of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that assesses current efforts and technologies used 
at United States borders, and the impact on border com-
munities of such efforts and technologies on civil rights, 
private property rights, privacy rights, and civil liberties. 
‘‘(m) GAO REPORT ON THE EXTENT OF CBP AC-
TIVITIES, OPERATIONS, AND CLAIMED AUTHORITY.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that assesses the following issues: 
‘‘(1) How far into the United States interior 
the current activities, operations (including check-
points), and claimed authority of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection extend. 
‘‘(2) The extent to which the area of activities, 
operations, and claimed authority referred to in 
paragraph (1) is necessary. 
‘‘(3) The effectiveness of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s interior enforcement and its im-
pact on civil, constitutional, and private property 
rights.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
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amending the item relating to section 452 to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘Sec. 452. Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Related Concerns.’’. 
SEC. 4. TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. 
(a) MANDATORY TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDU-
CATION TO PROMOTE CBP AGENT AND OFFICER SAFETY 
AND PROFESSIONALISM.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall establish policies and guidelines to ensure that 
every agent and officer of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection receives a minimum of 19 weeks of training that 
are directly related to the mission of the Border Patrol 
and the Office of Field Operations before the initial as-
signment of such agents and officers, and eight hours of 
training and continuing education annually thereafter. 
Such training and continuing education shall be conducted 
by attorneys who have experience with the Fourth Amend-
ment to the Constitution, including appropriate applica-
tion of the use of force by agents and officers of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection. Such attorneys shall be mem-
bers of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of 
General Counsel, and all instruction provided shall be in 
alignment with curriculum developed and endorsed by 
FLETC. 
(b) FLETC.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall establish policies and guidelines governing training 
with FLETC and continuing education of agents and offi-
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cers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement regarding border 
awareness, accountability, and oversight. Such training 
with FLETC shall include individual courses for each of 
the following issues: 
(1) Community relations, including the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Best practices in community policing. 
(B) Policies limiting location of enforce-
ment and cooperation with local law enforce-
ment. 
(C) Best practices in responding to griev-
ances and how to refer complaints to the Om-
budsman for Border and Immigration Related 
Concerns in accordance with section 452 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
section 3 of this Act. 
(2) Interdiction, including the following: 
(A) Instruction on formal and proper com-
mand language. 
(B) Situational awareness of what lan-
guage is appropriate. 
(C) Legal application of use of force poli-
cies and guidelines. 
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(D) Policies and training scenarios nec-
essary to ensure the agent or officer and the 
community is safe when intervening in situa-
tions in urban areas, including— 
(i) scenario-based training and guide-
lines; and 
(ii) non-lethal force training and cer-
tification on at least one non-lethal force 
instrument, including tasers. 
(E) Policies necessary to ensure the agent 
or officer and the community is safe when in-
tervening in situations in rural and remote loca-
tions. 
(3) Vulnerable populations, including instruc-
tion on screening, identifying, and responding to vul-
nerable populations, such as children and victims of 
human trafficking. 
(4) Cultural and societal issues, including the 
following: 
(A) Understanding of the diversity of im-
migrant communities. 
(B) Language and basic cultural aware-
ness of major migrant-sending countries. 
(C) Natural resource protection and envi-
ronmental policies along the border. 
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(D) Privacy considerations regarding bor-
der-related technologies. 
(5) Standards of professional conduct, including 
the following: 
(A) Lawful use of force. 
(B) Complying with chain of command and 
lawful orders. 
(C) Conduct and ethical behavior toward 
the public in a civil and professional manner. 
(D) Respect for civil rights and protection 
of the well-being of individuals. 
(c) SUPERVISOR TRAINING.—In addition to the train-
ing and continuing education required under subsections 
(a) and (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall es-
tablish policies and guidelines governing the continuing 
education of agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement who attain a supervisory or management posi-
tion. Such training and continuing education shall include 
the following: 
(1) Instruction relating to management and 
leadership best practices. 
(2) Refresher instruction or in-service training 
relating to legal application of use of force policies 
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