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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 131 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 

provide for the humane treatment of youths who are in police custody, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2021 

Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 to provide for the humane treatment of 

youths who are in police custody, 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 ‘‘Effective and Humane 

5 Treatment of Youth Act of 2021’’ or ‘‘Kalief’s Law’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY 

7 BLOCK GRANTS. 

8 Section 1810(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

9 Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting before 


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1 the period at the end the following: ‘‘and such funds as 

2 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

3 2025’’. 

4 SEC. 3. HUMANE TREATMENT OF YOUTH FOR GRANT ELIGI5 BILITY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1802 of the Omnibus 

7 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

8 10403) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

11 at the end; 

12 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe13 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(3) assurances that the State and any unit of 

16 local government to which the State provides fund17 ing under section 1803(b), has in effect (or shall 

18 have in effect, not later than 1 year after the date 

19 that the State submits such application) laws, or has 

20 implemented (or shall implement, not later than 1 

21 year after the date that the State submits such ap22 plication) policies and programs, that provide for a 

23 right to speedy trial in accordance with subsection 

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1 porary separation in accordance with subsection 

2 (i).’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik6 ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

8 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

9 and’’; and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(C) such assurances as the State shall re12 quire, that, to the extent applicable, the unit of 

13 local government has in effect (or shall have in 

14 effect, not later than 1 year after the date that 

15 the unit submits such application) laws, or has 

16 implemented (or shall implement, not later than 

17 1 year after the date that the unit submits such 

18 application) policies and programs, that provide 

19 for a right to speedy trial in accordance with 

20 subsection (g), timely bail consideration in ac21 cordance with subsection (h), and the restric22 tions on the use of temporary separation in ac23 cordance with subsection (i).’’; and 

24 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(g) RIGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL.—The requirements 

2 under this subsection relating to the right to a speedy trial 

3 for a youth are, at a minimum, that in the case of a youth 

4 who is held in custody, charges in any criminal case are 

5 dismissed with prejudice not later than 60 days after the 

6 date on which the youth was arrested (which shall be com7 puted in accordance with section 3161(h) of title 18, 

8 United States Code), if a trial has not commenced or there 

9 has not been an adjudication of the case on the merits. 

10 For purposes of this subsection, the determination of 

11 whether an individual is a youth shall be based on the 

12 individual’s age at the time that the individual is taken 

13 into custody for the alleged criminal conduct. 

14 ‘‘(h) RIGHT TO TIMELY BAIL CONSIDERATION.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements under 

16 this subsection relating to a youth’s right to timely 

17 bail consideration are, at a minimum, that— 

18 ‘‘(A) the youth receives an initial detention 

19 hearing not later than the second working day 

20 after being taken into custody, except that— 

21 ‘‘(i) if the youth is taken into custody 

22 on a Friday or Saturday, not later than 

23 one working day after being taken into 

24 custody; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an arrest for a sta2 tus offense, not later than one working day 

3 after being taken into custody; 

4 ‘‘(B) in the case of a youth who is 17 

5 years of age or younger, the parent, guardian 

6 or custodian of the youth receives from the 

7 court reasonable notice of the detention hearing 

8 if the parent, guardian or custodian can be lo9 cated; 

10 ‘‘(C) prior to any detention hearing, the 

11 youth is advised of the right to counsel, the 

12 right to have counsel appointed by the court if 

13 the youth is indigent, and the procedure for the 

14 appointment of counsel; 

15 ‘‘(D) if at the initial detention hearing the 

16 youth does not have counsel, the court shall ap17 point counsel before making a ruling on wheth18 er to release or continue detaining the youth; 

19 ‘‘(E) no statement made by the youth at 

20 any detention hearing is admissible against the 

21 youth at any other hearings or proceedings; 

22 ‘‘(F) if a youth is detained, a detention 

23 hearing to review the release decision is held 

24 every 10 working days, or every 15 working 

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1 jurisdiction, unless the youth waives review on 

2 the advice of counsel; 

3 ‘‘(G) there is a presumption of release at 

4 a detention hearing, unless— 

5 ‘‘(i) the youth will be removed from 

6 the jurisdiction of the court prior to the 

7 next scheduled hearing; 

8 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a youth who is 17 

9 years of age or younger, the youth lacks 

10 suitable and safe supervision, care, and 

11 protection from a parent, guardian, custo12 dian, or other person or agency; or 

13 ‘‘(iii) the youth may be a danger to 

14 himself or herself, a threat to public safety, 

15 or is likely to commit an offense if re16 leased, and the court determines that such 

17 danger, threat, or likelihood cannot be 

18 overcome with appropriate supervision, 

19 services, or treatment; and 

20 ‘‘(H) a detained youth who is not charged 

21 with a criminal offense at an initial detention 

22 hearing is released unless— 

23 ‘‘(i) in the case of a youth who is de24 tained for delinquency, a probation viola25 tion, or a status offense, the State brings 


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1 a petition or formal charge against the 

2 youth not later than 15 working days after 

3 the initial detention decision; 

4 ‘‘(ii) except as provided in clause (i), 

5 in the case of a youth who is detained for 

6 criminal conduct for which the maximum 

7 term of imprisonment is less than one 

8 year, the State brings a formal charge 

9 against the youth not later than 30 work10 ing days after the initial detention deci11 sion; or 

12 ‘‘(iii) except as provided in clause (i), 

13 in the case of a youth who is detained for 

14 criminal conduct for which the maximum 

15 term of imprisonment is one year or great16 er, the State brings a formal charge 

17 against the youth not later than 60 days 

18 after the initial detention decision. 

19 ‘‘(2) STATUS AS YOUTH.—For purposes of this 

20 subsection, the determination of whether an indi21 vidual is a youth shall be based on the individual’s 

22 age at the time that the individual is taken into cus23 tody for the alleged criminal conduct. 

24 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this 

25 subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The term ‘detention hearing’ means a 

2 hearing— 

3 ‘‘(i) conducted by a duly appointed or 

4 elected judge or, if a judge is not available, 

5 a referee appointed for the purpose of con6 ducting detention hearings; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) recorded at the request of any 

8 party. 

9 ‘‘(B) The term ‘status offense’ means an 

10 offense which prohibits conduct only for youths 

11 and not for adults, based on their age, includ12 ing truancy, running away, breach of curfew, 

13 and age-based alcohol or drug offenses. 

14 ‘‘(i) BAN ON THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINE15 MENT.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements under 

17 this subsection relating to the restrictions on the use 

18 of temporary separation are, at a minimum, that— 

19 ‘‘(A) temporary separation of a youth from 

20 the general population in a detention facility is 

21 not used for any purpose other than as a tem22 porary response to behavior of the individual 

23 that poses a serious and immediate risk of 

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1 ‘‘(B) a good faith effort to employ less re2 strictive techniques, including de-escalation and 

3 intervention by facility employees, mental health 

4 professionals, and other youths must occur be5 fore the use of temporary separation; 

6 ‘‘(C) before or immediately after a youth is 

7 placed in temporary separation, an employee of 

8 the detention facility provides the individual 

9 with an explanation of the reasons for the sepa10 ration and under what circumstances it will 

11 end; 

12 ‘‘(D) the duration for which a youth is 

13 placed in temporary separation does not exceed 

14 3 hours, and consecutive periods of temporary 

15 separation for the same episode of behavior are 

16 prohibited; 

17 ‘‘(E) a youth is released from temporary 

18 separation as soon as he or she no longer poses 

19 a risk of serious and immediate physical harm; 

20 ‘‘(F) in the case of a youth who continues 

21 to pose a risk of serious and immediate physical 

22 harm after being in temporary separation for 3 

23 hours, prior to, or upon the conclusion of such 

24 3-hour period, the facility initiates a transfer to 

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1 ices without the use of temporary separation or 

2 refers the individual to a mental health facility 

3 that can provide necessary services, in which 

4 case the individual may remain in temporary 

5 separation pending such transfer; 

6 ‘‘(G) the physical space used for temporary 

7 separation— 

8 ‘‘(i) is at least 80 square feet, suicide9 resistant, and protrusion-free; 

10 ‘‘(ii) has adequate lighting and ven11 tilation; 

12 ‘‘(iii) is kept at a reasonable tempera13 ture; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) provides access to clean potable 

15 water, toilet facilities, and hygiene sup16 plies; and 

17 ‘‘(H) a youth placed in temporary separa18 tion has access to appropriate medical and men19 tal health services, and receives crisis interven20 tion and one-on-one observation. 

21 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this 

22 subsection, the term ‘temporary separation’ means 

23 the involuntary restriction of an individual alone in 

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1 human contact except for the employees of the de2 tention facility.’’. 

3 (b) YOUTH DEFINED.—Section 1809 of the Omnibus 

4 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

5 10410) is amended by at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(7) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means an indi7 vidual who is 21 years of age or younger.’’. 

8 SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF YOUTH IN FEDERAL PRISONS AND 

9 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 401 of title 18, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘§ 5004. Recording of custodial interrogations of 

14 youth 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A custodial interrogation of a 

16 youth shall be electronically recorded in its entirety in 

17 audio and visual form, except that if any part of the inter18 rogation occurs outside of a place of detention, an audio 

19 recording may be used. If the interrogation occurs in a 

20 detention facility, the camera shall show both the interro21 gator and the youth. 

22 ‘‘(b) INADMISSIBILITY OF STATEMENTS NOT RE23 CORDED.—Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and 

24 (e), any statement made by a youth during a custodial 

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1 section (a), is inadmissible as evidence against the youth 

2 in any juvenile delinquency or criminal proceeding brought 

3 against the youth. 

4 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS GENERALLY.—A statement made 

5 by a youth in a custodial interrogation that would be inad6 missible under subsection (b) may be admitted into evi7 dence in a criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding 

8 brought against the youth if the court finds the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) The statement is admissible under the ap10 plicable rules of evidence. 

11 ‘‘(2) The prosecution has proven by clear and 

12 convincing evidence that the youth made the state13 ment voluntarily, and that such statement is reliable. 

14 ‘‘(3) The prosecution has proven by clear and 

15 convincing evidence that one or more of the fol16 lowing circumstances existed at the time of the cus17 todial interrogation: 

18 ‘‘(A) The questions put forth by law en19 forcement personnel, and the youth’s responsive 

20 statements, were part of the routine processing 

21 or intake of the youth. 

22 ‘‘(B) Before or during a custodial interro23 gation, after having consulted with his or her 

24 lawyer, the youth unambiguously declared on 

25 the recording that he or she would only respond 


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1 to the officer’s questions if his or her state2 ments were not recorded. 

3 ‘‘(C) The custodial interrogation took place 

4 in another jurisdiction and was conducted by 

5 officials of that jurisdiction in compliance with 

6 the law of the jurisdiction. 

7 ‘‘(D) Exigent circumstances existed, which 

8 prevented the making of, or rendered it not fea9 sible to make, a recording of the custodial inter10 rogation. 

11 ‘‘(d) EXCEPTION RELATING TO STATEMENTS MADE

12 IN COURT.—A statement made by a youth in a custodial 

13 interrogation which would be inadmissable under sub14 section (b) may be admitted into evidence in a juvenile 

15 delinquency or criminal proceeding brought against the 

16 youth if the court finds the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) The statement was made before a grand 

18 jury or in court. 

19 ‘‘(2) The statement is admissible under applica20 ble rules of evidence. 

21 ‘‘(3) The prosecution has proven by clear and 

22 convincing evidence that the youth made the state23 ment voluntarily, and that such statement is reliable. 

24 ‘‘(e) EXCEPTION RELATING TO STATEMENTS MADE

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), a statement made by a youth in a custo3 dial interrogation which would be inadmissable 

4 under subsection (b) may be admitted into evidence 

5 in a juvenile delinquency or criminal proceeding 

6 brought against the youth if, at the time of making 

7 the statement, the youth was serving a term of im8 prisonment in a Federal prison or correctional insti9 tution. 

10 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A statement described in 

11 paragraph (1) may not be admitted into evidence in 

12 a juvenile delinquency or criminal proceeding 

13 brought against the youth if the statement was 

14 made in relation to an investigation of a crime com15 mitted in the Federal prison or correctional institu16 tion. 

17 ‘‘(f) HANDLING AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC

18 RECORDINGS.—Recordings of custodial interrogations 

19 under this subsection shall be handled and preserved as 

20 follows: 

21 ‘‘(1) The recording shall be clearly identified 

22 and catalogued by law enforcement personnel. 

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1 tion, the recording shall be preserved by law enforce2 ment personnel until all appeals, post-conviction, and 

3 habeas corpus proceedings are final and concluded, 

4 or the time within which such proceedings must be 

5 brought has expired. 

6 ‘‘(3) If no juvenile delinquency or criminal pro7 ceeding is brought against a youth who has been the 

8 subject of a recorded custodial interrogation, the re9 lated recording shall be preserved by law enforce10 ment personnel until all applicable State and Fed11 eral statutes of limitations bar prosecution of the 

12 youth. 

13 ‘‘(g) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

15 thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 

16 a report that describes— 

17 ‘‘(1) the instances in which recorded interroga18 tions were introduced as evidence in a juvenile delin19 quency or criminal proceeding; 

20 ‘‘(2) the instances in which interrogations were 

21 not recorded but were nonetheless introduced as evi22 dence in a juvenile delinquency or criminal pro23 ceeding; 


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1 ‘‘(3) the instances in which interrogations were 

2 recorded and a plea of guilty was entered and ac3 cepted by the court; and 

4 ‘‘(4) the instances in which interrogations were 

5 not recorded and a plea of guilty was entered and 

6 accepted by the court. 

7 ‘‘§ 5005. Ban on solitary confinement of youth 

8 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The placement of a youth in 

9 temporary separation for any purpose other than as a tem10 porary response to behavior of the individual that poses 

11 a serious and immediate risk of physical harm to that indi12 vidual or to others, is prohibited. 

13 ‘‘(b) LESS RESTRICTIVE TECHNIQUES.—Techniques 

14 that are less restrictive than temporary separation, includ15 ing de-escalation and intervention by facility employees, 

16 mental health professionals, and other youths shall be em17 ployed before the use of temporary separation. 

18 ‘‘(c) EXPLANATION.—Before or immediately after an 

19 individual is placed in temporary separation, an employee 

20 of the detention facility shall provide the individual with 

21 an explanation of the reasons for the temporary separation 

22 and under what circumstances it will end. 

23 ‘‘(d) MAXIMUM TIME.—A youth shall not be placed 

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1 secutive periods of temporary separation for the same epi2 sode of behavior are prohibited. 

3 ‘‘(e) RELEASE.—A youth shall be released from tem4 porary separation as soon as he or she no longer poses 

5 a risk of serious and immediate physical harm. If a youth 

6 continues to pose a risk of serious and immediate physical 

7 harm after being in temporary separation for 3 hours, the 

8 facility shall, prior to, or upon the conclusion of such 3- 

9 hour period, initiate a transfer to another facility that can 

10 provide necessary services without the use of temporary 

11 separation or refer the individual to a mental health facil12 ity that can provide necessary services, in which case the 

13 individual may remain in temporary separation pending 

14 such transfer. 

15 ‘‘(f) CONDITIONS.—The physical space used for tem16 porary separation shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) be at least 80 square feet, suicide-resist18 ant, and protrusion-free; 

19 ‘‘(2) have adequate lighting and ventilation; 

20 ‘‘(3) be kept at a reasonable temperature; and 

21 ‘‘(4) provide access to clean potable water, toi22 let facilities, and hygiene supplies. 

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1 health services, and receive crisis intervention and one-on2 one observation. 

3 ‘‘§ 5006. Restrictions on shackling of youth 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Instruments of restraint, such as 

5 handcuffs, chains, irons, straitjackets, or similar items, 

6 may not be used on a youth during a court proceeding 

7 and must be removed prior to the youth’s entry into a 

8 courtroom, unless the court finds that— 

9 ‘‘(1) the use of restraints is necessary— 

10 ‘‘(A) to prevent physical harm to the youth 

11 or another person; or 

12 ‘‘(B) to prevent the youth from fleeing the 

13 court; and 

14 ‘‘(2) a less restrictive alternative, such as the 

15 presence of additional court personnel, law enforce16 ment officers, or bailiffs, will not be sufficient to 

17 prevent the behavior described in subparagraphs (A) 

18 and (B) of paragraph (1). 

19 ‘‘(b) OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.—Before ordering 

20 the use of restraints, the court shall provide the youth with 

21 the opportunity to respond to any evidence presented 

22 under subsection (a). 

23 ‘‘(c) CERTAIN SHACKLING PROHIBITED.—A court 

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1 ‘‘(1) restrict movement of the youth’s hands, 

2 such that the youth is unable to read and handle 

3 documents used during the court proceeding; or 

4 ‘‘(2) are fixed to a wall, the floor, or furniture. 

5 ‘‘§ 5007. Definitions 

6 ‘‘For purposes of this chapter: 

7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘custodial interrogation’ means 

8 questioning or other conduct by a law enforcement 

9 officer which is reasonably likely to elicit an incrimi10 nating response from an individual and occurs when 

11 reasonable individuals in the same circumstances 

12 would consider themselves in custody. 

13 ‘‘(2) The term ‘temporary separation’ means 

14 the involuntary restriction of an individual alone in 

15 a cell, room, or other area isolated away from all 

16 human contact except for the employees of the de17 tention facility. 

18 ‘‘(3) The term ‘youth’ means an individual who 

19 is 21 years of age or younger.’’. 

20 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

21 The table of sections for chapter 401 of title 18, United 

22 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

‘‘5004. Ban on solitary confinement of youth. 

‘‘5005. Recording of custodial interrogations of youth. 

‘‘5006. Restrictions on shackling of youth. 

‘‘5007. Definitions.’’. 


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1 (c) STUDY AND REPORT ON TEMPORARY SEPARA2 TION OF YOUTH IN FEDERAL FACILITIES.—Not later 

3 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

4 annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to 

5 Congress a report that contains— 

6 (1) a detailed description of the types and con7 ditions of temporary separation used for Federal 

8 prisoners or detainees who are youths; and 

9 (2) a list of the number of instances in which 

10 temporary separation was used for Federal prisoners 

11 or detainees who are youths, disaggregated by age, 

12 race, ethnicity, gender, and a description of the cir13 cumstances specific to each such instance, including 

14 the cause, length, and result. 

15 SEC. 5. YOUTH CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION RECORDING 

16 GRANTS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime 

18 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 

19 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘PART OO—YOUTH CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION 

21 VIDEO RECORDING GRANTS 

22 ‘‘SEC. 3051. CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION VIDEO RECORD23 ING GRANTS. 

24 ‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Attorney General shall 

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1 take whatever steps the Attorney General determines to 

2 be necessary to achieve complete and accurate recording, 

3 by both audio and video means, of every custodial interro4 gation of a youth occurring within the State or unit of 

5 local government. 

6 ‘‘(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The portion of the 

7 costs of a program funded by a grant under this section 

8 may not exceed 75 percent. 

9 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 ‘‘(1) The term ‘custodial interrogation’ means 

11 questioning or other conduct by a law enforcement 

12 officer which is reasonably likely to elicit an incrimi13 nating response from an individual and occurs when 

14 reasonable individuals in the same circumstances 

15 would consider themselves in custody. 

16 ‘‘(2) The term ‘youth’ means an individual who 

17 is 21 years of age or younger.’’. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

19 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

20 Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)) is amended by 

21 adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(29) There are authorized to be appropriated 

23 to carry out part OO such sums as may be necessary 

24 for each of the first 5 fiscal years beginning after 

25 the date of the enactment of such part.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. POLICE-YOUTH INTERACTIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning after the end of the im3 plementation period, in the case of a State or unit of local 

4 government that received a grant award under subpart 1 

5 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

6 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.), or 

7 under part Q of title I of such Act (34 U.S.C. 10381 et 

8 seq.), if that State or unit of local government fails by 

9 the end of a fiscal year to substantially comply with the 

10 requirements of subsections (c) and (d), the Attorney Gen11 eral shall reduce the amount that would otherwise be 

12 awarded to that State or unit of government under such 

13 grant program in the following fiscal year by 5 percent. 

14 (b) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated under a 

15 program referred to in subsection (a) to a State for failure 

16 to be in compliance with this section shall be reallocated 

17 under the program to States that are in compliance with 

18 this section. 

19 (c) POLICE-YOUTH INTERACTION POLICY.—A State 

20 or unit of local government shall have in effect a policy 

21 establishing procedures, standards, and training on police22 youth interactions that are grounded in evidence-based 

23 practices and address, at a minimum, de-escalation, verbal 

24 communication, physical contact, use of restraints, use of 

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1 tion, searches, audio and video recording, conditions of 

2 custody, alternatives to arrest, diversion and community 

3 resources, referral to child protection agencies, removal 

4 from school grounds or campus, mental health and crisis 

5 intervention, and any needs specific to minority youth. 

6 (d) POLICE-YOUTH INTERACTION TRAINING.—A 

7 State or unit of local government shall have in effect a 

8 policy requiring all law enforcement officers to receive 

9 training on the police-youth interaction policy described in 

10 subsection (c), and on police-youth interaction and mental 

11 health crisis intervention generally, that is equal to the 

12 quality and number of hours of training received for fire13 arms and use of force, but not less than 12 hours at the 

14 start of employment and 6 hours annually thereafter. 

15 (e) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

16 of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue 

17 guidance on the establishment of police-youth interaction 

18 policies and training in order to assist States and local 

19 governments in complying with subsection (a). 

20 (f) IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD.—The term ‘‘imple21 mentation period’’ means the period beginning on the date 

22 of enactment of this Act and ending on the later of— 

23 (1) the date that is 1 year after the date of en24 actment of this Act; or 


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1 (2) the date that is 1 year after the date on 

2 which the Attorney General issues the guidance re3 quired under subsection (e). 

4 The Attorney General may extend such period by an addi5 tional year not more than once. 

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