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(B) INDEPENDENT
PROSECUTION.—The 
term ‘‘independent prosecution’’, with respect to 
a criminal investigation or prosecution of a law 
enforcement officer’s use of deadly force, in-
cludes using one or more of the following: 
(i) Using an agency or civilian review 
board that investigates and independently 
reviews all officer use of force allegations. 
(ii) Assigning the attorney general of 
the State in which the alleged crime was 
committed to conduct the criminal inves-
tigation and prosecution. 
(iii) Adopting a procedure under 
which an automatic referral is made to a 
special prosecutor appointed and overseen 
by the attorney general of the State in 
which the alleged crime was committed. 
(iv) Adopting a procedure under 
which an independent prosecutor is as-
signed to investigate and prosecute the 
case. 
(v) Having law enforcement agencies 
agree to and implement memoranda of un-
derstanding with other law enforcement 
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agencies under which the other law en-
forcement agencies— 
(I) shall conduct the criminal in-
vestigation; and 
(II) upon conclusion of the crimi-
nal investigation, shall file a report 
with the attorney general of the State 
containing a determination regarding 
whether— 
(aa) the use of deadly force 
was appropriate; and 
(bb) any action should be 
taken by the attorney general of 
the State. 
(vi) Using an independent prosecutor. 
(C) INDEPENDENT PROSECUTION OF LAW 
ENFORCEMENT
STATUTE.—The term ‘‘inde-
pendent prosecution of law enforcement stat-
ute’’ means a statute requiring an independent 
prosecution in a criminal matter in which— 
(i) one or more of the possible defend-
ants is a law enforcement officer; 
(ii) one or more of the alleged offenses 
involves the law enforcement officer’s use 
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of deadly force in the course of carrying 
out that officer’s duty; and 
(iii) the law enforcement officer’s use 
of deadly force resulted in a death or in-
jury. 
(D) 
INDEPENDENT
PROSECUTOR.—The 
term ‘‘independent prosecutor’’ means, with re-
spect to a criminal investigation or prosecution 
of a law enforcement officer’s use of deadly 
force, a prosecutor who— 
(i) does not oversee or regularly rely 
on the law enforcement agency by which 
the law enforcement officer under inves-
tigation is employed; and 
(ii) would not be involved in the pros-
ecution in the ordinary course of that pros-
ecutor’s duties. 
(2) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Attorney General 
may award grants to eligible States and Indian 
Tribes to assist in implementing an independent 
prosecution of law enforcement statute. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this subsection, a State shall, as of the last 
day of the prior fiscal year, have enacted and have 
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in effect an independent prosecution of law enforce-
ment statute. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the At-
torney General $750,000,000 for fiscal years 2020 
through 2022 to carry out this subsection. 
(b) COPS GRANT PROGRAM USED FOR CIVILIAN RE-
VIEW BOARDS.—Part Q of title I of the of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10381 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 1701(b) (34 U.S.C. 10381(b))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (22) and 
(23) as paragraphs (23) and (24), respectively; 
(B) in paragraph (23), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘(21)’’ and inserting ‘‘(22)’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (21) the 
following: 
‘‘(22) to develop best practices for and to create 
civilian review boards;’’; and 
(2) in section 1709 (34 U.S.C. 10389), by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) ‘civilian review board’ means an adminis-
trative entity that— 
‘‘(A) is independent and adequately fund-
ed; 
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‘‘(B) has investigatory authority and staff 
subpoena power; 
‘‘(C) has representative community diver-
sity; 
‘‘(D) has policy making authority; 
‘‘(E) provides advocates for civilian com-
plainants; 
‘‘(F) has mandatory police power to con-
duct hearings; and 
‘‘(G) conducts statistical studies on pre-
vailing complaint trends.’’. 
Subtitle B—Law Enforcement 
Trust and Integrity Act 
SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement 
Trust and Integrity Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 112. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a 
grassroots organization that monitors the issue of 
police misconduct and that has a national presence 
and membership, such as the National Association 
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 
the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the 
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National Council of La Raza, the National Urban 
League, the National Congress of American Indians, 
or the National Asian Pacific American Legal Con-
sortium (NAPALC). 
(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION ORGA-
NIZATION.—The term ‘‘law enforcement accredita-
tion organization’’ means a professional law enforce-
ment organization involved in the development of 
standards of accreditation for law enforcement agen-
cies at the national, State, regional, or tribal level, 
such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law 
Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). 
(3) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means a State, local, In-
dian tribal, or campus public agency engaged in the 
prevention, detection, or investigation, prosecution, 
or adjudication of violations of criminal laws. 
(4) PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSO-
CIATION.—The term ‘‘professional law enforcement 
association’’ means a law enforcement membership 
association that works for the needs of Federal, 
State, local, or Indian tribal law enforcement agen-
cies and with the civilian community on matters of 
common interest, such as the Hispanic American 
Police Command Officers Association (HAPCOA), 
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the National Asian Pacific Officers Association 
(NAPOA), the National Black Police Association 
(NBPA), the National Latino Peace Officers Asso-
ciation (NLPOA), the National Organization of 
Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), 
Women in Law Enforcement, the Native American 
Law Enforcement Association (NALEA), the Inter-
national Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the 
National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), the Fraternal 
Order of Police (FOP), and the National Association 
of School Resource Officers. 
(5) PROFESSIONAL CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT ORGA-
NIZATION.—The term ‘‘professional civilian oversight 
organization’’ means a membership organization 
formed to address and advance the cause of civilian 
oversight of law enforcement and whose members 
are from Federal, State, regional, local, or tribal or-
ganizations that review issues or complaints against 
law enforcement agencies or individuals, such as the 
National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law 
Enforcement (NACOLE). 
SEC. 113. ACCREDITATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES. 
(a) STANDARDS.— 
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(1) INITIAL ANALYSIS.—The Attorney General 
shall perform an initial analysis of existing accredi-
tation standards and methodology developed by law 
enforcement accreditation organizations nationwide, 
including national, State, regional, and tribal accred-
itation organizations. Such an analysis shall include 
a review of the recommendations of the Final Report 
of the President’s Taskforce on 21st Century Polic-
ing, issued in May 2015. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFORM STANDARDS.— 
After completion of the initial review and analysis 
under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall— 
(A) recommend, in consultation with law 
enforcement accreditation organizations, the 
adoption of additional standards that will result 
in greater community accountability of law en-
forcement agencies and an increased focus on 
policing with a guardian mentality, including 
standards relating to— 
(i) early warning systems and related 
intervention programs; 
(ii) use of force procedures; 
(iii) civilian review procedures; 
(iv) traffic and pedestrian stop and 
search procedures; 
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(v) data collection and transparency; 
(vi) administrative due process re-
quirements; 
(vii) video monitoring technology; 
(viii) juvenile justice and school safe-
ty; and 
(ix) training; and 
(B) recommend additional areas for the 
development of national standards for the ac-
creditation of law enforcement agencies in con-
sultation with existing law enforcement accredi-
tation organizations, professional law enforce-
ment associations, labor organizations, commu-
nity-based organizations, and professional civil-
ian oversight organizations. 
(3) CONTINUING
ACCREDITATION
PROCESS.— 
The Attorney General shall adopt policies and proce-
dures to partner with law enforcement accreditation 
organizations, professional law enforcement associa-
tions, labor organizations, community-based organi-
zations, and professional civilian oversight organiza-
tions to continue the development of further accredi-
tation standards consistent with paragraph (2) and 
to encourage the pursuit of accreditation of Federal, 
State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies by 
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certified law enforcement accreditation organiza-
tions. 
(b) USE
OF
FUNDS
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) An assurance that, for each fiscal year 
covered by an application, the applicant will use not 
less than 5 percent of the total amount of the grant 
award for the fiscal year to assist law enforcement 
agencies of the applicant, including campus public 
safety departments, gain or maintain accreditation 
from certified law enforcement accreditation organi-
zations in accordance with section 113 of the Law 
Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020.’’. 
SEC. 114. LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS REQUIREMENT.—Section 502(a) 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153(a)), as amended by section 
113, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) An assurance that, for each fiscal year 
covered by an application, the applicant will use not 
less than 5 percent of the total amount of the grant 
award for the fiscal year to study and implement ef-
fective management, training, recruiting, hiring, and 
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oversight standards and programs to promote effec-
tive community and problem solving strategies for 
law enforcement agencies in accordance with section 
114 of the Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity 
Act of 2020.’’. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Attorney General may make grants to com-
munity-based organizations to study and implement effec-
tive management, training, recruiting, hiring, and over-
sight standards and programs to promote effective com-
munity and problem solving strategies for law enforcement 
agencies. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant amounts described in 
paragraph (8) of section 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10153(a)), as added by subsection (a) of this section, and 
grant amounts awarded under subsection (b) shall be used 
to— 
(1) study of management and operations stand-
ards for law enforcement agencies, including stand-
ards relating to administrative due process, resi-
dency requirements, compensation and benefits, use 
of force, racial profiling, early warning systems, ju-
venile justice, school safety, civilian review boards or 
analogous procedures, or research into the effective-
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ness of existing programs, projects, or other activi-
ties designed to address misconduct by law enforce-
ment officers; 
(2) to develop pilot programs and implement ef-
fective standards and programs in the areas of train-
ing, hiring and recruitment, and oversight that are 
designed to improve management and address mis-
conduct by law enforcement officers. 
(d) COMPONENTS OF PILOT PROGRAM.—A pilot pro-
gram developed under subsection (c)(2) shall include the 
following: 
(1) 
TRAINING.—Law 
enforcement 
policies, 
practices, and procedures addressing training and 
instruction to comply with accreditation standards in 
the areas of— 
(A) the use of lethal, nonlethal force, and 
de-escalation; 
(B) investigation of misconduct and prac-
tices and procedures for referral to prosecuting 
authorities use of deadly force or racial 
profiling; 
(C) disproportionate minority contact by 
law enforcement; 
(D) tactical and defensive strategy; 
(E) arrests, searches, and restraint; 
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(F) professional verbal communications 
with civilians; 
(G) interactions with youth, the mentally 
ill, limited English proficiency, and multi-cul-
tural communities; 
(H) proper traffic, pedestrian, and other 
enforcement stops; and 
(I) community relations and bias aware-
ness. 
(2) RECRUITMENT, HIRING, RETENTION, AND 
PROMOTION OF DIVERSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CERS.—Policies, procedures, and practices for— 
(A) the hiring and recruitment of diverse 
law enforcement officers representative of the 
communities they serve; 
(B) the development of selection, pro-
motion, educational, background, and psycho-
logical standards that comport with title VII of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 
et seq.); and 
(C) initiatives to encourage residency in 
the jurisdiction served by the law enforcement 
agency and continuing education. 
(3) OVERSIGHT.—Complaint procedures, in-
cluding the establishment of civilian review boards or 
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analogous procedures for jurisdictions across a range 
of sizes and agency configurations, complaint proce-
dures by community-based organizations, early 
warning systems and related intervention programs, 
video monitoring technology, data collection and 
transparency, and administrative due process re-
quirements inherent to complaint procedures for 
members of the public and law enforcement. 
(4) JUVENILE JUSTICE AND SCHOOL SAFETY.— 
The development of uniform standards on juvenile 
justice and school safety, including standards relat-
ing to interaction and communication with juveniles, 
physical contact, use of lethal and nonlethal force, 
notification of a parent or guardian, interviews and 
questioning, custodial interrogation, audio and video 
recording, conditions of custody, alternatives to ar-
rest, referral to child protection agencies, and re-
moval from school grounds or campus. 
(5) VICTIM SERVICES.—Counseling services, in-
cluding psychological counseling, for individuals and 
communities impacted by law enforcement mis-
conduct. 
(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
provide technical assistance to States and commu-
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nity-based organizations in furtherance of the pur-
poses of this section. 
(2) MODELS
FOR
REDUCTION
OF
LAW
EN-
FORCEMENT MISCONDUCT.—The technical assistance 
provided by the Attorney General may include the 
development of models for States and community- 
based organizations to reduce law enforcement offi-
cer misconduct. Any development of such models 
shall be in consultation with community-based orga-
nizations. 
(f) USE OF COMPONENTS.—The Attorney General 
may use any component or components of the Department 
of Justice in carrying out this section. 
(g) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—An application for a grant 
under subsection (b) shall be submitted in such 
form, and contain such information, as the Attorney 
General may prescribe by guidelines. 
(2) APPROVAL.—A grant may not be made 
under this section unless an application has been 
submitted to, and approved by, the Attorney Gen-
eral. 
(h) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.— 
(1) MONITORING COMPONENTS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Each program, project, 
or activity funded under this section shall con-
tain a monitoring component, which shall be de-
veloped pursuant to guidelines established by 
the Attorney General. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENT.—Each 
monitoring 
component required under subparagraph (A) 
shall include systematic identification and col-
lection of data about activities, accomplish-
ments, and programs throughout the life of the 
program, project, or activity and presentation 
of such data in a usable form. 
(2) EVALUATION COMPONENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Selected grant recipi-
ents shall be evaluated on the local level or as 
part of a national evaluation, pursuant to 
guidelines established by the Attorney General. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An evaluation con-
ducted under subparagraph (A) may include 
independent audits of police behavior and other 
assessments of individual program implementa-
tions. In selected jurisdictions that are able to 
support outcome evaluations, the effectiveness 
of funded programs, projects, and activities 
may be required. 
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(3) PERIODIC REVIEW AND REPORTS.—The At-
torney General may require a grant recipient to sub-
mit biannually to the Attorney General the results of 
the monitoring and evaluations required under para-
graphs (1) and (2) and such other data and infor-
mation as the Attorney General determines to be 
necessary. 
(i) REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF FUNDING.—If 
the Attorney General determines, as a result of monitoring 
under subsection (h) or otherwise, that a grant recipient 
under the Byrne grant program or under subsection (b) 
is not in substantial compliance with the requirements of 
this section, the Attorney General may revoke or suspend 
funding of that grant, in whole or in part. 
(j) CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘civilian review board’’ means an adminis-
trative entity that— 
(1) is independent and adequately funded; 
(2) has investigatory authority and staff sub-
poena power; 
(3) has representative community diversity; 
(4) has policy making authority; 
(5) provides advocates for civilian complainants; 
(6) has mandatory police power to conduct 
hearings; and 
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