I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5251 
To direct the Attorney General to establish a task force to study the causes 
of violence against and involving law enforcement and make recommenda-
tions on improving community safety. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 22, 2019 
Mr. CORREA (for himself, Mr. HARDER of California, and Mr. CARBAJAL) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to establish a task force 
to study the causes of violence against and involving 
law enforcement and make recommendations on improv-
ing community safety. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Community 
Safety Task Force Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVING COMMUNITY SAFETY TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall 
establish a community safety task force (hereinafter in 
this Act referred to as the ‘‘task force’’) within 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act with the goal of 
promoting community safety. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The task force shall include 
a chairperson and twelve members selected by the 
Attorney General in consultation with the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the minority leader of 
the House of Representatives, the majority leader of 
the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate in 
accordance with the following: 
(A) REPRESENTATION.—Membership shall 
include at least one representative of: 
(i) Community organizations. 
(ii) Non-governmental civil rights or-
ganizations. 
(iii) State law enforcement. 
(iv) Federal law enforcement. 
(v) Firefighters. 
(vi) Emergency medical technicians. 
(vii) Security officers from educational 
institutions. 
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(viii) An institution of higher edu-
cation (as such term is defined in section 
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965) 
that is determined by the Attorney General 
to have expertise in law enforcement re-
search. 
(ix) Local governments, including one 
municipal and one county law enforcement 
representative. 
(B) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—In selecting 
membership, the Attorney General shall make 
sure the task force includes representatives 
from all regions of the country, and from rural, 
urban, and suburban communities. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Attorney General shall 
appoint the chairperson of the task force from 
among the members. 
(3) TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the 
task force shall serve until the task force is termi-
nated. The chairperson shall serve until the Attorney 
General appoints a new chairperson. 
(4) COMPENSATION.—Members of the task 
force may be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
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57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the task force. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the task force are as fol-
lows: 
(1) To study violence against and involving law 
enforcement and first responders. 
(2) To make recommendations on steps that 
can be taken to limit such violence, including assess-
ing— 
(A) the causes for, the frequency of, and 
the types of attacks against law enforcement of-
ficers and other first responders; and 
(B) the causes for, the frequency of, and 
the types of law enforcement’s use of deadly 
force. 
(3) To make recommendations about— 
(A) how to prevent attacks against law en-
forcement officers and other first responders; 
and 
(B) how to minimize use of deadly force by 
law enforcement. 
(d) POWERS OF THE TASK FORCE.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The task force may, for the 
purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, 
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