,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bb1       
#bjai,mr4 ,correa 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,harder of ,california1 and ,mr4        
,carbajal7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 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     
direct the ,attorney ,general to        
establish a task force to study the     
causes of violence against and involving
 law enforcement and make               
recommendations on improving community  
safety4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,improving ,community  
,safety ,task ,force ,act4  #b4         
,improving community safety task force  
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,attorney       

,general shall establish a community    
safety task force 7hereinafter in this  
,act referred to as the task force7     
within #ahj days after the date of      
enactment of this ,act with the goal of 
promoting community safety4  7b7        
,membership  7#a7 ,composition ,the task
 force shall include a chairperson and  
twelve members selected by the ,attorney
 ,general in consultation with the      
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives1 the minority leader of
 the ,house of ,representatives1 the    
majority leader of the ,senate1 and the 
minority leader of the ,senate in       
accordance with the following3  7,a7    
,representation ,membership shall       
include at least one representative of3 
7i7 ,community organizations4  7ii7     
,non-governmental civil rights          
organizations4  7iii7 ,state law        
enforcement4  7iv7 ,federal law         
enforcement4  7v7 ,firefighters4  7vi7  
,emergency medical technicians4  7vii7  
,security officers from educational     

institutions4  7viii7 ,an institution of
 higher education 7as such term is      
defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife7 that is       
determined by the ,attorney ,general to 
have expertise in law enforcement       
research4  7ix7 ,local governments1     
including one municipal and one county  
law enforcement representative4  7,b7   
,geographic diversity ,in selecting     
membership1 the ,attorney ,general shall
 make sure the task force includes      
representatives from all regions of the 
country1 and from rural1 urban1 and     
suburban communities4  7#b7 ,chairperson
 ,the ,attorney ,general shall appoint  
the chairperson of the task force from  
among the members4  7#c7 ,term of       
membership ,members of the task force   
shall serve until the task force is     
terminated4 ,the chairperson shall serve
 until the ,attorney ,general appoints a
 new chairperson4  7#d7 ,compensation   
,members of the task force may be       
allowed travel expenses1 including per  

diem in lieu of subsistence1 at rates   
authorized for employees of agencies    
under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while  
away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of       
services for the task force4  7c7       
,duties ,the duties of the task force   
are as follows3 7#a7 ,to study violence 
against and involving law enforcement   
and first responders4  7#b7 ,to make    
recommendations on steps that can be    
taken to limit such violence1 including 
assessing-- 7,a7 the causes for1 the    
frequency of1 and the types of attacks  
against law enforcement officers and    
other first responders2 and  7,b7 the   
causes for1 the frequency of1 and the   
types of law enforcement's use of deadly
 force4  7#c7 ,to make recommendations  
about--  7,a7 how to prevent attacks    
against law enforcement officers and    
other first responders2 and  7,b7 how to
 minimize use of deadly force by law    
enforcement4  7d7 ,powers of the task   

force  7#a7 ,hearings ,the task force   
may1 for the purpose of carrying out    
this section1 hold hearings1 sit and act
 at times and places1 take testimony1   
and receive evidence as the task force  
considers appropriate4  7#b7 ,powers of 
members and agents ,any member or agent 
of the task force may1 if authorized by 
the task force1 take any action which   
the task force is authorized to take by 
this section4  7#c7 ,obtaining official 
data ,subject to applicable privacy laws
 and regulations1 the task force may    
secure directly from any department or  
agency of the ,united ,states           
information necessary to enable it to   
carry out this section4 ,upon request of
 the chairperson of the task force1 the 
head of that department or agency shall 
furnish that information to the task    
force4  7#d7 ,mails ,the task force may 
use the ,united ,states mails in the    
same manner and under the same          
conditions as other departments and     
agencies of the ,united ,states4  7#e7  

,administrative support services ,upon  
the request of the task force1 the      
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall provide to the task force1 on a   
reimbursable basis1 the administrative  
support services necessary for the task 
force to carry out its duties under this
 section4  7#f7 ,contract authority ,to 
the extent or in the amounts provided in
 advance in appropriation ,acts1 the    
task force may contract with and        
compensate government agencies and      
private entities or persons for services
 necessary to carry out its duties under
 this section4  7e7 ,operating rules and
 procedures  7#a7 ,initial meeting ,the 
task force shall meet not later than #cj
 days after the date on which a majority
 of the members of the task force have  
been appointed4  7#b7 ,meetings ,the    
task force shall alternate its meeting  
locations between the geographic regions
 reflected in the task force membership4
  7#c7 ,voting ,each member of the task 
force shall have one vote4  7#d7 ,rules 

and procedures ,any member of the task  
force may propose to create or alter    
existing operating rules and procedures 
consistent with the functions of the    
task force4 ,any change to the operating
 rules and procedures shall be adopted  
only upon a majority vote of the task   
force4  7#e7 ,recommendations ,the task 
force shall adopt recommendations under 
subsection 7c77#b7 and subsection       
7c77#d7 only upon a majority vote4  7#f7
 ,quorum ,a majority of the members of  
the task force shall constitute a       
quorum1 but a lesser number of members  
may hold meetings4  7f7 ,director and   
staff  7#a7 ,director ,the task force   
may appoint and set the pay of a        
director4  7#b7 ,staff ,the director may
 appoint not more than #aj staff        
personnel as the director considers     
appropriate4  7#c7 ,applicability of    
certain civil service laws ,the staff of
 the task force shall be appointed      
subject to the provisions of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 governing        

appointments in the competitive service1
 and shall be paid in accordance with   
the provisions of chapter #ea and       
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of that 
title relating to classification and    
,general ,schedule pay rates4  7#d7     
,experts and consultants ,the task force
 and the director1 acting with the      
approval of the task force1 may procure 
temporary and intermittent services     
under section #caji7;b7 of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 ,staff of  
federal agencies ,upon the request of   
the director1 the head of any ,federal  
department or agency may detail1 on a   
reimbursable basis1 any of the personnel
 of that department or agency to the    
task force to assist it in carrying out 
its duties under this section4  7g7     
,duration ,the task force established   
under subsection 7a7 shall terminate not
 later than two years after the date of 
which the task force is established     
under such subsection4  7h7 ,reports    
7#a7 ,submittal of report ,not later    

than one year after the date of the     
initial meeting of the task force1 the  
,attorney ,general shall submit to      
,congress a report on the               
recommendations of the task force4  7#b7
 ,assessment of implementation ,not     
later than #abj days after submission of
 the report in subsection 7h77#a71 the  
,attorney ,general shall submit to      
,congress a report containing the       
assessment of the ,attorney ,general    
regarding the implementation of the     
recommendations of the task force4  7i7 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#a1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal     
years #bjai through #bjbj to carry out  
this section4  7j7 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,crime of violence ,the term
 crime of violence means any ,federal1  
,state1 or local offense that has as an 
element the use1 attempted use1 or      
threatened use of physical force against
 the person of another4  7#b7 ,deadly   
force ,the term deadly force means force

 reasonably anticipated and intended to 
create a substantial likelihood of      
causing death or great bodily injury4   
7#c7 ,first responder ,the term first   
responder means an individual with      
specialized training1 the duties of     
whose position are primarily to provide 
on-site assistance including ,federal1  
,state1 and local governmental and      
nongovernmental firefighter1 emergency  
medical technician1 and paramedic       
personnel4  7#d7 ,law enforcement       
officer ,the term law enforcement       
officer means an individual1 the duties 
of whose position are primarily the     
investigation1 apprehension1 or         
detention of individuals suspected or   
convicted of offenses against criminal  
or civil laws1 including police1        
corrections1 probation1 parole1 and     
judicial officers4