,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ad1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4 
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to develop a scenario-based training 
curriculum for law enforcement          
personnel1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,law ,enforcement ,scenario-,based  
,training for ,safety and               
,de-,escalation ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,law
 enforcement scenario-based training    
curriculum  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general1  
acting through the ,director of the     
,office of ,community ,oriented         
,policing ,services1 shall develop a    
scenario-based training curriculum for  
use in accordance with the grant program
 under section #c4  7b7 ,curriculum ,in 
developing the curriculum under         

subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general  
shall-- 7#a7 develop a scenario-based   
training curriculum that addresses--    
7,a7 improving community-police         
relations2  7,b7 officer safety2  7,c7  
officer resilience2  7,d7 situational   
awareness2  7,e7 physical and emotional 
responses to stress2  7,f7 critical     
decision-making and problem-solving2    
7,g7 de-escalation2  7,h7 use of force  
and deadly force2 and  7,i7 crisis      
intervention2  7#b7 consult with        
relevant professional law enforcement   
associations1 community-based           
organizations1 and defense and national 
security agencies in the development and
 dissemination of the curriculum2  7#c7 
provide expertise and technical         
assistance to entities seeking to       
implement the curriculum2  7#d7 evaluate
 best practices of scenario-based       
training methods and curriculum content 
to maintain state-of-the-art expertise  
in scenario-based learning methodology2 
and  7#e7 develop a certification       

process for entities that have          
successfully implemented the curriculum4
  #c4 ,law enforcement scenario-based   
training grant program  7a7 ,in general 
,beginning on the date that is #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,attorney ,general1 acting    
through the ,director of the ,office of 
,community ,oriented ,policing          
,services1 shall be authorized to make  
grants to ,states1 units of local       
government1 ,indian ,tribal governments1
 other public and private entities1 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 #b4  
7b7 ,application ,an applicant seeking a
 grant under this section shall submit  
to the ,attorney ,general an application
 at such time1 in such manner1 and      
containing such information as the      
,attorney ,general may reasonably       

require4  7c7 ,reports  7#a7 ,grantee   
reports ,on the date that is #a year    
after receiving a grant under this      
section1 each grant recipient shall     
submit to the ,attorney ,general a      
report on-- 7,a7 any benefits of1 and   
barriers to1 delivering the curriculum  
to law enforcement personnel2 and  7,b7 
recommendations for improving the access
 of law enforcement personnel to        
scenario-based training4  7#b7 ,office  
of ,community ,oriented ,policing       
,services reports ,not later than #a    
year after initially awarding grants    
under this section1 and annually        
thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general1     
acting through the ,director of the     
,office of ,community ,oriented         
,policing ,services1 shall submit to    
,congress a report on-- 7,a7 the number 
of entities that received grants under  
this section2  7,b7 the cumulative      
number and proportion of law enforcement
 personnel in each ,state that received 
training under the scenario-based       

training curriculum described in section
 #b1 or a curriculum that is            
substantially similar to that           
curriculum2  7,c7 any benefits of1 and  
barriers to1 delivering such curriculum 
to law enforcement personnel2  7,d7     
recommendations for improving the       
curriculum developed under section #b2  
and  7,e7 recommendations for improving 
the grant program under this section4   
7d7 ,funding ,no additional funds are   
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this ,act4 ,the ,attorney ,general  
shall carry out this ,act using         
unobligated amounts that are otherwise  
made available to the ,department of    
,justice4  #d4 ,definitions ,in this    
,act3 7#a7 ,community-based             
organizations ,the term community-based 
organization means a grassroots         
organization that-- 7,a7 works in       
communities to improve police           
accountability and transparency2 and    
7,b7 has a national presence and        
membership4  7#b7 ,professional law     

enforcement association ,the term       
professional law enforcement association
 means a law enforcement membership     
association that works for the needs of 
,federal1 ,state1 local1 or ,indian     
,tribal law enforcement groups and with 
the civilian community on matters of    
common interest4  7#c7 ,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 techniques4  7#d7  
,state ,the term ,state means any ,state
 of the ,united ,states1 the ,district  
of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of      
,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1    
,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the            
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and any possession of the     
,united ,states4