I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5624 
To require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report 
information related to allegations of misconduct of law enforcement offi-
cers to the Attorney General, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 
Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Ms. NORTON) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies 
to report information related to allegations of misconduct 
of law enforcement officers to the Attorney General, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cost of Police Mis-
conduct Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ALLEGATION OF MISCONDUCT.—The term 
‘‘allegation of misconduct’’ means an allegation by a 
member of the community, a fellow law enforcement 
officer, or other individual that a law enforcement 
officer took an unlawful under State or Federal law, 
tortious, or otherwise inappropriate action in connec-
tion with the official duties of the officer. 
(2) BYRNE JAG PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Byrne 
JAG 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.). 
(3) CIVIL
RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘civil rights organization’’ means an organization 
that monitors the equitable enforcement of and 
treatment under the law and that has a national 
presence and membership. 
(4) JUDGMENT.—The term ‘‘judgment’’ means 
the final court order in a civil action that resolves 
all issues in dispute and settles the parties’ rights 
with respect to those issues. 
(5) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means an agency engaged 
in the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecu-
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tion, or adjudication of violations of the law in the 
United States. 
(6) MISCONDUCT.—The term ‘‘misconduct’’ 
means an instance in which a law enforcement offi-
cer took an unlawful under State or Federal law, 
tortious, or otherwise inappropriate action in connec-
tion with the official duties of the officer. 
(7) PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSO-
CIATION.—The term ‘‘professional law enforcement 
association’’ means a law enforcement membership 
association that works for the needs of Federal, 
State, local, or Indian Tribal law enforcement agen-
cies and with the civilian community on matters of 
common interest, such as the Hispanic American 
Police Command Officers Association (HAPCOA), 
the National Asian Pacific Officers Association 
(NAPOA), the National Black Police Association 
(NBPA), the National Latino Peace Officers Asso-
ciation (NLPOA), the National Organization of 
Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), 
Women in Law Enforcement, the Native American 
Law Enforcement Association (NALEA), the Inter-
national Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the 
National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), the Fraternal 
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Order of Police (FOP), or the National Association 
of School Resource Officers. 
(8) SETTLEMENT.—The term ‘‘settlement’’ 
means an agreement that resolves— 
(A) a civil action prior to the entry of 
judgment; or 
(B) a legal dispute prior to the filing of a 
complaint or petition. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Attorney General shall identify— 
(A) the total number of Federal law en-
forcement agencies in the Federal Government; 
and 
(B) the name of each Federal law enforce-
ment agency in the Federal Government. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Attorney General shall make publicly 
available on the internet website of the Department 
of Justice the information under paragraph (1). 
(c) 
FEDERAL
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
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(1) DATA COLLECTION.—Beginning on the date 
that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, a Federal law enforcement agency identified 
under subsection (b)(1) shall collect the information 
described in paragraph (2) of this subsection relat-
ing to any judgments or settlements with respect to 
such allegations of misconduct. 
(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—With respect to 
the preceding year, a Federal law enforcement agen-
cy identified under subsection (b)(1) shall collect the 
following information: 
(A) The total number of judgments or set-
tlements entered into during the year with re-
spect to allegations of misconduct by a Federal 
law enforcement officer employed by such agen-
cy. 
(B) For each judgment or settlement with 
respect to allegations of misconduct identified 
in subparagraph (A): 
(i) The race, ethnicity, sex, and age of 
each Federal law enforcement officer and 
civilian involved, if known. 
(ii) The year in which the alleged mis-
conduct took place. 
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(iii) The year in which the allegation 
was reported. 
(iv) The type of allegation, which may 
include a body camera violation (whether a 
failure to wear or record), use of force (in-
cluding the type of force), a collision, racial 
profiling, negligence, property damage, sex-
ual harassment or assault, false testimony, 
wrongful death, failure of a duty to inter-
vene, or wrongful imprisonment. 
(v) Any personnel action taken by the 
officer involved, which may include res-
ignation or retirement. 
(vi) Any personnel action taken by the 
Federal law enforcement agency involved, 
which may include termination, demotion, 
or relocation of the officer involved. 
(vii) The total amount paid to satisfy 
the judgment or settlement (and related 
court fees), regardless of the source of the 
payment. 
(viii) The source of money used to pay 
the judgment or settlement (and related 
court fees), including whether the money 
came from amounts appropriated under 
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section 1304 of title 31, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Judgment 
Fund’’), amounts appropriated to the Fed-
eral law enforcement agency, or another 
source. 
(ix) Any injunctive or declaratory re-
lief awarded, or any comparable terms in 
any settlement agreement. 
(C) The total amount paid pursuant to 
such judgments and settlements (and related 
court fees) by the Federal law enforcement 
agency. 
(3) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the last day of each year that begins after 
the date of enactment of this Act, a Federal law 
enforcement agency identified under subsection 
(b)(1) shall report to the Attorney General, 
pursuant to guidelines established by the Attor-
ney General, the information collected pursuant 
to paragraph (1) for the preceding year. 
(B) EXTENSION.—The Attorney General 
may extend the deadline under subparagraph 
(A) by not more than 60 days for a Federal law 
enforcement agency that the Attorney General 
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determines is making good faith efforts to com-
ply with the requirement under such subpara-
graph. 
(C) SCOPE OF INITIAL REPORT.—The first 
report submitted by a Federal law enforcement 
agency under subparagraph (A) shall include 
data collected prior to the year covered by the 
report, if the data collection requirement under 
paragraph (1) applies to any period prior to 
that year. 
(d) STATE
AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall notify each State or 
unit of local government that receives funds 
under the Byrne JAG program of the require-
ment under subparagraph (B). 
(B) DATA COLLECTION.—On and after the 
date that is 120 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, each State or unit of local 
government that receives funds under the 
Byrne JAG program shall collect information 
relating to any judgments or settlements with 
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