,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #f1 #bjae   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide for a reduction in  
the amount that may be awarded to a unit
 of local government under subpart #a of
 part ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus    
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et seq47  
for a unit of local government that     
funds an amount that is greater than #ah
 percent of its operating budget using  
revenue generated from collecting fines 
and other fees related to violations of 
traffic laws1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,building ,bridges and          
,transforming ,resentment and           
,unfairness to ,support and ,trust for  
,municipal ,law ,enforcement ,act of    
#bjae or the ,build ,,trust ,act of     
#bjae4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   

the following3  7#a7 ,the growing trend 
of local units of government using      
traffic fines and traffic court fees and
 costs as revenue generators promotes   
unfair1 excessive targeting of citizens 
by law enforcement agents1 infringes on 
civil liberties1 and promotes reliance  
on unpredictable revenue sources4  7#b7 
,the growing trend of local units of    
government using traffic fines and      
traffic court fees and costs as revenue 
generators has the potential to breed   
public cynicism and distrust of local   
law enforcement agencies1 and to lessen 
public confidence that the laws are     
being enforced impartially and the      
criminal justice system is administered 
equally4  #c4 ,reduction in grant       
funding for units of local government   
7a7 ,collection of fines for violations 
of traffic laws ,except as provided in  
subsection 7b7 or section #d1 a unit of 
local government which1 during the      
previous #c fiscal years1 funded an     
amount that1 on average1 was greater    

than #ah percent of its operating budget
 using revenue generated from collecting
 fines and other fees related to        
violations of traffic laws1 shall1 in   
the case of a unit of local government  
receiving grant funds under subpart #a  
of part ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus  
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et seq471 
receive only #be percent of the grant   
award that would have otherwise been    
awarded to that unit of local government
 under such subpart4  7b7               
,disproportionate racial composition of 
law enforcement agencies ,in the case of
 a unit of local government described in
 subsection 7a7 for which1 during the   
previous fiscal year1 the percentage of 
individuals who identify as a race who  
were employees of the law enforcement   
agency for that unit of local           
government1 and the percentage of       
individuals who identify as that race   
who live in the jurisdiction which that 
law enforcement agency serves1 differs  

by greater than #cj percent1 the unit of
 local government shall receive only #e 
percent of the grant award that would   
have otherwise been awarded to that unit
 of local government under subpart #a of
 part ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus    
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et seq474 
7c7 ,obligation of ,states ,a ,state    
that receives a grant award under       
subpart #a of part ,e of title ,i of the
 ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe     
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgej et seq471 which does not reduce a 
subgrant award made under such grant to 
a unit of local government in its       
jurisdiction in accordance with this    
section1 shall1 in the succeeding fiscal
 year1 receive only #ej percent of the  
grant award that would have otherwise   
been awarded to that ,state under such  
subpart4  7d7 ,reallocation ,any funds  
withheld from a ,state or unit of local 
government from a direct grant award by 
the ,attorney ,general shall be         

reallocated in accordance with subpart  
#a of part ,e of title ,i of the        
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgej et seq474  #d4 ,exemptions ,the   
provisions of section #c shall not apply
 in the case of any unit of local       
government--  7#a7 that serves a        
population of less than #ae1jjj people  
and so certifies to the ,attorney       
,general2 or  7#b7 to which the         
,attorney ,general has granted a waiver 
under section #e4  #e4 ,waivers ,the    
,attorney ,general may1 in his or her   
discretion1 grant a waiver under this   
section to any unit of local government 
for good cause shown1 and shall consider
 the following factors3  7#a7 ,whether1 
resulting from allegations of excessive 
uses of force1 false arrests1 improper  
searches and seizures1 failures to      
discipline officers sufficiently1 or    
failure to supervise officers1 the unit 
of local government is subject to a     
consent decree or ,memorandum of        

,understanding1 or the subject of an    
investigation by the ,special           
,litigation ,section of the ,civil      
,rights ,division of the ,department of 
,justice4  7#b7 ,whether the unit of    
local government has taken affirmative  
action to ensure that adequate practices
 and procedures are in place to increase
 public trust and confidence in the     
impartial and equitable administration  
of justice1 including--  7,a7 whether   
incidents of officer involved shootings 
and uses of excessive force are         
investigated by a ,special ,prosecutor  
appointed by the ,governor1 ,state      
,attorney ,general1 or ,presiding ,judge
 of the local court of jurisdiction2    
7,b7 whether incidents of officer       
involved shootings and uses of excessive
 force are adjudicated in a public      
proceeding rather than the grand jury   
process4  7#c7 ,whether the minority    
community is equitably represented in   
the municipality's legislative body and 
executive departments4