DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2025
The DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2025 would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report annually to Congress on the accreditation status of its basic training programs. Starting within 90 days after enactment and each year thereafter, DHS must provide detailed information about when programs first earned accreditation (or why they are not accredited), efforts to achieve or maintain accreditation, and expected timelines for future accreditation. If a program loses accreditation, DHS must promptly notify Congress with the reasons and plans to regain accreditation. The reporting obligation ends only after all DHS basic training programs are accredited. The bill also directs DHS to pursue research and development to improve access to Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) training for state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement, with a focus on rural and remote communities, to strengthen national preparedness and response to security threats.
Key Points
- 1Annual reporting requirement: DHS must report on the accreditation status of every existing basic training program, including initial accreditation dates, reasons for lack of accreditation (if applicable), activities toward accreditation, and anticipated timelines. It also requires dates of most recent accreditation and upcoming accreditation dates, plus the accreditation manager’s name.
- 2Termination trigger: The annual reporting requirement ends only when all DHS basic training programs are accredited.
- 3Lapses in accreditation: If a program loses accreditation, the component head must notify DHS within 30 days, and DHS must inform Congress within 30 days with the lapse reason and plans to regain accreditation.
- 4Scope and definitions: The bill provides definitions for accreditation, accreditation manager, basic training program, reaccreditation, and “relevant congressional committees.”
- 5Research and development expansion: The Under Secretary for Science and Technology must pursue R&D to improve access to FLETC training for non-federal law enforcement partners (state/local/Tribal/territorial), prioritizing rural and remote communities to bolster homeland security preparedness and response.