,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bb1        
#bjai,mr4 ,veasey introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require the submission of   
reports when an individual is injured or
 killed by a law enforcement officer in 
the course of the officer's employment1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,police ,protection ,act of #bjai4  #b4 
,requiring reports by law enforcement   
officers in the event of an injury or   
fatality  7a7 ,in general ,beginning in 
fiscal year #bjba and each fiscal year  
thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general shall
 reduce by #aj percent the amount that a
 ,state or unit of local government     
would otherwise receive under a grant   
program described in subsection 7b71 if 
the ,state or unit of local government  
does not have in place a law requiring  
the submission of reports by ,state and 

local law enforcement officers that is  
substantially similar to the reporting  
requirement under section #c4  7b7      
,grant programs described ,the grant    
programs described in this subsection   
are the following3 7#a7 ,the ,edward    
,byrne ,memorial ,justice ,assistance   
,grant ,program under subpart #a of part
 ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime  
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq474   
7#b7 ,the ,cops on the ,beat grant      
program under part ,q of title ,i of the
 ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe     
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajcha et seq474  7c7 ,reallocation     
,amounts not allocated under a program  
described in subsection 7b7 to a ,state 
or unit of local government for failure 
to comply with this section shall be    
reallocated under that program to       
,states and units of local government   
that are in compliance with this        
section4  #c4 ,reporting requirement for
 ,federal law enforcement officers  7a7 

,requirement ,in the case that an       
individual is injured or killed by a    
,federal law enforcement officer while  
in the custody or control of the        
officer1 or otherwise in the course of  
the law enforcement officer's           
employment--  7#a7 not later than #bd   
hours after such injury or death occurs1
 such law enforcement officer shall     
submit to the ,attorney ,general a      
report1 which describes1 in detail1 the 
facts and circumstances surrounding such
 injury or death2  7#b7 any ,federal law
 enforcement officer who is present at  
the time of the injury or death1 or is  
involved during the #ab-;hour period    
following the injury or death in the    
transportation or care of the           
individual1 or any administrative       
procedures relating to the individual1  
shall1 not later than #bd hours after   
the conclusion of such involvement1     
submit to the ,attorney ,general a      
report1 which describes1 in detail1 the 
facts and circumstances surrounding such

 involvement2 and  7#c7 the ,inspector  
,general of the ,department of ,justice 
shall investigate the facts and         
circumstances surrounding such injury or
 death1 and submit a report to the      
,attorney ,general not later than #fj   
days after such injury or death4  7b7   
,criminal penalty ,whoever1 being a     
,federal law enforcement officer        
required to submit a report under       
subsection 7a71 knowingly--  7#a7 fails 
to submit such a report2 or  7#b7       
submits a report containing false or    
misleading information1  shall be fined 
under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
imprisoned not more than #e years1 or   
both4  7c7 ,definition ,in this ,act1   
the term ,federal law enforcement       
officer has the meaning given the term  
in section #aae of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code4