International Law Enforcement Academy

(a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Department of State’s International Law Enforcement Academies are valuable tools in our relationships with other countries and enhancing the capacity of foreign criminal justice partners to combat transnational crime; (2) assistance in combating transnational crime is frequently cited as an area of need from Pacific Islands leaders; and (3) the International Law Enforcement Academy in Bangkok, Thailand recently widened its audience to include the Pacific Islands. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report— (1) detailing training and other activities that the International Law Enforcement Academy in Bangkok, Thailand has conducted with Pacific Islands participants; (2) describing any planned expansions to the Bangkok International Law Enforcement Academy’s programming, including the Pacific Islands, and any challenges to those planned expansions, including any gaps and needs in funding, staffing levels, and physical space; and (3) assessing the feasibility of continuing to administer and expand programming for the Pacific Islands through the International Law Enforcement Academy in Bangkok, or if the establishment of an additional International Law Enforcement Academy dedicated to serving the Pacific Islands is necessary, and what resources and authorities would be needed to do so.