article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Intelligence Education and Training Act''. SEC. 2. ACADEMY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT INTELLIGENCE. (a) Academy Required.--(1) The Attorney General shall maintain an academy, to be known as the Academy for Law Enforcement Intelligence, for the training of Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers and analysts in the analysis, dissemination, and management of intelligence. (2) The Attorney General shall carry out paragraph (1) in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of Central Intelligence. (b) Curriculum.--The curriculum of the Academy shall include-- (1) basic, intermediate, and advanced training in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence; (2) modular courses in collection, analysis, communications for intelligence, critical thinking, counter-terrorism, foreign language, criminal intelligence, studies in intelligence methodology, leadership and management, ethics and the law, narcotics, organized crime, white-collar crime, technology, and information security; (3) courses on the use and management of intelligence for law enforcement officers, supervisors, and executives; and (4) may include both in-person and distance-learning courses. (c) Location of Academy.--The Attorney General shall develop and administer the academy curriculum utilizing the Justice Training Center facilities located in Quantico, Virginia. Training shall be provided at that facility and at any other locations that the Attorney General considers appropriate. (d) Advisory Board on Law Enforcement Intelligence.-- (1) Establishment.--The Attorney General shall establish an advisory board to be known as the Advisory Board on Law Enforcement Intelligence (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the ``Board''). The Attorney General shall, on a regular basis, consult with the Board with respect to matters within the duties of the Board. (2) Members.--The Attorney General shall appoint the members of the Board from among individuals from the fields of intelligence and law enforcement. The Attorney General shall ensure that the Board includes members from each of the following groups: (A) Officers, analysts, and agents who represent Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. (B) Officers, analysts, and agents who represent appropriate elements of the intelligence community. (C) Individuals recognized for exceptional expertise in academic studies on intelligence. (3) Terms.--The Attorney General shall determine the number, terms of service, and pay and allowances of members of the Board. (4) Duties.--The duty of the Board shall be to advise the Attorney General with respect to the following matters: (A) The overall operation of the Academy. (B) The quality of instruction and the content of curriculum of the Academy. (C) The appointment of staff and the hiring of contract instructors at the Academy. (D) The efforts of the Academy to promote the intelligence profession among undergraduate and graduate students in the United States. (5) Meetings.--The Board shall meet not less frequently than semi-annually. (6) Report.--(A) Not later than September 1, 2004, the Board shall submit to the Attorney General a report containing the recommendations of the Board with respect to establishing and maintaining the highest-quality intelligence personnel resources for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. The report shall include recommendations with respect to existing intelligence training initiatives that represent all levels of law enforcement agencies and professional intelligence training associations and consortiums. (B) Not later than 30 days after the receipt of the report under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall transmit a copy of the report to Congress. In transmitting the report, the Attorney General may include the responses of the Attorney General to any or all of the recommendations contained in that report. (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section as follows: (1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2004. (2) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. (3) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM ON TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS. (a) Pilot Program Required.--(1) The Attorney General shall carry out a pilot program, to be known as the Law Enforcement Analyst Training Assistance Program, to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing for the preparation of selected students for availability for employment as intelligence analysts for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of law enforcement agencies in the United States. (2) The Attorney General shall model the pilot program after the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program of the Department of Defense. (b) Elements.--In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall establish and maintain one or more cadres of students who-- (1) participate in such training as intelligence analysts as the Attorney General considers appropriate; and (2) upon completion of such training, are available for employment as intelligence analysts under such terms and conditions as the Attorney General considers appropriate. (c) Duration.--The Attorney General shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) during fiscal years 2004 through 2006. (d) Limitation on Number of Members During Fiscal Year 2004.-- During fiscal year 2004, not more than 150 students may participate in the pilot program under subsection (a). (e) Responsibility.--The Attorney General shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) through the Office of Intelligence of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (f) Reports.--(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a preliminary report on the pilot program under subsection (a), including a description of the pilot program and the authorities to be utilized in carrying out the pilot program. (2) Not later than one year after the commencement of the pilot program, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program. The report shall include-- (A) a description of the activities under the pilot program, including the number of students who participated in the pilot program and the training provided such students under the pilot program; (B) an assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program in meeting the purpose of the pilot program; and (C) any recommendations for additional legislative or administrative action that the Attorney General considers appropriate in light of the pilot program. (g) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such amounts as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006. SEC. 4. USE OF COPS FUNDS FOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ACTIVITIES. Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(l) Intelligence Officer Activities.--Not less than 25 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this part shall be used only for programs, projects, and other activities to-- ``(1) increase, through hiring or redeployment, the number of State and local law enforcement officers or employees involved in activities that are focused on the development of intelligence for the purposes of countering terrorism, countering crime, or both; ``(2) provide specialized training to not more than 5 intelligence officers per grant recipient, to enhance the observational skills, intelligence-gathering skills, foreign language skills, and analytical skills, for the purposes referred to in paragraph (1); ``(3) improve coordination among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers involved in activities referred to in paragraph (1); and ``(4) ensure that not less than 1 intelligence officer per grant recipient has a security clearance of not less than `top secret' level.''.
summary: National Intelligence Education and Training Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) maintain an Academy for Law Enforcement Intelligence for training Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers and analysts in the analysis, dissemination, and management of intelligence; and (2) establish the Advisory Board on Law Enforcement Intelligence to advise the Attorney General regarding the Academy's operation, instruction and content of curriculum, appointment of staff and hiring of contract instructors, and efforts to promote the intelligence profession among undergraduate and graduate students. Directs the Attorney General to carry out a pilot program, known as the Law Enforcement Analyst Training Assistance Program, to assess providing for the preparation of selected students for employment as intelligence analysts for U.S. law enforcement agencies. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct that not less than 25 percent of COPS program grant funds be made available for activities to: (1) increase the number of State and local law enforcement officers or employees involved in developing intelligence for countering terrorism, crime, or both; (2) provide specialized training to not more than five intelligence officers per grant recipient to enhance observational, intelligence-gathering, foreign language, and analytical skills; (3) improve Federal-State-local law enforcement coordination; and (4) ensure that not less than one intelligence officer per grant recipient has at least a "top secret" level security clearance.