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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7581 

To require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks 

against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2024 

Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 

COSTA, Ms. FOXX, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. BANKS, and 

Mr. MILLER of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the Attorney General to develop reports relating 

to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Law En5 forcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) There has been a rise in anti-police rhetoric 

2 and a corresponding rise in violence against law en3 forcement officers. 

4 (2) In 2022, a total of 60 police officers were 

5 feloniously killed in the line of duty. 

6 (3) Nearly 30 percent of police officer killings 

7 in 2022 were caused by unprovoked attacks or am8 bushes on officers. 

9 (4) Law enforcement officers bravely put them10 selves at risk for the betterment of society. 

11 (5) A data collection that represents the full 

12 circumstances surrounding violent attacks and am13 bush attacks on law enforcement officers is vital for 

14 the provision of needed Federal resources to Fed15 eral, State, and local law enforcement officers. 

16 (6) Police suffer assaults and other offenses 

17 that do not rise to the level of Law Enforcement Of18 ficers Killed and Assaulted or National Incident19 Based Reporting System reporting due to the fre20 quency of such incidents, lower risk to officers, and 

21 minimal administrative resources to report such fre22 quent events. 

23 (7) The mental health of law enforcement offi24 cers has suffered due to overwork, recruitment 

25 issues, and the general stress of their work. 


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1 (8) The people of the United States will always 

2 remember the victims of these hateful attacks 

3 against law enforcement officers and stand in soli4 darity with individuals affected by these senseless 

5 tragedies and incidents of hate that have affected 

6 law enforcement communities and their families. 

7 (9) The United States must demonstrate to its 

8 brave law enforcement officers that they are impor9 tant, valued, and respected. 

10 (10) Congress has made a commitment to help11 ing communities protect the lives of their police offi12 cers, as evidenced by the Bulletproof Vest Partner13 ship Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 

14 (Public Law 114–155; 130 Stat. 389) and other 

15 laws. 

16 (11) Subsection (c) of the Uniform Federal 

17 Crime Reporting Act of 1988 (34 U.S.C. 41303(c)) 

18 requires the Attorney General to ‘‘acquire, collect, 

19 classify, and preserve national data on Federal 

20 criminal offenses as part of the Uniform Crime Re21 ports’’ and requires all Federal departments and 

22 agencies that investigate criminal activity to ‘‘report 

23 details about crime within their respective jurisdic24 tion to the Attorney General in a uniform matter 

25 and on a form prescribed by the Attorney General’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. ATTACKS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS RE2 PORTING REQUIREMENT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in 

5 consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 

6 Investigation, the Director of the National Institute of 

7 Justice, and the Director of the Criminal Justice Informa8 tion Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investiga9 tion, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of 

10 the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

11 House of Representatives a report that includes— 

12 (1) the number of offenders that intentionally 

13 target law enforcement officers because of their sta14 tus as law enforcement officers; 

15 (2) the number of incidents reported to the 

16 Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 

17 Data Collection that occur through the coordinated 

18 actions of 2 or more parties; 

19 (3) a description of the Federal response to am20 bushes and violent attacks on Federal law enforce21 ment officers; 

22 (4) a detailed survey of what State and local re23 sponses are to ambushes and violent attacks on 

24 State and local law enforcement officers; 


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1 (5) recommendations for improving State, local, 

2 and Federal responses to ambushes and violent at3 tacks on law enforcement officers; 

4 (6) a detailed survey of Federal and State5 based training programs that law enforcement offi6 cers receive in preparation for violent attacks, in7 cluding ambush attacks; 

8 (7) an analysis of the effectiveness of the pro9 grams described in paragraph (6) in preparing law 

10 enforcement officers for violent attacks, including 

11 ambush attacks; 

12 (8) recommendations on how to improve State, 

13 local, and Federal training programs for law en14 forcement officers relating to ambush attacks; 

15 (9) an analysis of, with respect to the Patrick 

16 Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership under part Y of 

17 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

18 Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10530 et seq.)— 

19 (A) the efficacy of the Partnership in dis20 tributing protective gear to law enforcement of21 ficers across the United States, including any 

22 location-specific limitations to the distribution 

23 under such Partnership; and 

24 (B) the general limitations of the Partner25 ship, including any location-specific limitations 


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1 to the distributions under the Partnership, con2 sidering the fact that law enforcement officers 

3 are suffering from ambush attacks; 

4 (10) an analysis of the ability of the Depart5 ment of Justice to combine the Law Enforcement 

6 Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection and a 

7 09C Justifiable Homicide report for officer-involved 

8 shooting reports and any roadblocks to producing a 

9 clear report with such information; 

10 (11) an analysis of the ability of the Criminal 

11 Justice Information Services of the Federal Bureau 

12 of Investigation to expand data collection to include 

13 a suspect offender’s level of injury at the time of a 

14 reported Law Enforcement Officers Killed and As15 saulted Data Collection incident; 

16 (12) an analysis of the existence and extent of, 

17 and reasons for, disparities in the availability and 

18 reporting of data between— 

19 (A) data relating to ambush attacks 

20 against law enforcement officers; and 

21 (B) other types of violent crime data; and 

22 (13) an analysis of any additional legislative 

23 tools or authorities that may be helpful or necessary 

24 to assist in deterring ambush attacks against law en25 forcement officers. 


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1 (b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing the report re2 quired under subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Di3 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director 

4 of the National Institute of Justice, and the Director of 

5 the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the 

6 Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall consult relevant 

7 stakeholders, including— 

8 (1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law en9 forcement agencies; and 

10 (2) nongovernmental organizations, inter11 national organizations, academies, or other entities. 

12 SEC. 4. AGGRESSION AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI13 CERS REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in 

16 consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 

17 Investigation and the Director of the National Institute 

18 of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 

19 of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

20 House of Representatives a report on— 

21 (1) an analysis of the ability to implement a 

22 new category in the Uniform Crime Reporting Sys23 tem and the National Incident-Based Reporting Sys24 tem on aggressive actions, conduct, or other trauma25 inducing incidents against law enforcement officers 


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1 that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are not 

2 reported in such systems; 

3 (2) the level of detail the category described in 

4 paragraph (1) would include and the standard of 

5 evidence that would be used for any reported inci6 dents; 

7 (3) an analysis of how to engage State and local 

8 law enforcement agencies in reporting the data de9 scribed in paragraph (1), despite the fact that such 

10 data is beyond the standard crime-based reporting to 

11 the systems described in paragraph (1); 

12 (4) an analysis of potential uses by the Depart13 ment of Justice and any component agencies of the 

14 Department of Justice of the data described in para15 graph (1); 

16 (5) an analysis of the existence and extent of, 

17 and reasons for, disparities in the availability and 

18 reporting of data between— 

19 (A) data relating to aggressive actions or 

20 other trauma-inducing incidents against law en21 forcement officers that do not rise to the level 

22 of crimes; and 

23 (B) other types of violent crime data; and 

24 (6) an analysis of additional legislative tools or 

25 authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist 


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1 in deterring aggressive actions, conduct, or other 

2 trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement 

3 officers. 

4 (b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing the report under 

5 subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Director of the 

6 Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of the 

7 National Institute of Justice shall consult relevant stake8 holders, including— 

9 (1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law en10 forcement agencies; and 

11 (2) nongovernmental organizations, inter12 national organizations, academies, or other entities. 

13 SEC. 5. MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS REPORTING RE14 QUIREMENT. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in 

17 consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 

18 Investigation and the Director of the National Institute 

19 of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 

20 of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

21 House of Representatives a report on— 

22 (1) the types, frequency, and severity of mental 

23 health and stress-related responses of law enforce24 ment officers to aggressive actions or other trauma25 inducing incidents against law enforcement officers; 


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1 (2) mental health and stress-related resources 

2 or programs that are available to law enforcement 

3 officers at the Federal, State, and local levels, espe4 cially peer-to-peer programs; 

5 (3) the extent to which law enforcement officers 

6 use the resources or programs described in para7 graph (2); 

8 (4) the availability of, or need for, mental 

9 health screening within Federal, State, and local law 

10 enforcement agencies; and 

11 (5) additional legislative tools or authorities 

12 that may be helpful or necessary to assist in assess13 ing, monitoring, and improving the mental health 

14 and wellness of Federal, State, and local law en15 forcement officers. 

16 (b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing the report re17 quired under subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Di18 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Di19 rector of the National Institute of Justice shall consult 

20 relevant stakeholders, including— 

21 (1) Federal, State, Tribal and local law enforce22 ment agencies; and 

23 (2) nongovernmental organizations, inter24 national organizations, academies, or other entities. 

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