ticipate in education program activities authorized under 
this subtitle and approved by the Director pursuant to an 
application described in section 712(d). 
(b) ENGAGEMENT PERIOD.—Engagement of eligible 
program participants under this subtitle shall be for a pe-
riod determined by the Director. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In engaging eligible program partici-
pants under section 712, the Director shall give priority 
to applications from such participants who work for a 
Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency that does 
not, at the time application is made, offer any education 
programming on the history of racism or best practices 
to improve race relations between law enforcement and the 
communities they serve. 
SEC. 716. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Not later than February 1 of each year, the Director 
shall submit to the Congress a report describing the activi-
ties carried out under this subtitle. 
TITLE VIII—BEST PRACTICES 
AND STUDIES 
SEC. 801. BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Criminal Justice 
Commission established under title VIII (referred to in 
this title as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall— 
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(1) develop recommended best practices guide-
lines to ensure fair and effective policing tactics and 
procedures that encourage equitable justice, commu-
nity trust, and law enforcement officer safety; 
(2) include the recommended best practices de-
scribed in paragraph (1) in the recommendations of 
the Commission required under section 705; and 
(3) best practices for developing standards for 
law enforcement officer due process. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The best practices required to 
be developed under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) best practices for the hiring, firing, suspen-
sion, and discipline of law enforcement officers; and 
(2) best practices for community transparency 
and optimal administration of a law enforcement 
agency. 
SEC. 802. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall conduct a 
study on the establishment and operation of use of force 
review boards by States and units of local government, 
wherein citizens can assist law enforcement agencies in re-
viewing use of force incidents. 
(b) INCLUSION
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RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—The Commission shall include a report on the 
study conducted under subsection (a), which shall include 
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recommendations, if any, for best practices for State and 
local use of force review boards, as well as best practices 
for developing standards for law enforcement officer due 
process, in the recommendations of the Commission re-
quired under section 705. 
SEC. 803. MENTAL HEALTH STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall conduct a 
study on law enforcement officer training, crisis interven-
tion teams, co-responder programs, personnel require-
ments, Federal resources, and pilot programs needed to 
improve nationwide law enforcement officer engagement 
on issues related to mental health, homelessness, and ad-
diction. 
(b) INCLUSION
IN
COMMISSION
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—The Commission shall include a report on the 
study conducted under subsection (a), which shall include 
recommendations, if any, in the recommendations of the 
Commission required under section 705. 
SEC. 804. STUDY AND PROPOSAL ON IMPROVING ACCOUNT-
ABILITY FOR DOJ GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘covered grant’’ means a grant 
awarded under a covered grant program; and 
(2) the term ‘‘covered grant program’’ means— 
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(A) the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
Assistance Grant Program under subpart 1 of 
part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 
et seq.); 
(B) the ‘‘Cops on the Beat’’ program 
under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10381 et seq.); and 
(C) any other grant program administered 
by the Attorney General that provides funds to 
law enforcement agencies. 
(b) STUDY AND PROPOSAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall study, and submit to Congress a proposal re-
garding, the possible implementation of a method to im-
prove accountability for law enforcement agencies that re-
ceive funds from covered grant programs. 
(c) CONTENTS.—In carrying out subsection (b), the 
Attorney General shall develop discrete performance 
metrics for law enforcement agencies that apply for and 
receive funds from covered grant programs, the param-
eters of which shall— 
(1) establish benchmarks of progress, measured 
on a semiannual or annual basis, as appropriate; 
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