6 U.S.C. § 124j — Rural Policing Institute

Page 50 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 124j for the nomination and selection of individ- uals to participate in the Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program. (2) Limitations The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall— (A) select law enforcement officers and in- telligence analysts representing a broad cross-section of State, local, and tribal agen- cies; and (B) ensure that the number of Information Sharing Fellows selected does not impede the activities of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. (Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 210B, as added Pub. L. 110–53, title V, § 512(a), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 324.) § 124j. Rural Policing Institute (a) In general The Secretary shall establish a Rural Policing Institute, which shall be administered by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, to target training to law enforcement agencies and other emergency response providers located in rural areas. The Secretary, through the Rural Policing Institute, shall— (1) evaluate the needs of law enforcement agencies and other emergency response pro- viders in rural areas; (2) develop expert training programs de- signed to address the needs of law enforcement agencies and other emergency response pro- viders in rural areas as identified in the eval- uation conducted under paragraph (1), includ- ing training programs about intelligence-led policing and protections for privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; (3) provide the training programs developed under paragraph (2) to law enforcement agen- cies and other emergency response providers in rural areas; and (4) conduct outreach efforts to ensure that local and tribal governments in rural areas are aware of the training programs developed under paragraph (2) so they can avail them- selves of such programs. (b) Curricula The training at the Rural Policing Institute established under subsection (a) shall— (1) be configured in a manner so as not to du- plicate or displace any law enforcement or emergency response program of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or a local or tribal government entity in existence on August 3, 2007; and (2) to the maximum extent practicable, be delivered in a cost-effective manner at facili- ties of the Department, on closed military in- stallations with adequate training facilities, or at facilities operated by the participants. (c) Definition In this section, the term ‘‘rural’’ means an area that is not located in a metropolitan statis- tical area, as defined by the Office of Manage- ment and Budget. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section (including for contracts, staff, and equipment)— (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013. (Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 210C, as added Pub. L. 110–53, title V, § 513(a), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 327.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries RURAL AREA Pub. L. 112–74, div. D, title V, § 546, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 977, provided that: ‘‘For fiscal year 2012 and there- after, for purposes of section 210C of the Homeland Se- curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124j), a rural area shall also include any area that is located in a metropolitan sta- tistical area and a county, borough, parish, or area under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe with a popu- lation of not more than 50,000.’’ § 124k. Interagency Threat Assessment and Co- ordination Group (a) In general To improve the sharing of information within the scope of the information sharing environ- ment established under section 485 of this title with State, local, tribal, and private sector offi- cials, the Director of National Intelligence, through the program manager for the informa- tion sharing environment, in coordination with the Secretary, shall coordinate and oversee the creation of an Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (referred to in this sec- tion as the ‘‘ITACG’’). (b) Composition of ITACG The ITACG shall consist of— (1) an ITACG Advisory Council to set policy and develop processes for the integration, analysis, and dissemination of federally-co- ordinated information within the scope of the information sharing environment, including homeland security information, terrorism in- formation, and weapons of mass destruction information; and (2) an ITACG Detail comprised of State, local, and tribal homeland security and law enforcement officers and intelligence analysts detailed to work in the National Counterterrorism Center with Federal intel- ligence analysts for the purpose of inte- grating, analyzing, and assisting in the dis- semination of federally-coordinated informa- tion within the scope of the information shar- ing environment, including homeland security information, terrorism information, and weap- ons of mass destruction information, through appropriate channels identified by the ITACG Advisory Council. (c) Responsibilities of Secretary The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, in coordination with the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and the ITACG Advi- sory Council, shall— (1) create policies and standards for the cre- ation of information products derived from in- formation within the scope of the information sharing environment, including homeland se- curity information, terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction information, that are suitable for dissemination to State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector;