Sec. 4. Continuing training
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The Commissioner shall require all United States Border Patrol agents and other employees or contracted employees designated by the Commissioner, to participate in annual continuing training to maintain and update their understanding of— Department of Homeland Security policies, procedures, and guidelines; the fundamentals of law, ethics, and professional conduct; applicable Federal law and regulations; precedential legal rulings, including Federal Circuit Court and United States Supreme Court opinions relating to the duty of care and treatment of persons in the custody of the United States Border Patrol that the Commissioner determines are relevant to active duty agents; applicable migration trends that the Commissioner determines are relevant; best practices for coordinating with community stakeholders; and any other information that the Commissioner determines to be relevant to active duty agents.
Continuing training under this subsection shall include training regarding— non-lethal use of force policies available to United States Border Patrol agents and de-escalation strategies and methods; identifying, screening, and responding to vulnerable populations, such as children, persons with diminished mental capacity, victims of human trafficking, pregnant mothers, victims of gender-based violence, victims of torture or abuse, and the acutely ill; trends in transnational criminal organization activities that impact border security and migration; policies, strategies, and programs— to protect due process, the civil, human, and privacy rights of individuals, and the private property rights of land owners; to reduce the number of migrant and agent deaths; and to improve the safety of agents on patrol; personal resilience; anti-corruption and officer ethics training; current migration trends, including updated cultural and societal issues of nations that are a significant source of migrants who are— arriving at a United States port of entry to seek humanitarian protection; or encountered at a United States international boundary while attempting to enter without inspection; the impact of border security operations on natural resources and the environment, including strategies to limit the impact of border security operations on natural resources and the environment; relevant cultural, societal, racial, and religious training, including cross-cultural communication skills; training authorized under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 ( 42 U.S.C. 15601 et seq. ); risk management and safety training that includes agency protocols for ensuring public safety, personal safety, and the safety of persons in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security; non-lethal, self-defense training; and any other training that meets the requirements to maintain and update the subjects identified in subsection (a).
Courses offered under this section— shall be administered by the United States Border Patrol, in consultation with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and shall be approved in advance by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that such courses satisfy the requirements for training under this section. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that assesses the training and education provided pursuant to this section, including continuing education.
Training offered as part of continuing education under this section shall include— annual courses focusing on the curriculum described in paragraphs
(1)through
(6)of subsection (b); and biannual courses focusing on curriculum described in paragraphs
(7)through
(12)of subsection (b).
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