I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7626 
To direct the Attorney General to establish a pilot program to determine 
the effectiveness of body-worn camera continuous training programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2022 
Mrs. LAWRENCE (for herself, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CARSON, 
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PASCRELL, and Ms. STEVENS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to establish a pilot program 
to determine the effectiveness of body-worn camera con-
tinuous training programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Although several studies have found signifi-
cant improvements in police-citizen encounters fol-
lowing the implementation of body-worn cameras a 
recent meta-analysis of the available research lit-
erature found that overall, the use of body-worn 
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cameras had no statistically significant impact on of-
ficers’ use of force. 
(2) Evidence suggests that one barrier to con-
tinuous quality improvement through use of body- 
worn cameras is lack of monitoring or a structured 
system of accountability. Body-worn camera footage 
appears to be used for other purposes, such as con-
firming the details of events for reports, rather than 
quality improvement efforts. 
(3) Preliminary evidence from health care set-
tings suggests that body-worn cameras can have sig-
nificant effects on behavior if they are used for the 
purpose of continuous quality improvement and feed-
back is provided. 
(4) Researchers have suggested that the imple-
mentation of the health care model may show similar 
positive outcomes in police accountability. 
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR BODY-WORN CAMERA CON-
TINUOUS TRAINING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Attorney 
General is authorized to establish a pilot program to deter-
mine the effectiveness of body-worn camera continuous 
training programs in improving policing, including com-
munity relations with law enforcement. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is au-
thorized to award grants to States and units of local 
government (as such terms are defined in section 
901 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251)) to assist in carrying 
out body-worn camera continuous training programs. 
(2) DURATION.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants under this section for a period not to 
exceed 3 years. 
(3) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a jurisdic-
tion seeking a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Attorney General 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 
by such information as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require. 
(B) CONTENTS.—Each application sub-
mitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) describe the activities for which as-
sistance under this section is sought; and 
(ii) provide such additional assurances 
as the Attorney General determines to be 
essential to ensure compliance with the re-
quirements of this section. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $X for each of the fiscal 
years 2022 through 2025 to carry out this section. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the pilot program carried out 
under this section. 
(e) BODY-WORN CAMERA CONTINUOUS TRAINING 
PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘body-worn 
camera continuous training program’’ means a training 
program carried out by a law enforcement agency, on an 
ongoing basis, that includes a supervisor conducting a re-
view of a law enforcement officer’s body-worn camera foot-
age with that law enforcement officer, in order to improve 
policing, including community relations with law enforce-
ment. 
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