,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aj1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico
 7for herself and ,ms4 ,slotkin7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security1 and in addition to the      
,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a     
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require reporting regarding             
accreditation of basic training programs
 of the ,department of ,homeland        
,security1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training
 ,research and ,reporting ,act of #bjbj4
  #b4 ,,fletc research and development  
,the ,director of the ,federal ,law     
,enforcement ,training ,centers         
7,,fletc71 in coordination with the     

,under ,secretary for ,science and      
,technology of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security1 shall conduct      
research and development of a technology
 to enhance participation rates in      
training offered to ,state1 local1 and  
,tribal communities1 with particular    
attention to rural or remote            
communities1 for the purpose of         
enhancing domestic preparedness for and 
collective response to terrorism and    
other homeland security threats4  #c4   
,reporting on basic training programs of
 the ,department of ,homeland ,security 
7a7 ,annual reporting  7#a7 ,in general 
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act and       
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security1 acting through the 
,under ,secretary for ,management of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security1    
shall report to the relevant            
congressional committees on the         
accreditation status for each basic     
training program within the ,department1

 including information relating to the  
following3  7,a7 ,the date on which the 
program achieved initial accreditation1 
or in the case of a program that is not 
currently accredited1 the reasons for   
not obtaining or maintaining            
accreditation1 the activities1 if any1  
taken to achieve accreditation1 and an  
anticipated timeline for accreditation  
of the program4  7,b7 ,the date the     
program most recently received          
accreditation or reaccreditation1 if    
applicable4  7,c7 ,the program's        
anticipated accreditation or next       
reaccreditation date4  7,d7 ,the name of
 the accreditation manager for the      
program4  7#b7 ,termination of reporting
 requirement ,annual reports under      
paragraph 7#a7 shall terminate when all 
basic training programs of the          
,department of ,homeland ,security are  
accredited4  7b7 ,lapse in accreditation
  7#a7 ,in general ,if a basic training 
program of the ,department of ,homeland 
,security loses accreditation1 the head 

of the relevant component of the        
,department shall notify the ,under     
,secretary for ,management of the       
,department not later than #cj days     
after such loss4  7#b7 ,notice to       
,congress ,not later than #fj days after
 receiving a notification pursuant to   
subsection 7a71 the ,under ,secretary   
for ,management of the ,department of   
,homeland ,security shall notify the    
relevant congressional committees of the
 lapse in accreditation1 the reason for 
the lapse1 and the activities underway  
and planned to regain accreditation4    
7c7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,accreditation ,the term accreditation  
means the recognition by a board that a 
basic training program is administered1 
developed1 and delivered according to an
 applicable set of standards4  7#b7     
,accreditation manager ,the term        
accreditation manager means the         
individual assigned by the component of 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
to manage accreditation activities for a

 basic training program4  7#c7 ,basic   
training program ,the term basic        
training program means an entry level   
program that is transitional to law     
enforcement service1 provides training  
on critical competencies and            
responsibilities1 and is typically a    
requirement for appointment to a law    
enforcement service job or job series4  
7#d7 ,reaccreditation ,the term         
reaccreditation means the assessment of 
a basic training program after initial  
accreditation to ensure the continued   
compliance with an applicable set of    
standards4  7#e7 ,relevant congressional
 committees ,the term relevant          
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4