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the Senate that the Department has fully imple-
mented the directive described in subsection (a). 
‘‘SEC. 718. PROHIBITED USE OF FORCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, a law 
enforcement officer of the Department who intentionally 
uses a chokehold or carotid hold on an individual— 
‘‘(1) shall be subject to disciplinary review; and 
‘‘(2) may be subject to disciplinary action, con-
sistent with chapter 75 of title 5, United States 
Code, including termination. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall not apply in the case of a law enforcement 
officer of the Department or a component of the Depart-
ment if the Secretary or Associate Secretary determine the 
use of a chokehold or carotid hold on an individual to be 
objectively reasonable under the circumstances. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the terms 
‘chokehold’ and ‘carotid hold’ mean the application of any 
pressure to the throat or windpipe, the use of maneuvers 
that restrict blood or oxygen flow to the brain, or carotid 
artery restraints that prevent or hinder breathing or re-
duce intake of air of an individual.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
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amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 715 the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 716. De-escalation and use of force. 
‘‘Sec. 717. Body-worn camera and dashboard cameras. 
‘‘Sec. 718. Prohibited use of force.’’. 
SEC. 322. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COMPO-
NENT INSIGNIA REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 719. DEPARTMENT COMPONENT INSIGNIA REQUIRED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All uniformed law enforcement 
officers of the Department who are required to display or 
wear the official insignia or uniform (as such term is de-
fined in section 716(c)(3) of title 18, United States Code) 
of the Department or component, as the case may be, to 
perform the duties of such officer shall display or wear 
such official insignia or uniform in a manner that is visible 
to others when carrying out such duties, including when 
deployed to augment State or local law enforcement capa-
bilities. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall not apply in the case of a law enforcement 
officer of the Department or component, as the case may 
be, who is engaged in undercover or covert operations.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 718 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 719. Department component insignia required.’’. 
SEC. 323. REPORT RELATING TO COMPLIANCE WITH MAN-
DATORY 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE 
REPORTING 
POLICY DIRECTIVE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
Associate Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
status of efforts to implement recommendations issued by 
the Office of the Inspector General of the Department in 
November 2020 relating to compliance with a Depart-
ment-wide policy directive, issued on January 10, 2017 
(requiring the reporting of off-duty contact with law en-
forcement by Department law enforcement personnel and 
the suspension or revocation of authority to carry a fire-
arm or other weapon under certain circumstances). 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 324. DE-ESCALATION TRAINING AND CONTINUING 
EDUCATION TO PROMOTE OFFICER SAFETY 
AND PROFESSIONALISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘SEC. 890B. DE-ESCALATION TRAINING. 
‘‘(a) DEPARTMENT TRAINING.—Not later than 90 
days after the issuance of the updated Department-wide 
policy pursuant to section 717, the Associate Secretary of 
the Department shall ensure training relating to the use 
of force provided to law enforcement officers of the De-
partment appropriately emphasizes de-escalation tactics 
and techniques. 
‘‘(b) STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAIN-
ING.—The Associate Secretary, acting through the Direc-
tor of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, in 
consultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for State 
and Local Law Enforcement, shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, increase the availability of training relating to the 
use of force, including de-escalation, in the training cur-
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riculum made available to State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement officers. 
‘‘SEC. 890C. TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO 
PROMOTE OFFICER SAFETY AND PROFES-
SIONALISM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Associate Secretary of the 
Department shall establish policies and guidelines to en-
sure that all law enforcement officers of the Department 
receive training upon on-boarding regarding account-
ability, standards for professional and ethical conduct. 
‘‘(b) CURRICULUM.—The training required under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) best practices in community policing, cul-
tural awareness, and carrying out enforcement ac-
tions near sensitive locations, responding to griev-
ances, and how to refer complaints to the Immigra-
tion Detention Ombudsman; 
‘‘(2) interaction with vulnerable populations; 
and 
‘‘(3) standards of professional and ethical con-
duct. 
‘‘(c) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—The Associate Sec-
retary shall require all law enforcement officers of the De-
partment to participate in continuing education, including 
relating to— 
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