S.Amdt. 3473

1. Adds Subtitle D--Immigration Enforcement Training SEC. 131. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TRAINING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: Subtitle D--Immigration Enforcement Training SEC. 131. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TRAINING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--

   Inserted: (1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to the President of Cameron University, located in Lawton, Oklahoma, to establish and implement the demonstration project (referred to in this subtitle as the "Project") described in this subtitle.

   Inserted: (2) Purpose.--The purposes of the Project shall be to assess the feasibility of establishing a nationwide e-learning training course, covering basic immigration law enforcement issues, to be used by State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers in order to improve and enhance the ability of such officers, during their routine course of duties, to assist Federal immigration officers in the enforcement of immigration laws of the United States.

   Inserted: (b) Project Director Responsibilities.--The Project shall be carried out by the Project Director, who shall--

   Inserted: (1) develop an online, e-learning Web site that--

   Inserted: (A) provides State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers access to the e-learning training course;

   Inserted: (B) enrolls officers in the e-learning training course;

   Inserted: (C) records the performance of officers on the course;

   Inserted: (D) tracks officers' proficiency in learning the course's concepts;

   Inserted: (E) ensures a high level of security; and

   Inserted: (F) encrypts personal and sensitive information;

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   Inserted: (2) develop an e-learning training course that--

   Inserted: (A) entails not more than 4 hours of training;

   Inserted: (B) is accessible through the on-line, e-learning Web site developed under paragraph (1);

   Inserted: (C) covers the basic principles and practices of immigration law and the policies that relate to the enforcement of immigration laws;

   Inserted: (D) includes instructions about--

   Inserted: (i) employment-based and family-based immigration;

   Inserted: (ii) the various types of nonimmigrant visas;

   Inserted: (iii) the differences between immigrant and nonimmigrant status;

   Inserted: (iv) the differences between lawful and unlawful presence;

   Inserted: (v) the criminal and civil consequences of unlawful presence;

   Inserted: (vi) the various grounds for removal;

   Inserted: (vii) the types of false identification commonly used by illegal and criminal aliens;

   Inserted: (viii) the common methods of alien smuggling and groups that commonly participate in alien smuggling rings;

   Inserted: (ix) the inherent legal authority of local law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration laws; and

   Inserted: (x) detention and removal procedures, including expeditious removal; and

   Inserted: (E) is accessible through the secure, encrypted on-line, e-learning Web site not later than 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, and

   Inserted: (F) incorporates content similar to that covered in the 4-hour training course provided by the employees of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to Alabama State Troopers during 2003, in addition to the training given pursuant to an agreement by the State under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)); and

   Inserted: (3) assess the feasibility of expanding to State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies throughout the Nation the on-line, e-learning Web site, including the e-learning training course, by using on-line technology.

   Inserted: (c) Period of Project.--The Project Director shall carry out the demonstration project for a 2-year period beginning 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (d) Participation in Project.--The Project Director shall carry out the demonstration project by enrolling in the e-learning training course State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers from--

   Inserted: (1) Alabama;

   Inserted: (2) Colorado;

   Inserted: (3) Florida;

   Inserted: (4) Oklahoma;

   Inserted: (5) Texas; and

   Inserted: (6) at least 1, but not more than 3, other States.

   Inserted: (e) Participating Officers.--

   Inserted: (1) Number.--A total of 100,000 officers shall have access to, enroll in, and complete the e-learning training course provided under the Project.

   Inserted: (2) Apportionment.--The number of officers who are selected to participate in the Project shall be apportioned according to the State populations of the participating States.

   Inserted: (3) Selection.--Participation in the Project shall--

   Inserted: (A) be equally apportioned between State, county, and municipal law enforcement agency officers;

   Inserted: (B) include, when practicable, a significant subset of tribal law enforcement officers; and

   Inserted: (C) include officers from urban, rural, and highly rural areas.

   Inserted: (4) Recruitment.--Recruitment of participants shall begin immediately, and occur concurrently, with the e-learning training course's establishment and implementation.

   Inserted: (5) Limitation on participation.--Officers shall be ineligible to participate in the demonstration project if they are employed by a State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency that--

   Inserted: (A) has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that prohibits its law enforcement officers from cooperating with Federal immigration enforcement agents; or

   Inserted: (B) is otherwise in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)).

   Inserted: (6) Additional requirements.--The law enforcement officers selected to participate in the e-learning training course provided under the Project--

   Inserted: (A) shall undergo standard vetting procedures, pursuant to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Distributed Learning Program, to ensure that each individual is a bona fide law enforcement officer; and

   Inserted: (B) shall be granted continuous access, throughout the 2-year period of the Project, to on-line course material and other training and reference resources accessible through the on-line, e-learning Web site.

   Inserted: (f) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than the end of the 2-year period described in subsection (c), the Project Director shall submit a report on the participation of State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers in the Project's e-learning training course to--

   Inserted: (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

   Inserted: (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives;

   Inserted: (C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (D) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include--

   Inserted: (A) an estimate of the cost savings realized by offering training through the e-learning training course instead of the residential classroom method;

   Inserted: (B) an estimate of the difference between the 100,000 law enforcement officers who received training through the e-learning training course and the number of law enforcement officers who could have received training through the residential classroom method in the same 2-year period;

   Inserted: (C) the effectiveness of the e-learning training course with respect to student-officer performance;

   Inserted: (D) the convenience afforded student-officers with respect to their ability to access the e-learning training course at their own convenience and to return to the on-line, e-learning Web site for refresher training and reference; and

   Inserted: (E) the ability of the on-line, e-learning Web site to safeguard the student officers' private and personal information while providing supervisors with appropriate information about student performance and course completion.

   Inserted: SEC. 132. EXPANSION OF PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--After the completion of the Project, the Secretary shall--

   Inserted: (1) continue to make available the on-line, e-learning Web site and the e-learning training course developed in the Project;

   Inserted: (2) annually enroll 100,000 new State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers in such e-learning training course; and

   Inserted: (3) consult with Congress regarding the addition, substitution, or removal of States eligible to participate in such e-learning training course.

   Inserted: (b) Limitation on Participation.--An individual is ineligible to participate in the expansion of the Project established under this subtitle if the individual is employed by a State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency that--

   Inserted: (1) has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that prohibits its law enforcement officers from cooperating with Federal immigration enforcement agents; or

   Inserted: (2) is otherwise in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)).

   Inserted: SEC. 133. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

   Inserted: (a) Fiscal Year 2007.--There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to the Secretary in fiscal year 2007 to carry out this subtitle.

   Inserted: (b) Subsequent Fiscal Years.--There are authorized to be appropriated in fiscal year 2008, and each subsequent fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to continue to operate, promote, and recruit participants for the Project and the expansion of the Project under this subtitle.

   Inserted: (c) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended.

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