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Executive Order 14074 of May 25, 2022 

Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the 

laws of the United States of America, I hereby order as follows: 

Section 1. Policy. Our criminal justice system must respect the dignity 

and rights of all persons and adhere to our fundamental obligation to ensure 

fair and impartial justice for all. This is imperative—not only to live up 

to our principles as a Nation, but also to build secure, safe, and healthy 

communities. Protecting public safety requires close partnerships between 

law enforcement and the communities it serves. Public safety therefore depends on public trust, and public trust in turn requires that our criminal 

justice system as a whole embodies fair and equal treatment, transparency, 

and accountability. 

Law enforcement officers are often a person’s first point of contact with 

our criminal justice system, and we depend on them to uphold these principles while doing the demanding and often life-threatening work of keeping 

us safe. We expect them to help prevent and solve crimes and frequently 

call upon them to respond to social problems outside their expertise and 

beyond their intended role, diverting attention from their critical public 

safety mission and increasing the risks of an already dangerous job—which 

has led to the deaths of law enforcement officers and civilians alike. The 

vast majority of law enforcement officers do these difficult jobs with honor 

and integrity, and they work diligently to uphold the law and preserve 

the public’s trust. 

Yet, there are places in America today, particularly in Black and Brown 

communities and other communities of color, where the bonds of trust 

are frayed or broken. We have collectively mourned following law enforcement encounters that have tragically ended in the loss of life. To heal 

as a Nation, we must acknowledge that those fatal encounters have disparately impacted Black and Brown people and other people of color. The 

pain of the families of those who have been killed is magnified when 

expectations for accountability go unmet, and the echoes of their losses 

reverberate across generations. More broadly, numerous aspects of our criminal justice system are still shaped by race or ethnicity. It is time that 

we acknowledge the legacy of systemic racism in our criminal justice system 

and work together to eliminate the racial disparities that endure to this 

day. Doing so serves all Americans. 

Through this order, my Administration is taking a critical step in what 

must be part of a larger effort to strengthen our democracy and advance 

the principles of equality and dignity. While we can make policing safer 

and more effective by strengthening trust between law enforcement officers 

and the communities they serve, we must also reform our broader criminal 

justice system so that it protects and serves all people equally. To be clear, 

certain obstacles to lasting reform require legislative solutions. In particular, 

system-wide change requires funding and support that only the Congress 

can authorize. But my Administration will use its full authority to take 

action, including through the implementation of this order, to build and 

sustain fairness and accountability throughout the criminal justice system. 

The need for such action could not be more urgent. Since early 2020, 

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requiring law enforcement engagement at a time when law enforcement 

agencies are already confronting the challenges of staffing shortages and 

low morale. Strengthening community trust is more critical now than ever, 

as a community’s cooperation with the police to report crimes and assist 

investigations is essential for deterring violence and holding perpetrators 

accountable. Reinforcing the partnership between law enforcement and communities is imperative for combating crime and achieving lasting public 

safety. 

It is therefore the policy of my Administration to increase public trust 

and enhance public safety and security by encouraging equitable and community-oriented policing. We must commit to new practices in law enforcement 

recruitment, hiring, promotion, and retention, as well as training, oversight, 

and accountability. Insufficient resources, including those dedicated to support officer wellness—needed more than ever as officers confront rising 

crime and the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic— 

jeopardize the law enforcement community’s ability to build and retain 

a highly qualified and diverse professional workforce. We must work together 

to ensure that law enforcement agencies have the resources they need as 

well as the capacity to attract, hire, and retain the best personnel, including 

resources to institute screening mechanisms to identify unqualified applicants 

and to support officers in meeting the stresses and challenges of the job. 

We must also ensure that law enforcement agencies reflect the communities 

they serve, protect all community members equally, and offer comprehensive 

training and development opportunities to line officers and supervisors alike. 

Building trust between law enforcement agencies and the communities they 

are sworn to protect and serve also requires accountability for misconduct 

and transparency through data collection and public reporting. It requires 

proactive measures to prevent profiling based on actual or perceived race, 

ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and 

gender identity), or disability, including by ensuring that new law enforcement technologies do not exacerbate disparities based on these characteristics. 

It includes ending discriminatory pretextual stops and offering support for 

evidence-informed, innovative responses to people with substance use disorders; people with mental health needs; veterans; people with disabilities; 

vulnerable youth; people who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or trafficking; and people experiencing homelessness or living in poverty. It calls for improving and clarifying standards for police activities 

such as the execution of search warrants and the use of force. 

Many law enforcement agencies across the country—including at the Federal, 

State, Tribal, local, and territorial level—have already undertaken important 

efforts to modernize policing and make our broader criminal justice system 

more effective and more equitable. Their work has inspired many of the 

provisions of this order. These agencies—and the officers who serve within 

them—deserve recognition for their leadership and appreciation for setting 

a standard that others can follow. This order seeks to recognize these key 

reforms and implement them consistently across Federal law enforcement 

agencies. Through this order, the Federal Government will also seek to 

provide State, Tribal, local, and territorial law enforcement agencies with 

the guidance and support they need to advance their own efforts to strengthen 

public trust and improve public safety. 

It is also the policy of my Administration to ensure that conditions of 

confinement are safe and humane, and that those who are incarcerated 

are not subjected to unnecessary or excessive uses of force, are free from 

prolonged segregation, and have access to quality health care, including 

substance use disorder care and mental health care. We must provide people 

who are incarcerated with meaningful opportunities for rehabilitation and 

the tools and support they need to transition successfully back to society. 

Individuals who have been involved in the criminal justice system face 

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to housing, public benefits, health care, trauma-informed services and support, education, nutrition, employment and occupational licensing, credit, 

the ballot, and other critical opportunities. Lowering barriers to reentry 

is essential to reducing recidivism and reducing crime. 

Finally, no one should be required to serve an excessive prison sentence. 

When the Congress passed the First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 

391), it sought to relieve people from unfair and unduly harsh sentences, 

including those driven by harsh mandatory minimums and the unjust sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses. My Administration will fully implement the First Step Act, including by supporting 

sentencing reductions in appropriate cases and by allowing eligible incarcerated people to participate in recidivism reduction programming and earn 

time credits. 

With these measures, together we can strengthen public safety and the 

bonds of trust between law enforcement and the community and build 

a criminal justice system that respects the dignity and equality of all in 

America. 

Sec. 2. Sharing of Federal Best Practices with State, Tribal, Local, and 

Territorial Law Enforcement Agencies to Enhance Accountability. (a) Independent Investigations of In-Custody Deaths. The Attorney General shall 

issue guidance to State, Tribal, local, and territorial law enforcement agencies 

(LEAs) regarding best practices for conducting independent criminal investigations of deaths in custody that may involve conduct by law enforcement 

or prison personnel. 

(b) Improving Training for Investigations into Deprivation of Rights Under 

Color of Law. The Attorney General shall assess the steps necessary to 

enhance the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) capacity to investigate law enforcement deprivation of rights under color of law, including through improving and increasing training of Federal law enforcement officers, their supervisors, and Federal prosecutors on how to investigate and prosecute cases 

involving the deprivation of rights under color of law pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 

242. The Attorney General shall also, as appropriate, provide guidance, 

technical assistance, and training to State, Tribal, local, and territorial investigators and prosecutors on best practices for investigating and prosecuting 

civil rights violations under applicable law. 

(c) Pattern or Practice Investigations. The Attorney General shall consider 

ways in which the DOJ could strengthen communication with State Attorneys 

General to help identify relevant data, complaints from the public, and 

other information that may assist the DOJ’s investigations of patterns or 

practices of misconduct by law enforcement officers, including prosecutors, 

pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 12601 and other statutes. The Attorney General shall 

also develop training and technical assistance for State, local, and territorial 

officials who have similar investigatory authority. 

(d) Ensuring Timely Investigations. The heads of all Federal LEAs shall 

assess whether any of their respective agency’s policies or procedures cause 

unwarranted delay in investigations of Federal law enforcement officers 

for incidents involving the use of deadly force or deaths in custody, including 

delays in interagency jurisdictional determinations and subject and witness 

interviews, and shall, without abrogating any collective bargaining obligations, make changes as appropriate to ensure the integrity and effectiveness 

of such investigations. Within 240 days of the date of this order, the Attorney 

General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of other executive 

departments and agencies (agencies) with law enforcement authority shall 

report to the President what, if any, changes to their respective policies 

or practices they have made. 

(e) Ensuring Thorough Investigations. The Attorney General shall instruct 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and all United States Attorneys 

to coordinate closely with the internal oversight bodies of Federal LEAs 

to ensure that, without abrogating any collective bargaining obligations, for 

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investigative efforts (including evidence collection and witness interviews) 

preserve the information required to complete timely administrative investigations as required by the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (Public 

Law 113–242) and agency use-of-force guidelines. 

(f) Ensuring Timely and Consistent Discipline. The heads of all Federal 

LEAs shall assess whether any of their respective agency’s policies or procedures cause unwarranted delay or inconsistent application of discipline 

for incidents involving the use of deadly force or deaths in custody, and 

shall, without abrogating any collective bargaining obligations, make changes 

as appropriate. Within 240 days of the date of this order, the Attorney 

General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of other Federal 

LEAs shall report to the President what, if any, changes to their respective 

policies or practices they have made. 

Sec. 3. Strengthening Officer Recruitment, Hiring, Promotion, and Retention 

Practices. (a) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Director of 

the Office of Personnel Management shall convene and chair an interagency 

working group to strengthen Federal law enforcement recruitment, hiring, 

promotion, and retention practices, with particular attention to promoting 

an inclusive, diverse, and expert law enforcement workforce, culminating 

in an action plan to be published within 365 days of the date of this 

order. The interagency working group shall consist of the heads of Federal 

LEAs and shall consult with other stakeholders, such as law enforcement 

organizations. The interagency working group shall, to the extent possible, 

coordinate on the development of a set of core policies and best practices 

to be used across all Federal LEAs regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, 

and retention, while also identifying any agency-specific unique recruitment, 

hiring, promotion, and retention challenges. As part of this process, the 

interagency working group shall: 

(i) assess existing policies and identify and share best practices for recruitment and hiring, including by considering the merits and feasibility of 

recruiting law enforcement officers who are representative of the communities they are sworn to serve (including recruits who live in or are 

from these communities) and by considering the recommendations made 

in the Federal LEAs’ strategic plans required under Executive Order 14035 

of June 25, 2021 (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the 

Federal Workforce); 

(ii) assess existing policies and identify and share best practices for promotion and retention, including by identifying ways to expand mentorship 

and leadership development opportunities for law enforcement officers; 

(iii) develop best practices for ensuring that performance evaluations and 

promotion decisions for Federal law enforcement officers include an assessment of the officer’s adherence to agency policies, and that performance 

evaluations and promotion decisions for supervisors include an assessment 

of the supervisor’s effectiveness in addressing misconduct by officers they 

supervise; and 

(iv) develop best practices for conducting background investigations and 

implementing properly validated selection procedures, including vetting 

mechanisms and ongoing employment screening, that, consistent with 

the First Amendment and all applicable laws, help avoid the hiring and 

retention of law enforcement officers who promote unlawful violence, 

white supremacy, or other bias against persons based on race, ethnicity, 

national origin, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), or disability. 

(b) Within 180 days of the publication of the interagency working group’s 

action plan described in subsection (a) of this section, the heads of Federal 

LEAs shall update and implement their policies and protocols for recruiting, 

hiring, promotion, and retention, consistent with the core policies and best 

practices identified and developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 

Such policies and protocols shall include mechanisms for Federal LEAs 

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and retention practices in accomplishing the goals of subsection (a) of this 

section. 

(c) The heads of Federal LEAs shall develop and implement protocols 

for background investigations and screening mechanisms, consistent with 

the best practices identified and developed pursuant to subsection (a) of 

this section, for State, Tribal, local, and territorial law enforcement participation in programs or activities over which Federal agencies exercise control, 

such as joint task forces or international training and technical assistance 

programs, including programs managed by the Department of State and 

the Department of Justice. 

(d) The Attorney General shall develop guidance regarding best practices 

for State, Tribal, local, and territorial LEAs seeking to recruit, hire, promote, 

and retain highly qualified and service-oriented officers. In developing this 

guidance, the Attorney General shall consult with State, Tribal, local, and 

territorial law enforcement, as appropriate, and shall incorporate the best 

practices identified by the interagency working group established pursuant 

to subsection (a) of this section. 

Sec. 4. Supporting Officer Wellness. (a) Within 180 days of the date of 

this order, the Attorney General shall, in coordination with the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (HHS), develop and publish a report on 

best practices to address law enforcement officer wellness, including support 

for officers experiencing substance use disorders, mental health issues, or 

trauma from their duties. This report shall: 

(i) consider the work undertaken already pursuant to the Law Enforcement 

Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113); and 

(ii) identify existing and needed resources for supporting law enforcement 

officer wellness. 

(b) Upon publication of these best practices, the Attorney General and 

the heads of all other Federal LEAs shall assess their own practices and 

policies for Federal officer wellness and develop and implement changes 

as appropriate. 

(c) The Attorney General shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 

HHS and in consultation with multidisciplinary experts and stakeholders, 

including the National Consortium on Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide 

and other law enforcement organizations, conduct an assessment of current 

efforts and available evidence on suicide prevention and present to the 

President within 180 days of the date of this order evidence-informed recommendations regarding the prevention of death by suicide of law enforcement officers. These recommendations shall also identify methods to encourage submission of data from Federal, State, Tribal, local, and territorial 

LEAs to the FBI’s Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection, in a manner 

that respects the privacy interests of law enforcement officers and is consistent with applicable law. 

Sec. 5. Establishing a National Law Enforcement Accountability Database. 

(a) The Attorney General shall, within 240 days of the date of this order, 

establish the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (Accountability Database) as a centralized repository of official records documenting 

instances of law enforcement officer misconduct as well as commendations 

and awards. The Attorney General shall ensure that the establishment and 

administration of the Accountability Database is consistent with the Privacy 

Act of 1974 and all other applicable laws, and respects appropriate due 

process protections for law enforcement officers included in the Accountability Database. 

(b) The Attorney General, in consultation with the heads of other agencies 

as appropriate, shall take the following actions with respect to the Accountability Database established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section: 

(i) include in the Accountability Database all available information that 

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law and with considerations of victim confidentiality, concerning misconduct by Federal law enforcement officers relevant to carrying out their 

official duties; 

(ii) include in the Accountability Database, to the maximum extent permitted by law, official records documenting officer misconduct, including, 

as appropriate: records of criminal convictions; suspension of a law enforcement officer’s enforcement authorities, such as de-certification; terminations; civil judgments, including amounts (if publicly available), related 

to official duties; and resignations or retirements while under investigation 

for serious misconduct or sustained complaints or records of disciplinary 

action based on findings of serious misconduct; 

(iii) include in the Accountability Database records of officer commendations and awards, as the Attorney General deems appropriate; and 

(iv) establish appropriate procedures to ensure that the records stored 

in the Accountability Database are accurate, including by providing officers 

with sufficient notice and access to their records, as well as a full and 

fair opportunity to request amendment or removal of any information 

about themselves from the Accountability Database on the grounds that 

it is inaccurate or that it is predicated on an official proceeding that 

lacked appropriate due process protections. 

(c) Requirements for the submission of information to the Accountability 

Database are as follows: 

(i) the heads of Federal LEAs shall submit the information determined 

appropriate for inclusion by the Attorney General under subsection (b) 

of this section on a quarterly basis, beginning no later than 60 days 

from the establishment of the Accountability Database; and 

(ii) the Attorney General shall encourage State, Tribal, local, and territorial 

LEAs to contribute to and use the Accountability Database in a manner 

consistent with subsection (b)(i) of this section and as permitted by law. 

The Attorney General shall also issue appropriate guidance and technical 

assistance to further this goal. 

(d) In establishing the Accountability Database under subsection (a) of 

this section, the Attorney General shall: 

(i) make use of Federal records from DOJ databases to the maximum 

extent permitted by law; 

(ii) make use of information held by other agencies or entities by entering 

into agreements with the heads of other agencies or entities, as necessary 

and appropriate; 

(iii) make use of publicly accessible and reliable sources of information, 

such as court records, as necessary and appropriate; and 

(iv) make use of information submitted by State, Tribal, local, and territorial 

LEAs, as necessary and appropriate. 

(e) The heads of Federal LEAs shall ensure that the Accountability Database 

established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section is used, as appropriate 

and consistent with applicable law, in the hiring, job assignment, and promotion of law enforcement officers within Federal LEAs, as well as in 

the screening of State, Tribal, local, and territorial law enforcement officers 

who participate in programs or activities over which Federal agencies exercise 

control, such as joint task forces or international training and technical 

assistance programs, including programs managed by the Department of 

State and the DOJ. 

(f) The Attorney General shall establish procedures for the submission 

of employment-related inquiries by Federal, State, Tribal, local, and territorial 

LEAs, and for the provision, upon such a query, of relevant information 

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and provide technical assistance to encourage State, Tribal, local, and territorial LEAs to integrate use of the Accountability Database established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section into their hiring decisions, consistent 

with applicable law. 

(g) The Attorney General shall ensure that all access to the Accountability 

Database established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section is consistent 

with applicable law, and shall also take the following steps related to public 

access to the Accountability Database: 

(i) publish on at least an annual basis public reports that contain 

anonymized data from the Accountability Database aggregated by law enforcement agency and by any other factor determined appropriate by the 

Attorney General, in a manner that does not jeopardize law enforcement 

officer anonymity due to the size of the agency or other factors; and 

(ii) assess the feasibility of what records from the Accountability Database 

may be accessible to the public and the manner in which any such 

records may be accessible by the public, taking into account the critical 

need for public trust, transparency, and accountability, as well as the 

duty to protect the safety, privacy, and due process rights of law enforcement officers who may be identified in the Accountability Database, including obligations under the Privacy Act of 1974 and any other relevant 

legal obligations; protection of sensitive law enforcement operations; and 

victim, witness, and source confidentiality. 

(h) The Attorney General shall determine whether additional legislation 

or appropriation of funds is needed to achieve the full objectives of this 

section. 

Sec. 6. Improving Use-of-Force Data Collection. (a) Within 180 days of 

the date of this order, the heads of Federal LEAs shall submit data on 

a monthly basis to the FBI National Use-of-Force Data Collection (Useof-Force Database), in accordance with the definitions and categories set 

forth by the FBI. To the extent not already collected, such data shall include 

either all deaths of a person due to law enforcement use of force (including 

deaths in custody incident to an official use of force); all serious bodily 

injuries of a person due to law enforcement use of force; all discharges 

of a firearm by law enforcement at or in the direction of a person not 

otherwise resulting in death or serious bodily injury; or, if applicable, a 

report for each category that no qualifying incidents occurred and: 

(i) information about the incident, including date, time, and location; 

the reason for initial contact; the offenses of which the subject was suspected, if any; the charges filed against the suspect by a prosecutor, 

if any; and the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) record 

or local incident number of the report; 

(ii) information about the subject of the use of force, including demographic 

data by subcategory to the maximum extent possible; types of force used 

against the subject; resulting injuries or death; and reason for the use 

of force, including any threat or resistance from, or weapon possessed 

by, the subject; 

(iii) information about the officers involved, including demographic data 

by subcategory to the maximum extent possible; years of service in law 

enforcement and employing agency at the time of the incident; and resulting injuries or death; and 

(iv) such other information as the Attorney General deems appropriate. 

(b) The Attorney General, in consultation with the United States Chief 

Technology Officer, shall work with State, Tribal, local, and territorial LEAs 

to identify the obstacles to their participation in the Use-of-Force Database; 

to reduce the administrative burden of reporting by using existing data 

collection efforts and improving those LEAs’ experience; and to provide 

training and technical assistance to those LEAs to encourage and facilitate 

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(c) The Attorney General shall, in a manner that does not reveal the 

identity of any victim or law enforcement officer, publish quarterly data 

collected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and make the data available for research and statistical purposes, in accordance with the standards 

of data privacy and integrity required by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

(d) The Attorney General shall also provide training and technical assistance to encourage State, Tribal, local, and territorial LEAs to submit information to the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection 

program of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 

(e) The Attorney General shall publish a report within 120 days of the 

date of this order on the steps the DOJ has taken and plans to take to 

fully implement the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013. 

Sec. 7. Banning Chokeholds and Carotid Restraints. (a) The heads of Federal 

LEAs shall, as soon as practicable, but no later than 90 days from the 

date of this order, ensure that their respective agencies issue policies with 

requirements that are equivalent to, or exceed, the requirements of the 

policy issued by the DOJ on September 13, 2021, which generally prohibits 

the use of chokeholds and carotid restraints except where the use of deadly 

force is authorized by law. 

(b) The head of every Federal LEA shall incorporate training consistent 

with this section. 

Sec. 8. Providing Federal Law Enforcement Officers with Clear Guidance 

on Use-of-Force Standards. (a) The heads of Federal LEAs shall, as soon 

as practicable but no later than 90 days from the date of this order, ensure 

that their respective agencies issue policies with requirements that reflect 

principles of valuing and preserving human life and that are equivalent 

to, or exceed, the requirements of the policy issued by the DOJ on May 

20, 2022, which establishes standards and obligations for the use of force. 

(b) The heads of Federal LEAs shall, within 365 days of the date of 

this order, incorporate annual, evidence-informed training for their respective 

law enforcement officers that is consistent with the DOJ’s use-of-force policy; 

implement early warning systems or other risk management tools that enable 

supervisors to identify problematic conduct and appropriate interventions 

to help prevent avoidable uses of force; and ensure the use of effective 

mechanisms for holding their law enforcement officers accountable for violating the policies addressed in subsection (a) of this section, consistent 

with sections 2(f) and 3(a)(iii) of this order. 

Sec. 9. Providing Anti-Bias Training and Guidance. (a) Within 180 days 

of the date of this order, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 

and the Attorney General shall develop an evidence-informed training module for law enforcement officers on implicit bias and avoiding improper 

profiling based on the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, 

limited English proficiency, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and 

gender identity), or disability of individuals. 

(b) The heads of Federal LEAs shall, to the extent consistent with applicable 

law, ensure that their law enforcement officers complete such training annually. 

(c) The heads of Federal LEAs shall, to the extent consistent with applicable 

law, establish that effective procedures are in place for receiving, investigating, and responding meaningfully to complaints alleging improper 

profiling or bias by Federal law enforcement officers. 

(d) Federal agencies that exercise control over joint task forces or international training and technical assistance programs in which State, Tribal, 

local, and territorial officers participate shall include training on implicit 

bias and profiling as part of any training program required by the Federal 

agency for officers participating in the task force or program. 

(e) The Attorney General, in collaboration with the Secretary of Homeland 

Security and the heads of other agencies as appropriate, shall assess the 


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implementation and effects of the DOJ’s December 2014 Guidance for Federal 

Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, 

National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; consider 

whether this guidance should be updated; and report to the President within 

180 days of the date of this order as to any changes to this guidance 

that have been made. 

Sec. 10. Restricting No-Knock Entries. (a) The heads of Federal LEAs shall, 

as soon as practicable, but no later than 60 days from the date of this 

order, ensure that their respective agencies issue policies with requirements 

that are equivalent to, or exceed, the requirements of the policy issued 

by the DOJ on September 13, 2021, which limits the use of unannounced 

entries, often referred to as ‘‘no-knock entries,’’ and provides guidance to 

ensure the safe execution of announced entries. 

(b) The heads of Federal LEAs shall maintain records of no-knock entries. 

(c) The heads of Federal LEAs shall issue annual reports to the President— 

and post the reports publicly—setting forth the number of no-knock entries 

that occurred pursuant to judicial authorization; the number of no-knock 

entries that occurred pursuant to exigent circumstances; and disaggregated 

data by circumstances for no-knock entries in which a law enforcement 

officer or other person was injured in the course of a no-knock entry. 

Sec. 11. Assessing and Addressing the Effect on Communities of Use of 

Force by Law Enforcement. (a) The Secretary of HHS shall, within 180 

days of the date of this order, conduct a nationwide study of the community 

effects of use of force by law enforcement officers (whether lawful or unlawful) on physical, mental, and public health, including any disparate impacts 

on communities of color, and shall publish a public report including these 

findings. 

(b) The Attorney General, the Secretary of HHS, and the Director of OMB 

shall, within 60 days of the completion of the report described in subsection 

(a) of this section, provide a report to the President outlining what resources 

are available and what additional resources may be needed to provide widely 

and freely accessible mental health and social support services for individuals 

and communities affected by incidents of use of force by law enforcement 

officers. 

(c) The Attorney General, in collaboration with the heads of other agencies 

as appropriate, shall issue guidance for Federal, State, Tribal, local, and 

territorial LEAs on best practices for planning and conducting law enforcement-community dialogues to improve relations and communication between 

law enforcement and communities, particularly following incidents involving 

use of deadly force. 

(d) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General, 

in collaboration with the heads of other agencies as appropriate, shall issue 

guidance for Federal, State, Tribal, local, and territorial LEAs, or other 

entities responsible for providing official notification of deaths in custody, 

on best practices to promote the timely and appropriate notification of, 

and support to, family members or emergency contacts of persons who 

die in correctional or LEA custody, including deaths resulting from the 

use of force. 

(e) After the issuance of the guidance described in subsection (d) of 

this section, the heads of Federal LEAs shall assess and revise their policies 

and procedures as necessary to accord with that guidance. 

Sec. 12. Limiting the Transfer or Purchase of Certain Military Equipment 

by Law Enforcement. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of 

Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 

the Administrator of General Services shall each review all programs and 

authorities concerning property transfers to State, Tribal, local, and territorial 

LEAs, or property purchases by State, Tribal, local, and territorial LEAs 

either with Federal funds or from Federal agencies or contractors, including 

existing transfer contracts or grants. Within 60 days of the date of this 

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General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of General Services shall determine whether, pursuant to this order, such transfers 

or purchases can, consistent with applicable law, be prohibited beyond 

existing restrictions and, if so, shall further prohibit any such transfers 

or purchases, of the following property to the extent not already prohibited: 

(i) firearms of .50 or greater caliber; 

(ii) ammunition of .50 or greater caliber; 

(iii) firearm silencers, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(24); 

(iv) bayonets; 

(v) grenade launchers; 

(vi) grenades (including stun and flash-bang); 

(vii) explosives (except for explosives and percussion actuated non-electric 

disruptors used for accredited bomb squads and explosive detection canine 

training); 

(viii) any vehicles that do not have a commercial application, including 

all tracked and armored vehicles, unless the LEA certifies that the vehicle 

will be used exclusively for disaster-related emergencies; active shooter 

scenarios; hostage or other search and rescue operations; or anti-terrorism 

preparedness, protection, prevention, response, recovery, or relief; 

(ix) weaponized drones and weapons systems covered by DOD Directive 

3000.09 of November 21, 2012, as amended (Autonomy in Weapon Systems); 

(x) aircraft that are combat-configured or combat-coded, have no established 

commercial flight application, or have no application for disaster-related 

emergencies; active shooter scenarios; hostage or other search and rescue 

operations; or anti-terrorism preparedness, protection, prevention, response, recovery, or relief; and 

(xi) long-range acoustic devices that do not have a commercial application. 

(b) Federal agencies shall review and take all necessary action, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to comply with and implement 

the recommendations established by the former Law Enforcement Equipment 

Working Group (LEEWG) pursuant to Executive Order 13688 of January 

16, 2015 (Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition), as contained in the LEEWG’s May 2015 Report (Recommendations 

Pursuant to Executive Order 13688, Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition), and October 2016 Implementation Update 

(Recommendations Pursuant to Executive Order 13688, Federal Support for 

Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition). To the extent that there 

is any inconsistency between this order and either the LEEWG’s May 2015 

Report or October 2016 Implementation Update, this order shall supersede 

those documents. 

(c) Prior to transferring any property included in the ‘‘controlled equipment 

list’’ within the October 2016 Implementation Update referenced in subsection (b) of this section, the agencies listed in subsection (a) of this 

section shall take all necessary action, as appropriate and consistent with 

applicable law, to ensure that the recipient State, Tribal, local, or territorial 

LEA: 

(i) submits to that agency a description of how the recipient expects 

to use the property and demonstrates that the property will be tracked 

in an asset management system; 

(ii) certifies that if the recipient determines that the property is surplus 

to its needs, the recipient will return the property; 

(iii) certifies that the recipient notified the local community of its request 

for the property and translated the notification into appropriate languages 

to inform individuals with limited English proficiency, and certifies that 

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its intent to request the property and that the request comports with 

all applicable approval requirements of the local governing body; and 

(iv) agrees to return the property if the DOJ determines or a Federal, 

State, Tribal, local, or territorial court enters a final judgment finding 

that the LEA has engaged in a pattern or practice of civil rights violations. 

Sec. 13. Ensuring Appropriate Use of Body-Worn Cameras and Advanced 

Law Enforcement Technologies. (a) The heads of Federal LEAs shall take 

the following actions with respect to body-worn camera (BWC) policies: 

(i) As soon as practicable, but no later than 90 days from the date of 

this order, the heads of Federal LEAs shall ensure that their respective 

agencies issue policies with requirements that are equivalent to, or exceed, 

the requirements of the policy issued by the DOJ on June 7, 2021, requiring 

the heads of certain DOJ law enforcement components to develop policies 

regarding the use of BWC recording equipment. The heads of Federal 

LEAs shall further identify the resources necessary to fully implement 

such policies. 

(ii) For Federal LEAs that regularly conduct patrols or routinely engage 

with the public in response to emergency calls, the policies issued under 

subsection (a)(i) of this section shall be designed to ensure that cameras 

are worn and activated in all appropriate circumstances, including during 

arrests and searches. 

(iii) The heads of Federal LEAs shall ensure that all BWC policies shall 

be publicly posted and shall be designed to promote transparency and 

protect the privacy and civil rights of members of the public. 

(b) Federal LEAs shall include within the policies developed pursuant 

to subsection (a)(i) of this section protocols for expedited public release 

of BWC video footage following incidents involving serious bodily injury 

or deaths in custody, which shall be consistent with applicable law, including 

the Privacy Act of 1974, and shall take into account the need to promote 

transparency and accountability, the duty to protect the privacy rights of 

persons depicted in the footage, and any need to protect ongoing law enforcement operations. 

(c) Within 365 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General, 

in coordination with the Secretary of HHS and the Director of the Office 

of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), shall conduct a study that assesses 

the advantages and disadvantages of officer review of BWC footage prior 

to the completion of initial reports or interviews concerning an incident 

involving use of force, including an assessment of current scientific research 

regarding the effects of such review. Within 180 days of the completion 

of that study, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary 

of HHS, shall publish a report detailing the findings of that study, and 

shall identify best practices regarding law enforcement officer review of 

BWC footage. 

(d) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General shall 

request the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), through its National Research Council, to enter into a contract to: 

(i) conduct a study of facial recognition technology, other technologies 

using biometric information, and predictive algorithms, with a particular 

focus on the use of such technologies and algorithms by law enforcement, 

that includes an assessment of how such technologies and algorithms 

are used, and any privacy, civil rights, civil liberties, accuracy, or disparate 

impact concerns raised by those technologies and algorithms or their 

manner of use; and 

(ii) publish a report detailing the findings of that study, as well as any 

recommendations for the use of or for restrictions on facial recognition 

technologies, other technologies using biometric information, and predictive algorithms by law enforcement. 

(e) The Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 

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use by LEAs of facial recognition technology, other technologies using biometric information, and predictive algorithms, as well as data storage and access 

regarding such technologies, and shall: 

(i) ensure that the interagency process addresses safeguarding privacy, 

civil rights, and civil liberties, and ensure that any use of such technologies 

is regularly assessed for accuracy in the specific deployment context; 

does not have a disparate impact on the basis of race, ethnicity, national 

origin, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), 

or disability; and is consistent with the policy announced in section 

1 of this order; 

(ii) coordinate and consult with: 

(A) the NAS, including by incorporating and responding to the study 

described in subsection (d)(i) of this section; 

(B) the Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement 

established by section 5104(e) of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (Division E of Public Law 116–283); and 

(C) law enforcement, civil rights, civil liberties, criminal defense, and 

data privacy organizations; and 

(iii) within 18 months of the date of this order, publish a report that: 

(A) identifies best practices, specifically addressing the concerns identified in subsection (e)(i) of this section; 

(B) describes any changes made to relevant policies of Federal LEAs; 

and 

(C) recommends guidelines for Federal, State, Tribal, local, and territorial 

LEAs, as well as technology vendors whose goods or services are procured 

by the Federal Government, on the use of such technologies, including 

electronic discovery obligations regarding the accuracy and disparate impact of technologies employed in specific cases. 

(f) The heads of Federal LEAs shall review the conclusions of the interagency process described in subsection (e) of this section and, where appropriate, update each of their respective agency’s policies regarding the use 

of facial recognition technology, other technologies using biometric information, and predictive algorithms, as well as data storage and access regarding 

such technologies. 

Sec. 14. Promoting Comprehensive and Collaborative Responses to Persons 

in Behavioral or Mental Health Crisis. (a) Within 180 days of the date 

of this order, the Attorney General and the Secretary of HHS, in coordination 

with the heads of other agencies and after consultation with stakeholders, 

including service providers, nonprofit organizations, and law enforcement 

organizations, as appropriate, shall assess and issue guidance to State, Tribal, 

local, and territorial officials on best practices for responding to calls and 

interacting with persons in behavioral or mental health crisis or persons 

who have disabilities. 

(b) The assessment made under subsection (a) of this section shall draw 

on existing evidence and include consideration of co-responder models that 

pair law enforcement with health or social work professionals; alternative 

responder models, such as mobile crisis response teams for appropriate 

situations; community-based crisis centers and the facilitation of post-crisis 

support services, including supported housing, assertive community treatment, and peer support services; the risks associated with administering 

sedatives and pharmacological agents such as ketamine outside of a hospital 

setting to subdue individuals in behavioral or mental health crisis (including 

an assessment of whether the decision to administer such agents should 

be made only by individuals licensed to prescribe them); and the Federal 

resources, including Medicaid, that can be used to implement the identified 

best practices. 

Sec. 15. Supporting Alternatives to Arrest and Incarceration and Enhancing 

Reentry. (a) There is established a Federal Interagency Alternatives and 


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Reentry Committee (Committee), to be chaired by the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy. 

(b) Committee members shall include: 

(i) the Secretary of the Treasury; 

(ii) the Attorney General; 

(iii) the Secretary of the Interior; 

(iv) the Secretary of Agriculture; 

(v) the Secretary of Commerce; 

(vi) the Secretary of Labor; 

(vii) the Secretary of HHS; 

(viii) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; 

(ix) the Secretary of Transportation; 

(x) the Secretary of Energy; 

(xi) the Secretary of Education; 

(xii) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 

(xiii) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 

(xiv) the Director of OMB; 

(xv) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; 

(xvi) the Counsel to the President; 

(xvii) the Chief of Staff to the Vice President; 

(xviii) the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers; 

(xix) the Director of the National Economic Council; 

(xx) the Director of OSTP; 

(xxi) the Director of National Drug Control Policy; 

(xxii) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; 

(xxiii) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 

Community Service; 

(xxiv) the Executive Director of the Gender Policy Council; and 

(xxv) the heads of such other executive departments, agencies, and offices 

as the Chair may designate or invite. 

(c) The Committee shall consult and coordinate with the DOJ Reentry 

Coordination Council, which was formed in compliance with the requirement 

of the First Step Act that the Attorney General convene an interagency 

effort to coordinate on Federal programs, policies, and activities relating 

to the reentry of individuals returning from incarceration to the community. 

See sec. 505(a) of the First Step Act. The Committee may consult with 

other agencies; Government officials; outside experts; interested persons; 

service providers; nonprofit organizations; law enforcement organizations; 

and State, Tribal, local, and territorial governments, as appropriate. 

(d) The Committee shall develop and coordinate implementation of an 

evidence-informed strategic plan across the Federal Government within 200 

days of the date of this order to advance the following goals, with particular 

attention to reducing racial, ethnic, and other disparities in the Nation’s 

criminal justice system: 

(i) safely reducing unnecessary criminal justice interactions, including 

by advancing alternatives to arrest and incarceration; supporting effective 

alternative responses to substance use disorders, mental health needs, 

the needs of veterans and people with disabilities, vulnerable youth, people 

who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or trafficking, and 

people experiencing homelessness or living in poverty; expanding the 


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availability of diversion and restorative justice programs consistent with 

public safety; and recommending effective means of addressing minor 

traffic and other public order infractions to avoid unnecessarily taxing 

law enforcement resources; 

(ii) supporting rehabilitation during incarceration, such as through educational opportunities, job training, medical and mental health care, trauma-informed care, substance use disorder treatment and recovery support, 

and continuity of contact with children and other family members; and 

(iii) facilitating reentry into society of people with criminal records, including by providing support to promote success after incarceration; sealing 

or expunging criminal records, as appropriate; and removing barriers to 

securing government-issued identification, housing, employment, occupational licenses, education, health insurance and health care, public benefits, 

access to transportation, and the right to vote. 

(e) With respect to the goals described in subsections (d)(i) and (d)(ii) 

of this section, the Committee’s strategic plan shall make recommendations 

for State, Tribal, local, and territorial criminal justice systems. With respect 

to the goal described in subsection (d)(iii) of this section, the Committee’s 

strategic plan shall make recommendations for Federal, State, Tribal, local, 

and territorial criminal justice systems, and shall be informed by the Attorney 

General’s review conducted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section. Following the 200 days identified in subsection (d) of this section, all agency 

participants shall continue to participate in, and provide regular updates 

to, the Committee regarding their progress in achieving the goals described 

in subsections (d)(i) through (iii) of this section. 

(f) Within 150 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General shall 

submit a report to the President that provides a strategic plan to advance 

the goals in subsections (d)(ii) and (d)(iii) of this section as they relate 

to the Federal criminal justice system. In developing that strategic plan, 

the Attorney General shall, as appropriate, consult with the heads of other 

relevant agencies to improve the Federal criminal justice system, while 

safeguarding the DOJ’s independence and prosecutorial discretion. 

(g) The Committee and the Attorney General’s efforts pursuant to this 

section may incorporate and build upon the report to the Congress issued 

pursuant to section 505(b) of the First Step Act. The Committee may refer 

the consideration of specific topics to be separately considered by the DOJ 

Reentry Coordination Council, with the approval of the Attorney General. 

(h) Within 90 days of the date of this order and annually thereafter, 

and after appropriate consultation with the Administrative Office of the 

United States Courts, the United States Sentencing Commission, and the 

Federal Defender Service, the Attorney General shall coordinate with the 

DOJ Reentry Coordination Council and the DOJ Civil Rights Division to 

publish a report on the following data, disaggregated by judicial district: 

(i) the resources currently available to individuals on probation or supervised release, and the additional resources necessary to ensure that the 

employment, housing, educational, and reentry needs of offenders are 

fulfilled; and 

(ii) the number of probationers and supervised releasees revoked, modified, 

or reinstated for Grade A, B, and C violations, disaggregated by demographic data and the mean and median sentence length for each demographic category. 

Sec. 16. Supporting Safe Conditions in Prisons and Jails. (a) For the duration 

of the HHS public health emergency declared with respect to COVID–19, 

the Attorney General shall continue to implement the core public health 

measures, as appropriate, of masking, distancing, testing, and vaccination 

in Federal prisons. In addition, the Attorney General shall undertake, as 

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(i) updating Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and United States Marshals 

Service (USMS) procedures and protocols, in consultation with the Secretary of HHS, as appropriate, to facilitate COVID–19 testing of BOP staff 

and individuals in BOP custody who are asymptomatic or symptomatic 

and do not have known, suspected, or reported exposure to SARS–CoV– 

2, the virus that causes COVID–19; 

(ii) updating BOP and USMS procedures and protocols, in consultation 

with the Secretary of HHS, to identify alternatives consistent with public 

health recommendations to the use of facility-wide lockdowns to prevent 

the transmission of SARS–CoV–2, or to the use of restrictive housing 

for detainees and prisoners who have tested positive for SARS–CoV– 

2 or have known, suspected, or reported exposure; 

(iii) identifying the number of individuals who meet the eligibility requirements under the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), the First Step Act, 

18 U.S.C. 3582(c), 18 U.S.C. 3622, and 18 U.S.C. 3624, for release as 

part of the DOJ’s efforts to mitigate the impact and spread of COVID– 

19; and 

(iv) expanding the sharing and publication of BOP and USMS data, in 

consultation with the Secretary of HHS, regarding vaccination, testing, 

infections, and fatalities due to COVID–19 among staff, prisoners, and 

detainees, in a manner that ensures the thoroughness and accuracy of 

the data; protects privacy; and disaggregates the data by race, ethnicity, 

age, sex, disability, and facility, after consulting with the White House 

COVID–19 Response Team, HHS, and the Equitable Data Working Group 

established in Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing 

Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the 

Federal Government), as appropriate. 

(b) The Attorney General shall take the following actions relating to other 

conditions of confinement in Federal detention facilities: 

(i) within 180 days of the date of this order, submit a report to the 

President detailing steps the DOJ has taken, consistent with applicable 

law, to ensure that restrictive housing in Federal detention facilities is 

used rarely, applied fairly, and subject to reasonable constraints; to ensure 

that individuals in DOJ custody are housed in the least restrictive setting 

necessary for their safety and the safety of staff, other prisoners and 

detainees, and the public; to house prisoners as close to their families 

as practicable; and to ensure the DOJ’s full implementation, at a minimum, 

of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–79) and 

the recommendations of the DOJ’s January 2016 Report and Recommendations Concerning the Use of Restrictive Housing; and 

(ii) within 240 days of the date of this order, complete a comprehensive 

review and transmit a report to the President identifying any planned 

steps to address conditions of confinement, including steps designed to 

improve the accessibility and quality of medical care (including behavioral 

and mental health care), the specific needs of women (including breast 

and cervical cancer screening, gynecological and reproductive health care, 

and prenatal and postpartum care), the specific needs of juveniles (including age-appropriate programming), recovery support services (including 

substance use disorder treatment and trauma-informed care), and the environmental conditions for all individuals in BOP and USMS custody. 

Sec. 17. Advancing First Step Act Implementation. (a) The Attorney General 

is reviewing and updating as appropriate DOJ regulations, policies, and 

guidance in order to fully implement the provisions and intent of the First 

Step Act, and shall continue to do so consistent with the policy announced 

in section 1 of this order. Within 180 days of the date of this order and 

annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall, in consultation with the 

Director of OMB, submit a report to the President summarizing: 

(i) the rehabilitative purpose for each First Step Act expenditure and 

proposal for the prior and current fiscal years, detailing the number of 

available and proposed dedicated programming staff and resources, the 


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use of augmentation among BOP staff, and BOP staffing levels at each 

facility; 

(ii) any additional funding necessary to fully implement the rehabilitative 

purpose of the First Step Act, ensure dedicated programming staff for 

all prisoners, and address staffing shortages in all BOP facilities; and 

(iii) the following information on the BOP’s risk assessment tool, Prisoner 

Assessment Tool Targeting Estimated Risk and Needs (PATTERN): 

(A) the number of individuals released early due to Earned Time Credits 

who were subsequently convicted and sentenced, as defined by United 

States Sentencing Guideline sec. 4A1.1(a), in the year following their 

release, disaggregated by their PATTERN risk level category of ‘‘Minimum,’’ 

‘‘Low,’’ ‘‘Medium,’’ or ‘‘High’’ at time of release; 

(B) an assessment of any disparate impact of PATTERN, including the 

weighting of static and dynamic risk factors and of the statutorily enumerated offenses and prior convictions that render individuals ineligible to 

earn time credits; and 

(C) a strategic plan and timeline to improve PATTERN, including by 

addressing any disparities and developing a needs-based assessment system. 

Sec. 18. Collecting Comprehensive Criminal Justice Statistics. (a) The Attorney General, in consultation with the United States Chief Data Scientist 

and the United States Chief Statistician, shall review the status of State, 

Tribal, local, and territorial LEAs transitioning from the Summary Reporting 

System to the NIBRS in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, and 

shall submit a report to the President within 120 days of the date of this 

order summarizing the status of that transition for State, Tribal, local, and 

territorial LEAs and including recommendations to maximize participation 

in the NIBRS. 

(b) Within 365 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General, 

through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the Director 

of OMB, through the United States Chief Statistician, shall jointly submit 

a report to the President detailing what, if any, steps the agencies will 

take: 

(i) to improve their current data collections, such as the National Crime 

Victimization Survey and the Police-Public Contact Survey Supplement, 

including how to ensure that such data collections are undertaken and 

published annually, and that they include victimization surveys that measure law enforcement use of force; serious bodily injury or death that 

occurs in law enforcement encounters; public trust in law enforcement; 

and actual or perceived bias by demographic subgroups defined by race, 

ethnicity, and sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity); and 

(ii) to improve the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative 

Statistics Survey, with a focus on ensuring that such data collections 

are undertaken and published regularly and measure law enforcement 

workforce data, use of force, public trust in law enforcement, and actual 

or perceived bias. 

(c) The Equitable Data Working Group established in Executive Order 

13985 shall work with the National Science and Technology Council to 

create a Working Group on Criminal Justice Statistics (Working Group), 

which shall be composed of representatives of the Domestic Policy Council 

and the office of the Counsel to the President, the DOJ, OMB, and OSTP, 

and which shall, as appropriate, consult with representatives of the Federal 

Defender Services; civil rights, civil liberties, data privacy, and law enforcement organizations; and criminal justice data scientists. 

(i) Within 365 days of the date of this order, the Working Group and 

the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy shall issue a report 

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calls for service, searches, stops, frisks, seizures, arrests, complaints, law 

enforcement demographics, and civil asset forfeiture. 

(ii) Within 365 days of the date of this order, the Working Group shall 

assess practices and policies governing the acquisition, use, and oversight 

of advanced surveillance and forensic technologies, including commercial 

cyber intrusion tools, by Federal, State, Tribal, local, and territorial law 

enforcement, and shall include in the report referenced in subsection 

(c)(i) of this section recommendations based on this assessment that promote equitable, transparent, accountable, constitutional, and effective law 

enforcement practices. 

Sec. 19. Establishing Accreditation Standards. (a) The Attorney General 

shall develop and implement methods to promote State, Tribal, local, and 

territorial LEAs seeking accreditation by an authorized, independent 

credentialing body, including by determining what discretionary grants shall 

require that the LEA be accredited or be in the process of obtaining accreditation. 

(b) Within 240 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General shall 

develop and publish standards for determining whether an entity is an 

authorized, independent credentialing body, including that the entity requires 

policies that further the policies in sections 3, 4, and 7 through 10 of 

this order, and encourages participation in comprehensive collection and 

use of police misconduct and use-of-force-data, such as through the databases 

provided for in sections 5 and 6 of this order. In developing such standards, 

the Attorney General shall also consider the recommendations of the Final 

Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing issued in 

May 2015. Pending the development of such standards, the Attorney General 

shall maintain the current requirements related to accreditation. 

(c) The Attorney General, in formulating standards for accrediting bodies, 

shall consult with professional accreditation organizations, law enforcement 

organizations, civil rights and community-based organizations, civilian oversight and accountability groups, and other appropriate stakeholders. The 

Attorney General’s standards shall ensure that, in order to qualify as an 

authorized, independent credentialing body, the accrediting entity must conduct independent assessments of an LEA’s compliance with applicable standards as part of the accreditation process and not rely on the LEA’s selfcertification alone. 

Sec. 20. Supporting Safe and Effective Policing Through Grantmaking. (a) 

Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General, the Secretary 

of HHS, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promptly review 

and exercise their authority, as appropriate and consistent with applicable 

law, to award Federal discretionary grants in a manner that supports and 

promotes the adoption of policies of this order by State, Tribal, local, and 

territorial governments and LEAs. The Attorney General, the Secretary of 

HHS, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall also use other incentives 

outside of grantmaking, such as training and technical assistance, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to support State, Tribal, local, 

and territorial governments and LEAs in adopting the policies in this order. 

(b) On September 15, 2021, the Associate Attorney General directed a 

review of the DOJ’s implementation and administrative enforcement of Title 

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 200d et seq., and of the 

nondiscrimination provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968, 34 U.S.C. 10228, in connection with Federal financial assistance 

the DOJ provides, to ensure that the DOJ is providing sufficient oversight 

and accountability regarding the activities of its federally funded recipients. 

(i) Within 30 days of the date of this order, and consistent with any 

other applicable guidance issued by the Attorney General, the head of 

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(ii) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the head of each Federal 

agency that provides grants to State, local, and territorial LEAs shall 

submit to the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division 

of the DOJ, for review under Executive Order 12250 of November 2, 

1980 (Leadership and Coordination of Nondiscrimination Laws), a report 

of its review conducted pursuant to subsection (b)(i) of this section, including its conclusions and recommendations. Within 30 days following such 

review and clearance from the DOJ pursuant to this subsection, the head 

of each such agency shall make the conclusions of its review publicly 

available, as appropriate. 

Sec. 21. Definitions. For the purposes of this order: (a) ‘‘Federal law enforcement agency’’ or ‘‘Federal LEA’’ means an organizational unit or subunit 

of the executive branch that employs officers who are authorized to make 

arrests and carry firearms, and that is responsible for the prevention, detection, and investigation of crime or the apprehension of alleged offenders. 

The ‘‘heads of all Federal law enforcement agencies’’ means the leaders 

of those units or subunits. 

(b) The term ‘‘sustained complaints or records of disciplinary action’’ 

means an allegation of misconduct that is sustained through a completed 

official proceeding, such as an internal affairs or department disciplinary 

process. 

(c) The term ‘‘serious misconduct’’ means excessive force, bias, discrimination, obstruction of justice, false reports, false statements under oath, theft, 

or sexual misconduct. 

Sec. 22. Superseding Prior Orders. (a) Executive Order 13809 of August 

28, 2017 (Restoring State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement’s Access to 

Life-Saving Equipment and Resources), is revoked. All agencies are directed, 

consistent with applicable law, to take prompt action to rescind any rules, 

regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing Executive Order 13809 

that are inconsistent with the provisions of this order. 

(b) Executive Order 13929 of June 16, 2020 (Safe Policing for Safe Communities), is revoked. All agencies are directed, consistent with applicable 

law, to take prompt action to rescind any rules, regulations, guidelines, 

or policies implementing Executive Order 13929 that are inconsistent with 

the provisions of this order. 

(c) To the extent that there are other executive orders that may conflict 

with or overlap with the provisions in this order, the provisions of this 

order supersede any prior Executive Order on these subjects. 

Sec. 23. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed 

to impair or otherwise affect: 

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, 

or the head thereof; or 

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. 

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and 

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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, 

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party 

against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, 

employees, or agents, or any other person. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

May 25, 2022. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11810 

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