‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—For a covered government 
to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, 
the chief executive officer of the covered government 
shall submit to the Director an application in such 
form and containing such information as the Direc-
tor may require. 
‘‘(2) 
POLICIES
AND
PROCEDURES
ASSUR-
ANCES.—The application under paragraph (1) shall, 
as required by the Director, provide assurances that 
the covered government will establish policies and 
procedures in accordance with subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) REQUIRED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered government re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall develop poli-
cies and procedures related to the use of body-worn 
cameras that— 
‘‘(A) are developed with community input, 
including from prosecutors and organizations 
representing crime victims, in accordance with 
recognized best practices; 
‘‘(B) require that a body-worn camera be 
activated when a law enforcement officer ar-
rests or detains any person in the course of the 
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official duties of the officer, with consideration 
to sensitive cases; 
‘‘(C) apply discipline to any law enforce-
ment officer who intentionally fails to ensure 
that a body-worn camera is engaged, functional, 
and properly secured at all times during which 
the camera is required to be worn; 
‘‘(D) require training for— 
‘‘(i) the proper use of body-worn cam-
eras; and 
‘‘(ii) the handling and use of the ob-
tained video and audio recordings; 
‘‘(E) provide clear standards for privacy, 
data retention, and use for evidentiary purposes 
in a criminal proceeding, including in the case 
of an assault on a law enforcement officer; and 
‘‘(F) make footage available to the public 
in response to a valid request under an applica-
ble freedom of information law if the footage 
can be made available— 
‘‘(i) without compromising an ongoing 
investigation or revealing the identity of 
third parties, including victims, inform-
ants, or witnesses; and 
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‘‘(ii) with consideration given to the 
rights of victims and surviving family 
members. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—A covered government re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall make all 
policies and procedures regarding body-worn cam-
eras available on a public website. 
‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Director shall issue 
guidance to covered governments related to the re-
quirements under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(e) GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) MINIMUM AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each fiscal year, un-
less the Director has awarded a fully funded 
grant for each eligible application submitted by 
a State and any units of local government with-
in the State under this section for the fiscal 
year, the Director shall allocate to the State 
and units of local government within the State 
for grants under this section an aggregate 
amount that is not less than 0.5 percent of the 
total amount appropriated for the fiscal year 
for grants under this section. 
‘‘(B) CERTAIN
TERRITORIES.—For pur-
poses of the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
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