(a) Technical assistance grants for data collection.—. (B) Video footage that is subject to a minimum 3-year retention period solely and exclusively pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) or (2) of subsection (j). Sec. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. (i) disparities in the percentage of drivers or pedestrians stopped relative to the proportion of the population passing through the neighborhood; (iii) disparities in the frequency of searches performed on racial or ethnic minority 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—. (2) divulged or used by any law enforcement agency for any commercial or other non-law enforcement purpose. • Prohibits federal, state, and local law enforcement from racial, religious and discriminatory profiling. (q) Additional limitations.—Video footage may not be—, (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. [description] => Introduced 7801)). [chamberOfAction] => House The list of people killed by police is tragically long. Sec. 361. Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2020. ““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 investigative or law enforcement officer (as such term is defined in section 2680(h) of title 28, United States Code), that— Involvement of Attorney General. 372. 10381(b))—. Compliance with reporting requirements. (4) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply to the first fiscal year that begins after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each fiscal year thereafter. 101. Sec. Sec. (b) Requirements.—The regulations issued under subsection (a) shall—. (2) training on racial profiling issues as part of Federal law enforcement training; (3) the collection of data in accordance with the regulations issued by the Attorney General under section 341; (4) procedures for receiving, investigating, and responding meaningfully to complaints alleging racial profiling by law enforcement agents; and. (b) Grant program for community organizations.—The Attorney General may make grants to community-based organizations to study and implement—, (1) effective management, training, recruiting, hiring, and oversight standards and programs to promote effective community and problem solving strategies for law enforcement agencies; or. Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 118. (B) recommend additional areas for the development of national standards for the accreditation of law enforcement agencies in consultation with existing law enforcement accreditation organizations, professional law enforcement associations, labor organizations, community-based organizations, and professional civilian oversight organizations. 351. Certification requirements for hiring of law enforcement officers. (c) Activities described.—A grant made under this section may be used by a law enforcement agency for—. 116. (1) in the section heading, by adding at the end the following: “or by any person acting under color of law”; (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: “(c) Of an individual by any person acting under color of law.— “(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, acting under color of law, knowingly engages in a sexual act with an individual, including an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of any Federal law enforcement officer, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 382. (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. Authorization of appropriations. Limitations on publication of data. (C) initiatives to encourage residency in the jurisdiction served by the law enforcement agency and continuing education. (8) WIRELESS MICROPHONE.—The term “wireless microphone” means a device worn by a Federal law enforcement officer or any other equipment used to record conversations between the officer and a second party and transmitted to the recording equipment. SEC. Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies. (4) participation in an administrative complaint procedure or independent audit program that meets the requirements of section 332. Limitation on justification defense for Federal law enforcement officers, “(a) In general.—It is not a defense to an offense under section 1111 or 1112 that the use of less lethal force or deadly force by a Federal law enforcement officer was justified if—, “(1) that officer’s use of use of such force was inconsistent with section 364(b) of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020; or. (2) The Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division. SEC. (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. (. TITLE III—IMPROVING POLICE TRAINING AND POLICIES, Subtitle A—End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, PART II—PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RACIAL PROFILING BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. (3) HIT RATE.—The term “hit rate” means the percentage of stops and searches in which a law enforcement agent finds drugs, a gun, or something else that leads to an arrest. (1) IN GENERAL.—Any data reported under this subtitle shall be collected and reported—, (A) in a manner consistent with existing programs of the Department of Justice that collect data on local law enforcement officer encounters with civilians; and. (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. The Justice in Policing Act is the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement and build trust between law enforcement and our communities. (8) REASONABLE REQUEST.—The term “reasonable request” means all requests for information, except for those that—, (B) would result in the unnecessary disclosure of personal information; or. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2020". Body-worn camera training toolkit. 10101 et seq. “(A) IN GENERAL.—A law enforcement program under paragraph (1)(A) may include the development of best practices for and the creation of local task forces on public safety innovation, charged with exploring and developing new strategies for public safety, including non-law enforcement strategies. (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 prosecutor who—, (i) does not oversee or regularly rely on the law enforcement agency by which the law enforcement officer under investigation is employed; and. (c) Practices To be reported on.—The practices to be reported on are the following: (4) Instances where law enforcement officers used deadly force, including—. (a) Regulations.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with stakeholders, including Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and community, professional, research, and civil rights organizations, shall issue regulations for the collection and compilation of data under sections 321 and 331. (a) In general.—The Attorney General shall establish—, (1) a training program for law enforcement officers to cover racial profiling, implicit bias, and procedural justice; and. (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. Last week, Pallone held a discussion with community leaders to discuss the urgent need (text: CR H2440-2453) shall be a covered program under this paragraph. This subtitle may be cited as the “End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2020” or “ERRPA”. (12) LESS LETHAL FORCE.—The term “less lethal force” means any degree of force that is not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury. SEC. (m) Prohibited withholding of footage.—Body camera video footage may not be withheld from the public on the basis that it is an investigatory record or was compiled for law enforcement purposes where any person under investigation or whose conduct is under review is a police officer or other law enforcement employee and the video footage relates to that person's conduct in their official capacity. (a) In general.—Section 2243 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—. “(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this part, the Director of the Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management shall perform an assessment of the use of funds under this section and the policies and protocols of the grantees. 363. (b) Composition.—The Task Force shall be composed of individuals appointed by the Attorney General, who shall appoint not less than 1 individual from each of the following: (1) The Special Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division. 115. (2) develop pilot programs and implement effective standards and programs in the areas of training, hiring and recruitment, and oversight that are designed to improve management and address misconduct by law enforcement officers. 113. “(j) Notice to Congress of property cannibalization.—Before the Defense Logistics Agency authorizes the recipient of property transferred under this section to cannibalize the property, the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of such authorization, including the name of the recipient requesting the authorization, the purpose of the proposed cannibalization, and the type of property proposed to be cannibalized. [externalActionCode] => 8000 (d) Grants To train law enforcement officers on use of force.—Section 501(a)(1) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. Sec. “(l) Reports to Congress.—Not later than 30 days after the last day of a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the following for the preceding fiscal year: “(1) The percentage of equipment lost by recipients of property transferred under this section, including specific information about the type of property lost, the monetary value of such property, and the recipient that lost the property. June 18, 2020. Blog – In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress, House - Judiciary; Armed Services; Energy and Commerce, Senate - 07/20/2020 Read the second time. “(e) Annual report on excess property.—Before making any property available for transfer under this section, the Secretary shall annually submit to Congress a description of the property to be transferred together with a certification that the transfer of the property would not violate this section or any other provision of law. ), Blog – In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress, House - Judiciary; Armed Services; Energy and Commerce, Senate - 07/20/2020 Read the second time. The Director shall establish rules to ensure that the recorded data is used only for the purposes described in this paragraph. (1) SHORT TITLE.—This subsection may be cited as the “Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act”. (a) In general.— Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government, other than an Indian Tribe, may not receive funds under the Byrne grant program for that fiscal year if, on the day before the first day of the fiscal year, the State or unit of local government has not—, (1) submitted to the Attorney General evidence that the State or unit of local government has a certification and decertification program for purposes of employment as a law enforcement officer in that State or unit of local government that is consistent with the rules made under subsection (c); and. Law enforcement body-worn camera requirements. SEC. (2) a clear duty for Federal law enforcement officers to intervene in cases where another law enforcement officer is using excessive force against a civilian, and establish a training program that covers the duty to intervene. 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