials, 
agencies, or entities on behalf of one or more 
law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(r) INTERAGENCY TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
State or local law enforcement agency may transfer 
an eligible defense item transferred to the law en-
forcement agency under this section to another State 
or local law enforcement agency. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL
REQUIRED.—An eligible de-
fense item may not be transferred by a State or 
local law enforcement agency to another law enforce-
ment agency under this subsection without the ap-
proval of the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency (or the designee of the Director). A law en-
forcement agency seeking the approval of the Direc-
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sified any information in requesting or applying for 
items under this section, the Director, after pro-
viding the law enforcement agency with notice and 
the opportunity to contest the determination, shall 
terminate the law enforcement agency from eligi-
bility for receipt of items under this section. 
‘‘(t) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) STATE
AND
LOCAL
LAW
ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of the Pro-
tecting Communities and Police Act of 2015 and 
every year thereafter, each State or local law en-
forcement agency that receives eligible defense items 
under this section shall submit to the Director of the 
Defense Logistics Agency a report setting forth an 
accounting of such items. Each report of an agency 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) For weapons, tactical vehicles, air-
craft, and boats, time-stamped serial numbers 
of the items. 
‘‘(B) Such information on the status and 
use of such items as the Secretary of Defense 
requires in order to make the reports required 
by paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(2) SECRETARY
OF
DEFENSE
REPORT
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Not later than one year after Pro-
tecting Communities and Police Act of 2015, once a 
year for every four years thereafter, and once every 
three years thereafter after such five years, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Attorney Gen-
eral, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and Con-
gress, and make available to the public, a com-
prehensive report on the use during the preceding 
year of eligible defense items transferred under this 
section. Each report shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of all eligible defense 
items transferred under this section during the 
year covered by such report, including an ap-
pendix setting forth a plain English description 
or manufacturer make, model number, and 
name of each item transferred, the quantity of 
each item transferred, the recipient of each 
item, and a brief explanation of the need for 
each item by the recipient. 
‘‘(B) A statement of the items described in 
subparagraph (A) that were in new or like-new 
condition at the time of transfer. 
‘‘(C) For each type of eligible defense item 
transferred under this section during the year 
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covered by such report, the quantity, if any, of 
the same or a similar item purchased by the 
Department of Defense during the prior fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(D) The number of requests for transfer 
of eligible defense items during the year covered 
by such report that were approved by State Co-
ordinators and the Director of the Defense Lo-
gistics Agency. 
‘‘(E) The number of requests for transfer 
of eligible defense items during the year covered 
by such report that were approved by State Co-
ordinators but denied by the Director, and, for 
each such request, a statement of the type of 
item requested and the reason or reasons for 
the denial. 
‘‘(F) The number of requests for transfer 
of eligible defense items during the year covered 
by such report that were denied by State Coor-
dinators, and, for each such request, a state-
ment of the type of item requested and the rea-
son or reasons for the denial. 
‘‘(u) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER DLA AUTHOR-
ITY.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to over-
ride, alter, or supersede the authority of the Director of 
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the Defense Logistics Agency to dispose of property of the 
Department of Defense that is not a controlled defense 
item to law enforcement agencies under another other pro-
vision of law. 
‘‘(v) NON-CONTROLLED DEFENSE ITEMS TO LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of chapter 5 of title 40 or any other provision of law, 
the Administrator of General Services shall accord a pri-
ority in the disposal of excess and surplus items and equip-
ment of the Department of Defense that are not controlled 
defense items to law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(w) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘controlled defense item’ means 
property of the Department of Defense that is sub-
ject to the restrictions of the United States Muni-
tions List (22 Code of Federal Regulations Part 
121) or the Commerce Control List (15 Code of 
Federal Regulations Part 774). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible defense item’ means a 
controlled defense item that is eligible for transfer to 
a law enforcement agency pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘law enforcement council’ means 
a consortium of law enforcement agencies operating 
in a partnership within a region to promote and en-
hance public safety. 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘local educational agency’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 8013(9) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
‘‘(5) The term ‘special justice item’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 509(a) of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘State Coordinator’ means an in-
dividual appointed by the Governor of a State— 
‘‘(A) to manage requests of State and local 
law enforcement agencies of the State for eligi-
ble defense items; and 
‘‘(B) to ensure the appropriate use of eligi-
ble defense items transferred under this section 
by such law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘State or local law enforcement 
agency’ means a State or local agency or entity with 
law enforcement officers that have arrest and appre-
hension authority and whose primary function is to 
enforce the laws. The term includes a local edu-
cational agency with such officers. The term does 
not include a firefighting agency or entity. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘SWAT team’ means a Special 
Weapons and Tactics team or other specialized tac-
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tical team composed of State or local sworn law en-
forcement officers. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘tactical military vehicle’ means 
an armored vehicle having military characteristics 
resulting from military research and development 
processes, designed primarily for use by forces in the 
field in direction connection with, or support of, 
combat or tactical operations.’’. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN ITEMS 
PENDING ACHIEVEMENT OF CERTAIN PROGRAM MILE-
STONES.— 
(1) LIMITATION
PENDING
EMPLOYMENT
OF 
LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERTS IN DLA.—No item de-
scribed in paragraph (4) may be transferred under 
section 2576a of title 10, United States Code (as 
amended by subsection (a)), until the employment in 
the Defense Logistics Agency of law enforcement ex-
perts required by subsection (e) of such section. 
(2) DELAYED LIMITATION PENDING APPOINT-
MENT OF TASK FORCE.—Effective as of the date 
that is one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, no item described in paragraph (4) may be 
transferred under section 2576a of title 10, United 
States Code (as so amended), until the appointment 
of the task force required by section 4 of this Act. 
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