Library / Laws / 113th / hr / H.R. 5889 / Introduced in House
I
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5889
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 2, 2015
Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To revise the Uniform Crime Reports, and the National Incident-Based Reporting System, to direct
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include information
in those reports pertaining to law enforcement-involved justifiable
homicides, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Justifiable Homicide Accuracy in Reporting Act of 2014.
2.
Reporting of law enforcement-involved justifiable homicides
(a)
In general
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall revise the Uniform Crime Reports and the
National Incident-Based Reporting System to include information in those
reports pertaining to law enforcement-involved justifiable homicides.
(b)
Definition
For purposes of this section, the term Uniform Crime Reports means the reports authorized under section 534 of title 28, United States Code, and administered
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which compile nationwide criminal
statistics for use in law enforcement administration, operation, and
management and to assess the nature and type of crime in the United
States.