[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1028 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1028

    To create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law 
                      Enforcement Training Center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2007

  Mr. Salazar (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law 
                      Enforcement Training Center.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RURAL POLICING INSTITUTE.

    (a) In General.--There is established a Rural Policing Institute, 
which shall be administered by the Office of State and Local Training 
of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center of the Department of 
Homeland Security, to--
            (1) evaluate the needs of law enforcement agencies of units 
        of local government and tribal governments located in rural 
        areas;
            (2) develop expert training programs designed to address 
        the needs of rural law enforcement agencies regarding combating 
        methamphetamine addiction and distribution, domestic violence, 
        law enforcement response related to school shootings, and other 
        topics identified in the evaluation conducted under paragraph 
        (1);
            (3) provide the training programs described in paragraph 
        (2) to law enforcement agencies of units of local government 
        and tribal governments located in rural areas; and
            (4) conduct outreach efforts to ensure that training 
        programs under the Rural Policing Institute reach law 
        enforcement officers of units of local government and tribal 
        governments located in rural areas.
    (b) Curricula.--The training at the Rural Policing Institute 
established under subsection (a) shall be configured in a manner so as 
to not duplicate or displace any law enforcement program of the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center in existence on the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    (c) Rural Defined.--In this section, the term ``rural'' means area 
that is not located in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section (including for contracts, staff, 
and equipment)--
            (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
            (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
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