110 HR 1697 IH: To establish a Rural Policing Institute within the U.S. House of Representatives 2007-03-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1697 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2007 Mr. Rogers of Alabama (for himself, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, and Mr. Jindal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To establish a Rural Policing Institute within the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and provide for training programs for rural law enforcement agencies.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Rural Law Enforcement Training Act of 2007.

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Rural Policing Institute

(a)

Establishment

There is established a Rural Policing Institute, which shall be administered by the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center of the Department of Homeland Security, through the chief executive officer of the Office of State and Local Training of such Center, to perform the following functions, with respect to law enforcement agencies of units of local government and tribal governments located in rural areas: (1)

Evaluation of needs of rural law enforcement agencies

To evaluate the needs of such agencies. (2)

Development of training programs

To develop expert training programs designed to respond to the needs of such agencies with respect to— (A)preparing for and responding to rural homeland security threats and incidents; (B)combating methamphetamine addiction and distribution; (C)combating domestic violence; (D)responding to school shootings; and (E)other topics identified in the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1). (3)

Provision of training programs

To provide to such agencies the training programs developed under paragraph (2). (4)

Outreach efforts

To conduct outreach efforts to ensure that such agencies are aware of the training programs developed under paragraph (2) so that such programs are made available to law enforcement officers of such agencies. (b)

No duplication or displacement of current programs

Any training program developed under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and any training provided by the Rural Policing Institute pursuant to such subsection shall be developed or provided, respectively, 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 the enactment of this section. (c)

Prioritized locations for rural law enforcement training

In designating sites for the provision of training under this section and for purposes of ensuring cost-effectiveness, the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall, to the maximum extent possible and as appropriate, give priority to facilities of the Department of Homeland Security in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act and to closed military installations. (d)

Rural defined

In this section, the term rural means an area that is not located in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. (e)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— (1)$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and (2)$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.