,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cedd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1 #bjae  
,ms4 ,hahn 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 & ,ms4
 ,e/y7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight
 & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to help keep law   
en=cem5t (fic]s & communities saf] by   
mak+ grants to pur*ase body worn cam]as 
= use by ,/ate1 local1 & tribal law     
en=cem5t (fic]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,saf] ,(fic]s &    
,saf] ,citiz5s ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,:ile   
police body worn cam]as are n a panacea1
 !y d contribute to keep+ bo? law       
en=cem5t (fic]s & citiz5s saf]4  7#b7   
,increas+ ! use ( body worn cam]as by   
law en=cem5t (fic]s has be5 %[n by      
multiple /udies to significantly r$uce !

 numb] ( use ( =ce incid5ts & ! numb] ( 
citiz5 compla9ts4  7#c7 ,increas$       
acc\ntability & transp>5cy 9 polic+     
activities w b5efit all our citiz5s1    
includ+ our law en=cem5t (fic]s4  #c4   
,grant program ,title ,i ( ! ,omnibus   
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaa et seq47 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,ll  
,grant program = body worn cam]as = law 
en=cem5t (fic]s  #cjba4 ,program        
au?oriz$  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! 
,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,assi/ance is au?oriz$
 to make grants to ,/ates1 units ( local
 gov]nm5t1 & ,indian tribes to pur*ase  
body worn cam]as = use by ,/ate1 local1 
& tribal law en=cem5t (fic]s4  7b7 ,uses
 ( funds ,grants aw>d$ "u ?is section   
%all be--  7#a7 di/ribut$ directly to ! 
,/ate1 unit ( local gov]nm5t1 or ,indian
 tribe2 &  7#b7 us$ = ! pur*ase (--     
7,a7 body worn cam]as = law en=cem5t    
(fic]s2 &  7,b7 necess>y initial        
supportive te*nological infra/ructure = 
body worn cam]as = law en=cem5t (fic]s 9

 ! jurisdiction ( ! grantee4  7c7       
,pref]5tial consid]ation ,9 aw>d+ grants
 "u ?is "p1 ! ,director ( ! ,bureau (   
,ju/ice ,assi/ance %all give pref]5tial 
consid]ation1 if feasible1 to an        
application f a jurisdiction t-- 7#a7   
has 9 place a compreh5sive policy t is--
  7,a7 develop$ 9 consultation ) a broad
 gr\p ( crim9al ju/ice exp]ts &         
community memb]s1 & t conta9s policies &
 proc$ures address+ deploym5t1 video    
capture1 privacy protections1 view+1    
use1 release1 /orage1 ret5tion1 ! effect
 on community-police int]actions1 &     
audits & controls2  7,b7 support$ by a  
compreh5sive communication & education  
campaign t involves int]e/$ p>ties 9 law
 en=cem5t1 c\rts1 prosecution1 ! def5se 
b>1 civic lead]%ip1 labor organizations1
 victim & juv5ile advocacy1 ! m$ia1 & ! 
public2 &  7,c7 in=m$ by ! be/ practices
 on body worn cam]as develop$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2  7#b7 has ! greate/
 ne$ = body worn cam]as bas$ on !       
p]c5tage ( law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 !      

dep>tm5t :o d n h access to a body worn 
cam]a2  7#c7 has a viol5t crime rate at 
or above ! national av]age z det]m9$ by 
! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,/ati/ics2 &  7#d7  
commits to submitt+ su* metrics on !    
usage ( body worn cam]as1 9 su* a =mat &
 at su* a "t z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice    
%all reasonably specify1 = ! purposes ( 
collect+ & /udy+ data on ! effectiv5ess 
( body worn cam]as to increase safety = 
bo? law en=cem5t (fic]s & citiz5s4  7d7 
,mat*+ funds ,! portion ( ! co/s ( a    
program provid$ by a grant "u subsection
 7a7 may n exce$ #ge p]c5t4 ,any funds  
appropriat$ by ,congress = ! activities 
( any ag5cy ( an ,indian tribal gov]nm5t
 or ! ,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs p]=m+  
law en=cem5t functions on any ,indian   
l&s may be us$ to provide ! non-,f$]al  
%>e ( a mat*+ requirem5t fund$ "u ?is   
subsection4  #cjbb4 ,applications  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,to reque/ a grant "u ?is "p1 !
 *ief executive ( a ,/ate1 unit ( local 
gov]nm5t1 or ,indian tribe %all submit  
an application to ! ,director ( !       

,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,assi/ance 9 su* =m & 
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,director may 
reasonably require4  7b7 ,regulations ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is "p1 ! ,director ( !      
,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,assi/ance %all       
promulgate regulations to implem5t ?is  
section1 includ+ ! in=mation t mu/ be   
includ$ & ! requirem5ts t ! ,/ates1     
units ( local gov]nm5t1 & ,indian tribes
 mu/ meet 9 submitt+ ! applications     
requir$ "u ?is section4  #cjbc4         
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is "p--  7#a7
 ! t]m ,indian tribe has ! same mean+ z 
9 section #d7;e7 ( ! ,indian            
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4          
#dej;b7e772  7#b7 ! t]m law en=cem5t    
(fic] means any (fic]1 ag5t1 or employee
 ( a ,/ate1 unit ( local gov]nm5t1 or   
,indian tribe au?oriz$ by law or by a   
gov]nm5t ag5cy to engage 9 or sup]vise !
 prev5tion1 detection1 or inve/igation (
 any violation ( crim9al law1 or        
au?oriz$ by law to sup]vise s5t5c$      

crim9al (f5d]s2  7#c7 ! t]m ,/ate means 
ea* ( ! #ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1   
,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 & ! ,nor!rn     
,m>iana ,isl&s2 &  7#d7 ! t]m unit (    
local gov]nm5t means a c\nty1           
municipality1 t[n1 t[n%ip1 village1     
p>i%1 bor\gh1 or o!r unit ( g5]al       
gov]nm5t bel[ ! ,/ate level4  #cjbd4    
,au?orization ( appropriations  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,!re are au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is "p1         
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjaf  
?r\gh #bjba4  7b7 ,rema9+ funds ,any    
am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is "p
 t are unobligat$ at ! end ( ea* fiscal 
ye>1 %all be return$ to ! g5]al fund ( !
 ,treasury = debt r$uction4  4  #d4     
,(fset  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel      
,managem5t all[s = adm9i/rative leave z 
an adm9i/ratively au?oriz$ abs5ce f duty
 )\t loss ( pay or *>ge to leave1 b     
recognizes t adm9i/rative leave is n an 

entitlem5t1 & ag5cies are n requir$ to  
grant x4  7#b7 ,adm9i/rative leave does 
n include annual leave1 mat]nity leave1 
sick leave1 leave tak5 9 accordance ) ! 
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa et seq471 or       
milit>y leave4  7#c7 ,a ,gov]nm5t       
,acc\ntability ,(fice report on ,f$]al  
paid adm9i/rative leave detail$ data f !
 ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t t %[$ t f
 fiscal ye> #bjaa ?r\gh fiscal ye>      
#bjac1 ab\t #ig p]c5t ( ,f$]al employees
 *>g$ #bj days or less ( paid           
adm9i/rative leave1 al?\gh "s ,f$]al    
employees *>g$ betwe5 #a & #c ye>s (    
paid adm9i/rative leave4 ,fur!r1 ,ag5cy 
(ficials /at$ t ! mo/ common reason =   
:i* select$ employees *>g$ am\nts       
relatively high] ?an ! ag5cy av]age 0 = 
p]sonnel matt]s1 su* z inve/igations    
into alleg$ misconduct4  7b7 ,requirem5t
  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection--  
7,a7 ! t]m adm9i/rative leave means     
leave )\t loss ( or r$uction 9--  7i7   
pay2  7ii7 leave to :i* an employee is  

o!rwise entitl$2 or  7iii7 cr$it = "t or
 s]vice2 &  7,b7 ! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m executive ag5cy "u section  
#aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4   
7#b7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ij days  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7,a7
 ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all   
issue regulations limit+ adm9i/rative   
leave = an employee ( any ag5cy to n m  
?an #bj days p] ye>1 unless approv$     
individually by ! head ( ! ag5cy2 &     
7,b7 ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget    
%all ensure ea* ag5cy adju/s ! numb] (  
employees 7det]m9$ on a full-"t         
equival5t basis7 au?oriz$ to be employ$ 
by ! ag5cy1 & ea* compon5t ( ! ag5cy1 to
 reflect l[] p]sonnel requirem5ts due to
 increas$ available "w h\rs p] employee4