including VHS, DVD, hard drive, solid state, digital, 
or flash memory technology. 
(8) WIRELESS MICROPHONE.—The term ‘‘wire-
less microphone’’ means a device worn by a Federal 
law enforcement officer or any other equipment used 
to record conversations between the officer and a 
second party and transmitted to the recording equip-
ment. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal law enforce-
ment agency shall install in-car video camera record-
ing equipment in all patrol vehicles with a recording 
medium capable of recording for a period of 10 
hours or more and capable of making audio record-
ings with the assistance of a wireless microphone. 
(2) RECORDING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
In-car video camera recording equipment with a re-
cording medium capable of recording for a period of 
10 hours or more shall record activities— 
(A) whenever a patrol vehicle is assigned 
to patrol duty; 
(B) outside a patrol vehicle whenever— 
(i) a Federal law enforcement officer 
assigned that patrol vehicle is conducting 
an enforcement or investigative stop; 
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(ii) patrol vehicle emergency lights are 
activated or would otherwise be activated if 
not for the need to conceal the presence of 
law enforcement; or 
(iii) an officer reasonably believes re-
cording may assist with prosecution, en-
hance safety, or for any other lawful pur-
pose; and 
(C) inside the vehicle when transporting an 
arrestee or when an officer reasonably believes 
recording may assist with prosecution, enhance 
safety, or for any other lawful purpose. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A Federal law enforce-
ment officer shall begin recording for an en-
forcement or investigative stop when the officer 
determines an enforcement stop is necessary 
and shall continue until the enforcement action 
has been completed and the subject of the en-
forcement or investigative stop or the officer 
has left the scene. 
(B) ACTIVATION
WITH
LIGHTS.—A Fed-
eral law enforcement officer shall begin record-
ing when patrol vehicle emergency lights are ac-
tivated or when they would otherwise be acti-
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vated if not for the need to conceal the presence 
of law enforcement, and shall continue until the 
reason for the activation ceases to exist, regard-
less of whether the emergency lights are no 
longer activated. 
(C) PERMISSIBLE RECORDING.—A Federal 
law enforcement officer may begin recording if 
the officer reasonably believes recording may 
assist with prosecution, enhance safety, or for 
any other lawful purpose; and shall continue 
until the reason for recording ceases to exist. 
(4) 
ENFORCEMENT
OR
INVESTIGATIVE 
STOPS.—A Federal law enforcement officer shall 
record any enforcement or investigative stop. Audio 
recording shall terminate upon release of the violator 
and prior to initiating a separate criminal investiga-
tion. 
(c) RETENTION OF RECORDINGS.—Recordings made 
on in-car video camera recording medium shall be retained 
for a storage period of at least 90 days. Under no cir-
cumstances shall any recording made on in-car video cam-
era recording medium be altered or erased prior to the 
expiration of the designated storage period. Upon comple-
tion of the storage period, the recording medium may be 
erased and reissued for operational use unless otherwise 
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ordered or if designated for evidentiary or training pur-
poses. 
(d) ACCESSIBILITY OF RECORDINGS.—Audio or video 
recordings made pursuant to this section shall be available 
under the applicable provisions of section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code. Only recorded portions of the audio 
recording or video recording medium applicable to the re-
quest will be available for inspection or copying. 
(e) MAINTENANCE REQUIRED.—The agency shall en-
sure proper care and maintenance of in-car video camera 
recording equipment and recording medium. An officer op-
erating a patrol vehicle must immediately document and 
notify the appropriate person of any technical difficulties, 
failures, or problems with the in-car video camera record-
ing equipment or recording medium. Upon receiving no-
tice, every reasonable effort shall be made to correct and 
repair any of the in-car video camera recording equipment 
or recording medium and determine if it is in the public 
interest to permit the use of the patrol vehicle. 
SEC. 4. FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. 
No camera or recording device authorized or required 
to be used under this Act may employ facial recognition 
or other biometric surveillance technology. ‘‘Used’’ for 
purposes of this prohibition includes the use of a facial 
recognition or other biometric surveillance system in real- 
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time or on a recording, or making a request or entering 
into an agreement for another law enforcement agency or 
other third party to use a facial recognition or other bio-
metric surveillance system on behalf of the requesting offi-
cer or agency. 
SEC. 5. GAO STUDY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study on Federal law enforcement officer 
training, vehicle pursuits, use of force, and interaction 
with citizens, and submit a report on such study to— 
(1) the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 6. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue such 
final regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
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SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impose any 
requirement on a Federal law enforcement officer outside 
of the course of carrying out that officer’s duty. 
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