,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cijh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjad,mr4 ,cohen introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title ,i of the       
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh to provide for   
improvements under the ,edward ,byrne   
,memorial ,justice ,assistance ,grant   
,program to reduce racial and ethnic    
disparities in the criminal justice     
system4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,byrne_/,,jag ,program 
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,improvements
 under the ,edward ,byrne ,memorial     
,justice ,assistance ,grant ,program to 
reduce racial and ethnic disparities in 
the criminal justice system ,section    
#eja of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and
 ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cgea7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new subsection3  
7h7 ,racial disparities practices ,for  

years beginning after the date of the   
enactment of the ,byrne_/,,jag ,program 
,accountability ,act1 ,states and units 
of local government receiving funds     
under this subpart shall implement      
policy1 practice1 and system improvement
 strategies at the ,state1 local1 and   
tribal levels1 as applicable1 to        
identify and reduce racial and ethnic   
disparities among individuals who come  
into contact with or are under the      
supervision of the criminal justice     
system1 without establishing or         
requiring numerical standards or quotas1
 through each of the following methods3 
7#a7 ,establishing coordinating bodies1 
composed of criminal justice            
stakeholders at the ,state1 local1 or   
tribal levels1 as applicable1 to oversee
 and monitor efforts by such ,states1   
unit of local government1 or ,indian    
tribe to reduce racial and ethnic       
disparities4  7#b7 ,identifying and     
analyzing key decision points in the    
criminal justice system of the ,state1  

unit of local government1 or ,indian    
tribe1 as applicable1 to determine which
 points create racial and ethnic        
disparities among those who come into   
contact with the justice system4  7#c7  
,developing and implementing data       
collection and analysis systems to      
identify where racial and ethnic        
disparities exist in the criminal       
justice system and to track and analyze 
such disparities4  7#d7 ,developing and 
implementing a work plan that includes  
measurable objectives for policy        
practice or other system changes1 based 
on the needs identified in the data     
collection and analysis under paragraphs
 7#b7 and 7#c74  7#e7 ,publicly         
reporting1 on an annual basis1 the      
efforts made in accordance with         
paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 during  
the previous year4  4