[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8871 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8871

  To develop a scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement 
                   personnel, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2024

  Mrs. Sykes (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Ivey, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To develop a scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement 
                   personnel, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Scenario-Based 
Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT SCENARIO-BASED TRAINING CURRICULUM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, shall develop a 
scenario-based training curriculum for use in accordance with the grant 
program under section 3.
    (b) Curriculum.--In developing the curriculum under subsection (a), 
the Attorney General shall--
            (1) develop a scenario-based training curriculum that 
        addresses--
                    (A) improving community-police relations;
                    (B) officer safety;
                    (C) officer resilience;
                    (D) situational awareness;
                    (E) physical and emotional responses to stress;
                    (F) critical decision making and problem solving;
                    (G) de-escalation;
                    (H) use of force and deadly force; and
                    (I) crisis intervention;
            (2) consult with relevant professional law enforcement 
        associations, community-based organizations, and defense and 
        national security agencies in the development and dissemination 
        of the curriculum;
            (3) provide expertise and technical assistance to entities 
        seeking to implement the curriculum;
            (4) evaluate best practices of scenario-based training 
        methods and curriculum content to maintain state-of-the-art 
        expertise in scenario-based learning methodology; and
            (5) develop a certification process for entities that have 
        successfully implemented the curriculum.

SEC. 3. LAW ENFORCEMENT SCENARIO-BASED TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the 
Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, shall 
be authorized to make grants to States, units of local government, 
Indian Tribal governments, other public and private entities, and 
multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia to provide law enforcement 
personnel with access to a scenario-based training curriculum that is 
substantially similar to the curriculum developed under section 2.
    (b) Application.--An applicant seeking a grant under this section 
shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Grantee reports.--On the date that is 1 year after 
        receiving a grant under this section, each grant recipient 
        shall submit to the Attorney General a report on--
                    (A) any benefits of, and barriers to, delivering 
                the curriculum to law enforcement personnel; and
                    (B) recommendations for improving the access of law 
                enforcement personnel to scenario-based training.
            (2) Office of community oriented policing services 
        reports.--Not later than 1 year after initially awarding grants 
        under this section, and annually thereafter, the Attorney 
        General, acting through the Director of the Office of Community 
        Oriented Policing Services, shall submit to Congress a report 
        on--
                    (A) the number of entities that received grants 
                under this section;
                    (B) the cumulative number and proportion of law 
                enforcement personnel in each State that received 
                training under the scenario-based training curriculum 
                described in section 2, or a curriculum that is 
                substantially similar to that curriculum;
                    (C) any benefits of, and barriers to, delivering 
                such curriculum to law enforcement personnel;
                    (D) recommendations for improving the curriculum 
                developed under section 2; and
                    (E) recommendations for improving the grant program 
                under this section.
    (d) Funding.--No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this Act. The Attorney General shall carry out this Act 
using unobligated amounts that are otherwise made available to the 
Department of Justice.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Community-based organizations.--The term ``community-
        based organization'' means a grassroots organization that--
                    (A) works in communities to improve police 
                accountability and transparency; and
                    (B) has a national presence and membership.
            (2) Professional law enforcement association.--The term 
        ``professional law enforcement association'' means a law 
        enforcement membership association that works for the needs of 
        Federal, State, local, or Indian Tribal law enforcement groups 
        and with the civilian community on matters of common interest.
            (3) Scenario-based training.--The term ``scenario-based 
        training'' means the use of live-action simulations and role 
        playing to place law enforcement personnel in an interactive 
        learning environment to replicate real-life scenarios or teach 
        particular skills or techniques.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any 
        possession of the United States.
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