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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3981 

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

against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 31, 2022 

Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. HASSAN, and Mr. 

CASSIDY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the Attorney General to develop reports relating 

to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and 

for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 


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

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

4 (2) 2021 was the deadliest year for police offi5 cer killings since 1995, with the exception of the 

6 September 11, 2001 attacks, with a total of 73 po7 lice officers feloniously killed in the line of duty. 

8 (3) Nearly 44 percent of police officer killings 

9 in 2021 were caused by unprovoked attacks or am10 bushes on officers. 

11 (4) In 2021, there was a 58.7 percent increase 

12 in police officers killed from the 46 police officers 

13 killed in 2020. 

14 (5) Law enforcement officers bravely put them15 selves at risk for the betterment of society. 

16 (6) A data collection that represents the full 

17 circumstances surrounding violent attacks and am18 bush attacks on law enforcement officers is vital for 

19 the provision of needed Federal resources to Fed20 eral, State, and local law enforcement officers. 

21 (7) Police suffer assaults and other offenses 

22 that do not rise to the level of Law Enforcement Of23 ficers Killed and Assaulted or National Incident24 Based Reporting System reporting due to the fre25 quency of such incidents, lower risk to officers, and 


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1 minimal administrative resources to report such fre2 quent events. 

3 (8) The mental health of law enforcement offi4 cers has suffered due to overwork, recruitment 

5 issues, and the general stress of their work. 

6 (9) The people of the United States will always 

7 remember the victims of these hateful attacks 

8 against law enforcement officers and stand in soli9 darity with individuals affected by these senseless 

10 tragedies and incidents of hate that have affected 

11 law enforcement communities and their families. 

12 (10) The United States must demonstrate to its 

13 brave law enforcement officers that they are impor14 tant, valued, and respected. 

15 (11) Congress has made a commitment to help16 ing communities protect the lives of their police offi17 cers, as evidenced by the Bulletproof Vest Partner18 ship Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 

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

20 laws. 

21 (12) Subsection (c) of the Uniform Federal 

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

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

24 classify, and preserve national data on Federal 

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1 ports’’ and requires all Federal departments and 

2 agencies that investigate criminal activity to ‘‘report 

3 details about crime within their respective jurisdic4 tion to the Attorney General in a uniform matter 

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

6 SEC. 3. ATTACKS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS RE7 PORTING REQUIREMENT. 

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

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

10 consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 

11 Investigation, the Director of the National Institute of 

12 Justice, and the Director of the Criminal Justice Informa13 tion Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investiga14 tion, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of 

15 the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

16 House of Representatives a report that includes— 

17 (1) the number of offenders that intentionally 

18 target law enforcement officers because of their sta19 tus as law enforcement officers; 

20 (2) the number of incidents reported to the 

21 Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 

22 Data Collection that occur through the coordinated 

23 actions of 2 or more parties; 


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1 (3) a description of the Federal response to am2 bushes and violent attacks on Federal law enforce3 ment officers; 

4 (4) a detailed survey of what State and local re5 sponses are to ambushes and violent attacks on 

6 State and local law enforcement officers; 

7 (5) recommendations for improving State, local, 

8 and Federal responses to ambushes and violent at9 tacks on law enforcement officers; 

10 (6) a detailed survey of Federal and State11 based training programs that law enforcement offi12 cers receive in preparation for violent attacks, in13 cluding ambush attacks; 

14 (7) an analysis of the effectiveness of the pro15 grams described in paragraph (6) in preparing law 

16 enforcement officers for violent attacks, including 

17 ambush attacks; 

18 (8) recommendations on how to improve State, 

19 local, and Federal training programs for law en20 forcement officers relating to ambush attacks; 

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

22 Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership under part Y of 

23 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

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


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1 (A) the efficacy of the Partnership in dis2 tributing protective gear to law enforcement of3 ficers across the United States, including any 

4 location-specific limitations to the distribution 

5 under such Partnership; and 

6 (B) the general limitations of the Partner7 ship, including any location-specific limitations 

8 to the distributions under the Partnership, con9 sidering the fact that law enforcement officers 

10 are suffering from ambush attacks; 

11 (10) an analysis of the ability of the Depart12 ment of Justice to combine the Law Enforcement 

13 Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection and a 

14 09C Justifiable Homicide report for officer-involved 

15 shooting reports and any roadblocks to producing a 

16 clear report with such information; 

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

18 Justice Information Services of the Federal Bureau 

19 of Investigation to expand data collection to include 

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

21 reported Law Enforcement Officers Killed and As22 saulted Data Collection incident; 

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

24 and reasons for, disparities in the availability and 

25 reporting of data between— 


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1 (A) data relating to ambush attacks 

2 against law enforcement officers; and 

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

4 (13) an analysis of any additional legislative 

5 tools or authorities that may be helpful or necessary 

6 to assist in deterring ambush attacks against law en7 forcement officers. 

8 (b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing the report re9 quired under subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Di10 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director 

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

12 the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the 

13 Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall consult relevant 

14 stakeholders, including— 

15 (1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law en16 forcement agencies; and 

17 (2) nongovernmental organizations, inter18 national organizations, academies, or other entities. 

19 SEC. 4. AGGRESSION AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI20 CERS REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

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

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

23 consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 

24 Investigation and the Director of the National Institute 

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1 ary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of 

2 the House of Representatives a report on— 

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

4 new category in the Uniform Crime Reporting Sys5 tem and the National Incident-Based Reporting Sys6 tem on aggressive actions, conduct, or other trauma7 inducing incidents against law enforcement officers 

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

9 reported in such systems; 

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

11 paragraph (1) would include and the standard of 

12 evidence that would be used for any reported inci13 dents; 

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

15 law enforcement agencies in reporting the data de16 scribed in paragraph (1), despite the fact that such 

17 data is beyond the standard crime-based reporting to 

18 the systems described in paragraph (1); 

19 (4) an analysis of potential uses by the Depart20 ment of Justice and any component agencies of the 

21 Department of Justice of the data described in para22 graph (1); 

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

24 and reasons for, disparities in the availability and 

25 reporting of data between— 


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1 (A) data relating to aggressive actions or 

2 other trauma-inducing incidents against law en3 forcement officers that do not rise to the level 

4 of crimes; and 

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

6 (6) an analysis of additional legislative tools or 

7 authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist 

8 in deterring aggressive actions, conduct, or other 

9 trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement 

10 officers. 

11 (b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing this report under 

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

13 Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of the 

14 National Institute of Justice shall consult relevant stake15 holders, including— 

16 (1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law en17 forcement agencies; and 

18 (2) nongovernmental organizations, inter19 national organizations, academies, or other entities. 

20 SEC. 5. MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS REPORTING RE21 QUIREMENT. 

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

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

24 consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 

25 Investigation and the Director of the National Institute 


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1 for Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judici2 ary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of 

3 the House of Representatives a report on— 

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

5 health and stress-related responses of law enforce6 ment officers to aggressive actions or other trauma7 inducing incidents against law enforcement officers; 

8 (2) mental health and stress-related resources 

9 or programs that are available to law enforcement 

10 officers at the Federal, State, and local levels, espe11 cially peer-to-peer programs; 

12 (3) the extent to which law enforcement officers 

13 use the resources or programs described in para14 graph (2); 

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

16 health screening within Federal, State, and local law 

17 enforcement agencies; and 

18 (5) additional legislative tools or authorities 

19 that may be helpful or necessary to assist in assess20 ing, monitoring, and improving the mental health 

21 and wellness of Federal, State, and local law en22 forcement officers. 

23 (b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing the report re24 quired under subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Di25 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the DiVerDate Sep 11 2014 18:14 Apr 01, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3981.IS S3981

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1 rector of the National Institute of Justice shall consult 

2 relevant stakeholders, including— 

3 (1) Federal, State, Tribal and local law enforce4 ment agencies; and 

5 (2) nongovernmental organizations, inter6 national organizations, academies, or other entities. 

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