IB 
Union Calendar No. 348 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7120 
[Report No. 116–434, Part I] 
To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve 
transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2020 
Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. CLYBURN, 
Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
LEWIS, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BROWN of 
Maryland, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARSON 
of Indiana, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CASTRO of 
Texas, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CORREA, Mr. CROW, 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. DEAN, 
Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 
Mr. EVANS, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. HUFFMAN, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LAWSON of 
Florida, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. MCBATH, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Mr. MFUME, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PAYNE, 
Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. POCAN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, 
Mr. RASKIN, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. RYAN, Mr. 
SARBANES, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 
DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. 
SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. STANTON, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 
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SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. TRONE, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. UNDERWOOD, 
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. VELA, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
HECK, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
GOMEZ, Mr. TONKO, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. 
KILMER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CLEAVER, 
Mr. KHANNA, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BRENDAN 
F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. OMAR, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. RUSH, Ms. 
MOORE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. 
KEATING, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. TLAIB, and 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
JUNE 19, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. AXNE, Mr. CASE, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. COO-
PER, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. CRIST, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. 
FOSTER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HIMES, 
Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. KIM, Mr. KIND, Mrs. KIRK-
PATRICK, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 
LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. LUJA´N, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MORELLE, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. QUIGLEY, Miss RICE of New York, 
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
SOTO, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. DAVIDS of Kan-
sas, Ms. WILD, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. 
SPANBERGER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COX of California, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. LEVIN 
of California, Ms. PORTER, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. LAMB, Mr. 
PAPPAS, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, 
Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. 
CUNNINGHAM, and Mr. SCHRADER 
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JUNE 19, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JUNE 19, 2020 
Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 8, 2020] 
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A BILL 
To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, 
improve transparency through data collection, and reform 
police training and policies. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY 
Subtitle A—Holding Police Accountable in the Courts 
Sec. 101. Deprivation of rights under color of law. 
Sec. 102. Qualified immunity reform. 
Sec. 103. Pattern and practice investigations. 
Sec. 104. Independent investigations. 
Subtitle B—Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act 
Sec. 111. Short title. 
Sec. 112. Definitions. 
Sec. 113. Accreditation of law enforcement agencies. 
Sec. 114. Law enforcement grants. 
Sec. 115. Attorney General to conduct study. 
Sec. 116. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 117. National task force on law enforcement oversight. 
Sec. 118. Federal data collection on law enforcement practices. 
TITLE II—POLICING TRANSPARENCY THROUGH DATA 
Subtitle A—National Police Misconduct Registry 
Sec. 201. Establishment of National Police Misconduct Registry. 
Sec. 202. Certification requirements for hiring of law enforcement officers. 
Subtitle B—PRIDE Act 
Sec. 221. Short title. 
Sec. 222. Definitions. 
Sec. 223. Use of force reporting. 
Sec. 224. Use of force data reporting. 
Sec. 225. Compliance with reporting requirements. 
Sec. 226. Federal law enforcement reporting. 
Sec. 227. Authorization of appropriations. 
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TITLE III—IMPROVING POLICE TRAINING AND POLICIES 
Subtitle A—End Racial and Religious Profiling Act 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
PART I—PROHIBITION OF RACIAL PROFILING 
Sec. 311. Prohibition. 
Sec. 312. Enforcement. 
PART II—PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RACIAL PROFILING BY FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES 
Sec. 321. Policies to eliminate racial profiling. 
PART III—PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RACIAL PROFILING BY STATE AND 
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES 
Sec. 331. Policies required for grants. 
Sec. 332. Involvement of Attorney General. 
Sec. 333. Data collection demonstration project. 
Sec. 334. Development of best practices. 
Sec. 335. Authorization of appropriations. 
PART IV—DATA COLLECTION 
Sec. 341. Attorney General to issue regulations. 
Sec. 342. Publication of data. 
Sec. 343. Limitations on publication of data. 
PART V—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REGULATIONS AND REPORTS ON RACIAL 
PROFILING IN THE UNITED STATES 
Sec. 351. Attorney General to issue regulations and reports. 
Subtitle B—Additional Reforms 
Sec. 361. Training on racial bias and duty to intervene. 
Sec. 362. Ban on no-knock warrants in drug cases. 
Sec. 363. Incentivizing banning of chokeholds and carotid holds. 
Sec. 364. PEACE Act. 
Sec. 365. Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act. 
Sec. 366. Public safety innovation grants. 
Subtitle C—Law Enforcement Body Cameras 
PART 1—FEDERAL POLICE CAMERA AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 
Sec. 371. Short title. 
Sec. 372. Requirements for Federal law enforcement officers regarding the use of 
body cameras. 
Sec. 373.
Patrol vehicles with in-car video recording cameras. 
Sec. 374. Facial recognition technology. 
Sec. 375. GAO study. 
Sec. 376. Regulations. 
Sec. 377. Rule of construction. 
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PART 2—POLICE CAMERA ACT 
Sec. 381. Short title. 
Sec. 382. Law enforcement body-worn camera requirements. 
TITLE IV—JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF LYNCHING ACT 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Findings. 
Sec. 403. Lynching. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 501. Severability. 
Sec. 502. Savings clause. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Byrne 
grant program’’ means any grant program under 
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.), without regard to whether the funds 
are characterized as being made available under the 
Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law En-
forcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government 
Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward 
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, 
or otherwise. 
(2) COPS GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘COPS 
grant program’’ means the grant program authorized 
under section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10381). 
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(3) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘Federal law enforcement agency’’ means any 
agency of the United States authorized to engage in 
or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, 
or prosecution of any violation of Federal criminal 
law. 
(4) FEDERAL
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER.— 
The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 115 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in sec-
tion 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251). 
(6) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The 
term ‘‘local law enforcement officer’’ means any offi-
cer, agent, or employee of a State or unit of local gov-
ernment authorized by law or by a government agen-
cy to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 
or investigation of any violation of criminal law. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10251). 
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(8) TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The 
term ‘‘tribal law enforcement officer’’ means any offi-
cer, agent, or employee of an Indian tribe, or the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs, authorized by law or by a gov-
ernment agency to engage in or supervise the preven-
tion, detection, or investigation of any violation of 
criminal law. 
(9) UNIT
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10251). 
(10) DEADLY FORCE.—The term ‘‘deadly force’’ 
means that force which a reasonable person would 
consider likely to cause death or serious bodily harm, 
including— 
(A) the discharge of a firearm; 
(B) a maneuver that restricts blood or oxy-
gen flow to the brain, including chokeholds, 
strangleholds, neck restraints, neckholds, and ca-
rotid artery restraints; and 
(C) multiple discharges of an electronic con-
trol weapon. 
(11) USE OF FORCE.—The term ‘‘use of force’’ 
includes— 
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(A) the use of a firearm, Taser, explosive 
device, chemical agent (such as pepper spray), 
baton, impact projectile, blunt instrument, hand, 
fist, foot, canine, or vehicle against an indi-
vidual; 
(B) the use of a weapon, including a per-
sonal body weapon, chemical agent, impact 
weapon, extended range impact weapon, sonic 
weapon, sensory weapon, conducted energy de-
vice, or firearm, against an individual; or 
(C) any intentional pointing of a firearm 
at an individual. 
(12) LESS LETHAL FORCE.—The term ‘‘less le-
thal force’’ means any degree of force that is not likely 
to cause death or serious bodily injury. 
(13) FACIAL
RECOGNITION.—The term ‘‘facial 
recognition’’ means an automated or semiautomated 
process that analyzes biometric data of an individual 
from video footage to identify or assist in identifying 
an individual. 
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TITLE I—POLICE 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
Subtitle A—Holding Police 
Accountable in the Courts 
SEC. 101. DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW. 
Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘willfully’’ and inserting ‘‘know-
ingly or recklessly’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘, or may be sentenced to death’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For pur-
poses of this section, an act shall be considered to 
have resulted in death if the act was a substantial 
factor contributing to the death of the person.’’. 
SEC. 102. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY REFORM. 
Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘It shall not be a defense or immunity in 
any action brought under this section against a local law 
enforcement officer (as such term is defined in section 2 of 
the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020), or in 
any action under any source of law against a Federal inves-
tigative or law enforcement officer (as such term is defined 
in section 2680(h) of title 28, United States Code), that— 
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‘‘(1) the defendant was acting in good faith, or 
that the defendant believed, reasonably or otherwise, 
that his or her conduct was lawful at the time when 
the conduct was committed; or 
‘‘(2) the rights, privileges, or immunities secured 
by the Constitution and laws were not clearly estab-
lished at the time of their deprivation by the defend-
ant, or that at such time, the state of the law was oth-
erwise such that the defendant could not reasonably 
have been expected to know whether his or her conduct 
was lawful.’’. 
SEC. 103. PATTERN AND PRACTICE INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—Section 210401 of the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
(34 U.S.C. 12601) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, by prosecu-
tors,’’ after ‘‘conduct by law enforcement officers’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the au-
thority in subsection (b), the Attorney General may require 
by subpoena the production of all information, documents, 
reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data 
in any medium (including electronically stored informa-
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tion), as well as any tangible thing and documentary evi-
dence, and the attendance and testimony of witnesses nec-
essary in the performance of the Attorney General under 
subsection (b). Such a subpoena, in the case of contumacy 
or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any ap-
propriate district court of the United States. 
‘‘(d) CIVIL ACTION BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL.— 
Whenever it shall appear to the attorney general of any 
State, or such other official as a State may designate, that 
a violation of subsection (a) has occurred within their State, 
the State attorney general or official, in the name of the 
State, may bring a civil action in the appropriate district 
court of the United States to obtain appropriate equitable 
and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice. 
In carrying out the authority in this subsection, the State 
attorney general or official shall have the same subpoena 
authority as is available to the Attorney General under sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to limit the authority of the Attorney 
General under subsection (b) in any case in which a State 
attorney general has brought a civil action under subsection 
(d). 
‘‘(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—On the date that is 
one year after the enactment of the George Floyd Justice 
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in Policing Act of 2020, and annually thereafter, the Civil 
Rights Division of the Department of Justice shall make 
publicly available on an internet website a report on, dur-
ing the previous year— 
‘‘(1) the number of preliminary investigations of 
violations of subsection (a) that were commenced; 
‘‘(2) the number of preliminary investigations of 
violations of subsection (a) that were resolved; and 
‘‘(3) the status of any pending investigations of 
violations of subsection (a).’’. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may award a grant to a State to assist the State 
in conducting pattern and practice investigations 
under section 210401(d) of the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601). 
(2) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant 
under paragraph (1) shall submit an application in 
such form, at such time, and containing such infor-
mation as the Attorney General may require. 
(3) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated $100,000,000 to the Attorney General for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023 to carry out 
this subsection. 
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(c) DATA ON EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE.—Section 
210402 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12602) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Attorney General’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL COLLECTION OF DATA.—The At-
torney General’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) STATE COLLECTION OF DATA.—The attor-
ney general of a State may, through appropriate 
means, acquire data about the use of excessive force 
by law enforcement officers and such data may be 
used by the attorney general in conducting investiga-
tions under section 210401. This data may not con-
tain any information that may reveal the identity of 
the victim or any law enforcement officer.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF DATA ACQUIRED BY THE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Data acquired under subsection 
(a)(1) shall be used only for research or statistical purposes 
and may not contain any information that may reveal the 
identity of the victim or any law enforcement officer.’’. 
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SEC. 104. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) 
INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATION.—The 
term ‘‘independent investigation’’ means a 
criminal investigation or prosecution of a law 
enforcement officer’s use of deadly force, includ-
ing one or more of the following: 
(i) Using an agency or civilian review 
board that investigates and independently 
reviews all allegations of use of deadly force 
made against law enforcement officers in 
the jurisdiction. 
(ii) Assigning of the attorney general 
of the State in which the alleged use of 
deadly force was committed to conduct the 
criminal investigation and prosecution. 
(iii) Adopting a procedure under 
which an independent prosecutor is as-
signed to investigate and prosecute the case, 
including a procedure under which an auto-
matic referral is made to an independent 
prosecutor appointed and overseen by the 
attorney general of the State in which the 
alleged use of deadly force was committed. 
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(iv) Adopting a procedure under which 
an independent prosecutor is assigned to in-
vestigate and prosecute the case. 
(v) Having law enforcement agencies 
agree to and implement memoranda of un-
derstanding with other law enforcement 
agencies under which the other law enforce-
ment agencies— 
(I) shall conduct the criminal in-
vestigation into the alleged use of dead-
ly force; and 
(II) upon conclusion of the crimi-
nal investigation, shall file a report 
with the attorney general of the State 
containing a determination regarding 
whether— 
(aa) the use of deadly force 
was appropriate; and 
(bb) any action should be 
taken by the attorney general of 
the State. 
(vi) Any substantially similar proce-
dure to ensure impartiality in the inves-
tigation or prosecution. 
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(B) INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF LAW 
ENFORCEMENT
STATUTE.—The 
term 
‘‘inde-
pendent investigation of law enforcement stat-
ute’’ means a statute requiring an independent 
investigation in a criminal matter in which— 
(i) one or more of the possible defend-
ants is a law enforcement officer; 
(ii) one or more of the alleged offenses 
involves the law enforcement officer’s use of 
deadly force in the course of carrying out 
that officer’s duty; and 
(iii) the non-Federal law enforcement 
officer’s use of deadly force resulted in a 
death or injury. 
(C) INDEPENDENT PROSECUTOR.—The term 
‘‘independent prosecutor’’ means, with respect to 
a criminal investigation or prosecution of a law 
enforcement officer’s use of deadly force, a pros-
ecutor who— 
(i) does not oversee or regularly rely on 
the law enforcement agency by which the 
law enforcement officer under investigation 
is employed; and 
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(ii) would not be involved in the pros-
ecution in the ordinary course of that pros-
ecutor’s duties. 
(2) GRANT
PROGRAM.—The Attorney General 
may award grants to eligible States and Indian 
Tribes to assist in implementing an independent in-
vestigation of law enforcement statute. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this subsection, a State or Indian Tribe shall 
have in effect an independent investigation of law en-
forcement statute. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General $750,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 
through 2023 to carry out this subsection. 
(b) COPS GRANT PROGRAM USED FOR CIVILIAN RE-
VIEW BOARDS.—Part Q of title I of the of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10381 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 1701(b) (34 U.S.C. 10381(b))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (22) and 
(23) as paragraphs (23) and (24), respectively; 
(B) in paragraph (23), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘(21)’’ and inserting ‘‘(22)’’; and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (21) the 
following: 
‘‘(22) to develop best practices for and to create 
civilian review boards;’’; and 
(2) in section 1709 (34 U.S.C. 10389), by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) ‘civilian review board’ means an adminis-
trative entity that investigates civilian complaints 
against law enforcement officers and— 
‘‘(A) is independent and adequately funded; 
‘‘(B) has investigatory authority and sub-
poena power; 
‘‘(C) has representative community diver-
sity; 
‘‘(D) has policy making authority; 
‘‘(E) provides advocates for civilian com-
plainants; 
‘‘(F) may conduct hearings; and 
‘‘(G) conducts statistical studies on pre-
vailing complaint trends.’’. 
Subtitle B—Law Enforcement Trust 
and Integrity Act 
SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement 
Trust and Integrity Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 112. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) 
COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a grass-
roots organization that monitors the issue of police 
misconduct and that has a local or national presence 
and membership, such as the National Association for 
the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the 
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), UnidosUS, 
the National Urban League, the National Congress of 
American Indians, or the National Asian Pacific 
American Legal Consortium (NAPALC). 
(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION ORGANI-
ZATION.—The term ‘‘law enforcement accreditation 
organization’’ means a professional law enforcement 
organization involved in the development of standards 
of accreditation for law enforcement agencies at the 
national, State, regional, or Tribal level, such as the 
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement 
Agencies (CALEA). 
(3) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means a State, local, In-
dian tribal, or campus public agency engaged in the 
prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution, or 
adjudication of violations of criminal laws. 
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(4) PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIA-
TION.—The term ‘‘professional law enforcement asso-
ciation’’ means a law enforcement membership asso-
ciation that works for the needs of Federal, State, 
local, or Indian tribal law enforcement agencies and 
with the civilian community on matters of common 
interest, such as the Hispanic American Police Com-
mand Officers Association (HAPCOA), the National 
Asian Pacific Officers Association (NAPOA), the Na-
tional Black Police Association (NBPA), the National 
Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA), the Na-
tional Organization of Black Law Enforcement Ex-
ecutives (NOBLE), Women in Law Enforcement, the 
Native American Law Enforcement Association 
(NALEA), the International Association of Chiefs of 
Police (IACP), the National Sheriffs’ Association 
(NSA), the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), or the 
National Association of School Resource Officers. 
(5) PROFESSIONAL CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT ORGANI-
ZATION.—The term ‘‘professional civilian oversight 
organization’’ means a membership organization 
formed to address and advance civilian oversight of 
law enforcement and whose members are from Fed-
eral, State, regional, local, or Tribal organizations 
that review issues or complaints against law enforce-
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ment agencies or officers, such as the National Asso-
ciation for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement 
(NACOLE). 
SEC. 113. ACCREDITATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES. 
(a) STANDARDS.— 
(1) INITIAL
ANALYSIS.—The Attorney General 
shall perform an initial analysis of existing accredi-
tation standards and methodology developed by law 
enforcement accreditation organizations nationwide, 
including national, State, regional, and Tribal ac-
creditation organizations. Such an analysis shall in-
clude a review of the recommendations of the Final 
Report of the President’s Taskforce on 21st Century 
Policing, issued by the Department of Justice, in May 
2015. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFORM STANDARDS.— 
After completion of the initial review and analysis 
under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall— 
(A) recommend, in consultation with law 
enforcement accreditation organizations and 
community-based organizations, the adoption of 
additional standards that will result in greater 
community accountability of law enforcement 
agencies and an increased focus on policing with 
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a guardian mentality, including standards relat-
ing to— 
(i) early warning systems and related 
intervention programs; 
(ii) use of force procedures; 
(iii) civilian review procedures; 
(iv) traffic and pedestrian stop and 
search procedures; 
(v) data collection and transparency; 
(vi) administrative due process re-
quirements; 
(vii) video monitoring technology; 
(viii) youth justice and school safety; 
and 
(ix) recruitment, hiring, and training; 
and 
(B) recommend additional areas for the de-
velopment of national standards for the accredi-
tation of law enforcement agencies in consulta-
tion with existing law enforcement accreditation 
organizations, professional law enforcement asso-
ciations, labor organizations, community-based 
organizations, and professional civilian oversight 
organizations. 
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(3) CONTINUING ACCREDITATION PROCESS.—The 
Attorney General shall adopt policies and procedures 
to partner with law enforcement accreditation organi-
zations, professional law enforcement associations, 
labor organizations, community-based organizations, 
and professional civilian oversight organizations to— 
(A) continue the development of further ac-
creditation standards consistent with paragraph 
(2); 
(B) encourage the pursuit of accreditation 
of Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforce-
ment agencies by certified law enforcement ac-
creditation organizations; and 
(C) develop recommendations for implemen-
tation of a national accreditation requirement 
tied to Federal grant eligibility. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS REQUIREMENTS.—Section 502(a) 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) An assurance that, for each fiscal year cov-
ered by an application, the applicant will use not less 
than 5 percent of the total amount of the grant award 
for the fiscal year to assist law enforcement agencies 
of the applicant, including campus public safety de-
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partments, gain or maintain accreditation from cer-
tified law enforcement accreditation organizations in 
accordance with section 113 of the Law Enforcement 
Trust and Integrity Act of 2020.’’. 
SEC. 114. LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS REQUIREMENT.—Section 502(a) of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153(a)), as amended by section 113, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) An assurance that, for each fiscal year cov-
ered by an application, the applicant will use not less 
than 5 percent of the total amount of the grant award 
for the fiscal year to study and implement effective 
management, training, recruiting, hiring, and over-
sight standards and programs to promote effective 
community and problem solving strategies for law en-
forcement agencies in accordance with section 114 of 
the Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 
2020.’’. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM
FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Attorney General may make grants to commu-
nity-based organizations to study and implement— 
(1) effective management, training, recruiting, 
hiring, and oversight standards and programs to pro-
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mote effective community and problem solving strate-
gies for law enforcement agencies; or 
(2) effective strategies and solutions to public 
safety, including strategies that do not rely on Fed-
eral and local law enforcement agency responses. 
(c) USE
OF FUNDS.—Grant amounts described in 
paragraph (8) of section 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10153(a)), as added by subsection (a) of this section, and 
grant amounts awarded under subsection (b) shall be used 
to— 
(1) study management and operations standards 
for law enforcement agencies, including standards re-
lating to administrative due process, residency re-
quirements, compensation and benefits, use of force, 
racial profiling, early warning and intervention sys-
tems, youth justice, school safety, civilian review 
boards or analogous procedures, or research into the 
effectiveness of existing programs, projects, or other 
activities designed to address misconduct; and 
(2) develop pilot programs and implement effec-
tive standards and programs in the areas of training, 
hiring and recruitment, and oversight that are de-
signed to improve management and address mis-
conduct by law enforcement officers. 
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(d) COMPONENTS OF PILOT PROGRAM.—A pilot pro-
gram developed under subsection (c)(2) shall include imple-
mentation of the following: 
(1) TRAINING.—The implementation of policies, 
practices, and procedures addressing training and in-
struction to comply with accreditation standards in 
the areas of— 
(A) the use of deadly force, less lethal force, 
and de-escalation tactics and techniques; 
(B) investigation of officer misconduct and 
practices and procedures for referring to pros-
ecuting authorities allegations of officer use of 
excessive force or racial profiling; 
(C) disproportionate contact by law enforce-
ment with minority communities; 
(D) tactical and defensive strategy; 
(E) arrests, searches, and restraint; 
(F) professional verbal communications 
with civilians; 
(G) interactions with— 
(i) youth; 
(ii) individuals with disabilities; 
(iii) individuals with limited English 
proficiency; and 
(iv) multi-cultural communities; 
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(H) proper traffic, pedestrian, and other en-
forcement stops; and 
(I) community relations and bias aware-
ness. 
(2) RECRUITMENT, HIRING, RETENTION, AND 
PROMOTION
OF
DIVERSE
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFI-
CERS.—Policies, procedures, and practices for— 
(A) the hiring and recruitment of diverse 
law enforcement officers who are representative 
of the communities they serve; 
(B) the development of selection, promotion, 
educational, 
background, 
and 
psychological 
standards that comport with title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et 
seq.); and 
(C) initiatives to encourage residency in the 
jurisdiction served by the law enforcement agen-
cy and continuing education. 
(3) OVERSIGHT.—Complaint procedures, includ-
ing the establishment of civilian review boards or 
analogous procedures for jurisdictions across a range 
of sizes and agency configurations, complaint proce-
dures by community-based organizations, early warn-
ing systems and related intervention programs, video 
monitoring technology, data collection and trans-
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parency, and administrative due process requirements 
inherent to complaint procedures for members of the 
public and law enforcement. 
(4) YOUTH JUSTICE AND SCHOOL SAFETY.—Uni-
form standards on youth justice and school safety that 
include best practices for law enforcement interaction 
and communication with children and youth, taking 
into consideration adolescent development and any 
disability, including— 
(A) the right to effective and timely notifi-
cation of a parent or legal guardian of any law 
enforcement interaction, regardless of the immi-
gration status of the individuals involved; and 
(B) the creation of positive school climates 
by improving school conditions for learning by— 
(i) eliminating school-based arrests 
and referrals to law enforcement; 
(ii) using evidence-based preventative 
measures and alternatives to school-based 
arrests and referrals to law enforcement, 
such as restorative justice and healing prac-
tices; and 
(iii) using school-wide positive behav-
ioral interventions and supports. 
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(i) disparities in the percentage of 
drivers or pedestrians stopped relative to 
the proportion of the population passing 
through the neighborhood; 
(ii) disparities in the hit rate; and 
(iii) disparities in the frequency of 
searches performed on racial or ethnic mi-
nority drivers and the frequency of searches 
performed on nonminority drivers; and 
(B) not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter— 
(i) prepare a report regarding the find-
ings of the analysis conducted under sub-
paragraph (A); 
(ii) provide such report to Congress; 
and 
(iii) make such report available to the 
public, including on a website of the De-
partment of Justice, and in accordance with 
accessibility standards under the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12101 et seq.); and 
(8) protect the privacy of individuals whose data 
is collected by— 
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