,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ba1       
#bjag,mr4 ,rush introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to require1 as a condition on the      
receipt of ,federal funds1 that ,states 
require law enforcement agencies to have
 in effect a policy regarding the use of
 body-worn cameras and dashboard        
cameras4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,laquan ,mc,donald  
,camera ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,requirement
 to have body-worn cameras and dashboard
 camera policies ,to be in compliance   
with this section1 a ,state shall       
require each law enforcement agency of  
that ,state and of a unit of a local    
government of that ,state to have in    
effect a policy requiring and           
prescribing the conditions for the use  
of body-worn cameras and dashboard      
cameras by law enforcement officers of  
that agency1 and to establish procedures

 providing for the effective enforcement
 of that policy4  #c4 ,eligibility for  
,federal funds  7a7 ,covered programs   
7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes of this  
,act1 a grant program is covered by this
 section if-- 7,a7 the program is       
carried out by or under the authority of
 the ,attorney ,general2 and  7,b7 the  
program may provide amounts to ,states  
for law enforcement purposes4  7#b7     
,list ,for each fiscal year1 the        
,attorney ,general shall prepare a list 
identifying each program that meets the 
criteria of paragraph 7#a7 and provide  
that list to each ,state4  7b7          
,compliance ,for each fiscal year1 any  
amount that a ,state would otherwise    
receive for that fiscal year under a    
grant program covered by this section   
shall be reduced by #aj percent1 unless 
the ,state submits to the ,attorney     
,general a certification that each law  
enforcement agency of the ,state1 and of
 each unit of local government of the   
,state1 is in full compliance with the  

requirements of section #b4  7c7        
,citizen suits ,in the case of a ,state 
that has submitted a certification under
 subsection 7b71 if that ,state has made
 any misrepresentation in that          
certification pertaining to full        
compliance with the requirements of     
section #b1 a private citizen who is a  
resident of that ,state may bring an    
action in a ,federal district court to  
compel the ,attorney ,general to take   
appropriate action under subsection 7b74
 ,the court shall expedite consideration
 of such an action1 and advance it on   
the docket to the maximum extent        
practicable4  7d7 ,redistribution of    
amounts ,amounts under a grant program  
not granted by reason of a reduction    
under subsection 7b71 shall be granted  
to one or more entities not subject to  
such reduction or such prohibition1     
subject to the other laws governing that
 program4  7e7 ,effective date ,the     
first grants to which subsection 7b7    
applies are grants for the fiscal year  

beginning ,october #a1 #bjah4