‘‘(i) is substantiated and is adju-
dicated by a government agency or court; 
and 
‘‘(ii) results in— 
‘‘(I) adverse action by the em-
ploying law enforcement agency; or 
‘‘(II) criminal charges; and 
‘‘(B) does not include a written document 
regarding an allegation described in subpara-
graph (A) if the adjudication described in 
clause (i) of that subparagraph has been over-
turned on appeal. 
‘‘(b) RECORDS RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) RECORDS RETENTION SYSTEM.—A covered 
government that receives funds under this part shall 
maintain a system for sharing disciplinary records of 
law enforcement officers that meets the require-
ments under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In administering a cov-
ered system, a covered government shall— 
‘‘(A) retain each disciplinary record or in-
ternal investigation record regarding a law en-
forcement officer that is prepared by a law en-
forcement agency of the covered government; 
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‘‘(B) retain a record of each award or com-
mendation regarding a law enforcement officer 
that is prepared by a law enforcement agency 
of the covered government; 
‘‘(C) establish a policy that ensures that 
each record included in the covered system is 
retained and accessible for not less than 30 
years; 
‘‘(D) allow a law enforcement officer, coun-
sel for a law enforcement officer, or the rep-
resentative organization of a law enforcement 
officer to— 
‘‘(i) submit information to the covered 
system relating to a disciplinary record or 
internal investigation record regarding the 
law enforcement officer that is retained 
under subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(ii) obtain access to the covered sys-
tem in order to review a disciplinary record 
or internal investigation record described 
in clause (i); 
‘‘(E) allow any Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement agency to access any record in-
cluded in the covered system for the purpose of 
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making a decision to hire a law enforcement of-
ficer; 
‘‘(F) require that, before hiring a law en-
forcement officer, a representative of a law en-
forcement agency of the covered government 
with hiring authority— 
‘‘(i) search the applicable covered sys-
tem of each law enforcement agency that 
has employed the applicant as a law en-
forcement officer in order to determine 
whether the applicant has a disciplinary 
record, internal investigation record, or 
record of an award or commendation on 
file; and 
‘‘(ii) if a record described in clause (i) 
exists, review the record in full before hir-
ing the law enforcement officer; and 
‘‘(G) prohibit access to the covered system 
by any individual other than an individual who 
is authorized to access the covered system for 
purposes of— 
‘‘(i) submitting records or other infor-
mation to the covered system as described 
in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D); or 
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