officers of the Department appropriately emphasize de-escalation training to reflect such policy’s preference for de-escalation. (b) State and local law enforcement training The Associate Secretary, acting through the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, in consultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, increase the availability of use of force training, including de-escalation training, in the training curriculum made available to State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 890B the following new item: Sec. 890C. De-escalation training. . 203. Less lethal tactics assessment (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Associate Secretary shall commission an assessment of written policies, training, and instances of the utilization by the Department of Homeland Security of less lethal force tactics utilized by the Department within the past three years by a nonprofit research institution with expertise in homeland security, including border security, and law enforcement. Such assessment shall, if appropriate, include any recommendations for changes with respect to such policies or training to improve the use of less lethal force tactics. Such assessment shall, at a minimum, consider the use of the following: (1) Oleoresin capsicum spray or any other fog or irritant dispensers for crowd control or disbursement. (2) Electronic control weapons that discharge electrical energy. (3) Compressed air launchers, such as compressed-air powered, shoulder-fired launchers that deliver less lethal projectiles. (4) Munition launchers that deliver an airburst flash bang effect. (5) Less-lethal specialty impact chemical munitions. (6) Controlled tire deflation devices. (7) Long range acoustic devices. (8) Other