,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgii  ,,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 ,state and local law
 enforcement agencies to submit         
information about law enforcement       
investigations to the ,attorney         
,general1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,preservation of ,public ,evidence  
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,requirement to     
submit information about investigations 
to the ,attorney ,general  7a7          
,requirement ,a ,state receiving any    
amount under a grant program covered by 
section #c7;a7 shall require each law   
enforcement agency of that ,state1 and  
of each unit of local government of that
 ,state1 to submit to the ,attorney     
,general1 for any incident being        
investigated by such law enforcement    
agency wherein a person was injured or  

killed by a law enforcement officer or  
while in the custody of a law           
enforcement agency1 copies or records of
 any of the following that pertains to  
the incident3  7#a7 ,any record or      
information4  7#b7 ,any item of         
evidence4  7#c7 ,any photographs4  7#d7 
,any videos1 including footage from     
dashboard cameras and body-worn cameras4
  7#e7 ,any witness statements4  7#f7   
,any other tangible documents4  7b7     
,publication ,the ,attorney ,general--  
7#a7 shall preserve materials submitted 
under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 may1 at 
the request of an attorney1 a court1 or 
such other person as may be deemed      
appropriate by the ,attorney ,general1  
publish such materials or descriptions  
thereof1 subject to any applicable      
limitation under law4  #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 provides amounts to  
,states for law enforcement purposes4   
7#b7 ,list ,for each fiscal year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 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 year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 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 chief executive of the ,state       
submits to the ,attorney ,general--     
7#a7 a certification that each law      
enforcement agency of the ,state1 and of
 each unit of local government of the   
,state1 is in compliance with the       
requirements of section #b2 or  7#b7 an 
assurance that not less than #e percent 
of such amount shall be used only for   
the purpose of enabling each law        

enforcement agency of the ,state1 and of
 each unit of local government of the   
,state to comply with the requirements  
of section #b1 so as to ensure that a   
certification under paragraph 7#a7 may  
be submitted not later than #ij days    
after such assurance4  7c7 ,report on   
noncompliance ,not later than the last  
day of each fiscal year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney
 ,general shall publish a report listing
 each ,state wherein a law enforcement  
agency of the ,state1 or of a unit of   
local government of the ,state1 has not 
complied with the requirements of       
section #b for that fiscal year4  7d7   
,redistribution of amounts ,amounts not 
allocated to a ,state under a program as
 the result of a reduction under        
subsection 7b7 shall be reallocated     
under such program to a ,state that is  
in compliance with this section1 subject
 to the limitations under such program4 
7e7 ,effective date ,the first grants to
 which subsection 7b7 applies are grants

 for the fiscal year beginning ,october 
#a1 #bjbj4  #d4 ,enhanced funding for   
body camera grants ,for fiscal year     
#bjba1 out of any money in the ,treasury
 not otherwise appropriated1 there is   
authorized to be appropriated an        
additional amount of #aj1jjj1jjj1 to be 
used for grants under part ,q of the    
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh1 for the         
acquisition and use of body-worn cameras
 by law enforcement officers4