,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish a grant program providing for 
the acquisition1 operation1 and         
maintenance of body-worn cameras for law
 enforcement officers1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,camera             
,accountability ,maintenance and        
,transparency in ,policing ,act of #bjag
 or the ,,cam ,,tip ,act of #bjag4  #b4 
,body-worn camera grants ,title ,i of   
the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe  
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#cgaa et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  ,,mm ,body-,worn
 ,camera ,grants  #cjca4 ,in general    
,from amounts made available to the     
,bureau of ,justice ,assistance1 the    
,director of the ,bureau of ,justice    
,assistance may make grants to ,states1 
units of local government1 and ,indian  
tribes for the acquisition1 operation1  
and maintenance of body-worn cameras for
 law enforcement officers4 ,in making   
such grants1 the ,director shall assess 
the program proposed by the applicant   
for the elements described in section   
#cjcc4  #cjcb4 ,uses of funds ,grants   
awarded under this part shall be-- 7#a7 
distributed directly to the ,state1 unit
 of local government1 or ,indian tribe2 
and  7#b7 used for the program described
 under section #cjcc4  #cjcc4 ,program  
described ,the program described in this
 section is any program implemented by a
 grantee requiring the use of body-worn 
cameras by law enforcement officers in  
that jurisdiction1 which--  7#a7        

establishes policies and procedures for 
when law enforcement officers should    
wear1 activate1 and deactivate body-worn
 cameras2  7#b7 ensures the protection  
of the civil liberties of members of    
general public relating to the use of   
body-worn cameras by law enforcement    
officers2  7#c7 establishes policies    
limiting the use of recordings of       
body-worn cameras to monitor the conduct
 of law enforcement officers outside of 
their interactions1 in an official      
capacity1 with members of the general   
public2  7#d7 establishes or proposes to
 develop standards relating to the      
effective placement1 on a law           
enforcement officer's body1 of a        
body-worn camera2  7#e7 describes the   
best practices for receiving an accurate
 narrative from the recordings of       
body-worn cameras2  7#f7 establishes    
policies for the collection and storage 
of the recordings of body-worn cameras2 
7#g7 establishes policies relating to   
the availability of recordings of       

body-worn cameras--  7,a7 to the general
 public2  7,b7 to victims of crimes2 and
  7,c7 for internal use by the law      
enforcement agency2 and  7#h7 has in    
place guidelines and training courses   
for law enforcement officers relating to
 the proper management and use of       
body-worn cameras4  #cjcd4 ,matching    
,requirements  7a7 ,federal share ,the  
portion of the costs of a program       
provided by a grant under this part may 
not exceed #ej percent4 ,any funds      
appropriated by ,congress for the       
activities of any agency of an ,indian  
tribal government or the ,bureau of     
,indian ,affairs performing law         
enforcement functions on any ,indian    
lands may be used to provide the        
non-,federal share of a matching        
requirement funded under this           
subsection4  7b7 ,non-,federal share    
,the non-,federal share of payments made
 under this part may be made in cash or 
in-kind fairly evaluated1 including     
planned equipment or services4  #cjce4  

,funding ,grants under this part may be 
made using the funds that are available 
under section #ejf7;a77#a74  4  #c4     
,study on the cost of the purchase and  
use of body-worn 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-worn cameras or other similar
 cameras1 including gun-mounted cameras4
  7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj 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  #d4    
,establishment of task force on         
community policing and body camera      
accountability ,there shall be          
established in the ,department of       
,justice a task force to do the         
following3 7#a7 ,the task force shall be
 created to provide recommendations on  
community policing1 including best      

practices for creating accountability   
and transparency4  7#b7 ,not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the task force shall     
provide a report to the ,congress1 which
 shall include the recommendations under
 paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,membership shall
 include representatives of civil rights
 organizations1 ,federal1 ,state1 and   
local law enforcement personnel1 and    
community policing experts4  7#d7 ,the  
task force shall develop proper         
body-worn camera training protocol4     
7#e7 ,the task force shall study the    
impact that citizen review boards could 
have on investigating cases of alleged  
police misconduct4  7#f7 ,not later than
 #a year after implementation of the    
body camera requirement policy under    
section #cjcc of title ,i of the        
,omnibus ,crime ,control ,act of #aifh1 
the task force shall conduct a survey to
 determine best practices and           
effectiveness of the policy with        
findings to be reported back to the     

,congress4  #e4 ,,gao report on         
pentagon's #ajcc program ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall submit to the
 ,congress a report on the ,department  
of ,defense ,excess ,personal ,property 
,program established pursuant to section
 #ajcc of the ,national ,defense        
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#aiig 7,public ,law #ajd-bja71 that     
includes information on--  7#a7 which   
jurisdictions equipment is sent to2     
7#b7 the value of equipment sent to each
 jurisdiction2  7#c7 the level of       
training provided to officers2 and  7#d7
 how the equipment is used in the       
jurisdiction4