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(n) ADMISSIBILITY.—Any video footage retained be-
yond 6 months solely and exclusively pursuant to sub-
section (j)(2)(D) shall not be admissible as evidence in any 
criminal or civil legal or administrative proceeding. 
(o) CONFIDENTIALITY.—No government agency or 
official, or law enforcement agency, officer, or official may 
publicly disclose, release, or share body camera video foot-
age unless— 
(1) doing so is expressly authorized pursuant to 
this part or another applicable law; or 
(2) the video footage is subject to public release 
pursuant to subsection (l), and not exempted from 
public release pursuant to subsection (l)(1). 
(p) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICER VIEWING
OF BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE.—No 
Federal law enforcement officer shall review or receive an 
accounting of any body camera video footage that is sub-
ject to a minimum 3-year retention period pursuant to 
subsection (j)(1) prior to completing any required initial 
reports, statements, and interviews regarding the recorded 
event, unless doing so is necessary, while in the field, to 
address an immediate threat to life or safety. 
(q) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS.—Video footage may 
not be— 
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(1) in the case of footage that is not subject to 
a minimum 3-year retention period, viewed by any 
superior officer of a Federal law enforcement officer 
whose body camera recorded the footage absent a 
specific allegation of misconduct; or 
(2) divulged or used by any law enforcement 
agency for any commercial or other non-law enforce-
ment purpose. 
(r) THIRD PARTY MAINTENANCE OF FOOTAGE.— 
Where a law enforcement agency authorizes a third party 
to act as its agent in maintaining body camera footage, 
the agent shall not be permitted to independently access, 
view, or alter any video footage, except to delete videos 
as required by law or agency retention policies. 
(s) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If any Federal law enforce-
ment officer, or any employee or agent of a Federal 
law enforcement agency fails to adhere to the re-
cording or retention requirements contained in this 
part, intentionally interferes with a body camera’s 
ability to accurately capture video footage, or other-
wise manipulates the video footage captured by a 
body camera during or after its operation— 
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(A) appropriate disciplinary action shall be 
taken against the individual officer, employee, 
or agent; 
(B) a rebuttable evidentiary presumption 
shall be adopted in favor of a criminal defend-
ant who reasonably asserts that exculpatory evi-
dence was destroyed or not captured; and 
(C) a rebuttable evidentiary presumption 
shall be adopted on behalf of a civil plaintiff 
suing the Government, a Federal law enforce-
ment agency, or a Federal law enforcement offi-
cer for damages based on misconduct who rea-
sonably asserts that evidence supporting their 
claim was destroyed or not captured. 
(2) PROOF
COMPLIANCE
WAS
IMPOSSIBLE.— 
The disciplinary action requirement and rebuttable 
presumptions described in paragraph (1) may be 
overcome by contrary evidence or proof of exigent 
circumstances that made compliance impossible. 
(t) USE OF FORCE INVESTIGATIONS.—In the case 
that a Federal law enforcement officer equipped with a 
body camera is involved in, a witness to, or within viewable 
sight range of either the use of force by another law en-
forcement officer that results in a death, the use of force 
by another law enforcement officer, during which the dis-
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charge of a firearm results in an injury, or the conduct 
of another law enforcement officer that becomes the sub-
ject of a criminal investigation— 
(1) the law enforcement agency that employs 
the law enforcement officer, or the agency or depart-
ment conducting the related criminal investigation, 
as appropriate, shall promptly take possession of the 
body camera, and shall maintain such camera, and 
any data on such camera, in accordance with the ap-
plicable rules governing the preservation of evidence; 
(2) a copy of the data on such body camera 
shall be made in accordance with prevailing forensic 
standards for data collection and reproduction; and 
(3) such copied data shall be made available to 
the public in accordance with subsection (l). 
(u) LIMITATION
ON USE
OF FOOTAGE
AS EVI-
DENCE.—Any body camera video footage recorded by a 
Federal law enforcement officer that violates this part or 
any other applicable law may not be offered as evidence 
by any government entity, agency, department, prosecu-
torial office, or any other subdivision thereof in any crimi-
nal or civil action or proceeding against any member of 
the public. 
(v) PUBLICATION OF AGENCY POLICIES.—Any Fed-
eral law enforcement agency policy or other guidance re-
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garding body cameras, their use, or the video footage 
therefrom that is adopted by a Federal agency or depart-
ment, shall be made publicly available on that agency’s 
website. 
(w) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this part 
shall be construed to preempt any laws governing the 
maintenance, production, and destruction of evidence in 
criminal investigations and prosecutions. 
SEC. 373. PATROL VEHICLES WITH IN-CAR VIDEO RECORD-
ING CAMERAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUDIO RECORDING.—The term ‘‘audio re-
cording’’ means the recorded conversation between a 
Federal law enforcement officer and a second party. 
(2) EMERGENCY
LIGHTS.—The term ‘‘emer-
gency lights’’ means oscillating, rotating, or flashing 
lights on patrol vehicles. 
(3) ENFORCEMENT OR INVESTIGATIVE STOP.— 
The term ‘‘enforcement or investigative stop’’ means 
an action by a Federal law enforcement officer in re-
lation to enforcement and investigation duties, in-
cluding traffic stops, pedestrian stops, abandoned 
vehicle contacts, motorist assists, commercial motor 
vehicle stops, roadside safety checks, requests for 
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identification, or responses to requests for emer-
gency assistance. 
(4) IN-CAR VIDEO CAMERA.—The term ‘‘in-car 
video camera’’ means a video camera located in a 
patrol vehicle. 
(5) IN-CAR VIDEO CAMERA RECORDING EQUIP-
MENT.—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. 
(6) RECORDING.—The term ‘‘recording’’ means 
the process of capturing data or information stored 
on a recording medium as required under this sec-
tion. 
(7) RECORDING MEDIUM.—The term ‘‘record-
ing 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 technology. 
(8) WIRELESS MICROPHONE.—The term ‘‘wire-
less microphone’’ means a device worn by a Federal 
law enforcement officer or any other equipment used 
to record conversations between the officer and a 
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second party and transmitted to the recording equip-
ment. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal law enforce-
ment agency shall install in-car video camera record-
ing equipment in all patrol vehicles with a recording 
medium capable of recording for a period of 10 
hours or more and capable of making audio record-
ings with the assistance of a wireless microphone. 
(2) RECORDING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
In-car video camera recording equipment with a re-
cording medium capable of recording for a period of 
10 hours or more shall record activities— 
(A) whenever a patrol vehicle is assigned 
to patrol duty; 
(B) outside a patrol vehicle whenever— 
(i) a Federal law enforcement officer 
assigned that patrol vehicle is conducting 
an enforcement or investigative stop; 
(ii) patrol vehicle emergency lights are 
activated or would otherwise be activated if 
not for the need to conceal the presence of 
law enforcement; or 
(iii) an officer reasonably believes re-
cording may assist with prosecution, en-
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hance safety, or for any other lawful pur-
pose; and 
(C) 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. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A Federal law enforce-
ment officer shall begin recording for an en-
forcement or investigative stop when the officer 
determines an enforcement stop is necessary 
and shall continue until the enforcement action 
has been completed and the subject of the en-
forcement or investigative stop or the officer 
has left the scene. 
(B) ACTIVATION
WITH
LIGHTS.—A Fed-
eral law enforcement officer shall begin record-
ing when patrol vehicle emergency lights are ac-
tivated or when they would otherwise be acti-
vated if not for the need to conceal the presence 
of law enforcement, and shall continue until the 
reason for the activation ceases to exist, regard-
less of whether the emergency lights are no 
longer activated. 
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(C) PERMISSIBLE RECORDING.—A Federal 
law enforcement officer may begin recording if 
the officer reasonably believes recording may 
assist with prosecution, enhance safety, or for 
any other lawful purpose; and shall continue 
until the reason for recording ceases to exist. 
(4) 
ENFORCEMENT
OR
INVESTIGATIVE 
STOPS.—A Federal law enforcement officer shall 
record any enforcement or investigative stop. Audio 
recording shall terminate upon release of the violator 
and prior to initiating a separate criminal investiga-
tion. 
(c) RETENTION OF RECORDINGS.—Recordings made 
on in-car video camera recording medium shall be retained 
for a storage period of at least 90 days. Under no cir-
cumstances shall any recording made on in-car video cam-
era recording medium be altered or erased prior to the 
expiration of the designated storage period. Upon comple-
tion of the storage period, the recording medium may be 
erased and reissued for operational use unless otherwise 
ordered or if designated for evidentiary or training pur-
poses. 
(d) ACCESSIBILITY OF RECORDINGS.—Audio or video 
recordings made pursuant to this section shall be available 
under the applicable provisions of section 552a of title 5, 
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United States Code. Only recorded portions of the audio 
recording or video recording medium applicable to the re-
quest will be available for inspection or copying. 
(e) MAINTENANCE REQUIRED.—The agency shall en-
sure proper care and maintenance of in-car video camera 
recording equipment and recording medium. An officer op-
erating a patrol vehicle must immediately document and 
notify the appropriate person of any technical difficulties, 
failures, or problems with the in-car video camera record-
ing equipment or recording medium. Upon receiving no-
tice, every reasonable effort shall be made to correct and 
repair any of the in-car video camera recording equipment 
or recording medium and determine if it is in the public 
interest to permit the use of the patrol vehicle. 
SEC. 374. FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. 
No camera or recording device authorized or required 
to be used under this part may be equipped with or employ 
facial recognition technology, and footage from such a 
camera or recording device may not be subjected to facial 
recognition technology. 
SEC. 375. 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 law enforcement officer 
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