,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjag,ms4
 ,clarke of ,new ,york 7for herself1    
,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new  
,mexico1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4          
,hastings1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4        
,veasey1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice
 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4   
,richmond1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,watson       
,coleman1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,al ,green  
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 
,mr4 ,soto1 and ,ms4 ,kelly of          
,illinois7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to require all deportation officers of 
,u4,s4 ,immigrations and ,customs       
,enforcement to wear body cameras when  
engaged in field operations and removal 
proceedings1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,ice ,body ,camera ,act of     
#bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   

the following3  7#a7 ,body cameras      
employed in police actions have led to  
increases in public trust and decreases 
in police violence4  7#b7 ,employing    
body cameras in police actions makes    
enforcement actions safer for law       
enforcement officers and members of the 
general public alike while restoring    
trust and accountability in the process4
  #c4 ,use of body cameras by certain   
,,ice officers  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ah months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and    
,customs ,enforcement 7,,ice7 shall     
ensure that all deportation officers of 
,enforcement and ,removal ,operations of
 ,,ice wear body cameras when such      
officers are engaged in field operations
 or removal proceedings4  7b7           
,implementation ,to carry out subsection
 7a71 the ,director of ,,ice shall1 not 
later than #ab months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act--  7#a7      
establish policies and procedures for   

when deportation officers of            
,enforcement and ,removal ,operations of
 ,,ice should wear1 activate1 and       
deactivate body cameras2  7#b7 develop  
standards for the effective placement of
 such cameras2  7#c7 publish and        
implement best practices for receiving  
and storing accurate recordings from    
such cameras2  7#d7 establish guidelines
 and training for such officers on the  
proper management and use of such       
cameras2 and  7#e7 establish policies   
for the availability of such recordings 
to the subjects of removal proceedings1 
victims of crime1 internal use by law   
enforcement officials1 and the general  
public4  #d4 ,recordings to be provided 
to certain persons ,a recording made by 
a body camera worn by a deportation     
officer during an enforcement action    
shall be provided1 in the case of any   
administrative proceeding 7including a  
removal proceeding71 civil action1 or   
criminal prosecution to which such      
recording pertains1 to each party to the

 proceeding1 action1 or prosecution4    
#e4 ,withholding of certain funds ,any  
funds necessary to purchase1 store1 use1
 or maintain body cameras described in  
this ,act shall be derived from funds   
made available to purchase new weapons  
for ,,ice officials4