Title: Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act
This bill requires the Department of Justice to report on (1) targeted attacks on law enforcement officers, (2) the feasibility of incorporating such attacks into existing crime reporting systems, and (3) the mental health resources that are available to law enforcement officers.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3981 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3981

To require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent 
   attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 31, 2022

 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. 
   Cassidy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent 
   attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Law Enforcement Officer 
Safety and Wellness Through Data Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) There has been a rise in anti-police rhetoric and a 
        corresponding rise in violence against law enforcement 
        officers.
            (2) 2021 was the deadliest year for police officer killings 
        since 1995, with the exception of the September 11, 2001 
        attacks, with a total of 73 police officers feloniously killed 
        in the line of duty.
            (3) Nearly 44 percent of police officer killings in 2021 
        were caused by unprovoked attacks or ambushes on officers.
            (4) In 2021, there was a 58.7 percent increase in police 
        officers killed from the 46 police officers killed in 2020.
            (5) Law enforcement officers bravely put themselves at risk 
        for the betterment of society.
            (6) A data collection that represents the full 
        circumstances surrounding violent attacks and ambush attacks on 
        law enforcement officers is vital for the provision of needed 
        Federal resources to Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
        officers.
            (7) Police suffer assaults and other offenses that do not 
        rise to the level of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and 
        Assaulted or National Incident-Based Reporting System reporting 
        due to the frequency of such incidents, lower risk to officers, 
        and minimal administrative resources to report such frequent 
        events.
            (8) The mental health of law enforcement officers has 
        suffered due to overwork, recruitment issues, and the general 
        stress of their work.
            (9) The people of the United States will always remember 
        the victims of these hateful attacks against law enforcement 
        officers and stand in solidarity with individuals affected by 
        these senseless tragedies and incidents of hate that have 
        affected law enforcement communities and their families.
            (10) The United States must demonstrate to its brave law 
        enforcement officers that they are important, valued, and 
        respected.
            (11) Congress has made a commitment to helping communities 
        protect the lives of their police officers, as evidenced by the 
        Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act 
        of 2015 (Public Law 114-155; 130 Stat. 389) and other laws.
            (12) Subsection (c) of the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting 
        Act of 1988 (34 U.S.C. 41303(c)) requires the Attorney General 
        to ``acquire, collect, classify, and preserve national data on 
        Federal criminal offenses as part of the Uniform Crime 
        Reports'' and requires all Federal departments and agencies 
        that investigate criminal activity to ``report details about 
        crime within their respective jurisdiction to the Attorney 
        General in a uniform matter and on a form prescribed by the 
        Attorney General''.

SEC. 3. ATTACKS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the 
National Institute of Justice, and the Director of the Criminal Justice 
Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes--
            (1) the number of offenders that intentionally target law 
        enforcement officers because of their status as law enforcement 
        officers;
            (2) the number of incidents reported to the Law Enforcement 
        Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection that occur 
        through the coordinated actions of 2 or more parties;
            (3) a description of the Federal response to ambushes and 
        violent attacks on Federal law enforcement officers;
            (4) a detailed survey of what State and local responses are 
        to ambushes and violent attacks on State and local law 
        enforcement officers;
            (5) recommendations for improving State, local, and Federal 
        responses to ambushes and violent attacks on law enforcement 
        officers;
            (6) a detailed survey of Federal and State-based training 
        programs that law enforcement officers receive in preparation 
        for violent attacks, including ambush attacks;
            (7) an analysis of the effectiveness of the programs 
        described in paragraph (6) in preparing law enforcement 
        officers for violent attacks, including ambush attacks;
            (8) recommendations on how to improve State, local, and 
        Federal training programs for law enforcement officers relating 
        to ambush attacks;
            (9) an analysis of, with respect to the Patrick Leahy 
        Bulletproof Vest Partnership under part Y of title I of the 
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
        10530 et seq.)--
                    (A) the efficacy of the Partnership in distributing 
                protective gear to law enforcement officers across the 
                United States, including any location-specific 
                limitations to the distribution under such Partnership; 
                and
                    (B) the general limitations of the Partnership, 
                including any location-specific limitations to the 
                distributions under the Partnership, considering the 
                fact that law enforcement officers are suffering from 
                ambush attacks;
            (10) an analysis of the ability of the Department of 
        Justice to combine the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and 
        Assaulted Data Collection and a 09C Justifiable Homicide report 
        for officer-involved shooting reports and any roadblocks to 
        producing a clear report with such information;
            (11) an analysis of the ability of the Criminal Justice 
        Information Services of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to 
        expand data collection to include a suspect offender's level of 
        injury at the time of a reported Law Enforcement Officers 
        Killed and Assaulted Data Collection incident;
            (12) an analysis of the existence and extent of, and 
        reasons for, disparities in the availability and reporting of 
        data between--
                    (A) data relating to ambush attacks against law 
                enforcement officers; and
                    (B) other types of violent crime data; and
            (13) an analysis of any additional legislative tools or 
        authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist in 
        deterring ambush attacks against law enforcement officers.
    (b) Development.--In developing the report required under 
subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice, and the Director of the Criminal Justice Information Services 
Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall consult relevant 
stakeholders, including--
            (1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement 
        agencies; and
            (2) nongovernmental organizations, international 
        organizations, academies, or other entities.

SEC. 4. AGGRESSION AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REPORTING 
              REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of the 
National Institute for Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives a report on--
            (1) an analysis of the ability to implement a new category 
        in the Uniform Crime Reporting System and the National 
        Incident-Based Reporting System on aggressive actions, conduct, 
        or other trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement 
        officers that, as of the date of enactment of this Act are not 
        reported in such systems;
            (2) the level of detail the category described in paragraph 
        (1) would include and the standard of evidence that would be 
        used for any reported incidents;
            (3) an analysis of how to engage State and local law 
        enforcement agencies in reporting the data described in 
        paragraph (1), despite the fact that such data is beyond the 
        standard crime-based reporting to the systems described in 
        paragraph (1);
            (4) an analysis of potential uses by the Department of 
        Justice and any component agencies of the Department of Justice 
        of the data described in paragraph (1);
            (5) an analysis of the existence and extent of, and reasons 
        for, disparities in the availability and reporting of data 
        between--
                    (A) data relating to aggressive actions or other 
                trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement 
                officers that do not rise to the level of crimes; and
                    (B) other types of violent crime data; and
            (6) an analysis of additional legislative tools or 
        authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist in 
        deterring aggressive actions, conduct, or other trauma-inducing 
        incidents against law enforcement officers.
    (b) Development.--In developing this report under subsection (a), 
the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and the Director of the National Institute of Justice 
shall consult relevant stakeholders, including--
            (1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement 
        agencies; and
            (2) nongovernmental organizations, international 
        organizations, academies, or other entities.

SEC. 5. MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of the 
National Institute for Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives a report on--
            (1) the types, frequency, and severity of mental health and 
        stress-related responses of law enforcement officers to 
        aggressive actions or other trauma-inducing incidents against 
        law enforcement officers;
            (2) mental health and stress-related resources or programs 
        that are available to law enforcement officers at the Federal, 
        State, and local levels, especially peer-to-peer programs;
            (3) the extent to which law enforcement officers use the 
        resources or programs described in paragraph (2);
            (4) the availability of, or need for, mental health 
        screening within Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
        agencies; and
            (5) additional legislative tools or authorities that may be 
        helpful or necessary to assist in assessing, monitoring, and 
        improving the mental health and wellness of Federal, State, and 
        local law enforcement officers.
    (b) Development.--In developing the report required under 
subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice shall consult relevant stakeholders, including--
            (1) Federal, State, Tribal and local law enforcement 
        agencies; and
            (2) nongovernmental organizations, international 
        organizations, academies, or other entities.
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