(4) KNOCK AND ANNOUNCE REQUIREMENT.— 
Except in any case in which a covered Federal war-
rant authorizes no-knock entry, during execution of 
a covered Federal warrant— 
(A) a law enforcement officer shall be eas-
ily recognizable and identifiable as a uniformed 
law enforcement officer; 
(B) a law enforcement officer shall knock 
and audibly, or in a manner sufficient to pro-
vide notice to any person with a disability, and 
with consideration to the native language of the 
occupants, announce the officer’s identity as a 
law enforcement officer, authority pursuant to 
the warrant, and purpose; 
(C) an audible knock and announcement 
shall be provided in a manner reasonably ex-
pected to be received and understood by occu-
pants of the premises to be searched based on 
the size and nature of the location; 
(D) a body worn camera or any other gov-
ernment issued recording device shall be record-
ing at least 5 minutes prior to the start of a 
covered Federal warrant execution, during any 
subsequent entry and the entirety of the search 
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of the premises, and 5 minutes following the 
exit of the premises; and 
(E) law enforcement officers shall delay 
entry for at least 30 seconds, or a sufficient 
amount of time after the announcement, which-
ever is greater, based on the size and nature of 
the premises and occupants, to allow the occu-
pant a reasonable opportunity to respond. 
(5) EXCEPTION TO DELAYED ENTRY REQUIRE-
MENT.—Notwithstanding paragraph (4)(E), law en-
forcement officers may forcibly enter into the prem-
ises in less than 30 seconds if— 
(A) a covered Federal warrant authorizes a 
no-knock entry; or 
(B) a verifiable exigent circumstance ex-
ists, there is an imminent threat to the life of 
law enforcement officers or others, and law en-
forcement officers provide information about 
such exigency in the warrant execution report. 
(6) 
VERIFICATION
OF
PLACE
TO
BE 
SEARCHED.—Before executing a covered Federal 
warrant, law enforcement officers shall verify that 
the address or location about to be searched is the 
correct address or location authorized to be searched 
under the covered Federal warrant. Such verification 
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shall occur within the 24 hours prior to execution of 
the covered Federal warrant. 
(7) USE
OF
EXPLOSIVE
DEVICES.—Law en-
forcement officers executing a covered Federal war-
rant shall not use or possess flash-bang stun gre-
nades, other explosive devices, chemical weapons, or 
any military-grade firearm, unless expressly author-
ized under the covered Federal warrant based on 
clearly articulated reasons, supported by particular-
ized facts, that the use of any such device is nec-
essary under the particularized circumstances to 
protect the life or safety of law enforcement officers 
or other persons. 
(c) DATA COLLECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A Federal law enforcement 
agency shall— 
(A) collect data about— 
(i) the items to be seized under a cov-
ered Federal warrant, as described in the 
application; 
(ii) the items seized in the execution 
of that covered Federal warrant; 
(iii) the total number of covered Fed-
eral warrant applications and the number 
of no-knock warrant applications; 
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