,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bd1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,pou 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 ,,dhs ,basic ,training              
,accreditation ,improvement ,act of     
#bjbe4  #b4 ,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 
,security shall report to the relevant  
congressional committees on the         
accreditation status for each basic     
training program within the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security in existence as  
of such date of enactment1 including    
information relating to the following3  
7,a7 ,the date on which each such       
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 such program4  7,b7 ,the date each   
such program most recently received     
accreditation or reaccreditation1 if    
applicable4  7,c7 ,each such program's  
anticipated accreditation or next       
reaccreditation date4  7,d7 ,the        
identification1 including name1 of the  
accreditation manager for each such     
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      
referred to iun such paragraph 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 ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security not later than   
#cj days after such loss4  7#b7 ,notice 
to congress ,not later than #cj days    
after receiving a notification pursuant 
to paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security shall notify the    
relevant congressional committees of the
 lapse in accreditation at issue1 the   
reason for such lapse1 and the          
activities underway and planned to      
regain accreditation4  7c7 ,definitions 
,in this section3  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 of the ,department of ,homeland 
,security that is transitional to law   
enforcement or law enforcement support1 
provides training on critical           
competencies and responsibilities1 and  
is typically a requirement for          
appointment to a law enforcement or law 
enforcement support 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 and   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs and the          
,committee of the ,judiciary of the     
,senate4  #c4 ,research and development 
,the ,under ,secretary for ,science and 
,technology of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security shall carry out     
research and development of systems and 
technologies to enhance access to       
training offered by the ,federal ,law   
,enforcement ,training ,centers to      
,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 
law enforcement1 with particular        
attention to law enforcement in rural   
and remote communities1 for the purpose 
of enhancing domestic preparedness for  
and collective response to terrorism and
 other homeland security threats4