local government within the State to establish cov-
ered systems. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant award-
ed to a State under paragraph (1) shall be not less 
than $1,000,000. 
‘‘(3) DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.—For the pur-
pose of making grants under this subsection, there 
is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appro-
priated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(e) INDEMNIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall in-
demnify and hold harmless a covered government, 
and any law enforcement agency thereof, against 
any claim (including reasonable expenses of litiga-
tion or settlement) by any person or entity related 
to— 
‘‘(A) the retention of records in a covered 
system as required under subsection (b); or 
‘‘(B) the review of records included in a 
covered system as required under subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to the release of a record— 
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‘‘(A) to a non-law enforcement entity or in-
dividual; or 
‘‘(B) for a purpose other than making a 
decision to hire a law enforcement officer.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 531(c) of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Acts of 
1968, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on Oc-
tober 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE IV—JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS 
OF LYNCHING 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Victims 
of Lynching Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The crime of lynching succeeded slavery as 
the ultimate expression of racism in the United 
States following Reconstruction. 
(2) Lynching was a widely acknowledged prac-
tice in the United States until the middle of the 
20th century. 
(3) Lynching was a crime that occurred 
throughout the United States, with documented inci-
dents in all but 4 States. 
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(4) At least 4,742 people, predominantly Afri-
can Americans, were reported lynched in the United 
States between 1882 and 1968. 
(5) Ninety-nine percent of all perpetrators of 
lynching escaped from punishment by State or local 
officials. 
(6) Lynching prompted African Americans to 
form the National Association for the Advancement 
of Colored People (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘NAACP’’) and prompted members of B’nai B’rith 
to found the Anti-Defamation League. 
(7) Mr. Walter White, as a member of the 
NAACP and later as the executive secretary of the 
NAACP from 1931 to 1955, meticulously inves-
tigated lynchings in the United States and worked 
tirelessly to end segregation and racialized terror. 
(8) Nearly 200 anti-lynching bills were intro-
duced in Congress during the first half of the 20th 
century. 
(9) Between 1890 and 1952, 7 Presidents peti-
tioned Congress to end lynching. 
(10) Between 1920 and 1940, the House of 
Representatives passed 3 strong anti-lynching meas-
ures. 
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(11) Protection against lynching was the min-
imum and most basic of Federal responsibilities, and 
the Senate considered but failed to enact anti-lynch-
ing legislation despite repeated requests by civil 
rights groups, Presidents, and the House of Rep-
resentatives to do so. 
(12) The publication of ‘‘Without Sanctuary: 
Lynching Photography in America’’ helped bring 
greater awareness and proper recognition of the vic-
tims of lynching. 
(13) Only by coming to terms with history can 
the United States effectively champion human rights 
abroad. 
(14) An apology offered in the spirit of true re-
pentance moves the United States toward reconcili-
ation and may become central to a new under-
standing, on which improved racial relations can be 
forged. 
(15) Having concluded that a reckoning with 
our own history is the only way the country can ef-
fectively champion human rights abroad, 90 Mem-
bers of the United States Senate agreed to Senate 
Resolution 39, 109th Congress, on June 13, 2005, 
to apologize to the victims of lynching and the de-
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scendants of those victims for the failure of the Sen-
ate to enact anti-lynching legislation. 
(16) The National Memorial for Peace and Jus-
tice, which opened to the public in Montgomery, Ala-
bama, on April 26, 2018, is the Nation’s first memo-
rial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved Black people, 
people terrorized by lynching, African Americans hu-
miliated by racial segregation and Jim Crow, and 
people of color burdened with contemporary pre-
sumptions of guilt and police violence. 
(17) Notwithstanding the Senate’s apology and 
the heightened awareness and education about the 
Nation’s legacy with lynching, it is wholly necessary 
and appropriate for the Congress to enact legisla-
tion, after 100 years of unsuccessful legislative ef-
forts, finally to make lynching a Federal crime. 
(18) Further, it is the sense of Congress that 
criminal action by a group increases the likelihood 
that the criminal object of that group will be suc-
cessfully attained and decreases the probability that 
the individuals involved will depart from their path 
of criminality. Therefore, it is appropriate to specify 
criminal penalties for the crime of lynching, or any 
attempt or conspiracy to commit lynching. 
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(19) The United States Senate agreed to unani-
mously Senate Resolution 118, 115th Congress, on 
April 5, 2017, ‘‘[c]ondemning hate crime and any 
other form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, dis-
crimination, incitement to violence, or animus tar-
geting a minority in the United States’’ and taking 
notice specifically of Federal Bureau of Investigation 
statistics demonstrating that ‘‘among single-bias 
hate crime incidents in the United States, 59.2 per-
cent of victims were targeted due to racial, ethnic, 
or ancestral bias, and among those victims, 52.2 
percent were victims of crimes motivated by the of-
fenders’ anti-Black or anti-African American bias’’. 
(20) On September 14, 2017, President Donald 
J. Trump signed into law Senate Joint Resolution 
49 (Public Law 115–58; 131 Stat. 1149), wherein 
Congress ‘‘condemn[ed] the racist violence and do-
mestic terrorist attack that took place between Au-
gust 11 and August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, 
Virginia’’ and ‘‘urg[ed] the President and his admin-
istration to speak out against hate groups that 
espouse racism, extremism, xenophobia, anti-Semi-
tism, and White supremacy; and use all resources 
available to the President and the President’s Cabi-
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net to address the growing prevalence of those hate 
groups in the United States’’. 
(21) Senate Joint Resolution 49 (Public Law 
115–58; 131 Stat. 1149) specifically took notice of 
‘‘hundreds of torch-bearing White nationalists, 
White supremacists, Klansmen, and neo-Nazis [who] 
chanted racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-immigrant slo-
gans and violently engaged with counter-demonstra-
tors on and around the grounds of the University of 
Virginia in Charlottesville’’ and that these groups 
‘‘reportedly are organizing similar events in other 
cities in the United States and communities every-
where are concerned about the growing and open 
display of hate and violence being perpetrated by 
those groups’’. 
(22) Lynching was a pernicious and pervasive 
tool that was used to interfere with multiple aspects 
of life—including the exercise of federally protected 
rights, as enumerated in section 245 of title 18, 
United States Code, housing rights, as enumerated 
in section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3631), and the free exercise of religion, as 
enumerated in section 247 of title 18, United States 
Code. Interference with these rights was often effec-
tuated by multiple offenders and groups, rather than 
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isolated individuals. Therefore, prohibiting conspir-
acies to violate each of these rights recognizes the 
history of lynching in the United States and serves 
to prohibit its use in the future. 
SEC. 403. LYNCHING. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 13 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 250. Lynching 
‘‘Whoever conspires with another person to violate 
section 245, 247, or 249 of this title or section 901 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) shall be 
punished in the same manner as a completed violation of 
such section, except that if the maximum term of impris-
onment for such completed violation is less than 10 years, 
the person may be imprisoned for not more than 10 
years.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
249 the following: 
‘‘250. Lynching.’’. 
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TITLE V—COMMISSION ON THE 
SOCIAL STATUS OF BLACK 
MEN AND BOYS ACT 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Commission on the 
Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act’’. 
SEC. 502. COMMISSION ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBER-
SHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commission on the So-
cial Status of Black Men and Boys (hereinafter in this 
title referred to as ‘‘the Commission’’) is established with-
in the United States Commission on Civil Rights Office 
of the Staff Director. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall consist of 
19 members appointed as follows: 
(1) The Senate majority leader shall appoint 
one member who is not employed by the Federal 
Government and is an expert on issues affecting 
Black men and boys in America. 
(2) The Senate minority leader shall appoint 
one member who is not employed by the Federal 
Government and is an expert on issues affecting 
Black men and boys in America. 
(3) The House of Representatives majority 
leader shall appoint one member who is not em-
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ployed by the Federal Government and is an expert 
on issues affecting Black men and boys in America. 
(4) The House of Representatives minority 
leader shall appoint one member who is not em-
ployed by the Federal Government and is an expert 
on issues affecting Black men and boys in America. 
(5) The Chair of the Congressional Black Cau-
cus shall be a member of the Commission, as well 
as 5 additional Members of the Congressional Black 
Caucus who shall be individuals that either sit on 
the following committees of relevant jurisdiction or 
are experts on issues affecting Black men and boys 
in the United States, including— 
(A) education; 
(B) justice and Civil Rights; 
(C) healthcare; 
(D) labor and employment; and 
(E) housing. 
(6) The Staff Director of the United States 
Commission on Civil Rights shall appoint one mem-
ber from within the staff of the United States Com-
mission on Civil Rights who is an expert in issues 
relating to Black men and boys. 
(7) The Chair of the United States Equal Em-
ployment Opportunity Commission shall appoint one 
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member from within the staff of the United States 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission who is 
an expert in equal employment issues impacting 
Black men. 
(8) The Secretary of Education shall appoint 
one member from within the Department of Edu-
cation who is an expert in urban education. 
(9) The Attorney General shall appoint one 
member from within the Department of Justice who 
is an expert in racial disparities within the criminal 
justice system. 
(10) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall appoint one member from within the De-
partment of Health and Human Services who is an 
expert in health issues facing Black men. 
(11) The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall appoint one member from within the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development 
who is an expert in housing and development in 
urban communities. 
(12) The Secretary of Labor shall appoint one 
member from within the Department of Labor who 
is an expert in labor issues impacting Black men. 
(13) The President of the United States shall 
appoint 2 members who are not employed by the 
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Federal Government and are experts on issues af-
fecting Black men and boys in America. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP BY POLITICAL PARTY.—If after the 
Commission is appointed there is a partisan imbalance of 
Commission members, the congressional leaders of the po-
litical party with fewer members on the Commission shall 
jointly name additional members to create partisan parity 
on the Commission. 
SEC. 503. OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO APPOINTMENT; 
REMOVAL. 
(a) TIMING OF INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Each ini-
tial appointment to the Commission shall be made no later 
than 90 days after the Commission is established. If any 
appointing authorities fail to appoint a member to the 
Commission, their appointment shall be made by the Staff 
Director of the Commission on Civil Rights. 
(b) TERMS.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, the term of a member of the Commission shall 
be 4 years. For the purpose of providing staggered terms, 
the first term of those members initially appointed under 
paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 502 shall be ap-
pointed to 2-year terms with all other terms lasting 4 
years. Members are eligible for consecutive reappointment. 
(c) REMOVAL.—A member of the Commission may 
be removed from the Commission at any time by the ap-
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pointing authority should the member fail to meet Com-
mission responsibilities. Once the seat becomes vacant, the 
appointing authority is responsible for filling the vacancy 
in the Commission before the next meeting. 
(d) VACANCIES.—The appointing authority of a 
member of the Commission shall either reappoint that 
member at the end of that member’s term or appoint an-
other person meeting the qualifications for that appoint-
ment. In the event of a vacancy arising during a term, 
the appointing authority shall, before the next meeting of 
the Commission, appoint a replacement to finish that 
term. 
SEC. 504. LEADERSHIP ELECTION. 
At the first meeting of the Commission each year, 
the members shall elect a Chair and a Secretary. A va-
cancy in the Chair or Secretary shall be filled by vote of 
the remaining members. The Chair and Secretary are eli-
gible for consecutive reappointment. 
SEC. 505. COMMISSION DUTIES AND POWERS. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall con-
duct a systematic study of the conditions affecting 
Black men and boys, including homicide rates, ar-
rest and incarceration rates, poverty, violence, fa-
therhood, mentorship, drug abuse, death rates, dis-
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parate income and wealth levels, school performance 
in all grade levels including postsecondary education 
and college, and health issues. 
(2) TRENDS.—The Commission shall document 
trends regarding the topics described in paragraph 
(1) and report on the community impacts of relevant 
government programs within the scope of such top-
ics. 
(b) PROPOSAL
OF MEASURES.—The Commission 
shall propose measures to alleviate and remedy the under-
lying causes of the conditions described in subsection (a), 
which may include recommendations of changes to the 
law, recommendations for how to implement related poli-
cies, and recommendations for how to create, develop, or 
improve upon government programs. 
(c) SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS.—The Commis-
sion shall accept suggestions or comments pertinent to the 
applicable issues from members of Congress, governmental 
agencies, public and private organizations, and private 
citizens. 
(d) STAFF
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The 
Office of the Staff Director of the United States Commis-
sion on Civil Rights shall provide staff and administrative 
support to the Commission. All entities of the United 
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States Government shall provide information that is other-
wise a public record at the request of the Commission. 
SEC. 506. COMMISSION MEETING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) FIRST MEETING.—The first meeting of the Com-
mission shall take place no later than 30 days after the 
initial members are all appointed. Meetings shall be fo-
cused on significant issues impacting Black men and boys, 
for the purpose of initiating research ideas and delegating 
research tasks to Commission members to initiate the first 
annual report described in section 507. 
(b) QUARTERLY MEETINGS.—The Commission shall 
meet quarterly. In addition to all quarterly meetings, the 
Commission shall meet at other times at the call of the 
Chair or as determined by a majority of Commission mem-
bers. 
(c) QUORUM; RULE
FOR VOTING
ON FINAL AC-
TIONS.—A majority of the members of the Commission 
constitute a quorum, and an affirmative vote of a majority 
of the members present is required for final action. 
(d) EXPECTATIONS
FOR ATTENDANCE
BY MEM-
BERS.—Members are expected to attend all Commission 
meetings. In the case of an absence, members are expected 
to report to the Chair prior to the meeting and allowance 
may be made for an absent member to participate re-
motely. Members will still be responsible for fulfilling prior 
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commitments, regardless of attendance status. If a mem-
ber is absent twice in a given year, he or she will be re-
viewed by the Chair and appointing authority and further 
action will be considered, including removal and replace-
ment on the Commission. 
(e) MINUTES.—Minutes shall be taken at each meet-
ing by the Secretary, or in that individual’s absence, the 
Chair shall select another Commission member to take 
minutes during that absence. The Commission shall make 
its minutes publicly available and accessible not later than 
one week after each meeting. 
SEC. 507. ANNUAL REPORT GUIDELINES. 
The Commission shall make an annual report, begin-
ning the year of the first Commission meeting. The report 
shall address the current conditions affecting Black men 
and boys and make recommendations to address these 
issues. The report shall be submitted to the President, the 
Congress, members of the President’s Cabinet, and the 
chairs of the appropriate committees of jurisdiction. The 
Commission shall make the report publicly available online 
on a centralized Federal website. 
SEC. 508. COMMISSION COMPENSATION. 
Members of the Commission shall serve on the Com-
mission without compensation. 
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TITLE 
VI—ALTERNATIVES 
TO 
THE USE OF FORCE, DE-ESCA-
LATION, 
BEHAVIORAL 
HEALTH CRISES AND DUTY 
TO INTERVENE TRAINING 
SEC. 601. TRAINING ON ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE, 
DE-ESCALATION, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
CRISES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 901(a) of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10251(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(29) the term ‘de-escalation’ means taking ac-
tion or communicating verbally or non-verbally dur-
ing a potential force encounter in an attempt to sta-
bilize the situation and reduce the immediacy of the 
threat so that more time, options, and resources can 
be called upon to resolve the situation without the 
use of force or with a reduction in the force nec-
essary; and 
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‘‘(30) the term ‘behavioral health crisis’ means 
a situation in which the behavior of a person puts 
the person at risk of hurting himself or herself or 
others or prevents the person from being able to 
care for himself or herself or function effectively in 
the community, including a situation in which a per-
son is under the influence of a drug or alcohol, is 
suicidal, or experiences symptoms of a mental ill-
ness.’’. 
(b) COPS PROGRAM.—Section 1701 of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10381) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(n) TRAINING
IN
ALTERNATIVES
TO
USE
OF 
FORCE, DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES, AND BEHAVIORAL 
HEALTH CRISES.— 
‘‘(1) TRAINING
CURRICULA.—The Attorney 
General, in consultation with relevant law enforce-
ment agencies of States and units of local govern-
ment, labor organizations, professional law enforce-
ment organizations, and mental health organiza-
tions, shall develop training curricula in— 
‘‘(A) alternatives to use of force and de-es-
calation tactics; and 
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‘‘(B) safely responding to a person experi-
encing a behavioral health crisis, including tech-
niques and strategies that are designed to pro-
tect the safety of the person experiencing the 
behavioral health crisis, law enforcement offi-
cers, and the public. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFIED
PROGRAMS.—The Attorney 
General shall establish a process to certify public 
and private entities that offer courses in alternatives 
to use of force, de-escalation tactics, and techniques 
and strategies for responding to a behavioral health 
crisis using the training curricula established under 
paragraph (1) or equivalents to the training cur-
ricula established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) TRANSITIONAL REGIONAL TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS
FOR
STATE
AND
LOCAL
AGENCY
PER-
SONNEL.—Until the end of fiscal year 2023, the At-
torney General shall, and thereafter may, provide re-
gional training to equip and certify personnel from 
law enforcement agencies of States and units of local 
government in a State to conduct training using the 
training curricula established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) LIST.—The Attorney General shall publish 
a list of law enforcement agencies of States and 
units of local government that employ officers who 
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have successfully completed a course described under 
paragraph (2) or (3), which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the total number of law enforcement 
officers employed by the agency; 
‘‘(B) the number of officers who have com-
pleted the course; and 
‘‘(C) whether personnel from the law en-
forcement agency are certified to conduct train-
ing. 
‘‘(5) DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.—For the pur-
pose of making grants under this subsection there is 
authorized to be appropriated, and there is appro-
priated, out of amounts in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2020, $100,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.’’. 
(c) BYRNE JAG PROGRAM.—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.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 508 as section 511; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 507 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 508. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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‘‘(1) the term ‘approved course in alternatives 
to use of force, de-escalation tactics, or techniques 
and strategies for responding to a behavioral health 
crisis’ means a course using the training curricula 
established under section 1701(n)(1) or equivalents 
to such training curricula— 
‘‘(A) provided by the Attorney General 
under section 1701(n)(3); or 
‘‘(B) provided by a certified entity; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘certified entity’ means a public 
or private entity that has been certified by the At-
torney General under section 1701(n)(2). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General shall, from 
amounts made available for this purpose under subsection 
(e), make grants to States for use by the State or a unit 
of government located in the State to— 
‘‘(1) pay for costs associated with conducting 
the training and for attendance by law enforcement 
personnel at an approved course in alternatives to 
use of force, de-escalation tactics, or techniques and 
strategies for responding to a behavioral health cri-
sis; and 
‘‘(2) procure training in alternatives to use of 
force, de-escalation tactics, or techniques and strate-
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gies for responding to a behavioral health crisis from 
a certified entity. 
‘‘(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount appro-
priated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the 
Attorney General shall allocate funds to each State 
in proportion to the total number of law enforcement 
officers in the State as compared to the total num-
ber of law enforcement officers in the United States. 
‘‘(2) TRAINING FOR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS.—Each State may retain from the total 
amount of funds provided to the State for the pur-
poses described in this section an amount that is not 
more than the amount that bears the same ratio to 
the total amount of funds as the ratio of— 
‘‘(A) the total number of law enforcement 
officers employed by the State; to 
‘‘(B) the total number of law enforcement 
officers employed by the State and units of 
local government within the State. 
‘‘(3) TRAINING FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS.—A State shall make available to units of 
local government in the State for the purposes de-
scribed in this section the amounts remaining after 
a State retains funds under paragraph (2). At the 
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request of a unit of local government, the State may 
use an amount of the funds allocated to the unit of 
local government under this paragraph to facilitate 
training in alternatives to use of force, de-escalation 
tactics, or techniques and strategies for responding 
to a behavioral health crisis to law enforcement offi-
cers employed by the unit of local government. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) UNITS
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—Any 
unit of local government that receives funds from a 
State under subsection (c)(3) shall submit to the 
State a report indicating— 
‘‘(A) the number of law enforcement offi-
cers that have completed training described in 
this section; 
‘‘(B) the total number of law enforcement 
officers employed by the unit of local govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(C) any barriers to providing the training. 
‘‘(2) STATES.—Any State that receives funds 
under subsection (c)(2) shall, after receiving the re-
ports described in paragraph (1), submit to the At-
torney General— 
‘‘(A) such reports; and 
‘‘(B) a report by the State indicating— 
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‘‘(i) the number of law enforcement 
officers employed by the State that have 
completed training described in this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) the total number of law enforce-
ment officers employed by the State; and 
‘‘(iii) any barriers to providing the 
training. 
‘‘(e) DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of 
making grants under this section there is authorized to 
be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of amounts 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2020, $250,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 602. TRAINING ON DUTY TO INTERVENE. 
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.), as amended by section 201, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 510. TRAINING ON DUTY TO INTERVENE. 
‘‘(a) TRAINING PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in 
consultation with relevant law enforcement agencies 
of States and units of local governments and organi-
zations representing rank and file law enforcement 
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officers, shall develop a training curriculum for law 
enforcement agencies and officers on the develop-
ment, implementation, fulfillment, and enforcement 
of a duty of a law enforcement officer to intervene 
when another law enforcement officer is engaged in 
excessive use of force. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFIED
PROGRAMS.—The Attorney 
General shall establish a process to certify public 
and private entities that offer courses on the duty to 
intervene that are equivalent to the training cur-
riculum established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) TRANSITIONAL REGIONAL TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.—Until the end of fiscal year 2023, the At-
torney General shall provide regional training work-
shops for law enforcement officers of States and 
units of local government, using the training cur-
riculum established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) LIST.—The Attorney General shall publish 
a list of law enforcement agencies of States and 
units of local government that employ officers who 
have successfully completed a course described under 
paragraph (2) or (3), which shall include the total 
number of law enforcement officers employed by the 
agency and the number of officers who have com-
pleted the course. 
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‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General 
may make grants to State and local law enforcement 
agencies to— 
‘‘(A) pay for costs associated with attend-
ance by law enforcement personnel at a training 
course approved by the Attorney General under 
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) procure training in the duty to inter-
vene from a public or private entity certified 
under subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Each State or local law 
enforcement agency seeking a grant under this sub-
section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
General at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General 
may require. 
‘‘(c) DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of 
making grants under this section, there is authorized to 
be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of amounts 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2020, $500,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.’’. 
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TITLE VII—NATIONAL CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE COMMISSION ACT 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Criminal 
Justice Commission Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 702. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) it is in the interest of the United States to 
establish a commission to undertake a comprehen-
sive review of the criminal justice system; 
(2) there has not been a comprehensive study 
since the President’s Commission on Law Enforce-
ment and Administration of Justice was established 
in 1965; 
(3) in a span of 18 months, the President’s 
Commission on Law Enforcement and Administra-
tion of Justice produced a comprehensive report en-
titled ‘‘The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society’’, 
which contained 200 specific recommendations on all 
aspects of the criminal justice system involving— 
(A) Federal, State, Tribal, and local gov-
ernments; 
(B) civic organizations; 
(C) religious institutions; 
(D) business groups; and 
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(E) individual citizens; and 
(4) developments over the intervening 50 years 
require once again that Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local governments, law enforcement agencies, includ-
ing rank and file officers, civil rights organizations, 
community-based organization leaders, civic organi-
zations, religious institutions, business groups, and 
individual citizens come together to review evidence 
and consider how to improve the criminal justice 
system. 
SEC. 703. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
There is established a commission to be known as the 
‘‘National Criminal Justice Commission’’ (referred to in 
this title as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
SEC. 704. PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall— 
(1) undertake a comprehensive review of the 
criminal justice system; 
(2) submit to the President and Congress rec-
ommendations for Federal criminal justice reform; 
and 
(3) disseminate findings and supplemental guid-
ance to the Federal Government, as well as to State, 
local, and Tribal governments. 
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SEC. 705. REVIEW, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND REPORT. 
(a) GENERAL REVIEW.—The Commission shall un-
dertake a comprehensive review of all areas of the criminal 
justice system, including the criminal justice costs, prac-
tices, and policies of the Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
governments. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the first meeting of the Commis-
sion, the Commission shall submit to the President 
and Congress recommendations for changes in Fed-
eral oversight, policies, practices, and laws designed 
to prevent, deter, and reduce crime and violence, re-
duce recidivism, improve cost-effectiveness, and en-
sure the interests of justice at every step of the 
criminal justice system. 
(2) UNANIMOUS
CONSENT.—If a unanimous 
vote of the members of the Commission at a meeting 
where a quorum is present pursuant to section 
706(d) approves a recommendation of the Commis-
sion, the Commission may adopt and submit the rec-
ommendation under paragraph (1). 
(3) PUBLIC
ACCESS.—The recommendations 
submitted under this subsection shall be made avail-
able to the public. 
(c) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the first meeting of the Commis-
sion, the Commission shall disseminate to the Fed-
eral Government, as well as to State, local, and 
Tribal governments, a report that details the find-
ings and supplemental guidance of the Commission 
regarding the criminal justice system at all levels of 
government. 
(2) MAJORITY VOTE.—If a majority vote of the 
members of the Commission approves a finding or 
supplemental guidance at a meeting where a quorum 
is present pursuant to section 706(d), the finding or 
supplemental guidance may be adopted and included 
in the report required under paragraph (1). 
(3) DISSENTS.—In the case of a member of the 
Commission who dissents from a finding or supple-
mental guidance approved by a majority vote under 
paragraph (2), the member may state the reason for 
the dissent in writing and the report described in 
paragraph (1) shall include the dissent. 
(4) PUBLIC
ACCESS.—The report submitted 
under this subsection shall be made available to the 
public. 
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(d) PRIOR COMMISSIONS.—The Commission shall 
take into consideration the work of prior relevant commis-
sions in conducting the review of the Commission. 
(e) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—In issuing 
the recommendations and report of the Commission under 
this section, the Commission shall not infringe on the le-
gitimate rights of the States to determine the criminal 
laws of the States or the enforcement of such laws. 
(f) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Commission shall con-
duct public hearings in various locations around the 
United States. 
(g) CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENT AND NON-
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(A) closely consult with Federal, State, 
local, and Tribal governments and nongovern-
ment leaders, including— 
(i) State, local, and Tribal law en-
forcement officials, including rank and file 
officers; 
(ii) legislators; 
(iii) public health officials; 
(iv) judges; 
(v) court administrators; 
(vi) prosecutors; 
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(vii) defense counsel; 
(viii) victims’ rights organizations; 
(ix) probation and parole officials; 
(x) criminal justice planners; 
(xi) criminologists; 
(xii) civil rights and liberties organiza-
tions; 
(xiii) community-based organization 
leaders; 
(xiv) formerly incarcerated individ-
uals; 
(xv) professional organizations; and 
(xvi) corrections officials; and 
(B) include in the final report required 
under subsection (c) summaries of the input 
and recommendations of the leaders consulted 
under subparagraph (A). 
(2) UNITED
STATES
SENTENCING
COMMIS-
SION.—To the extent the review and recommenda-
tions required by this section relate to sentencing 
policies and practices for the Federal criminal jus-
tice system, the Commission shall conduct the review 
in consultation with the United States Sentencing 
Commission. 
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(h) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNANIMITY.—It is the 
sense of Congress that, given the national importance of 
the matters before the Commission— 
(1) the Commission should work toward devel-
oping findings and supplemental guidance that are 
unanimously supported by the members of the Com-
mission; and 
(2) a finding or supplemental guidance unani-
mously supported by the members of the Commis-
sion should take precedence over a finding or supple-
mental guidance that is not unanimously supported. 
SEC. 706. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 14 members, as follows: 
(1) The President shall appoint 1 member, who 
shall serve as a co-chairperson of the Commission. 
(2) The co-chairperson described in paragraph 
(1) shall appoint 6 members in consultation with the 
leadership of— 
(A) the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the same political party as the Presi-
dent; 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives of the same political 
party as the President; and 
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(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate of the same political party as the Presi-
dent. 
(3) The leader of the Senate, in consultation 
with the leader of the House of Representatives who 
is a member of the opposite party of the President, 
shall appoint 1 member, who shall serve as a co- 
chairperson of the Commission. 
(4) The co-chairperson described in paragraph 
(3) shall appoint 6 members in consultation with the 
leadership of— 
(A) the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the opposite political party as the Presi-
dent; 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives of the opposite polit-
ical party as the President; and 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate of the opposite political party as the 
President. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A member shall be ap-
pointed based upon knowledge or experience in a rel-
evant area, including— 
(A) law enforcement; 
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(B) criminal justice; 
(C) national security; 
(D) prison and jail administration; 
(E) prisoner reentry; 
(F) public health, including— 
(i) physical and sexual victimization; 
(ii) drug addiction; or 
(iii) mental health; 
(G) the rights of victims; 
(H) civil rights; 
(I) civil liberties; 
(J) court administration; 
(K) social services; or 
(L) State, local, or Tribal government. 
(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATION.— 
(A) MEMBERS
APPOINTED
BY
THE
CO- 
CHAIRPERSONS.—Of the 6 members appointed 
by the co-chairperson under subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) not fewer than 2 shall be rep-
resentatives from Federal, State, or local 
law enforcement agencies, including not 
less than 1 representative from a rank and 
file organization; and 
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(ii) not fewer than 1 shall be a rep-
resentative from a Tribal law enforcement 
agency. 
(B) OTHER MEMBERS.—Of the 6 members 
appointed under subsection (a)(4)— 
(i) not fewer than 2 shall be rep-
resentatives of Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement agencies, including not less 
than 1 representative from a rank and file 
organization; and 
(ii) not fewer than 1 shall be a rep-
resentative from a Tribal law enforcement 
agency. 
(3) DISQUALIFICATION.—If an individual pos-
sesses a personal financial interest in the discharge 
of a duty of the Commission, the individual may not 
be appointed as a member of the Commission. 
(4) TERMS.—A member shall be appointed for 
the duration of the Commission. 
(c) APPOINTMENTS AND FIRST MEETING.— 
(1) APPOINTMENTS.—Each member of the 
Commission shall be appointed not later than 45 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(2) FIRST
MEETING.—The Commission shall 
hold the first meeting of the Commission on the 
date, whichever is later, that is not later than— 
(A) 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act; or 
(B) 30 days after the date on which funds 
are made available for the Commission. 
(3) ETHICS.—At the first meeting of the Com-
mission, the Commission shall— 
(A) draft appropriate ethics guidelines for 
members and staff of the Commission, includ-
ing guidelines relating to— 
(i) conflict of interest; and 
(ii) financial disclosure; 
(B) consult with the Committees on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives as a part of drafting the guidelines; 
and 
(C) provide each Committee described in 
subparagraph (B) with a copy of the guidelines 
completed under subparagraph (A). 
(d) MEETINGS, QUORUM, AND VACANCIES.— 
(1) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of— 
(A) the co-chairpersons; or 
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(B) a majority of the members of the Com-
mission. 
(2) QUORUM.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3)(B), a majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes 
of conducting business, except that 2 members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum for pur-
poses of receiving testimony. 
(3) VACANCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy in the Com-
mission shall not affect a power of the Commis-
sion, and the vacancy shall be filled in the same 
manner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
(B) QUORUM.—In the case of a vacancy 
occurring after the date that is 45 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, until the date 
on which the vacancy is filled, a majority of the 
members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum if— 
(i) not fewer than 1 member of the 
Commission appointed under paragraph 
(1) or (2) of subsection (a) is present; and 
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(ii) not fewer than 1 member of the 
Commission appointed under paragraph 
(3) or (4) of subsection (a) is present. 
(e) ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission— 
(A) shall, subject to section 705, act by a 
resolution agreed to by a majority of the mem-
bers of the Commission voting and present; and 
(B) may establish a panel composed of less 
than the full membership of the Commission for 
purposes of carrying out a duty of the Commis-
sion under this title, which— 
(i) shall be subject to the review and 
control of the Commission; and 
(ii) may make a finding or determina-
tion that may be considered a finding or 
determination of the Commission if the 
finding or determination is approved by 
the Commission. 
(2) DELEGATION.—If authorized by the co- 
chairpersons of the Commission, a member, agent, 
or staff member of the Commission may take an ac-
tion that the Commission may take under this title. 
SEC. 707. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) STAFF.— 
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(1) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The Commission 
shall have a staff headed by an Executive Director, 
who shall be paid at a rate established for the Cer-
tified Plan pay level for the Senior Executive Service 
under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) APPOINTMENTS AND COMPENSATION.—The 
co-chairpersons of the Commission shall designate 
and fix the compensation of the Executive Director 
and, in accordance with rules agreed upon by the 
Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation 
of such other personnel as may be necessary to en-
able the Commission to carry out its functions, with-
out regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service, and without regard to the provisions of 
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
title relating to classification and General Schedule 
pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this 
subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable 
for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Director 
and any personnel of the Commission who are 
employees shall be employees under section 
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2105 of title 5, United States Code, for pur-
poses of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 
and 90 of such title 5. 
(B) MEMBERS
OF
THE
COMMISSION.— 
Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to 
apply to members of the Commission. 
(4) THE COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(A) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A mem-
ber of the commission who is not an officer or 
employee of the Federal Government shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for 
each day (including travel time) during which 
the member is engaged in the performance of 
the duties of the Board. 
(B) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of 
the commission who is an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government shall serve without 
compensation in addition to the compensation 
received for the services of the member as an 
officer or employee of the Federal Government. 
(5) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—A member of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
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ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from the home or regular places of business of 
the member in the performance of services for the 
Commission. 
(b) EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.—With the ap-
proval of the Commission, the Executive Director may 
procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon 
the request of the Commission, a Federal Government em-
ployee may be detailed to the Commission without reim-
bursement, and such detail shall be without interruption 
or loss of civil service status or privilege. 
(d) OTHER RESOURCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall have 
reasonable access to materials, resources, statistical 
data, and other information such Commission deter-
mines to be necessary to carry out its duties from— 
(A) the Library of Congress; 
(B) the Department of Justice; 
(C) the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; 
(D) the Department of State; and 
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(E) other agencies of the executive or legis-
lative branch of the Federal Government. 
(2) REQUESTS FOR RESOURCES.—The co-chair-
persons of the Commission shall make requests for 
the access described in paragraph (1) in writing 
when necessary. 
(e) VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commis-
sion— 
(1) may— 
(A) accept and use the services of an indi-
vidual volunteering to serve without compensa-
tion; and 
(B) reimburse the individual described in 
subparagraph (A) for local travel, office sup-
plies, and for other travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 
section 5703 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) shall consider the individual described in 
paragraph (1) an employee of the Federal Govern-
ment in performance of those services for the pur-
poses of— 
(A) chapter 81 of title 5, United States 
Code, relating to compensation for work-related 
injuries; 
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(B) chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code, relating to tort claims; and 
(C) chapter 11 of title 18, United States 
Code, relating to conflicts of interest. 
(f) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Commission may directly secure from 
an agency of the United States information nec-
essary to enable the Commission to carry out this 
title. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—Upon the request of the co- 
chairpersons of the Commission, the head of the 
agency shall furnish any information requested 
under paragraph (1) to the Commission. 
(3) SENSITIVE
INFORMATION.—The Commis-
sion may not have access to sensitive information re-
garding ongoing investigations. 
(g) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United 
States. 
(h) BIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Commission shall 
submit biannual status reports to Congress regarding— 
(1) the use of resources; 
(2) salaries; and 
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(3) all expenditures of appropriated funds. 
(i) CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may enter 
into a contract with a Federal or State agency, a 
private firm, an institution, or an individual for the 
conduct of an activity necessary to the discharge of 
a duty or responsibility of the Commission. 
(2) TIMING.—A contract, lease, or other legal 
agreement the Commission enters into may not ex-
tend beyond the date of the termination of the Com-
mission. 
(j) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, or dis-
pose of a gift or donation of a service or property. 
(k) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE.—The Adminis-
trator of General Services shall provide to the Commis-
sion, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 
services necessary for the Commission to carry out the re-
sponsibilities of the Commission under this title, which 
may include— 
(1) human resource management; 
(2) budget; 
(3) leasing; 
(4) accounting; or 
(5) payroll services. 
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(l) NON-APPLICABILITY OF FACA AND PUBLIC AC-
CESS TO MEETINGS AND MINUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
Commission. 
(2) MEETINGS AND MINUTES.— 
(A) MEETINGS.— 
(i) ADMINISTRATION.—Each meeting 
of the Commission shall be open to the 
public, except that a meeting or any por-
tion of it may be closed to the public if it 
concerns matters or information described 
in section 552b(c) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(ii) INTERESTED
INDIVIDUALS.—An 
interested individual may— 
(I) appear at an open meeting; 
(II) present an oral or written 
statement on the subject matter of the 
meeting; and 
(III) be administered an oath or 
affirmation. 
(iii) NOTICE.—Each open meeting of 
the Commission shall be preceded by time-
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ly public notice in the Federal Register of 
the time, place, and subject of the meeting. 
(B) MINUTES AND PUBLIC ACCESS.— 
(i) MINUTES.—Minutes of each open 
meeting shall be kept and shall contain a 
record of— 
(I) the people present; 
(II) a description of the discus-
sion that occurred; and 
(III) a copy of each statement 
filed. 
(ii) PUBLIC
ACCESS.—The minutes 
and records of each open meeting and 
other documents that were made available 
to or prepared for the Commission shall be 
available for public inspection and copying 
at a single location in the offices of the 
Commission. 
(m) ARCHIVING.—Not later than the date described 
in section 709, all records and papers of the Commission 
shall be delivered to the Archivist of the United States 
for deposit in the National Archives. 
SEC. 708. DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— For the purpose of carrying out 
this title, there is authorized to be appropriated, and there 
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is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2020, $14,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds provided by this 
section may be used for international travel. 
SEC. 709. SUNSET. 
The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the 
date on which the Commission submits the report required 
under section 705(c) to Congress. 
TITLE VIII—LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCY HIRING AND EDU-
CATION 
Subtitle A—Hiring 
SEC. 801. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HIRING. 
Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (22) and (23) 
as paragraphs (23) and (24), respectively; 
(2) in paragraph (23), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(21)’’ and inserting ‘‘(22)’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (21) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(22) for a law enforcement agency that has a 
substantially different racial and ethnic demographic 
makeup than the community served by the agency, 
to hire recruiters and enroll law enforcement officer 
candidates in law enforcement academies to become 
career law enforcement officers who have racial and 
ethnic demographic characteristics similar to the 
community;’’. 
SEC. 802. REAUTHORIZATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT 
GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSIST-
ANCE GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 511 of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(Public Law 90–351; 82 Stat. 197), as so redesignated 
by this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘this subpart 
$1,095,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘this subpart, including sections 508, 
509, and 510, $800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025’’. 
(b) REAUTHORIZATION
OF COPS
ON
THE BEAT 
GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 1001(a)(11)(A) of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(11)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘part 
Q, to remain available until expended $1,047,119,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009’’ and inserting 
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‘‘part Q, including section 1701(n), to remain available 
until expended $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025’’. 
Subtitle B—Training 
SEC. 811. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Museum of African 
American History and Culture. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
PROGRAM
PARTICIPANT.—The 
term ‘‘eligible program participant’’ means a Fed-
eral, State, or local law enforcement officer or re-
cruiter, or a candidate in a law enforcement acad-
emy. 
SEC. 812. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
(a) DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.— For the purpose of 
carrying out this subtitle, there is authorized to be appro-
priated, and there is appropriated, out of amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2020, $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
(b) DONATIONS, GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES OF 
PROPERTY.—In accordance with chapter 23 of title 36, 
United States Code, and in furtherance of the purposes 
of this subtitle, the Director is authorized to solicit, ac-
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cept, hold, administer, invest, and use donated funds and 
gifts, bequests, and devises of property, both real and per-
sonal. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Director, using funds ap-
propriated under subsection (a) and resources received 
under subsection (b), including through the engagement 
of eligible program participants as appropriate and in con-
sultation with the National Law Enforcement Museum— 
(1) shall develop and nationally disseminate a 
curriculum to educate eligible program participants 
on the history of racism in the United States; and 
(2) shall carry out education program training 
for eligible program participants that focuses on— 
(A) racial reconciliation with the goal of 
understanding the history of racism in America; 
(B) improving relationships between law 
enforcement and the communities they serve; 
and 
(C) training eligible program participants 
who can effectively train their law enforcement 
peers in their State and communities. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—The Director may seek the en-
gagement of an eligible program participant under sub-
section (c) by requiring submission of an application to 
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the Director at such time, in such manner, and based on 
such competitive criteria as the Director may require. 
SEC. 813. ONLINE EDUCATION RESOURCES. 
(a) WEBSITE.—The Director shall maintain on the 
website of the National Museum of African American His-
tory and Culture a special section designated for education 
resources to improve awareness and understanding of the 
history of racism in the United States and to promote ra-
cial reconciliation through best practices to improve rela-
tions between law enforcement and the communities they 
serve. The website and resources shall be made publicly 
available. 
(b) INFORMATION
DISTRIBUTION.—The Director 
shall distribute information about the activities funded 
under this subtitle through the website of the National 
Museum of African American History and Culture, and 
shall respond to inquiries for supplementary information 
concerning such activities. 
(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The information distributed 
by the Director shall include best practices for educators. 
SEC. 814. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HIS-
TORY AND CULTURE COUNCIL. 
The National Museum of African American History 
and Culture Council established under section 5 of the Na-
tional Museum of African American History and Culture 
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Act (20 U.S.C. 80r–3), shall have governance responsi-
bility for the programs and activities carried out under 
this subtitle in accordance with the National Museum of 
African American History and Culture Act (20 U.S.C. 
80r). 
SEC. 815. ENGAGEMENT OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAM PARTICI-
PANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible program participant 
shall be engaged at the discretion of the Director to par-
ticipate in education program activities authorized under 
this subtitle and approved by the Director pursuant to an 
application described in section 812(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 812, 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. 
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