‘‘(iii) the collection of recorded data 
unrelated to a legitimate law enforcement 
purpose be minimized to the greatest ex-
tent practicable; 
‘‘(iv) the system used to store re-
corded data collected by body-worn cam-
eras shall log all viewing, modification, or 
deletion of stored recorded data and shall 
prevent, to the greatest extent practicable, 
the unauthorized access or disclosure of 
stored recorded data; 
‘‘(v) any law enforcement officer be 
prohibited from accessing the stored data 
without an authorized purpose; and 
‘‘(vi) the law enforcement agency to 
collect and report statistical data on— 
‘‘(I) incidences of use of force, 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gen-
der, and age of the victim; 
‘‘(II) the number of complaints 
filed against law enforcement officers; 
‘‘(III) the disposition of com-
plaints filed against law enforcement 
officers; 
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‘‘(IV) the number of times cam-
era footage is used for evidence collec-
tion in investigations of crimes; and 
‘‘(V) any other additional statis-
tical data that the Director deter-
mines should be collected and re-
ported; 
‘‘(B) allows an individual to file a com-
plaint with a law enforcement agency relating 
to the improper use of body-worn cameras; and 
‘‘(C) complies with any other requirements 
established by the Director. 
‘‘(4) REPORTING.—Statistical data required to 
be collected under paragraph (3)(A)(vi) shall be re-
ported to the Director, who shall— 
‘‘(A) establish a standardized reporting 
system for statistical data collected under this 
program; and 
‘‘(B) establish a national database of sta-
tistical data recorded under this program. 
‘‘(5) USE OR TRANSFER OF RECORDED DATA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Recorded data col-
lected by an entity receiving a grant under this 
section from a body-mounted camera shall be 
used only in internal and external investigations 
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of misconduct by a law enforcement agency or 
officer, if there is reasonable suspicion that a 
recording contains evidence of a crime, or for 
limited training purposes. The Director shall es-
tablish rules to ensure that the recorded data is 
used only for the purposes described in this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION
ON
TRANSFER.—Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (C), an entity 
receiving a grant under this section may not 
transfer any recorded data collected by the enti-
ty from a body-mounted camera to another law 
enforcement or intelligence agency. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION.—An 
entity receiving a grant under this section 
may transfer recorded data collected by the 
entity from a body-mounted camera to an-
other law enforcement agency or intel-
ligence agency for use in a criminal inves-
tigation if the requesting law enforcement 
or intelligence agency has reasonable sus-
picion that the requested data contains evi-
dence relating to the crime being inves-
tigated. 
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‘‘(ii) CIVIL RIGHTS CLAIMS.—An enti-
ty receiving a grant under this section may 
transfer recorded data collected by the law 
enforcement agency from a body-mounted 
camera to another law enforcement agency 
for use in an investigation of any right, 
privilege, or immunity secured or protected 
by the Constitution or laws of the United 
States. 
‘‘(e) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Federal share of the cost of a pro-
gram carried out using a grant under this part may 
not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN ASSISTANCE.—Any funds appro-
priated by Congress for the activities of any agency 
of an Indian Tribal government or the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs performing law enforcement functions 
on any Indian lands may be used to provide the non- 
Federal share of the matching requirement described 
in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Director may waive, in 
whole or in part, the matching requirement de-
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scribed in paragraph (1) in the case of fiscal hard-
ship, as determined by the Director. 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—For fiscal years 2026 
through 2028, of the amounts appropriated to the Bureau 
of Justice Assistance, $30,000,000 shall be used to carry 
out this part. 
‘‘(g) AUDIT AND ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this part, the Director 
of the Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management 
shall perform an assessment of the grant program 
and the policies and protocols of the grantees. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than September 1 of 
each year, beginning 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this part, each recipient of a grant under 
this part shall submit to the Director of the Office 
of Audit, Assessment, and Management a report 
that— 
‘‘(A) describes the progress of the body- 
worn camera program; and 
‘‘(B) contains recommendations on ways in 
which the Federal Government, States, and 
units of local government can further support 
the implementation of the program. 
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