‘‘(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall 
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the activities of 
the Council during the prior year, including information 
relating to— 
‘‘(1) the efficacy of such activities; and 
‘‘(2) engagement with stakeholders outside of 
the Federal Government. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘early childhood education pro-
gram’ has the meaning given the term in section 
103(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1003(8)). 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘ele-
mentary school’ has the meaning given the term in 
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section 8101(19) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(19)). 
‘‘(3) HIGH
SCHOOL.—The term ‘high school’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 8101(28) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(28)). 
‘‘(4) SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘sec-
ondary school’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 8101(45) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(45)). 
‘‘(5) TARGETED
VIOLENCE.—The term ‘tar-
geted violence’ means any incident of violence in 
which an attacker selected a particular target in 
order to inflict mass injury or death without a clear-
ly discernible political or ideological motivation be-
yond mass injury or death.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 713 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 714. School Security Coordinating Council.’’. 
SEC. 313. OFFICE OF PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
RISK MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by 
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this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 715. OFFICE OF PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
RISK MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—Within the Man-
agement Directorate, there shall be a Program Account-
ability and Risk Management office to— 
‘‘(1) provide consistent accountability, stand-
ardization, and transparency of acquisition programs 
of the Department; 
‘‘(2) serve as the central oversight function for 
the acquisition portfolio of the Department; and 
‘‘(3) provide review and analysis of Department 
acquisition programs, as appropriate. 
‘‘(b) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The Program Ac-
countability and Risk Management office shall be led by 
an Executive Director who shall report directly to the 
Under Secretary for Management. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
The Executive Director shall carry out the following re-
sponsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Monitor the progress of Department major 
acquisition programs between acquisition decision 
events to identify problems with cost, performance, 
or schedule that components of the Department may 
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need to address to prevent cost overruns, perform-
ance issues, or schedule delays. 
‘‘(2) Assist the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment in managing the acquisition programs, acquisi-
tion workforce, and related activities of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(3) Conduct oversight of individual acquisition 
programs to implement Department acquisition pro-
gram policy, procedures, and guidance with priority 
given to ensuring the data the collected by the Pro-
gram Accountability and Risk Management office 
from components of the Department is accurate and 
reliable. 
‘‘(4) Serve as— 
‘‘(A) the coordinator for the acquisition 
life-cycle review process; and 
‘‘(B) the Executive Secretariat for the Ac-
quisition Review Board of the Department. 
‘‘(5) Advise the individuals with acquisition de-
cision authority in— 
‘‘(A) making acquisition decisions con-
sistent with all applicable laws; and 
‘‘(B) establishing clear lines of authority, 
accountability, and responsibility for acquisition 
decision making within the Department. 
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‘‘(6) Assess the results of post-implementation 
reviews of major acquisition programs. 
‘‘(7) Identify opportunities to improve perform-
ance throughout the acquisition process and across 
the acquisition portfolio of the Department. 
‘‘(8) Provide technical support and assistance 
to Department acquisition programs and acquisition 
personnel. 
‘‘(9) Assist, as appropriate, with the prepara-
tion of the Future Years Homeland Security Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(10) Prepare and submit the Congressional 
Acquisition Progress Report for the Department, as 
required under section 839A. 
‘‘(11) In coordination with the Component Ac-
quisition Executives, maintain the Master Acquisi-
tion Oversight List, updated quarterly, that shall 
serve as an inventory of all major and non-major ac-
quisition programs within the Department, including 
for each such program the— 
‘‘(A) component sponsoring the acquisition; 
‘‘(B) name of the acquisition; 
‘‘(C) acquisition level as determined by the 
anticipated life-cycle cost (as such term is de-
fined in section 830) of the program and other 
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criteria pursuant to the Department-level acqui-
sition policy; 
‘‘(D) acquisition decision authority for the 
acquisition; and 
‘‘(E) current acquisition phase. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
COMPONENTS.—Each 
head of a component shall— 
‘‘(1) comply with Federal law, the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation, and Department acquisition 
management directives established by the Under 
Secretary for Management; 
‘‘(2) establish an organizational structure for 
conducting acquisitions within the component, to be 
managed by a Component Acquisition Executive; 
‘‘(3) obtain the resources necessary to operate 
such an organizational structure that are aligned 
with the number, type, size, and complexity of the 
acquisition programs of the component; and 
‘‘(4) oversee sustainment of capabilities de-
ployed by major and non-major acquisition programs 
once all planned deployments are completed until 
such capabilities are retired or replaced. 
‘‘(e) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF COMPONENT ACQUISI-
TION EXECUTIVES.—Each Component Acquisition Execu-
tive shall— 
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amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 714 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 715. Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management.’’. 
SEC. 314. CHILDREN’S TECHNICAL EXPERT. 
Section 503(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 313(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(I) identify and integrate the needs of 
children into activities to prepare for, protect 
against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 
against the risk of natural disasters, acts of ter-
rorism, and other manmade disasters, including 
catastrophic incidents, by appointing a technical 
expert, who may, as necessary, consult with rel-
evant outside organizations and experts to co-
ordinate integration.’’. 
SEC. 315. ABOLISHMENT OF OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT COORDINATION. 
The functions authorized to be performed by the Of-
fice for State and Local Government Coordination of the 
Department on the day before the date of the enactment 
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of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with 
such functions, are transferred to the Assistant Secretary 
for Partnership and Engagement of the Department 
under section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by section 309 of this Act. 
SEC. 316. BIOMETRIC ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Department-Wide 
Policies and Strategies 
‘‘SEC. 801. BIOMETRIC ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) BIOMETRICS AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT DE-
VELOPMENT AND STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, working through the 
Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of 
the Department, in coordination with the Privacy 
Officer of the Department, the Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties Officer of the Department, and the appro-
priate heads of components or offices of the Depart-
ment, shall develop and disseminate a strategy with 
respect to biometric technology and identity manage-
ment enterprise pilot programs and programs. 
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‘‘(2) STRATEGY.—The strategy required under 
paragraph (1) shall include guidance and require-
ments with respect to— 
‘‘(A) the front-end collection, use, reten-
tion, sharing, and disposal of biometric infor-
mation; 
‘‘(B) privacy protections for individuals 
whose biometric information is collected, includ-
ing through the United States VISIT program 
or any other such passenger facilitation pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(C) prioritizing voluntary consent, to the 
extent practicable, for the capture of biometrics 
from individuals through an opt-in approach 
rather than an opt-out approach. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on the date 
that the strategy required under paragraph (1) is 
disseminated pursuant to such paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) assess each biometric technology and 
identity management enterprise pilot program 
or program contemplated in such strategy for 
consistency with such strategy; and 
‘‘(B) prohibit the head of a component of 
the Department from initiating or expanding 
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such a pilot program or program that includes 
biometric technology or identity management 
enterprise without the Secretary first deter-
mining if such a pilot program or program is 
not consistent with such strategy. 
‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM REVIEW.—Not later than 180 
days after the date on which the strategy required 
under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is dissemi-
nated pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection, 
the Under Secretary for Management of the Depart-
ment shall issue a determination with respect to 
each biometric technology and identity management 
enterprise program of the Department regarding 
whether such pilot program or program complies 
with such strategy. 
‘‘(2) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—If a pilot program 
or program described in paragraph (1) is determined 
pursuant to such paragraph to not be in compliance 
with the strategy required under paragraph (1) of 
subsection (a) and disseminated pursuant to para-
graph (2) of such subsection, the Under Secretary 
for Management of the Department shall— 
‘‘(A) issue a corrective action plan to en-
sure such a pilot program or program becomes 
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compliant with such strategy by not later than 
one year after the date the Under Secretary 
issues a determination pursuant to paragraph 
(1) with respect to such a pilot program or pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees each such corrective action 
plan. 
‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION OF PROGRAMS.—Not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Secretary, acting through the Under 
Secretary for Management of the Department, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that identifies each biometric technology 
and identity management pilot program or program 
of the Department that— 
‘‘(A) complies with the strategy required 
under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and dis-
seminated pursuant to paragraph (2) of such 
subsection; or 
‘‘(B) is suspended or cancelled for non-
compliance with such strategy. 
‘‘(c) BIOMETRIC AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT EN-
TERPRISE PROGRAM REPORT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after completion of the review required under sub-
section (b) and annually thereafter through fiscal 
year 2027, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report with respect to each bio-
metric technology and identity management pilot 
program or program of the Department described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include for each biometric tech-
nology and identity management pilot program or 
program in development, in operation, that was sus-
pended, or that was terminated during the year 
prior to such report information relating to the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The identification of the components 
or offices of the Department, including roles 
and responsibilities, that carry out each such 
pilot program or program. 
‘‘(B) The purpose, including the reason for 
using biometric technology or identity manage-
ment tools. 
‘‘(C) An overview of the biometric tech-
nology or identity management tools used to 
capture, share, or match biometric information. 
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‘‘(D) A timeline of key events, including 
the actual or planned initiation, completion 
dates for test activities, and the deployment of 
biometric technology or identify management 
tools. 
‘‘(E) The total cost and the sources of 
funding. 
‘‘(F) Any existing contracts or agreements. 
‘‘(G) Any plans relating to the transition 
or expansion. 
‘‘(H) Plans relating to rulemaking or pri-
vacy impact assessments. 
‘‘(d) ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the strategy required under 
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is disseminated pur-
suant to paragraph (2) of such subsection, the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the 
Department shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that includes an assess-
ment of all biometric technology and identity man-
agement pilot programs or programs of the Depart-
ment relating to the use of facial recognition or iris 
scanning. 
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‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include information relating to 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The impact of device specifications 
and installation factors, such as camera quality, 
lighting, and internet connectivity, of biometric 
collection technologies with respect to the ability 
of the Department to capture accurate data 
across all demographic groups. 
‘‘(B) Proposed or implemented biometric 
collection methods to capture accurate data 
across all demographic groups. 
‘‘(C) Information security with respect to 
such biometric technology and identity manage-
ment tools, including lessons learned to improve 
resiliency with respect to cybersecurity threats. 
‘‘(D) Independent testing results of bio-
metric matching algorithms to verify accuracy 
across all demographic groups. 
‘‘(3) DEMOGRAPHIC
GROUP
DESCRIBED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘demographic group’ in-
cludes age, sex, skin tone, and disability status or 
any combination thereof. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘bio-
metric technology’ means any device or system used 
to collect biometric data or information. 
‘‘(3) IDENTITY MANAGEMENT.—The term ‘iden-
tity management’ means the policies, processes, and 
procedures used to identify or verify the identity of 
individuals using biometric, biographic, or other data 
and information.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by striking the 
items related to subtitle A of title VIII and inserting the 
following new items: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Department-Wide Policies and Strategies 
‘‘Sec. 801. Biometric enterprise management.’’. 
SEC. 317. COUNTERTERRORISM AND TARGETED VIOLENCE 
STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for 
Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department, shall 
develop, disseminate, and implement a Department- 
wide directive to update or replace the strategic 
framework relating to countering terrorism and tar-
geted violence, as issued by the Department in Sep-
tember 2019, and associated implementation plans. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategic framework re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) address the current threat environment 
for domestic terrorism, international terrorism, 
targeted violence, and emerging threats, includ-
ing violent white supremacist extremism; and 
(B) specify how the prevention and pre-
paredness activities of the Department address 
such threat environment. 
(b) REVIEW.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the implementation of the directive required under sub-
section (a), the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans of the Department shall review the effectiveness of 
such directive relating to the associated strategic frame-
work and implementation plans. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) TARGETED VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘targeted 
violence’’ means any incident of violence in which an 
attacker selected a particular target in order to in-
flict mass injury or death without a clearly discern-
ible political or ideological motivation beyond mass 
injury or death. 
(2) VIOLENT
WHITE
SUPREMACIST
EXTRE-
MISM.—The term ‘‘white supremacist extremism’’ 
means an ideology that seeks, wholly or in part, 
through unlawful acts of force or violence, to sup-
port a belief in the intellectual or moral superiority 
of the white race over other races. 
SEC. 318. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CHILDREN REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
for five years, the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, 
and Plans of the Department shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating 
to the efforts of the Department with respect to incor-
porating feedback from organizations representing the 
needs of children into Department policy in accordance 
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with section 709(c)(7) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as amended by this Act. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The designation of any individual respon-
sible for carrying out section 709(c)(7) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act. 
(2) Any review, formal or informal, of Depart-
ment policies, programs, or activities to assess the 
suitability of such policies, programs, or activities 
for children and where feedback from organizations 
representing the needs of children should be re-
viewed and incorporated. 
(3) Any review, change, modification, or pro-
mulgation of Department policies, programs, or ac-
tivities to ensure that such policies, programs, or ac-
tivities are appropriate for children. 
(4) Coordination with organizations or experts 
outside the Department pursuant to such section 
709(c)(7) conducted to inform any such review, 
change, modification, or promulgation of such poli-
cies, programs, or activities. 
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Subtitle B—Law Enforcement 
Reforms 
SEC. 321. DE-ESCALATION, USE OF FORCE, AND BODY- 
WORN CAMERA POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 716. DE-ESCALATION AND USE OF FORCE. 
‘‘(a) POLICY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Associate Secretary, 
acting through the Under Secretary for Management, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) update the Department-wide policy issued 
on September 7, 2018, on the use of force by law 
enforcement officers of the Department to ensure 
that such officers use only the amount of force— 
‘‘(A) that is objectively reasonable in con-
sideration of the facts and circumstances at 
issue to bring incidents under control effec-
tively; and 
‘‘(B) to ensure the safety of such officers 
and other individuals; and 
‘‘(2) set forth in a clear and consistent manner 
that de-escalation is preferred. 
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Department-wide policy 
updated pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) require law enforcement officers of the De-
partment to complete initial and recurrent training 
in the full range of use of force tactics, including de- 
escalation; 
‘‘(2) require the head of each component of the 
Department with such officers to— 
‘‘(A) designate an individual, having sub-
ject matter expertise relating to the use of force 
policy, training, and the application of use of 
force tactics, including de-escalation tactics, to 
be responsible for ensuring compliance with 
such updated policy; and 
‘‘(B) maintain a use of force review council 
or committee, the members of which shall have 
subject matter expertise described in subpara-
graph (A) to perform internal analysis of use of 
force incidents to— 
‘‘(i) inform training and tactics and 
develop recommendations for improvements 
to policies and procedures; and 
‘‘(ii) identify trends and lessons 
learned to be shared within the component 
and across the Department; 
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‘‘(3) include recommendations relating to, or re-
port deficiencies in, training, policies, or procedures; 
and 
‘‘(4) maintain data relating to the use of force 
within each such component in accordance with sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Associate Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) issue requirements for the head of 
each component of the Department to collect 
and maintain data relating to the use of force 
within each such component necessary to pub-
lish the report required under subparagraph 
(B); 
‘‘(B) publish, every six months, a report on 
the website of the Department that includes— 
‘‘(i) data relating to each incident 
during the previous six-month period in 
which lethal force was used by law enforce-
ment officers of the Department that— 
‘‘(I) is disaggregated by compo-
nent; and 
‘‘(II) describes— 
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‘‘(aa) specific information on 
the region or jurisdiction in 
which each such incident oc-
curred; and 
‘‘(bb) the circumstances sur-
rounding each such incident; and 
‘‘(ii) a specification of whether a De-
partment officer or other individual was in-
jured or killed in each such incident; 
‘‘(C) in conjunction with the report re-
quired under subparagraph (B), publish a sum-
mary of any reviews with respect to which, dur-
ing the previous six-month period, final action 
was taken, including— 
‘‘(i) a summary of the findings result-
ing from any such reviews; and 
‘‘(ii) any findings relating to whether 
the uses of force contemplated by any such 
reviews complied with Federal law and De-
partment-wide policy; and 
‘‘(D) not later than 24 hours after any 
use-of-force incident that results in the hos-
pitalization or death of an officer, agent, or 
member of the public, inform the public with 
respect to the facts relating to such incident. 
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‘‘(2) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Any information 
published pursuant to this subsection shall be pre-
sented in a manner that protects individual privacy. 
‘‘(d) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Department shall, on an ongoing basis, 
review compliance with respect to subsections (a) and (c). 
‘‘(e) DE-ESCALATION AND USE OF FORCE COUN-
CIL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Associate Secretary, shall establish and 
maintain an intra-departmental council, chaired by 
the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, 
at which representatives from the following compo-
nents and entities may share lessons learned, best 
practices, and trends regarding de-escalation and 
use of force policies, training, and oversight: 
‘‘(A) Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Centers. 
‘‘(B) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(C) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(E) The Office of Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties. 
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‘‘(F) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(G) The Office of the Under Secretary for 
Management. 
‘‘(H) The Privacy Office. 
‘‘(I) The Secret Service. 
‘‘(J) The Transportation Security Admin-
istration. 
‘‘(K) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(L) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
‘‘(2) FEEDBACK.—The Secretary shall develop 
a process for the intra-departmental council to re-
ceive on an ongoing basis, feedback relating to the 
sharing of lessons learned, best practices, and trends 
with respect to de-escalation and use of force from 
appropriate stakeholders, including labor organiza-
tions. 
‘‘SEC. 717. BODY-WORN CAMERA AND DASHBOARD CAM-
ERAS. 
‘‘(a) STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary, acting through the Associate Secretary, 
shall develop and disseminate a Department-wide di-
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in particular, those regarding the retention and 
right to inspect body-worn camera footage. 
‘‘(3) LIMITED
EXCEPTION.—The directive re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall not apply— 
‘‘(A) to any personnel who operate in a lo-
cation where the Secretary carries out redun-
dant video-monitoring or video-surveillance that 
is maintained in good working order and that 
provides video footage of a quality that is the 
same or better than that which would be cap-
tured by a body-worn camera or dashboard 
camera; 
‘‘(B) to any vehicle that serves as a mobile 
command vehicle, and to any personnel therein; 
‘‘(C) to any vehicle, including any Federal, 
State, local, or rented vehicle, that the Sec-
retary deploys in support of protective oper-
ations and to any law enforcement personnel 
therein while such personnel are engaged in 
such protective operations; and 
‘‘(D) in instances with respect to which an 
immediate threat to the life or safety of a uni-
formed law enforcement officer of the Depart-
ment makes activating a body-worn camera or 
dashboard camera impossible or dangerous, ex-
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cept that in such an instance such officer shall 
activate any such camera at the first reasonable 
opportunity to do so. 
‘‘(b) RETENTION OF FOOTAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Body camera and dash-
board camera video footage shall be retained by the 
law enforcement agency that employs the law en-
forcement officer whose camera captured the foot-
age, or an authorized agent thereof, for six months 
after the date on which it was recorded, after which 
time such footage shall be permanently deleted. 
‘‘(2) 
ADDITIONAL
RETENTION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding the retention and deletion 
requirements in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) such video footage shall be automati-
cally retained for not less than three years if 
the video footage captures an interaction or 
event involving— 
‘‘(i) any use of force; or 
‘‘(ii) an encounter involving a reg-
istered complaint by a subject of the video 
footage; or 
‘‘(B) such video footage shall be retained 
for not less than three years if a longer reten-
tion period is voluntarily requested by— 
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‘‘(i) the uniformed law enforcement 
officer— 
‘‘(I) whose body camera recorded 
the video footage, if that officer rea-
sonably asserts the video footage has 
evidentiary or exculpatory value in an 
ongoing investigation; or 
‘‘(II) who is a subject of the 
video footage, if that officer reason-
ably asserts the video footage has evi-
dentiary or exculpatory value; 
‘‘(ii) any superior officer of a uni-
formed law enforcement officer whose body 
camera recorded the video footage or who 
is a subject of the video footage, if that su-
perior officer reasonably asserts the video 
footage has evidentiary or exculpatory 
value; 
‘‘(iii) any uniformed law enforcement 
officer, if the video footage is being re-
tained solely and exclusively for police 
training purposes; 
‘‘(iv) any member of the public who is 
a subject of the video footage; 
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‘‘(v) any parent or legal guardian of a 
minor who is a subject of the video foot-
age; or 
‘‘(vi) a spouse of a deceased subject, 
next of kin, or legally authorized designee. 
‘‘(3) RIGHT TO INSPECT.—During the retention 
periods described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the fol-
lowing individuals shall have the right to inspect, but 
not retain or in any matter alter, the body camera 
footage: 
‘‘(A) Any individual who is a subject of 
body camera video footage, and their designated 
legal counsel. 
‘‘(B) A parent of a minor subject of body 
camera video footage, and their designated legal 
counsel. 
‘‘(C) The spouse, next of kin, or legally au-
thorized designee of a deceased subject of body 
camera video footage, and their designated legal 
counsel. 
‘‘(D) A uniformed law enforcement officer 
whose body camera recorded the video footage, 
and their designated legal counsel, subject to 
the limitations and restrictions in this part. 
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‘‘(E) The superior officer of a uniformed 
officer whose body camera recorded the video 
footage, subject to the limitations and restric-
tions in this part. 
‘‘(F) Any defense counsel who claims, pur-
suant to a written affidavit, to have a reason-
able basis for believing a video may contain evi-
dence that exculpates a client. 
‘‘(c) PERIODIC REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
every 180 days thereafter until the Secretary sub-
mits the certification described in paragraph (2), the 
Under Secretary for Management shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report relating to the progress of the implementation 
of the Department-wide directive described in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described 
in this paragraph is a certification submitted by the 
Secretary to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
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