ment, property management, and business operations of 
the Board, including internal accounting and administra-
tive control systems, to determine compliance with applica-
ble Federal laws, rules, and regulations. 
(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out this section, the In-
spector General shall— 
(1) keep the Chairman of the Board and Con-
gress fully and currently informed about problems 
relating to administration of the internal accounting 
and administrative control systems of the Board; 
(2) issue findings and recommendations for ac-
tions to address such problems; and 
(3) report periodically to Congress on any 
progress made in implementing actions to address 
such problems. 
(c) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—In carrying out this 
section, the Inspector General may exercise authorities 
granted to the Inspector General under subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Attorney General for use by the 
Inspector General of the Department of Justice such 
sums as may be necessary to cover expenses associ-
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ated with activities pursuant to the authority exer-
cised under this section. 
(2) REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT.—In the ab-
sence of an appropriation under this subsection for 
an expense referred to in paragraph (1), the Inspec-
tor General and the Board shall have a reimbursable 
agreement to cover such expense. 
SEC. 14. EVALUATION AND AUDIT OF BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To promote economy, efficiency, 
and effectiveness in the administration of the programs, 
operations, and activities of the Board, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall evaluate and audit the 
programs and expenditures of the Board. Such evaluation 
and audit shall be conducted at least annually, but may 
be conducted as determined necessary by the Comptroller 
General or the appropriate congressional committees. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— 
The Comptroller General shall evaluate and audit Board 
programs, operations, and activities, including— 
(1) information management and security, in-
cluding privacy protection of personally identifiable 
information; 
(2) resource management; 
(3) workforce development; 
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(4) procurement and contracting planning, 
practices and policies; 
(5) the extent to which the Board follows lead-
ing practices in selected management areas; and 
(6) the extent to which the Board addresses 
management challenges in completing incident inves-
tigations. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
For purposes of this section the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 15. DISCOVERY AND USE OF RECORDINGS AND TRAN-
SCRIPTS. 
(a) TRANSCRIPTS AND RECORDINGS.— 
(1) Except as provided by this subsection, a 
party in a judicial proceeding may not use discovery 
to obtain any part of a recording from a body cam-
era used by a law enforcement officer or a vehicle- 
mounted camera. 
(2)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, a court may allow discovery by a party of 
a recording if the court determines that discovery of 
the recording is necessary to provide the party with 
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sufficient information for the party to receive a fair 
trial. 
(B) A court may allow discovery, or require 
production for an in camera review, of a transcript 
of a recording only if the recording is not available. 
(3)(A) When a court allows discovery in a judi-
cial proceeding of a part of a transcript or recording 
not otherwise made available to the public the court 
shall issue a protective order— 
(i) to limit the use of the part of the tran-
script or the recording to the judicial pro-
ceeding; and 
(ii) to prohibit dissemination of the part of 
the transcript or the recording to any person 
that does not need access to the part of the 
transcript or the recording for the proceeding. 
(B) A court may allow a part of a transcript or 
recording to be admitted into evidence in a judicial 
proceeding, only if the court places the part of the 
transcript or the recording under seal to prevent the 
use of the part of the transcript or the recording for 
purposes other than for the proceeding. 
(4) This subsection does not prevent the Board 
from referring at any time to a recording in making 
safety recommendations. 
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(5) In this subsection: 
(A) RECORDER.—The term ‘‘recorder’’ 
means a voice or video recorder. 
(B) TRANSCRIPT.—The term ‘‘transcript’’ 
includes any written depiction of visual infor-
mation obtained from a video recorder. 
(b) REPORTS.—No part of a report of the Board, re-
lated to an incident or an investigation of an incident, may 
be admitted into evidence or used in a civil action for dam-
ages resulting from a matter mentioned in the report. 
SEC. 16. ENFORCEMENT. 
At any time, the Department of Justice Civil Rights 
Divisions can open a Pattern-or-Practice Investigation, 
citing the lack of progress on the impelmentation of rec-
ommendations by a recipient as possible evidence of a sys-
tematic pattern of abuse, and take direct enforcement ac-
tion if needed. 
SEC. 17. GRANT ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—For each fiscal year 
after the expiration of the period specified in subsection 
(d) in which a State or unit of local government receives 
a grant under part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et 
seq.), the State or unit of local government shall conform 
their laws as follows: 
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