,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eaji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and 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 law enforcement  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 or    
,state government entity shall be       
eligible to receive any law enforcement 
training grant for the purpose of       
providing training to ,state and local  
law enforcement agencies with fewer than
 #ej sworn law enforcement officers at  
no cost to the law enforcement agency   
only for an eligible activity described 
in subsection 7d74  7d7 ,eligible       
activities ,an eligible activity        
described in this subsection is training
 in #a or more of the following3 7#a7   

,de-escalation training for law         
enforcement officers using a certified  
training program or course 7as defined  
in section #ejh7;a7 of title ,i of the  
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaei7;a7774  7#b7 ,officer wellness   
programs4  7#c7 ,leadership training4   
7#d7 ,victim-centered training for law  
enforcement officers in handling        
situations of domestic violence4  7#e7  
,critical incident response and         
management4  7#f7 ,evidence-based law   
enforcement safety training for-- 7,a7  
active shooter situations2  7,b7 the    
safe handling of illicit drugs and      
precursor chemicals2  7,c7 rescue       
situations2  7,d7 recognizing and       
countering ambush attacks2 or  7,e7     
response to calls for service           
involving-- 7i7 persons with mental     
health needs2  7ii7 persons with        
substance use disorders2  7iii7         
veterans2  7iv7 persons with            
disabilities2  7v7 vulnerable youth2    

7vi7 persons who are victims of domestic
 violence1 sexual assault1 or           
trafficking2 or  7vii7 persons          
experiencing homelessness or living in  
poverty4  7#g7 ,specialized training to 
law enforcement officers to enhance     
their conflict resolution1 mediation1   
problem solving1 service1 and other     
skills needed to work in partnership    
with members of the community4  7e7     
,amendment ,section #eja7;b7 of title ,i
 of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and    
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaeb7;b771 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and   
7#b7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71    
respectively and shifting the margins   
accordingly2  7#b7 by striking ,a ,state
 and inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in 
general ,a ,state  2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#b7        
,pooling grants #b or more localities   
receiving grants under this part may    
elect to pool all or a portion of those 
grants to contract with an accredited   

nonprofit organization 7as defined in   
section #b7;b7 of the ,training ,rural  
,law ,enforcement ,officers ,act of     
#bjbf7 for the purpose of providing     
training to the group of localities that
 have pooled such grants4  4