H. R. 1447 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding 
the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Death in Custody Reporting 
Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE INFORMATION REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WHO DIE IN 
THE CUSTODY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year after the expiration of 
the period specified in subsection (c)(1) in which a State receives 
funds for a program referred to in subsection (c)(2), the State 
shall report to the Attorney General, on a quarterly basis and 
pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney General, 
information regarding the death of any person who is detained, 
under arrest, or is in the process of being arrested, is en route 
to be incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a municipal or county 
jail, State prison, State-run boot camp prison, boot camp prison 
that is contracted out by the State, any State or local contract 
facility, or other local or State correctional facility (including any 
juvenile facility). 
(b) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The report required by this sec-
tion shall contain information that, at a minimum, includes— 
(1) the name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the 
deceased; 
(2) the date, time, and location of death; 
(3) the law enforcement agency that detained, arrested, 
or was in the process of arresting the deceased; and 
(4) a brief description of the circumstances surrounding 
the death. 
(c) COMPLIANCE AND INELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE DATE.—Each State shall have not more 
than 120 days from the date of enactment of this Act to comply 
with subsection (a), except that— 
(A) the Attorney General may grant an additional 120 
days to a State that is making good faith efforts to comply 
with such subsection; and 
(B) the Attorney General shall waive the requirements 
of subsection (a) if compliance with such subsection by 
a State would be unconstitutional under the constitution 
of such State.
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(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.—For any fiscal year after 
the expiration of the period specified in paragraph (1), a State 
that fails to comply with subsection (a), shall, at the discretion 
of the Attorney General, be subject to not more than a 10- 
percent reduction of the funds that would otherwise be allocated 
for that fiscal year to the State under subpart 1 of part E 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), whether characterized as 
the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement 
Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise. 
(d) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated under a program 
referred to in subsection (c)(2) to a State for failure to fully comply 
with subsection (a) shall be reallocated under that program to 
States that have not failed to comply with such subsection. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the terms ‘‘boot camp prison’’ 
and ‘‘State’’ have the meaning given those terms, respectively, in 
section 901(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)). 
(f) STUDY AND REPORT OF INFORMATION RELATING TO DEATHS 
IN CUSTODY.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Attorney General shall carry 
out a study of the information reported under subsection (b) 
and section 3(a) to— 
(A) determine means by which such information can 
be used to reduce the number of such deaths; and 
(B) examine the relationship, if any, between the 
number of such deaths and the actions of management 
of such jails, prisons, and other specified facilities relating 
to such deaths. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall prepare and 
submit to Congress a report that contains the findings of the 
study required by paragraph (1). 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEATH IN CUSTODY REPORTING 
REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year (beginning after the 
date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act), the head of each Federal law enforcement agency shall submit 
to the Attorney General a report (in such form and manner specified 
by the Attorney General) that contains information regarding the 
death of any person who is— 
(1) detained, under arrest, or is in the process of being 
arrested by any officer of such Federal law enforcement agency 
(or by any State or local law enforcement officer while partici-
pating in and for purposes of a Federal law enforcement oper-
ation, task force, or any other Federal law enforcement capacity 
carried out by such Federal law enforcement agency); or 
(2) en route to be incarcerated or detained, or is incarcer-
ated or detained at— 
(A) any facility (including any immigration or juvenile 
facility) pursuant to a contract with such Federal law 
enforcement agency; 
(B) any State or local government facility used by 
such Federal law enforcement agency; or
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(C) any Federal correctional facility or Federal pre- 
trial detention facility located within the United States. 
(b) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—Each report required by this sec-
tion shall include, at a minimum, the information required by 
section 2(b). 
(c) STUDY AND REPORT.—Information reported under subsection 
(a) shall be analyzed and included in the study and report required 
by section 2(f). 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.