Technical skills and academic requirements for Federal law enforcement officers

(a) Requirements (1) Mandatory completion No individual may be deployed, assigned to duty, or exercise law enforcement authority as a Federal law enforcement officer, including on a temporary basis, or be armed, make arrests, conduct searches or seizures, participate in crowd control or enforcement operations, or otherwise perform law enforcement duties in a Federal capacity, unless such individual has successfully completed— (A) the Uniformed Police Training Program; and (B) the Use of Force Training Program. (2) Immigration enforcement In addition to the training programs required under paragraph (1), every individual deployed, assigned to duty, or exercising law enforcement authority as a Federal law enforcement officer to conduct immigration enforcement operations under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) shall have successfully completed— (A) the 584-hour Basic Immigration Enforcement Training Program described in the syllabus of the Training Management Division of Enforcement and Removal Operations in effect in July 2025; and (B) the 5-week Spanish Language Training Program conducted by Enforcement and Removal Operations. (3) Nonduplication If any individual course or training module appears in the curriculum of more than one of the programs required under paragraphs (1) and (2), an individual who has taken the course or module through one of the programs shall not be required to take the same course or module through any other such program if the individual provides certification of completion of the course or module to the administrator of the other program. (4) Completion requirements An individual shall be considered to have completed a training program required under paragraph (1) or (2) only upon passage, with a score of 80 percent or higher, of— (A) each closed-book written examination of the program; and (B) each performance examination of the program. (b) Waiver of training prohibited A Federal law enforcement agency may not waive, abbreviate, delay, or circumvent any requirement under subsection (a)— (1) due to operational necessity, staffing shortages, emergency conditions or emergency declaration, or surge capacity; or (2) for a specific individual on the grounds that the individual is employed as a Federal law enforcement officer with another Federal agency or as a law enforcement officer for a local, State, or Tribal law enforcement agency. (c) In-Service requirements After appointment to a position as a Federal law enforcement officer, an individual shall— (1) undergo periodic or as-needed medical examinations and continue to meet the medical requirements for the position; (2) complete a biannual fitness test, if the individual participates in at-large enforcement activities; (3) submit to random drug testing; (4) successfully pass background reinvestigations, including for domestic violence or failure to provide child support, not less frequently than once every 2 years; and (5) successfully complete annual in-service training regarding, at a minimum, legal updates and the use of force. (d) Minimum requirement for instructors An instructor may not deliver a program curriculum under subsection (a) unless the instructor has successfully completed the Law Enforcement Instructor Training Program. (e) Enforcement and compliance (1) Unauthorized status Any law enforcement action taken by a Federal law enforcement officer deployed in violation of this section shall be deemed unauthorized for purposes of internal discipline and administrative review. (2) Agency accountability The head of a Federal law enforcement agency or an official of a Federal law enforcement agency with supervisory authority who knowingly authorizes deployment in violation of this section shall be subject to applicable administrative discipline. (3) Annual certification Each Federal law enforcement agency shall annually certify to Congress that the agency has not employed any accelerated or abbreviated basic training programs prohibited by this section. (4) Violation of technical skills and academic requirements If a Federal law enforcement officer engages in a law enforcement action without having completed the training required under this section, subsequent completion of the training shall not retroactively cure the violation. (f) Dishonesty Any individual who, while receiving training pursuant to this section, violates the Student Honor Code, including by cheating on or falsifying written examinations, graded practical exercises, or laboratory exercises, shall be— (1) expelled from training; and (2) disqualified from appointment to a position as a Federal law enforcement officer or terminated from employment as a Federal law enforcement officer, as applicable. (g) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of a Federal law enforcement agency to impose additional training requirements.