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This section directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, to develop a scenario-based training curriculum and annual certification process for immigration officers within 90 days of enactment. The curriculum must address improving community-police relations, officer safety and resilience, situational awareness, physical and emotional responses to stress, critical decision making, de-escalation, use of force and deadly force, and crisis intervention. The Secretary must consult with relevant law enforcement associations, community-based organizations, and defense and national security agencies; provide technical assistance to components implementing the curriculum; evaluate best practices in scenario-based training; and develop a certification process. Not later than 180 days after enactment, the Secretary must report to Congress on the benefits of and barriers to delivering the curriculum and recommendations for improving officer access to such training. The section defines immigration officers to include designated federal employees authorized to perform immigration functions and arrest persons, as well as state and local officers performing such functions under agreement with the federal government.
This section establishes a minimum training requirement of 67 days for immigration officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before they perform duties to enforce the immigration laws.