2019 US Code
Title 6 - Domestic Security
Chapter 1 - Homeland Security Organization
Subchapter II - Information Analysis
Part A - Information and Analysis; Access to Information
Sec. 124j - Rural Policing Institute
6 U.S.C. § 124j (2019) |
§124j. Rural Policing Institute |
(a) In general
The Secretary shall establish a Rural Policing Institute, which shall be administered by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, to target training to law enforcement agencies and other emergency response providers located in rural areas. The Secretary, through the Rural Policing Institute, shall— (1) evaluate the needs of law enforcement agencies and other emergency response providers in rural areas; (2) develop expert training programs designed to address the needs of law enforcement agencies and other emergency response providers in rural areas as identified in the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1), including training programs about intelligence-led policing and protections for privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; (3) provide the training programs developed under paragraph (2) to law enforcement agencies and other emergency response providers in rural areas; and (4) conduct outreach efforts to ensure that local and tribal governments in rural areas are aware of the training programs developed under paragraph (2) so they can avail themselves of such programs. The training at the Rural Policing Institute established under subsection (a) shall— (1) be configured in a manner so as not to duplicate or displace any law enforcement or emergency response program of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or a local or tribal government entity in existence on August 3, 2007; and (2) to the maximum extent practicable, be delivered in a cost-effective manner at facilities of the Department, on closed military installations with adequate training facilities, or at facilities operated by the participants. In this section, the term "rural" means an area that is not located in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. (d) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section (including for contracts, staff, and equipment)— (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013. |
(Pub. L. 107–296, title II, §210C, as added Pub. L. 110–53, title V, §513(a), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 327.) |
RURAL AREA
Pub. L. 112–74, div. D, title V, §546, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 977, provided that: "For fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, for purposes of section 210C of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124j), a rural area shall also include any area that is located in a metropolitan statistical area and a county, borough, parish, or area under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe with a population of not more than 50,000." |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY |
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Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY CHAPTER 1 - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION SUBCHAPTER II - INFORMATION ANALYSIS Part A - Information and Analysis; Access to Information Sec. 124j - Rural Policing Institute |
section 124j |
2019 |
January 24, 2020 |
No |
standard |
121 Stat. 327 125 Stat. 977 |
Public Law 107-296, Public Law 110-53, Public Law 112-74 |