to as the ‘‘Board’’) is an independent establishment of the 
United States Government. 
(b) APPOINTMENT
OF MEMBERS.—The Board is 
composed of 8 members appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more 
than 4 members may be appointed from the same political 
party. At least 4 members shall be appointed on the basis 
of technical qualification, professional standing, and dem-
onstrated knowledge in civil rights law, psychology, racial 
inequality social theory, socioeconomics, or violent conflict 
mitigation. 
(c) TERMS OF OFFICE AND REMOVAL.—The term of 
office of each member is 6 years. An individual appointed 
to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the 
term for which the predecessor of that individual was ap-
pointed, is appointed for the remainder of that term. 
When the term of office of a member ends, the member 
may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and 
qualified. The President may remove a member for ineffi-
ciency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. 
(d) CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Presi-
dent shall designate, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, a Chairman of the Board. The President 
also shall designate a Vice Chairman of the Board. The 
terms of office of both the Chairman and Vice Chairman 
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are 2 years. When the Chairman is absent or unable to 
serve or when the position of Chairman is vacant, the Vice 
Chairman acts as Chairman. 
(e) DUTIES
AND
POWERS
OF
CHAIRMAN.—The 
Chairman is the chief executive and administrative officer 
of the Board. Subject to the general policies and decisions 
of the Board, the Chairman shall— 
(1) appoint and supervise officers and employ-
ees, other than regular and full-time employees in 
the immediate offices of another member, necessary 
to carry out this Act; 
(2) fix the pay of officers and employees nec-
essary to carry out this Act; 
(3) distribute business among the officers, em-
ployees, and administrative units of the Board; and 
(4) supervise the expenditures of the Board. 
(f) QUORUM.—Five members of the Board are a 
quorum in carrying out duties and powers of the Board. 
(g) OFFICES, BUREAUS, 
AND
DIVISIONS.—The 
Board shall establish offices necessary to carry out this 
Act, including an office to investigate and report on police 
brutality. The Board shall establish distinct and appro-
priately staffed bureaus, divisions, or offices to investigate 
and report on incidents involving each of the following: 
(1) Deaths occurring in police custody. 
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(2) Officer-involved shootings. 
(3) Uses of force that result in severe bodily in-
jury in police custody. 
(h) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.—The Chairman 
shall designate an officer or employee of the Board as the 
Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer 
shall— 
(1) report directly to the Chairman on financial 
management and budget execution; 
(2) direct, manage, and provide policy guidance 
and oversight on financial management and property 
and inventory control; and 
(3) review the fees, rents, and other charges im-
posed by the Board for services and things of value 
it provides, and suggest appropriate revisions to 
those charges to reflect costs incurred by the Board 
in providing those services and things of value. 
(i) BOARD MEMBER STAFF.—Each member of the 
Board shall select and supervise regular and full-time em-
ployees in his or her immediate office as long as any such 
employee has been approved for employment by the des-
ignated agency ethics official under the same guidelines 
that apply to all employees of the Board. Except for the 
Chairman, the appointment authority provided by this 
subsection is limited to the number of full-time equivalent 
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positions, in addition to 1 senior professional staff at a 
level not to exceed the GS–15 level and 1 administrative 
staff, allocated to each member through the Board’s an-
nual budget and allocation process. 
(j) SEAL.—The Board shall have a seal that shall be 
judicially recognized. 
(k) CONTENT OF REPORTS.—A report under sub-
section (g) shall include the following information: 
(1) The demographic data of the individual 
killed or injured by police. 
(2) The demographics of the officers involved. 
(3) The circumstances (such as date, time, loca-
tion). 
(4) The reason for the stop or the initial con-
tact with the subject, the events leading up to the 
shooting or use of force (such as search or pursuit). 
(5) The outcome (such as the types of force 
used, charges filed, death injury). 
SEC. 3. SPECIAL BOARDS OF INQUIRY ON POLICE BRU-
TALITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—If an incident involves a sub-
stantial question history of excessive force use, the influ-
ence of historical racial injustice, or civil rights infringe-
ment within the community, the Board may establish a 
special board of inquiry composed of— 
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(1) 1 member of the Board acting as chairman; 
and 
(2) 2 members representing the public, ap-
pointed by the President on notification of the estab-
lishment of the special board of inquiry. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS
AND CONFLICTS
OF INTER-
EST.—The public members of a special board of inquiry 
must be qualified by training and experience to participate 
in the inquiry and may not have a pecuniary interest in 
an aviation enterprise involved in the incident to be inves-
tigated. 
(c) AUTHORITY.—A special board of inquiry has the 
same authority that the Board has under this Act. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
(1) The Board, and when authorized by it, a 
member of the Board, an administrative law judge 
employed by or assigned to the Board, or an officer 
or employee designated by the Chairman of the 
Board, may conduct hearings to carry out this Act, 
administer oaths, and require, by subpoena or other-
wise, necessary witnesses and evidence. 
(2) A witness or evidence in a hearing under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be summoned 
or required to be produced from any place in the 
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