struction of evidence in criminal investigations and pros-
ecutions. 
(y) As used in this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘uniformed officer’’ shall mean 
any person authorized by law to conduct searches 
and effectuate arrests and who is employed by the 
Federal Government. 
(2) The term ‘‘minor’’ means any person under 
18 years of age. 
(3) The term ‘‘subject of the video footage’’ 
shall mean any identifiable uniformed officer or any 
identifiable suspect, victim, detainee, conversant, in-
jured party, or other similarly situated person who 
appears on the body camera recording, and shall not 
include people who only incidentally appear on the 
recording. 
(4) The term ‘‘use of force’’ shall mean any ac-
tion by a uniformed officer that— 
(A) results in death, injury, complaint of 
injury, or complaint of pain that persists be-
yond the use of a physical control hold; 
(B) involves the use of a weapon, including 
a personal body weapon, chemical agent, impact 
weapon, extended range impact weapon, sonic 
weapon, sensory weapon, conducted energy de-
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vice, or firearm, against a member of the pub-
lic; or 
(C) involves any intentional pointing of a 
firearm at a member of the public. 
(5) The term ‘‘video footage’’ shall mean any 
images or audio recorded by a body camera. 
SEC. 3. PATROL VEHICLES WITH IN-CAR VIDEO RECORDING 
CAMERAS. 
(a) As used in this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘audio recording’’ means the re-
corded conversation between an officer and a second 
party. 
(2) The term ‘‘emergency lights’’ means oscil-
lating, rotating, or flashing lights on patrol vehicles. 
(3) The term ‘‘in-car video camera’’ means a 
video camera located in a patrol vehicle. 
(4) The term ‘‘in-car video camera recording 
equipment’’ means a video camera recording system 
located in a patrol vehicle consisting of a camera as-
sembly, recording mechanism, and an in-car video 
recording medium. 
(5) The term ‘‘enforcement stop’’ means an ac-
tion by an officer in relation to enforcement and in-
vestigation duties, including traffic stops, pedestrian 
stops, abandoned vehicle contacts, motorist assists, 
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commercial motor vehicle stops, roadside safety 
checks, requests for identification, or responses to 
requests for emergency assistance. 
(6) The term ‘‘recording’’ means the process of 
capturing data or information stored on a recording 
medium as required under this section. 
(7) The term ‘‘recording medium’’ means any 
recording medium for the retention and playback of 
recorded audio and video including VHS, DVD, hard 
drive, solid state, digital, or flash memory tech-
nology. 
(8) The term ‘‘wireless microphone’’ means a 
device worn by the officer or any other equipment 
used to record conversations between the officer and 
a second party and transmitted to the recording 
equipment. 
(b) Each Federal law enforcement agency shall install 
in-car video camera recording equipment in all patrol vehi-
cles with a recording medium capable of recording for a 
period of 10 hours or more and capable of making audio 
recordings with the assistance of a wireless microphone. 
(c) In-car video camera recording equipment with a 
recording medium incapable of recording for a period of 
10 hours or more shall record activities outside a patrol 
vehicle whenever (i) an officer assigned a patrol vehicle 
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is conducting an enforcement stop; (ii) patrol vehicle emer-
gency lights are activated or would otherwise be activated 
if not for the need to conceal the presence of law enforce-
ment; or (iii) an officer reasonably believes recording may 
assist with prosecution, enhance safety, or for any other 
lawful purpose. In-car video camera recording equipment 
with a recording medium incapable of recording for a pe-
riod of 10 hours or more shall record activities inside the 
vehicle when transporting an arrestee or when an officer 
reasonably believes recording may assist with prosecution, 
enhance safety, or for any other lawful purpose. 
(1) Recording for an enforcement stop shall 
begin when the officer determines an enforcement 
stop is necessary and shall continue until the en-
forcement action has been completed and the subject 
of the enforcement stop or the officer has left the 
scene. 
(2) Recording shall begin when patrol vehicle 
emergency lights are activated or when they would 
otherwise be activated if not for the need to conceal 
the presence of law enforcement, and shall continue 
until the reason for the activation ceases to exist, re-
gardless of whether the emergency lights are no 
longer activated. 
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(3) An officer may begin recording if the officer 
reasonably believes recording may assist with pros-
ecution, enhance safety, or for any other lawful pur-
pose; and shall continue until the reason for record-
ing ceases to exist. 
(d) In-car video camera recording equipment with a 
recording medium capable of recording for a period of 10 
hours or more shall record activities whenever a patrol ve-
hicle is assigned to patrol duty. 
(e) Any enforcement stop shall be video and audio 
recorded. Audio recording shall terminate upon release of 
the violator and prior to initiating a separate criminal in-
vestigation. 
(f) Recordings made on in-car video camera recording 
medium shall be retained for a storage period of at least 
90 days. Under no circumstances shall any recording 
made on in-car video camera recording medium be altered 
or erased prior to the expiration of the designated storage 
period. Upon completion of the storage period, the record-
ing medium may be erased and reissued for operational 
use unless otherwise ordered or if designated for evi-
dentiary or training purposes. 
(g) Audio or video recordings made pursuant to this 
section shall be available under the applicable provisions 
of section 552a of title 5, United States Code. Only re-
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corded portions of the audio recording or video recording 
medium applicable to the request will be available for in-
spection or copying. 
(h) The agency shall ensure proper care and mainte-
nance of in-car video camera recording equipment and re-
cording medium. An officer operating a patrol vehicle 
must immediately document and notify the appropriate 
person of any technical difficulties, failures, or problems 
with the in-car video camera recording equipment or re-
cording medium. Upon receiving notice, every reasonable 
effort shall be made to correct and repair any of the in- 
car video camera recording equipment or recording me-
dium and determine if it is in the public interest to permit 
the use of the patrol vehicle. 
SEC. 4. FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. 
No camera or recording device authorized or required 
to be used under this Act may employ facial recognition 
technology. 
SEC. 5. GAO STUDY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study on Federal police officers’ training, 
vehicle pursuits, use of force, and interaction with citizens, 
and submit a report on such study to— 
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(1) the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impose any 
requirement on a uniformed officer outside of the course 
of carrying out that officer’s duty. 
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