114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3842 
AN ACT 
To improve homeland security, including domestic prepared-
ness and response to terrorism, by reforming Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Centers to provide training 
to first responders, 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 ‘‘Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 
2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 884 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 464) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 884. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CEN-
TERS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall main-
tain in the Department the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers (FLETC), headed by a Director, who 
shall report to the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) POSITION.—The Director shall occupy a career- 
reserved position within the Senior Executive Service. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR.—The Director 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop training goals and establish stra-
tegic and tactical organizational program plan and 
priorities; 
‘‘(2) provide direction and management for 
FLETC’s training facilities, programs, and support 
activities while ensuring that organizational program 
goals and priorities are executed in an effective and 
efficient manner;
‘‘(3) develop homeland security and law en-
forcement training curricula, including curricula re-
lated to domestic preparedness and response to 
threats or acts of terrorism, for Federal, State, local, 
tribal, territorial, and international law enforcement 
and security agencies and private sector security 
agencies; 
‘‘(4) monitor progress toward strategic and tac-
tical FLETC plans regarding training curricula, in-
cluding curricula related to domestic preparedness 
and response to threats or acts of terrorism, and fa-
cilities; 
‘‘(5) ensure the timely dissemination of home-
land security information as necessary to Federal, 
State, local, tribal, territorial, and international law 
enforcement and security agencies and the private 
sector to achieve the training goals for such entities, 
in accordance with paragraph (1); 
‘‘(6) carry out acquisition responsibilities in a 
manner that— 
‘‘(A) fully complies with— 
‘‘(i) Federal law; 
‘‘(ii) the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion, including requirements regarding
agency obligations to contract only with re-
sponsible prospective contractors; and 
‘‘(iii) Department acquisition manage-
ment directives; and 
‘‘(B) ensures that a fair proportion of Fed-
eral contract and subcontract dollars are award-
ed to small businesses, maximizes opportunities 
for small business participation, and ensures, to 
the extent practicable, that small businesses 
which achieve qualified vendor status for secu-
rity-related technologies have an opportunity to 
compete for contracts for such technologies; 
‘‘(7) coordinate and share information with the 
heads of relevant components and offices on digital 
learning and training resources, as appropriate; 
‘‘(8) advise the Secretary on matters relating to 
executive level policy and program administration of 
Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and inter-
national law enforcement and security training ac-
tivities and private sector security agency training 
activities, including training activities related to do-
mestic preparedness and response to threats or acts 
of terrorism; 
‘‘(9) collaborate with the Secretary and relevant 
officials at other Federal departments and agencies,
as appropriate, to improve international instruc-
tional development, training, and technical assist-
ance provided by the Federal Government to foreign 
law enforcement; and 
‘‘(10) carry out such other functions as the Sec-
retary determines are appropriate. 
‘‘(d) TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized 
to provide training to employees of Federal agencies 
who are engaged, directly or indirectly, in homeland 
security operations or Federal law enforcement ac-
tivities, including such operations or activities re-
lated to domestic preparedness and response to 
threats or acts of terrorism. In carrying out such 
training, the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) evaluate best practices of law enforce-
ment training methods and curriculum content 
to maintain state-of-the-art expertise in adult 
learning methodology; 
‘‘(B) provide expertise and technical assist-
ance, including on domestic preparedness and 
response to threats or acts of terrorism, to Fed-
eral, State, local, tribal, territorial, and inter-
national law enforcement and security agencies 
and private sector security agencies; and
‘‘(C) maintain a performance evaluation 
process for students. 
‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES.—The Director shall consult with relevant 
law enforcement and security agencies in the devel-
opment and delivery of FLETC’s training programs. 
‘‘(3) TRAINING
DELIVERY
LOCATIONS.—The 
training required under paragraph (1) may be con-
ducted at FLETC facilities, at appropriate off-site 
locations, or by distributed learning. 
‘‘(4) STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may— 
‘‘(i) execute strategic partnerships 
with State and local law enforcement to 
provide such law enforcement with specific 
training, including maritime law enforce-
ment training; and 
‘‘(ii) coordinate with the Under Sec-
retary responsible for overseeing critical in-
frastructure protection, cybersecurity, and 
other related programs of the Department 
and with private sector stakeholders, in-
cluding critical infrastructure owners and 
operators, to provide training pertinent to
improving coordination, security, and resil-
iency of critical infrastructure. 
‘‘(B) PROVISION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
Director shall provide to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, upon 
request, information on activities undertaken in 
the previous year pursuant to subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(5) FLETC DETAILS TO DHS.—The Director 
may detail employees of FLETC to positions 
throughout the Department in furtherance of im-
proving the effectiveness and quality of training pro-
vided by the Department and, as appropriate, the 
development of critical departmental programs and 
initiatives. 
‘‘(6) DETAIL
OF
INSTRUCTORS
TO
FLETC.— 
Partner organizations that wish to participate in 
FLETC training programs shall assign non-reim-
bursable detailed instructors to FLETC for des-
ignated time periods to support all training pro-
grams at FLETC, as appropriate. The Director 
shall determine the number of detailed instructors 
that is proportional to the number of training hours
requested by each partner organization scheduled by 
FLETC for each fiscal year. If a partner organiza-
tion is unable to provide a proportional number of 
detailed instructors, such partner organization shall 
reimburse FLETC for the salary equivalent for such 
detailed instructors, as appropriate. 
‘‘(7) PARTNER
ORGANIZATION
EXPENSES
RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Partner organizations 
shall be responsible for the following expenses: 
‘‘(i) Salaries, travel expenses, lodging 
expenses, and miscellaneous per diem al-
lowances of their personnel attending 
training courses at FLETC. 
‘‘(ii) Salaries and travel expenses of 
instructors and support personnel involved 
in 
conducting 
advanced 
training 
at 
FLETC for partner organization personnel 
and the cost of expendable supplies and 
special equipment for such training, unless 
such supplies and equipment are common 
to FLETC-conducted training and have 
been included in FLETC’s budget for the 
applicable fiscal year.
‘‘(B) EXCESS BASIC AND ADVANCED FED-
ERAL TRAINING.—All hours of advanced train-
ing and hours of basic training provided in ex-
cess of the training for which appropriations 
were made available shall be paid by the part-
ner organizations and provided to FLETC on a 
reimbursable basis in accordance with section 
4104 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(8) PROVISION OF NON-FEDERAL TRAINING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director is au-
thorized to charge and retain fees that would 
pay for its actual costs of the training for the 
following: 
‘‘(i) State, local, tribal, and territorial 
law enforcement personnel. 
‘‘(ii) Foreign law enforcement offi-
cials, including provision of such training 
at the International Law Enforcement 
Academies wherever established. 
‘‘(iii) Private sector security officers, 
participants in the Federal Flight Deck 
Officer program under section 44921 of 
title 49, United States Code, and other ap-
propriate private sector individuals.
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Director may waive 
the requirement for reimbursement of any cost 
under this section and shall maintain records 
regarding the reasons for any requirements so 
waived. 
‘‘(9) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Director is au-
thorized to reimburse travel or other expenses for 
non-Federal personnel who attend activities related 
to training sponsored by FLETC, at travel and per 
diem rates established by the General Services Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(10) STUDENT SUPPORT.—In furtherance of 
its training mission, the Director is authorized to 
provide the following support to students: 
‘‘(A) Athletic and related activities. 
‘‘(B) Short-term medical services. 
‘‘(C) Chaplain services. 
‘‘(11) AUTHORITY
TO
HIRE
FEDERAL
ANNU-
ITANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Director is author-
ized to appoint and maintain, as necessary, 
Federal annuitants who have expert knowledge 
and experience to meet the training responsibil-
ities under this subsection.
‘‘(B) NO
REDUCTION
IN
RETIREMENT 
PAY.—A Federal annuitant employed pursuant 
to this paragraph shall not be subject to any re-
duction in pay for annuity allocable to the pe-
riod of actual employment under the provisions 
of section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United 
States Code, or similar provision of any other 
retirement system for employees. 
‘‘(C) 
RE-EMPLOYED
ANNUITANTS.—A 
Federal annuitant employed pursuant to this 
paragraph shall not be considered an employee 
for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or 
such other retirement system (referred to in 
subparagraph (B)) as may apply. 
‘‘(D) 
COUNTING.—Federal 
annuitants 
shall be counted on a full time equivalent basis. 
‘‘(E) LIMITATION.—No appointment under 
this paragraph may be made which would result 
in the displacement of any employee. 
‘‘(12) TRAVEL
FOR
INTERMITTENT
EMPLOY-
EES.—The Director is authorized to reimburse inter-
mittent Federal employees traveling from outside a 
commuting distance (to be predetermined by the Di-
rector) for travel expenses and to compensate such
employees for time spent traveling from their homes 
to work sites. 
‘‘(e) ON-FLETC HOUSING.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, individuals attending training at 
any FLETC facility shall, to the extent practicable and 
in accordance with FLETC policy, reside in on-FLETC 
or FLETC-provided housing. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL FISCAL AUTHORITIES.—In order to 
further the goals and objectives of FLETC, the Director 
is authorized to— 
‘‘(1) expend funds for public awareness and to 
enhance community support of law enforcement 
training, including the advertisement of available law 
enforcement training programs; 
‘‘(2) accept and use gifts of property, both real 
and personal, and to accept gifts of services, for pur-
poses that promote the functions of the Director 
pursuant to subsection (c) and the training respon-
sibilities of the Director under subsection (d); 
‘‘(3) accept reimbursement from other Federal 
agencies for the construction or renovation of train-
ing and support facilities and the use of equipment 
and technology on government owned-property; 
‘‘(4) obligate funds in anticipation of reim-
bursements from agencies receiving training at
FLETC, except that total obligations at the end of 
a fiscal year may not exceed total budgetary re-
sources available at the end of such fiscal year; 
‘‘(5) in accordance with the purchasing author-
ity provided under section 505 of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–90; 6 U.S.C. 453a)— 
‘‘(A) purchase employee and student uni-
forms; and 
‘‘(B) purchase and lease passenger motor 
vehicles, including vehicles for police-type use; 
‘‘(6) provide room and board for student in-
terns; and 
‘‘(7) expend funds each fiscal year to honor and 
memorialize FLETC graduates who have died in the 
line of duty. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BASIC TRAINING.—The term ‘basic train-
ing’ means the entry-level training required to instill 
in new Federal law enforcement personnel funda-
mental knowledge of criminal laws, law enforcement 
and investigative techniques, laws and rules of evi-
dence, rules of criminal procedure, constitutional 
rights, search and seizure, and related issues.
‘‘(2) DETAILED INSTRUCTORS.—The term ‘de-
tailed instructors’ means personnel who are assigned 
to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 
for a period of time to serve as instructors for the 
purpose of conducting basic and advanced training. 
‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Centers. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTED LEARNING.—The term ‘dis-
tributed learning’ means education in which students 
take academic courses by accessing information and 
communicating with the instructor, from various lo-
cations, on an individual basis, over a computer net-
work or via other technologies. 
‘‘(5) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2105 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(6) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘Federal 
agency’ means— 
‘‘(A) an Executive Department as defined 
in section 101 of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(B) an independent establishment as de-
fined in section 104 of title 5, United States 
Code;
‘‘(C) a Government corporation as defined 
in section 9101 of title 31, United States Code; 
‘‘(D) the Government Printing Office; 
‘‘(E) the United States Capitol Police; 
‘‘(F) the United States Supreme Court Po-
lice; and 
‘‘(G) Government agencies with law en-
forcement related duties. 
‘‘(7) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
PERSONNEL.—The 
term ‘law enforcement personnel’ means an indi-
vidual, including criminal investigators (commonly 
known as ‘agents’) and uniformed police (commonly 
known as ‘officers’), who has statutory authority to 
search, seize, make arrests, or to carry firearms. 
‘‘(8) LOCAL.—The term ‘local’ means— 
‘‘(A) of or pertaining to any county, par-
ish, municipality, city, town, township, rural 
community, unincorporated town or village, 
local public authority, educational institution, 
special district, intrastate district, council of 
governments (regardless of whether the council 
of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit 
corporation under State law), regional or inter-
state government entity, any agency or instru-
mentality of a local government, or any other 
political subdivision of a State; and 
‘‘(B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal 
organization, or in Alaska a Native village or 
Alaska Regional Native Corporation. 
‘‘(9) 
PARTNER
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term 
‘partner organization’ means any Federal agency 
participating in FLETC’s training programs under 
a formal memorandum of understanding. 
‘‘(10) 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. 
‘‘(11) STUDENT INTERN.—The term ‘student 
intern’ means any eligible baccalaureate or graduate 
degree student participating in FLETC’s College In-
tern Program. 
‘‘(h) PROHIBITION ON NEW FUNDING.—No funds 
are authorized to carry out this section. This section shall 
be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated or 
made available for such purpose.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is
amended by amending the item relating to section 884 to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 884. Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3842 
AN ACT 
To improve homeland security, including domestic 
preparedness and response to terrorism, by re-
forming Federal Law Enforcement Training Cen-
ters to provide training to first responders, and 
for other purposes.