Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022
Bill: S.4003 | Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John (R-TX)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022
This act directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop scenario-based training curricula (or identify existing curricula) that includes topics such as alternatives to the use of force, de-escalation tactics, and safely responding to an individual experiencing a mental, behavioral health, or suicidal crisis.
The act also directs DOJ to make grants to states for costs associated with providing the training to law enforcement officers or mental health professionals.

[117th Congress Public Law 325]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-325
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and 
   mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises. <<NOTE: Dec. 27, 
                          2022 -  [S. 4003]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Law Enforcement 
De-Escalation Training Act of 2022. State and local governments.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 34 USC 10101 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement De-Escalation 
Training Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. TRAINING ON ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE, DE-ESCALATION, 
                    AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 901(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (27), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(29) the term `de-escalation' means taking action or 
        communicating verbally or non-verbally during a potential force 
        encounter in an attempt to stabilize the situation and reduce 
        the immediacy of the threat so that more time, options, and 
        resources can be called upon to resolve the situation without 
        the use of force or with a reduction in the force necessary;
            ``(30) the term `mental or behavioral health or suicidal 
        crisis'--
                    ``(A) means a situation in which the behavior of a 
                person--
                          ``(i) puts the person at risk of hurting 
                      himself or herself or others; or
                          ``(ii) impairs or prevents the person from 
                      being able to care for himself or herself or 
                      function effectively in the community; and
                    ``(B) includes a situation in which a person--
                          ``(i) is under the influence of a drug or 
                      alcohol, is suicidal, or experiences symptoms of a 
                      mental illness; or
                          ``(ii) may exhibit symptoms, including 
                      emotional reactions (such as fear or anger), 
                      psychological impairments (such as inability to 
                      focus, confusion, or psychosis), and behavioral 
                      reactions (such as the trigger of a freeze, fight, 
                      or flight response);

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            ``(31) the term `disability' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 12102);
            ``(32) the term `crisis intervention team' means a 
        collaborative, interdisciplinary team that brings together 
        specially trained law enforcement officers, mental health 
        providers, and other community stakeholders to respond to mental 
        health-related calls, use appropriate de-escalation techniques, 
        and assess if referral to services or transport for mental 
        health evaluation is appropriate; and
            ``(33) the term `covered mental health professional' means a 
        mental health professional working on a crisis intervention 
        team--
                    ``(A) as an employee of a law enforcement agency; or
                    ``(B) under a legal agreement with a law enforcement 
                agency.''.

    (b) COPS Program.--Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) Training in Alternatives to Use of Force, De-Escalation 
Techniques, and Mental and Behavioral Health Crises.--
            ``(1) Training curricula.--
                    ``(A) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  In general.--Not later 
                than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
                subsection, the Attorney General shall develop training 
                curricula or identify effective existing training 
                curricula for law enforcement officers and for covered 
                mental health professionals regarding--
                          ``(i) de-escalation tactics and alternatives 
                      to use of force;
                          ``(ii) safely responding to an individual 
                      experiencing a mental or behavioral health or 
                      suicidal crisis or an individual with a 
                      disability, including techniques and strategies 
                      that are designed to protect the safety of that 
                      individual, law enforcement officers, mental 
                      health professionals, and the public;
                          ``(iii) successfully participating on a crisis 
                      intervention team; and
                          ``(iv) making referrals to community-based 
                      mental and behavioral health services and support, 
                      housing assistance programs, public benefits 
                      programs, the National Suicide Prevention 
                      Lifeline, and other services.
                    ``(B) <<NOTE: Assessments.>>  Requirements.--The 
                training curricula developed or identified under this 
                paragraph shall include--
                          ``(i) scenario-based exercises;
                          ``(ii) pre-training and post-training tests to 
                      assess relevant knowledge and skills covered in 
                      the training curricula; and
                          ``(iii) follow-up evaluative assessments to 
                      determine the degree to which participants in the 
                      training apply, in their jobs, the knowledge and 
                      skills gained in the training.
                    ``(C) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall 
                develop and identify training curricula under this 
                paragraph in consultation with relevant law enforcement 
                agencies of States and units of local government, 
                associations

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                that represent individuals with mental or behavioral 
                health diagnoses or individuals with disabilities, labor 
                organizations, professional law enforcement 
                organizations, local law enforcement labor and 
                representative organizations, law enforcement trade 
                associations, mental health and suicide prevention 
                organizations, family advocacy organizations, and civil 
                rights and civil liberties groups.
            ``(2) <<NOTE: Deadlines.>>  Certified programs and 
        courses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date on which training curricula are developed or 
                identified under paragraph (1)(A), the Attorney General 
                shall establish a process to--
                          ``(i) certify training programs and courses 
                      offered by public and private entities to law 
                      enforcement officers or covered mental health 
                      professionals using 1 or more of the training 
                      curricula developed or identified under paragraph 
                      (1), or equivalents to such training curricula, 
                      which may include certifying a training program or 
                      course that an entity began offering on or before 
                      the date on which the Attorney General establishes 
                      the process; and
                          ``(ii) terminate the certification of a 
                      training program or course if the program or 
                      course fails to continue to meet the standards 
                      under the training curricula developed or 
                      identified under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Partnerships with mental health organizations 
                and educational institutions.--Not <<NOTE: Criteria.>>  
                later than 180 days after the date on which training 
                curricula are developed or identified under paragraph 
                (1)(A), the Attorney General shall develop criteria to 
                ensure that public and private entities that offer 
                training programs or courses that are certified under 
                subparagraph (A) collaborate with local mental health 
                organizations to--
                          ``(i) enhance the training experience of law 
                      enforcement officers through consultation with and 
                      the participation of individuals with mental or 
                      behavioral health diagnoses or disabilities, 
                      particularly such individuals who have interacted 
                      with law enforcement officers; and
                          ``(ii) strengthen relationships between health 
                      care services and law enforcement agencies.
            ``(3) Transitional regional training programs for state and 
        local agency personnel.--
                    ``(A) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  In general.--During 
                the period beginning on the date on which the Attorney 
                General establishes the process required under paragraph 
                (2)(A) and ending on the date that is 18 months after 
                that date, the Attorney General shall, and thereafter 
                the Attorney General may, provide, in collaboration with 
                law enforcement training academies of States and units 
                of local government as appropriate, regional training to 
                equip personnel from law enforcement agencies of States 
                and units of local government in a State to offer 
                training programs or courses certified under paragraph 
                (2)(A).
                    ``(B) Continuing education.--The Attorney General 
                shall develop and implement continuing education 
                requirements for personnel from law enforcement agencies 
                of

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                States and units of local government who receive 
                training to offer training programs or courses under 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) <<NOTE: Deadline. Publication.>>  List.--Not later 
        than 1 year after the Attorney General completes the activities 
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Attorney General shall 
        publish a list of law enforcement agencies of States and units 
        of local government employing law enforcement officers or using 
        covered mental health professionals who have successfully 
        completed a course using 1 or more of the training curricula 
        developed or identified under paragraph (1), or equivalents to 
        such training curricula, which shall include--
                    ``(A) the total number of law enforcement officers 
                that are employed by the agency;
                    ``(B) the number of such law enforcement officers 
                who have completed such a course;
                    ``(C) whether personnel from the law enforcement 
                agency have been trained to offer training programs or 
                courses under paragraph (3);
                    ``(D) the total number of covered mental health 
                professionals who work with the agency; and
                    ``(E) the number of such covered mental health 
                professionals who have completed such a course.
            ``(5) <<NOTE: Time periods.>> Authorization of 
        appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
        out this subsection--
                    ``(A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
                    ``(B) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
                    ``(C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
                    ``(D) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''.

    (c) Byrne JAG Program.--Subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 508 <<NOTE: 42 USC 3758.>> as 
        section 509; and
            (2) by inserting after section 507 the following:
``SEC. 508. <<NOTE: 34 USC 10159.>> LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING 
                        PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `certified training 
program or course' means a program or course using 1 or more of the 
training curricula developed or identified under section 1701(n)(1), or 
equivalents to such training curricula--
            ``(1) that is provided by the Attorney General under section 
        1701(n)(3); or
            ``(2) that is--
                    ``(A) provided by a public or private entity, 
                including the personnel of a law enforcement agency or 
                law enforcement training academy of a State or unit of 
                local government who have been trained to offer training 
                programs or courses under section 1701(n)(3); and
                    ``(B) certified by the Attorney General under 
                section 1701(n)(2).

    ``(b) Authority.--
            ``(1) <<NOTE: Deadline. Grants.>> In general.--Not later 
        than 90 days after the Attorney General completes the activities 
        required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1701(n), the 
        Attorney General shall, from amounts made available to fund 
        training programs pursuant to subsection (h), make grants to 
        States for use by the State or a unit of government located in 
        the State to--

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                    ``(A) pay for--
                          ``(i) costs associated with conducting a 
                      certified training program or course or, subject 
                      to paragraph (2), a certified training program or 
                      course that provides continuing education; and
                          ``(ii) attendance by law enforcement officers 
                      or covered mental health professionals at a 
                      certified training program or course, including a 
                      course provided by a law enforcement training 
                      academy of a State or unit of local government;
                    ``(B) <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  procure a certified 
                training program or course or, subject to paragraph (2), 
                a certified training program or course that provides 
                continuing education on 1 or more of the topics 
                described in section 1701(n)(1)(A);
                    ``(C) in the case of a law enforcement agency of a 
                unit of local government that employs fewer than 50 
                employees (determined on a full-time equivalent basis), 
                pay for the costs of overtime accrued as a result of the 
                attendance of a law enforcement officer or covered 
                mental health professional at a certified training 
                program or course for which the costs associated with 
                conducting the certified training program or course are 
                paid using amounts provided under this section;
                    ``(D) pay for the costs of developing mechanisms to 
                comply with the reporting requirements established under 
                subsection (d), in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of 
                the total amount of the grant award; and
                    ``(E) pay for the costs associated with 
                participation in the voluntary National Use-of-Force 
                Data Collection of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
                in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the total amount 
                of the grant award, if a law enforcement agency of the 
                State or unit of local government is not already 
                reporting to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection.
            ``(2) Requirements for use for continuing education.--
                    ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `covered topic' means a topic covered under the 
                curricula developed or identified under clause (i), 
                (ii), or (iv) of section 1701(n)(1)(A).
                    ``(B) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  Requirement to provide 
                initial training.--A State or unit of local government 
                shall ensure that all officers who have been employed 
                with the State or unit of local government for at least 
                2 years have received training as part of a certified 
                training program or course on all covered topics before 
                the State or unit of local government uses amounts 
                received under a grant under paragraph (1) for 
                continuing education with respect to any covered topic.
                    ``(C) Start date of availability of funding.--
                          ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), a 
                      State or unit of local government may not use 
                      amounts received under a grant under paragraph (1) 
                      for continuing education with respect to a covered 
                      topic until the date that is 2 years after the 
                      date of enactment of the Law Enforcement De-
                      Escalation Training Act of 2022.

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                          ``(ii) Exception.--A State or unit of local 
                      government may use amounts received under a grant 
                      under paragraph (1) for continuing education with 
                      respect to a covered topic during the 2-year 
                      period beginning on the date of enactment of the 
                      Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 
                      if the State or unit of local government has 
                      complied with subparagraph (B) using amounts 
                      available to the State or unit of local government 
                      other than amounts received under a grant under 
                      paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Maintaining relationships with local mental health 
        organizations.--A State or unit of local government that 
        receives funds under this section shall establish and maintain 
        relationships between law enforcement officers and local mental 
        health organizations and health care services.

    ``(c) Allocation of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the total amount appropriated to carry 
        out this section for a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall 
        allocate funds to each State in proportion to the total number 
        of law enforcement officers in the State that are employed by 
        the State or a unit of local government within the State, as 
        compared to the total number of law enforcement officers in the 
        United States.
            ``(2) Retention of funds for training for state law 
        enforcement officers proportional to number of state officers.--
        Each fiscal year, each State may retain, for use for the 
        purposes described in this section, from the total amount of 
        funds provided to the State under paragraph (1) an amount that 
        is not more than the amount that bears the same ratio to such 
        total amount as the ratio of--
                    ``(A) the total number of law enforcement officers 
                employed by the State; to
                    ``(B) the total number of law enforcement officers 
                in the State that are employed by the State or a unit of 
                local government within the State.
            ``(3) Provision of funds for training for local law 
        enforcement officers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State shall make available to 
                units of local government in the State for the purposes 
                described in this section the amounts remaining after a 
                State retains funds under paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Additional uses.--A State may, with the 
                approval of a unit of local government, use the funds 
                allocated to the unit of local government under 
                subparagraph (A)--
                          ``(i) to facilitate offering a certified 
                      training program or course or, subject to 
                      subsection (b)(2), a certified training program or 
                      course that provide continuing education in 1 or 
                      more of the topics described in section 
                      1701(n)(1)(A) to law enforcement officers employed 
                      by the unit of local government; or
                          ``(ii) for the costs of training local law 
                      enforcement officers, including through law 
                      enforcement training academies of States and units 
                      of local government, to conduct a certified 
                      training program or course.
                    ``(C) Consultation.--The Attorney General, in 
                consultation with relevant law enforcement agencies of 
                States

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                and units of local government, associations that 
                represent individuals with mental or behavioral health 
                diagnoses or individuals with disabilities, labor 
                organizations, professional law enforcement 
                organizations, local law enforcement labor and 
                representative organizations, law enforcement trade 
                associations, mental health and suicide prevention 
                organizations, family advocacy organizations, and civil 
                rights and civil liberties groups, shall develop 
                criteria governing the allocation of funds to units of 
                local government under this paragraph, which shall 
                ensure that the funds are distributed as widely as 
                practicable in terms of geographical location and to 
                both large and small law enforcement agencies of units 
                of local government.
                    ``(D) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  Announcement of 
                allocations.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
                which a State receives an award under paragraph (1), the 
                State shall announce the allocations of funds to units 
                of local government under subparagraph 
                (A). <<NOTE: Reports.>> A State shall submit to the 
                Attorney General a report explaining any delays in the 
                announcement of allocations under this subparagraph.

    ``(d) Reporting.--
            ``(1) Units of local government.--Any unit of local 
        government that receives funds from a State under subsection 
        (c)(3) for a certified training program or course shall submit 
        to the State or the Attorney General an annual report with 
        respect to the first fiscal year during which the unit of local 
        government receives such funds and each of the 2 fiscal years 
        thereafter that--
                    ``(A) shall include the number of law enforcement 
                officers employed by the unit of local government that 
                have completed a certified training program or course, 
                including a certified training program or course 
                provided on or before the date on which the Attorney 
                General begins certifying training programs and courses 
                under section 1701(n)(2), the topics covered in those 
                courses, and the number of officers who received 
                training in each topic;
                    ``(B) may, at the election of the unit of local 
                government, include the number of law enforcement 
                officers employed by the unit of local government that 
                have completed a certified training program or course 
                using funds provided from a source other than the grants 
                described under subsection (b), the topics covered in 
                those courses, and the number of officers who received 
                training in each topic;
                    ``(C) shall include the total number of law 
                enforcement officers employed by the unit of local 
                government;
                    ``(D) shall include a description of any barriers to 
                providing training on the topics described in section 
                1701(n)(1)(A);
                    ``(E) shall include information gathered through--
                          ``(i) pre-training and post-training tests 
                      that assess relevant knowledge and skills covered 
                      in the training curricula, as specified in section 
                      1701(n)(1); and
                          ``(ii) <<NOTE: Assessments.>>  follow-up 
                      evaluative assessments to determine the degree to 
                      which participants in the training apply, in their 
                      jobs, the knowledge and skills gained in the 
                      training; and

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                    ``(F) <<NOTE: Plan.>>  shall include the amount of 
                funds received by the unit of local government under 
                subsection (c)(3) and a tentative plan for training all 
                law enforcement officers employed by the unit of local 
                government using available and anticipated funds.
            ``(2) States.--A State receiving funds under this section 
        shall submit to the Attorney General--
                    ``(A) any report the State receives from a unit of 
                local government under paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) if the State retains funds under subsection 
                (c)(2) for a fiscal year, a report by the State for that 
                fiscal year, and each of the 2 fiscal years thereafter--
                          ``(i) indicating the number of law enforcement 
                      officers employed by the State that have completed 
                      a certified training program or course, including 
                      a certified training program or course provided on 
                      or before the date on which the Attorney General 
                      begins certifying training programs or courses 
                      under section 1701(n)(2), the topics covered in 
                      those courses, and the number of officers who 
                      received training in each topic, including, at the 
                      election of the State, a certified training 
                      program or course using funds provided from a 
                      source other than the grants described under 
                      subsection (b);
                          ``(ii) indicating the total number of law 
                      enforcement officers employed by the State;
                          ``(iii) providing information gathered 
                      through--
                                    ``(I) pre-training and post-training 
                                tests that assess relevant knowledge and 
                                skills covered in the training 
                                curricula, as specified in section 
                                1701(n)(1); and
                                    ``(II) <<NOTE: Assessments.>>  
                                follow-up evaluative assessments to 
                                determine the degree to which 
                                participants in the training apply, in 
                                their jobs, the knowledge and skills 
                                gained in the training;
                          ``(iv) discussing any barriers to providing 
                      training on the topics described in section 
                      1701(n)(1)(A); and
                          ``(v) <<NOTE: Plan.>>  indicating the amount 
                      of funding retained by the State under subsection 
                      (c)(2) and providing a tentative plan for training 
                      all law enforcement officers employed by the State 
                      using available and anticipated funds.
            ``(3) <<NOTE: Portal.>>  Reporting tools.--Not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
        Attorney General shall develop a portal through which the data 
        required under paragraphs (1) and (2) may be collected and 
        submitted.
            ``(4) Reports on the use of de-escalation tactics and other 
        techniques.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Attorney General, in 
                consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation, relevant law enforcement agencies of 
                States and units of local government, associations that 
                represent individuals with mental or behavioral health 
                diagnoses or individuals with disabilities, labor 
                organizations, professional law enforcement 
                organizations, local law enforcement labor and 
                representative organizations, law enforcement trade 
                associations, mental health and suicide prevention

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                organizations, family advocacy organizations, and civil 
                rights and civil liberties groups, shall establish--
                          ``(i) reporting requirements on interactions 
                      in which de-escalation tactics and other 
                      techniques in curricula developed or identified 
                      under section 1701(n)(1) are used by each law 
                      enforcement agency that receives funding under 
                      this section; and
                          ``(ii) mechanisms for each law enforcement 
                      agency to submit such reports to the Department of 
                      Justice.
                    ``(B) Reporting requirements.--The requirements 
                developed under subparagraph (A) shall--
                          ``(i) specify--
                                    ``(I) the circumstances under which 
                                an interaction shall be reported, 
                                considering--
                                            ``(aa) the cost of 
                                        collecting and reporting the 
                                        information; and
                                            ``(bb) the value of that 
                                        information for determining 
                                        whether--
                                                ``(AA) the objectives of 
                                            the training have been met; 
                                            and
                                                ``(BB) the training 
                                            reduced or eliminated the 
                                            risk of serious physical 
                                            injury to officers, 
                                            subjects, and third parties; 
                                            and
                                    ``(II) the demographic and other 
                                relevant information about the officer 
                                and subjects involved in the interaction 
                                that shall be included in such a report; 
                                and
                          ``(ii) require such reporting be done in a 
                      manner that--
                                    ``(I) is in compliance with all 
                                applicable Federal and State 
                                confidentiality laws; and
                                    ``(II) does not disclose the 
                                identities of law enforcement officers, 
                                subjects, or third parties.
                    ``(C) Review of reporting requirements.--Not later 
                than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
                section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney 
                General, in consultation with the entities specified 
                under subparagraph (A), shall review and consider 
                updates to the reporting requirements.
            ``(5) Failure to report.--
                    ``(A) <<NOTE: Determination.>>  In general.--An 
                entity receiving funds under this section that fails to 
                file a report as required under paragraph (1) or (2), as 
                applicable and as determined by the Attorney General, 
                shall not be eligible to receive funds under this 
                section for a period of 2 fiscal years.
                    ``(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in subparagraph 
                (A) shall be construed to prohibit a State that fails to 
                file a report as required under paragraph (2), and is 
                not eligible to receive funds under this section, from 
                making funding available to a unit of local government 
                of the State under subsection (c)(3), if the unit of 
                local government has complied with the reporting 
                requirements.

    ``(e) Attorney General Reports.--
            ``(1) Implementation report.--Not later than 2 years after 
        the date of enactment of this section, and each year thereafter 
        in which grants are made under this section, the Attorney

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        General shall submit a report to Congress on the implementation 
        of activities carried out under this section.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include, at a minimum, information on--
                    ``(A) the number, amounts, and recipients of awards 
                the Attorney General has made or intends to make using 
                funds authorized under this section;
                    ``(B) the selection criteria the Attorney General 
                has used or intends to use to select recipients of 
                awards using funds authorized under this section;
                    ``(C) the number of law enforcement officers of a 
                State or unit of local government who were not able to 
                receive training on the topics described in section 
                1701(n)(1)(A) due to unavailability of funds and the 
                amount of funds that would be required to complete the 
                training; and
                    ``(D) the nature, frequency, and amount of 
                information that the Attorney General has collected or 
                intends to collect under subsection (d).
            ``(3) Privacy protections.--A report under paragraph (1) 
        shall not disclose the identities of individual law enforcement 
        officers who received, or did not receive, training under a 
        certified training program or course.

    ``(f) National Institute of Justice Study.--
            ``(1) <<NOTE: Evaluations.>> Study and report.--Not later 
        than 2 years after the first grant award using funds authorized 
        under this section, the National Institute of Justice shall 
        conduct a study of the implementation of training under a 
        certified training program or course in at least 6 jurisdictions 
        representing an array of agency sizes and geographic locations, 
        which shall include--
                    ``(A) a process evaluation of training 
                implementation, which shall include an analysis of the 
                share of officers who participated in the training, the 
                degree to which the training was administered in 
                accordance with the curriculum, and the fidelity with 
                which the training was applied in the field; and
                    ``(B) <<NOTE: Analysis. Recommenda- tions.>>  an 
                impact evaluation of the training, which shall include 
                an analysis of the impact of the training on 
                interactions between law enforcement officers and the 
                public, any factors that prevent or preclude law 
                enforcement officers from successfully de-escalating law 
                enforcement interactions, and any recommendations on 
                modifications to the training curricula and methods that 
                could improve outcomes.
            ``(2) National institute of justice access to portal.--For 
        the purposes of preparing the report under paragraph (1), the 
        National Institute of Justice shall have direct access to the 
        portal developed under subsection (d)(3).
            ``(3) Privacy protections.--The study under paragraph (1) 
        shall not disclose the identities of individual law enforcement 
        officers who received, or did not receive, training under a 
        certified training program or course.
            ``(4) Funding.--Not more than 1 percent of the amount 
        appropriated to carry out this section during any fiscal year 
        shall be made available to conduct the study under paragraph 
        (1).

    ``(g) GAO Report.--

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            ``(1) <<NOTE: Review.>>  Study and report.--Not later than 3 
        years after the first grant award using funds authorized under 
        this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
        review the grant program under this section and submit to 
        Congress a report assessing the grant program, including--
                    ``(A) the process for developing and identifying 
                curricula under section 1701(n)(1), including the 
                effectiveness of the consultation by the Attorney 
                General with the agencies, associations, and 
                organizations identified under section 1701(n)(1)(C);
                    ``(B) the certification of training programs and 
                courses under section 1701(n)(2), including the 
                development of the process for certification and its 
                implementation;
                    ``(C) the training of law enforcement personnel 
                under section 1701(n)(3), including the geographic 
                distribution of the agencies that employ the personnel 
                receiving the training and the sizes of those agencies;
                    ``(D) the allocation of funds under subsection (c), 
                including the geographic distribution of the agencies 
                that receive funds and the degree to which both large 
                and small agencies receive funds; and
                    ``(E) the amount of funding distributed to agencies 
                compared with the amount appropriated under this 
                section, the amount spent for training, and whether 
                plans have been put in place by the recipient agencies 
                to use unspent available funds.
            ``(2) GAO access to portal.--For the purposes of preparing 
        the report under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 
        United States shall have direct access to the portal developed 
        under subsection (d)(3).

    ``(h) <<NOTE: Time periods.>>  Authorization of Appropriations.--
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
            ``(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''.

    Approved December 27, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 4003:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Aug. 1, considered and passed Senate.
            Nov. 29, considered and failed House.
            Dec. 14, considered and passed House.

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