,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbf,mrs4  
,bice 7for herself and ,ms4 ,kaptur7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,department of ,justice to provide     
grant funding to accredited nonprofit   
organizations to provide better access  
to needed training for law enforcement  
officers in rural and smaller           
communities4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,training      
,rural ,law ,enforcement ,officers ,act 
of #bjbf4  #b4 ,training rural          
lawforcement  7a7 ,findings ,congress   
finds the following3  7#a7 ,there are   
more than #ah1jjj local police          
departments and #c1jjj sheriff's offices
 in the ,united ,states4 ,of the local  
police departments in the ,united       
,states-- 7,a7 nearly half have fewer   
than #aj sworn officers2  7,b7 #c out of
 #d have fewer than #b dozen sworn      

officers2 and  7,c7 #h out of #aj have  
fewer than #ej sworn officers4  7#b7    
,federal funding available through      
grants administered by the ,department  
of ,justice for law enforcement is      
frequently complex in terms of the      
application process and requires        
specific reporting mandates4  7#c7      
,smaller and rural law enforcement      
agencies often forego pursuing ,federal 
funding opportunities as that pursuit   
creates a demand on already limited     
staffing1 and those smaller and rural   
law enforcement agencies simply lack the
 experience and resources to navigate   
through the application process and to  
successfully adhere to the multitude of 
reporting requirements4  7b7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,accredited nonprofit organization ,the 
term accredited nonprofit organization  
means a nonprofit organization that1 as 
determined by the ,attorney ,general1   
has--  7,a7 the proper experience and   
expertise in relevant law enforcement   

training2 and  7,b7 a strong track      
record of successfully conducting       
relevant law enforcement training in a  
particular training discipline4  7#b7   
,law enforcement training grant ,the    
term law enforcement training grant     
means a grant awarded by the ,attorney  
,general under the ,omnibus ,crime      
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 for
 the purpose of law enforcement         
training4  7c7 ,authorization ,an       
accredited nonprofit organization shall 
be eligible to receive any law          
enforcement training grant for the      
purpose of providing training to ,state 
and local law enforcement agencies if   
the training is--  7#a7 consistent with 
the priorities and objectives of the    
,department of ,justice2  7#b7 provided 
to a law enforcement agency with fewer  
than #ej sworn law enforcement officers2
 and  7#c7 conducted at no cost to the  
law enforcement agency receiving the    
training4