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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
[Document affected by Public Law 106-554 Section 1(a)(3)]
[Document affected by Public Law 107-67]
[CITE: 42USC3771]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 46--JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
 
    SUBCHAPTER VII--FBI TRAINING OF STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
                                PERSONNEL
 
Sec. 3771. Training and manpower development


(a) Functions, powers, and duties of Director of Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation

    The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is authorized 
to--
        (1) establish and conduct training programs at the Federal 
    Bureau of Investigation National Academy at Quantico, Virginia, to 
    provide, at the request of a State, unit of local government, or 
    rail carrier, training for State and local criminal justice 
    personnel, including railroad police officers;
        (2) develop new or improved approaches, techniques, systems, 
    equipment, and devices to improve and strengthen criminal justice; 
    and
        (3) assist in conducting, at the request of a State, unit of 
    local government, or rail carrier, local and regional training 
    programs for the training of State and local criminal justice 
    personnel engaged in the investigation of crime and the apprehension 
    of criminals. Training for rural criminal justice personnel shall 
    include, when appropriate, effective use of regional resources and 
    methods to improve coordination among criminal justice personnel in 
    different areas and in different levels of government. Such training 
    shall be provided only for persons actually employed as State police 
    or highway patrol, police of a unit of local government, sheriffs, 
    and their deputies, railroad police officer,\1\ and other persons as 
    the State, unit of local government, or rail carrier may nominate 
    for police training while such persons are actually employed as 
    officers of such State, unit of local government, or rail carrier.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``officers,''.
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(b) General authority of Attorney General over Director

    In the exercise of the functions, powers, and duties established 
under this section the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
shall be under the general authority of the Attorney General.

(c) Training programs for State and local personnel at Federal Training 
        Center

    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 
the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to establish, develop, and 
conduct training programs at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 
at Glynco, Georgia, to provide, at the request of a State or unit of 
local government, training for State and local criminal justice 
personnel provided that such training does not interfere with the 
Center's mission to train Federal law enforcement personnel.

(d) Rail carrier costs

    No Federal funds may be used for any travel, transportation, or 
subsistence expenses incurred in connection with the participation of a 
railroad police officer in a training program conducted under subsection 
(a) of this section.

(e) Definitions

    In this section--
        (1) the terms ``rail carrier'' and ``railroad'' have the 
    meanings given such terms in section 20102 of title 49; and
        (2) the term ``railroad police officer'' means a peace officer 
    who is commissioned in his or her State of legal residence or State 
    of primary employment and employed by a rail carrier to enforce 
    State laws for the protection of railroad property, personnel, 
    passengers, or cargo.

(Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 701, as added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, 
Sec. 609A(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2090; amended Pub. L. 106-110, 
Sec. 1, Nov. 24, 1999, 113 Stat. 1497.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3771, Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 701, as added 
Pub. L. 96-157, Sec. 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1198, contained 
Congressional statement of purpose for training and manpower 
development, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. 
L. 98-473.
    For another prior section 3771, see note set out preceding section 
3750 of this title.
    A prior section 701 of Pub. L. 90-351, title I, as added Pub. L. 94-
430, Sec. 2, Sept. 29, 1976, 90 Stat. 1346, provided for payments of 
Public safety officers' death benefits and was classified to former 
section 3796 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this 
chapter by Pub. L. 96-157.
    Another prior section 701 of Pub. L. 90-351, title II, June 19, 
1968, 82 Stat. 210, is classified to sections 3501 and 3502 of Title 18, 
Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
    Prior sections 3772 to 3775 were omitted in the general revision of 
this subchapter by section 609A(a) of Pub. L. 98-473.
    Section 3772, Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 702, as added Pub. L. 
96-157, Sec. 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1198, provided for a program to 
train prosecuting attorneys.
    A prior section 702 of Pub. L. 90-351, title I, as added Pub. L. 94-
430, Sec. 2, Sept. 29, 1976, 90 Stat. 1347, provided limits on the 
payment of public safety officers' death benefits and was classified to 
former section 3796a of this title, prior to the general amendment of 
this chapter by Pub. L. 96-157.
    Section 3773, Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 703, as added Pub. L. 
96-157, Sec. 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1198, provided for a program to 
train State and local criminal justice personnel.
    A prior section 703 of Pub. L. 90-351, as added Pub. L. 94-430, 
Sec. 2, Sept. 29, 1976, 90 Stat. 1347, defined the terms used in the 
provisions for public safety officers' death benefits and was classified 
to former section 3796b of this title, prior to the general amendment of 
this chapter by Pub. L. 96-157.
    Section 3774, Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 704, as added Pub. L. 
96-157, Sec. 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1199, related to the training of 
State and local criminal justice personnel by the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation.
    A prior section 704 of Pub. L. 96-351, title I, as added Pub. L. 94-
430, Sec. 2, Sept. 29, 1976, 90 Stat. 1347, provided for the 
administration of the program of public safety officers' death benefits 
and was classified to former section 3796c of this title, prior to the 
general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 96-157.
    Section 3775, Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 705, as added Pub. L. 
96-157, Sec. 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1199; amended Pub. L. 96-88, 
title III, Secs. 301(a)(1), 305, title V, Sec. 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 
Stat. 677, 680, 692, authorized a criminal justice education program.
    For other prior sections 3772 to 3774, see note set out preceding 
section 3750 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106-110, Sec. 1(a)(1), substituted 
``State, unit of local government, or rail carrier'' for ``State or unit 
of local government'' and inserted ``, including railroad police 
officers'' before semicolon at end.
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106-110, Sec. 1(a)(2), substituted ``State, 
unit of local government, or rail carrier'' for ``State or unit of local 
government'', ``State or such unit'', and ``State or unit'' and inserted 
``railroad police officer,'' after ``deputies,''.
    Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 106-110, Sec. 1(b), (c), added subsecs. 
(d) and (e).


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98-
473, set out as a note under section 3711 of this title.


                    Annual Outstanding Student Award

    Pub. L. 106-58, title I, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 432, provided in 
part: ``That the [Federal Law Enforcement Training] Center is authorized 
to accept and use gifts of property, both real and personal, and to 
accept services, for authorized purposes, including funding of a gift of 
intrinsic value which shall be awarded annually by the Director of the 
Center to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic training 
program at the Center during the previous fiscal year, which shall be 
funded only by gifts received through the Center's gift authority''.
    Similar provisions were contained in the following prior 
appropriation acts:
    Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(h) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 
Stat. 2681-480, 2681-483.
    Pub. L. 105-61, title I, Oct. 10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1275.
    Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(f) [title I], Sept. 30, 
1996, 110 Stat. 3009-314, 3009-317.
    Pub. L. 104-52, title I, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 470.
    Pub. L. 103-329, title I, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2383.
    Pub. L. 103-123, title I, Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1227.
    Pub. L. 102-393, title I, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1730.
    Pub. L. 102-141, title I, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 835.
    Pub. L. 101-509, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1390.
    Pub. L. 101-136, title I, Nov. 3, 1989, 103 Stat. 784.


   Travel and Subsistence Expenses of State and Local Law Enforcement 
   Officers Attending Meetings, Courses, Etc., at FBI National Academy

    Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(b) [title II], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1783-39, 1783-48, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(b) [title II], Oct. 30, 
1986, 100 Stat. 3341-39, 3341-48, provided that: ``Notwithstanding 
section 1345 of title 31, United States Code, funds made available to 
the Drug Enforcement Administration in any fiscal year may be used for 
travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses of State, county, and 
local law enforcement officers attending conferences, meetings, and 
training courses at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia.''


Fees To Provide Training for State and Local Law Enforcement Officers at 
            FBI National Academy; Prohibition; Reimbursement

    Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(b) [title II, Sec. 210], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 
Stat. 1783-39, 1783-56, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(b) [title II, 
Sec. 210], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-39, 3341-56, provided that: 
``The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall not establish 
and collect fees to provide training to State and local law enforcement 
officers at the FBI National Academy. Any fees collected for training of 
State and local law enforcement officers, which occurred at the National 
Academy on or after October 1, 1986, shall be reimbursed to the 
appropriate official or agency. In addition, the Director of the 
National Institute of Corrections shall not establish and collect fees 
to provide training to State and local officers which was not provided 
on a reimbursable basis prior to October 1, 1986.''
