H.R. 8639

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8639 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8639 To develop a scenario-based training curriculum for immigration officers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2026 Mrs. Sykes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To develop a scenario-based training curriculum for immigration officers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Operation Oversight of Law Enforcement Intervention and Training Act'' or the ``COOL IT Act''. SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT SCENARIO-BASED TRAINING CURRICULUM. (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, develop a scenario-based training curriculum and certification process that immigration officers are required to complete annually. (b) Curriculum.--In developing the curriculum under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall-- (1) develop a scenario-based training curriculum that addresses-- (A) improving community-police relations; (B) officer safety; (C) officer resilience; (D) situational awareness; (E) physical and emotional responses to stress; (F) critical decision making and problem solving; (G) de-escalation; (H) use of force and deadly force; and (I) crisis intervention; (2) consult with relevant professional law enforcement associations, community-based organizations, and defense and national security agencies in the development and dissemination of the curriculum; (3) provide expertise and technical assistance to components seeking to implement the curriculum; (4) evaluate best practices of scenario-based training methods and curriculum content to maintain state-of-the-art expertise in scenario-based learning methodology; and (5) develop a certification process for immigration officers that have successfully completed the curriculum. (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report on-- (1) any benefits of, and barriers to, delivering the curriculum for immigration officers; and (2) recommendations for improving the access of immigration officers to scenario-based training. (d) Immigration Officer Defined.--In this section, the term ``immigration officer'' means-- (1) any employee or class of employee-- (A) designated to perform the functions of an immigration officer within the meaning of the term under section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101); and (B) designated to arrest persons under section 287(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)); and (2) any officer of a State, or any political subdivision of a State, performing functions of an immigration officer under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)). SEC. 3. ICE TRAINING. Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Before performing duties to enforce the immigration laws, an immigration officer or employee shall be required to complete not less than 67 days of training.''. <all>