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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8830 
To develop a scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement 
personnel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To develop a 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 Sce-
nario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act of 
2022’’. 
SEC. 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT SCENARIO-BASED TRAINING 
CURRICULUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, act-
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ing through the Director of the Office of Community Ori-
ented Policing Services, shall develop a scenario-based 
training curriculum for use in accordance with the grant 
program under section 3. 
(b) CURRICULUM.—In developing the curriculum 
under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall— 
(1) develop a scenario-based training cur-
riculum that 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; 
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(3) provide expertise and technical assistance to 
entities seeking to implement the curriculum; 
(4) evaluate best practices of scenario-based 
training methods and curriculum content to main-
tain state-of-the-art expertise in scenario-based 
learning methodology; and 
(5) develop a certification process for entities 
that have successfully implemented the curriculum. 
SEC. 3. LAW ENFORCEMENT SCENARIO-BASED TRAINING 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General, acting through the Director of the Office of Com-
munity Oriented Policing Services, shall be 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 a scenario-based train-
ing curriculum that is substantially similar to the cur-
riculum developed under section 2. 
(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. 
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(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) GRANTEE REPORTS.—On the date that is 1 
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 scenario- 
based training. 
(2) OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLIC-
ING
SERVICES
REPORTS.—Not later than 1 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 scenario-based 
training curriculum described in section 2, or a 
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curriculum that is substantially similar to that 
curriculum; 
(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 2; 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. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.—The 
term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a 
grassroots organization that— 
(A) works in communities to improve po-
lice accountability and transparency; and 
(B) has a national presence and member-
ship. 
(2) PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSO-
CIATION.—The term ‘‘professional law enforcement 
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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 common interest. 
(3) SCENARIO-BASED
TRAINING.—The term 
‘‘scenario-based training’’ means the use of live-ac-
tion simulations and role playing to place law en-
forcement personnel in an interactive learning envi-
ronment to replicate real-life scenarios or teach par-
ticular skills or techniques. 
(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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