,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1      
#bjag,mr4 ,scott 7for himself and ,mr4  
,booker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to help keep law enforcement officers
 and communities safer by making grants 
to purchase body worn cameras for use by
 ,state1 local1 and tribal law          
enforcement officers4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,safer   
,officers and ,safer ,citizens ,act of  
#bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,while police body  
worn cameras are not a panacea1 they do 
contribute to keeping both law          
enforcement officers and citizens safer4
  7#b7 ,increasing the use of body worn 
cameras by law enforcement officers has 
been shown by multiple studies to       
significantly reduce the number of use  
of force incidents and the number of    
citizen complaints4  7#c7 ,increased    

accountability and transparency in      
policing activities will benefit all our
 citizens1 including our law enforcement
 officers4  #c4 ,grant program ,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  
,grant program for body worn cameras for
 law enforcement officers  #cjca4       
,program authorized  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,director of the ,bureau of        
,justice ,assistance is authorized to   
make grants to ,states1 units of local  
government1 and ,indian tribes to       
purchase body worn cameras for use by   
,state1 local1 and tribal law           
enforcement officers4  7b7 ,uses of     
funds ,grants awarded under this section
 shall be-- 7#a7 distributed directly to
 the ,state1 unit of local government1  
or ,indian tribe2 and  7#b7 used for the
 purchase of-- 7,a7 body worn cameras   
for law enforcement officers2 and  7,b7 
necessary initial supportive            

technological infrastructure for body   
worn cameras for law enforcement        
officers in the jurisdiction of the     
grantee4  7c7 ,preferential             
consideration ,in awarding grants under 
this part1 the ,director of the ,bureau 
of ,justice ,assistance shall give      
preferential consideration1 if feasible1
 to an application from a jurisdiction  
that--  7#a7 has in place a             
comprehensive policy that is-- 7,a7     
developed in consultation with a broad  
group of criminal justice experts and   
community members1 and that contains    
policies and procedures addressing      
deployment1 video capture1 privacy      
protections1 viewing1 use1 release1     
storage1 retention1 the effect on       
community-police interactions1 and      
audits and controls2  7,b7 supported by 
a comprehensive communication and       
education campaign that involves        
interested parties in law enforcement1  
courts1 prosecution1 the defense bar1   
civic leadership1 labor organizations1  

victim and juvenile advocacy1 the media1
 and the public2 and  7,c7 informed by  
the best practices on body worn cameras 
developed by the ,department of         
,justice2  7#b7 has the greatest need   
for body worn cameras based on the      
percentage of law enforcement officers  
in the department who do not have access
 to a body worn camera2  7#c7 has a     
violent crime rate at or above the      
national average as determined by the   
,bureau of ,justice ,statistics2 and    
7#d7 commits to submitting such metrics 
on the usage of body worn cameras1 in   
such a format and at such a time as the 
,department of ,justice shall reasonably
 specify1 for the purposes of collecting
 and studying data on the effectiveness 
of body worn cameras to increase safety 
for both law enforcement officers and   
citizens4  7d7 ,matching funds ,the     
portion of the costs of a program       
provided by a grant under subsection 7a7
 may not exceed #ge 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  #cjcb4 ,applications  7a7  
,in general ,to request a grant under   
this part1 the chief executive of a     
,state1 unit of local government1 or    
,indian tribe shall submit an           
application to the ,director of the     
,bureau of ,justice ,assistance in such 
form and containing such information as 
the ,director may reasonably require4   
7b7 ,regulations ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this part1 the ,director of the ,bureau 
of ,justice ,assistance shall promulgate
 regulations to implement this section1 
including the information that must be  
included and the requirements that the  
,states1 units of local government1 and 
,indian tribes must meet in submitting  

the applications required under this    
section4  #cjcc4 ,definitions ,for      
purposes of this part-- 7#a7 the term   
,indian tribe has the same meaning as in
 section #d7;e7 of the ,indian          
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4         
#dej;b7e772  7#b7 the term law          
enforcement officer means any officer1  
agent1 or employee of a ,state1 unit of 
local government1 or ,indian tribe      
authorized by law or by a government    
agency to engage in or supervise the    
prevention1 detection1 or investigation 
of any violation of criminal law1 or    
authorized by law to supervise sentenced
 criminal offenders2  7#c7 the term     
,state means each of the #ej ,states1   
the ,district of ,columbia1 the         
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1       
,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 and the        
,northern ,mariana ,islands2 and  7#d7  
the term unit of local government means 
a county1 municipality1 town1 township1 

village1 parish1 borough1 or other unit 
of general government below the ,state  
level4  #cjcd4 ,authorization of        
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,there  
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this part1 #ajj1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjah through      
#bjbb4  7b7 ,remaining funds ,any       
amounts made available to carry out this
 part that are unobligated at the end of
 each fiscal year1 shall be returned to 
the general fund of the ,treasury for   
debt reduction4  4  #d4 ,offset  7a7    
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,in #bjaj1 the most current year  
for which figures are available1 the    
,federal ,government spent              
#a1fgj1jjj1jjj operating and maintaining
 unutilized and underutilized buildings4
  7#b7 ,federal agencies have           
consistently indicated that the disposal
 efforts of the agencies are often      
hampered by statutory requirements4  7b7
 ,offset ,notwithstanding subtitle ,i of
 title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 or   

any other provision of law1 the         
,administrator of ,general ,services1 in
 consultation with the ,director of the 
,office of ,management and ,budget1 may 
immediately identify and dispose of1    
through sale at fair market value or    
demolition if unsuitable for sale1 the  
most financially burdensome excess      
,federal property1 so as to generate not
 more than #ejj1jjj1jjj in savings by   
the end of fiscal year #bjbb4