,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct the ,attorney        
,general to conduct a study on the cost 
of the purchase and use of body cameras 
by ,state and local law enforcement     
agencies1 and to require law enforcement
 agencies to purchase and use body      
cameras as a condition on the receipt of
 ,federal funding1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,transparency in    
,policing ,act of #bjad or the ,,tip    
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,study on the cost  
of the purchase and use of body cameras 
by law enforcement agencies  7a7 ,study 
,the ,attorney ,general shall conduct a 
study on the cost to ,state and local   
law enforcement agencies of purchasing  
and using body cameras4  7b7 ,report    
,not later than #ij days after the date 

of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,attorney ,general shall submit to      
,congress a report that contains the    
results of the study conducted under    
subsection 7a74  #c4 ,requirement for   
law enforcement agencies to purchase and
 use body cameras  7a7 ,in general      
,beginning on the date that is #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 a ,state or local law enforcement 
agency that receives ,federal funds from
 a grant program carried out by the     
,department of ,justice shall1 as a     
condition of receipt of such funds1     
purchase body cameras for use by the law
 enforcement officers employed by that  
law enforcement agency4  7b7 ,rulemaking
 authority ,the ,attorney ,general shall
 make rules to implement the requirement
 under subsection 7a74  7c7 ,waiver ,the
 ,attorney ,general may waive the       
requirement under subsection 7a7 for a  
law enforcement agency if the ,attorney 
,general determines that compliance with
 such requirement would create a        

hardship for the law enforcement agency4