,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjbj,mr4  
,castro of ,texas introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to reform law enforcement      
practices1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,police ,reporting ,information1    
,data1 and ,evidence ,act of #bjbj or   
the ,,pride ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3 7#a7 ,byrne grant program    
,the term ,byrne grant program means any
 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 seq471   
without regard to whether the funds are 
characterized as being made available   
under the ,edward ,byrne ,memorial      
,state and ,local ,law ,enforcement     
,assistance ,programs1 the ,local       
,government ,law ,enforcement ,block    
,grants ,program1 the ,edward ,byrne    

,memorial ,justice ,assistance ,grant   
,program1 or otherwise4  7#b7 ,indian   
,tribe ,the term ,indian ,tribe has the 
meaning given the term ,indian tribe in 
section #ija of title ,i of the ,omnibus
 ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act
 of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  7#c7 
,law enforcement officer ,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 law4  7#d7 
,state ,the term ,state has the meaning 
given the term in section #ija of title 
,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and  
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  7#e7 ,use of force  
,the term use of force includes the use 
of a firearm1 ,taser1 explosive device1 
chemical agent 7such as pepper spray71  
baton1 impact projectile1 blunt         
instrument1 hand1 fist1 foot1 canine1 or

 vehicle against an individual4  #c4    
,use of force reporting  7a7 ,reporting 
requirements  7#a7 ,in general          
,beginning in the first fiscal year     
beginning after the date of enactment of
 this ,act and each fiscal year         
thereafter in which a ,state or ,indian 
,tribe receives funds under a ,byrne    
grant program1 the ,state or ,indian    
,tribe shall-- 7,a7 report to the       
,attorney ,general1 on a quarterly basis
 and pursuant to guidelines established 
by the ,attorney ,general1 information  
regarding-- 7i7 any incident involving  
the shooting of a civilian by a law     
enforcement officer who is employed--   
7,i7 in the case of an ,indian ,tribe1  
by the ,indian ,tribe2 or  7,,ii7 in the
 case of a ,state1 by the ,state or by a
 unit of local government in the ,state2
  7ii7 any incident involving the       
shooting of a law enforcement officer   
described in clause 7i7 by a civilian2  
and  7iii7 any incident in which use of 
force by or against a law enforcement   

officer described in clause 7i7 occurs1 
which is not reported under clause 7i7  
or 7ii72  7,b7 establish a system and a 
set of policies to ensure that all use  
of force incidents are reported by law  
enforcement officers2 and  7,c7 submit  
to the ,attorney ,general a plan for the
 collection of data required to be      
reported under this section1 including  
any modifications to a previously       
submitted data collection plan4  7#b7   
,report information required  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the report required under      
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall contain       
information that includes1 at a         
minimum-- 7i7 the national origin1 sex1 
race1 ethnicity1 age1 physical          
disability1 mental disability1 ,english 
language proficiency1 housing status1   
and school status of each civilian      
against whom a law enforcement officer  
used force2  7ii7 the date1 time1 and   
location1 including zip code1 of the    
incident and whether the jurisdiction in
 which the incident occurred allows for 

the open-carry or concealed-carry of a  
firearm2  7iii7 whether the civilian was
 armed1 and1 if so1 the type of weapon  
the civilian had2  7iv7 the type of     
force used against the officer1 the     
civilian1 or both1 including the types  
of weapons used2  7v7 the reason force  
was used2  7vi7 a description of any    
injuries sustained as a result of the   
incident2  7vii7 the number of officers 
involved in the incident2  7viii7 the   
number of civilians involved in the     
incident2 and  7ix7 a brief description 
regarding the circumstances surrounding 
the incident1 which shall include       
information on-- 7,i7 the type of force 
used by all involved persons2  7,,ii7   
the legitimate police objective         
necessitating the use of force2  7,,iii7
 the resistance encountered by each law 
enforcement officer involved in the     
incident2  7,,iv7 the efforts by law    
enforcement officers to-- 7aa7          
de-escalate the situation in order to   
avoid the use of force2 or  7bb7        

minimize the level of force used2 and   
7,v7 if applicable1 the reason why      
efforts described in subclause 7,,iv7   
were not attempted4  7,b7 ,incidents    
reported under ,death in ,custody       
,reporting ,act ,a ,state is not        
required to include in a report under   
subsection 7a77#a7 an incident reported 
by the ,state in accordance with section
 #bjajd7;a77#b7 of the ,violent ,crime  
,control and ,law ,enforcement ,act of  
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abajd7;a77#b774   
7#c7 ,audit of use-of-force reporting   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 and each year
 thereafter1 each ,state and ,indian    
,tribe described in paragraph 7#a7      
shall-- 7,a7 conduct an audit of the use
 of force incident reporting system     
required to be established under        
paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and  7,b7 submit a 
report to the ,attorney ,general on the 
audit conducted under subparagraph 7,a74
  7#d7 ,compliance procedure ,prior to  
submitting a report under paragraph     

7#a77;,a71 the ,state or ,indian ,tribe 
submitting such report shall compare the
 information compiled to be reported    
pursuant to clause 7i7 of paragraph     
7#a77;,a7 to open-source data records1  
and shall revise such report to include 
any incident determined to be missing   
from the report based on such           
comparison4 ,failure to comply with the 
procedures described in the previous    
sentence shall be considered a failure  
to comply with the requirements of this 
section4  7b7 ,ineligibility for funds  
7#a7 ,in general ,for any fiscal year in
 which a ,state or ,indian ,tribe fails 
to comply with this section1 the ,state 
or ,indian ,tribe1 at the discretion of 
the ,attorney ,general1 shall be subject
 to not more than a #aj-percent         
reduction of the funds that would       
otherwise be allocated for that fiscal  
year to the ,state or ,indian ,tribe    
under a ,byrne grant program4  7#b7     
,reallocation ,amounts not allocated    
under a ,byrne grant program in         

accordance with paragraph 7#a7 to a     
,state for failure to comply with this  
section shall be reallocated under the  
,byrne grant program to ,states that    
have not failed to comply with this     
section4  7c7 ,public availability of   
data  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 and each year thereafter1 the
 ,attorney ,general shall publish1 and  
make available to the public1 a report  
containing the data reported to the     
,attorney ,general under this section4  
7#b7 ,privacy protections ,nothing in   
this subsection shall be construed to   
supersede the requirements or           
limitations under section #eeb;a of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7commonly known as the ,privacy ,act of 
#aigd74  7d7 ,guidance ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general1 in  
coordination with the ,director of the  
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1     
shall issue guidance on best practices  

relating to establishing standard data  
collection systems that capture the     
information required to be reported     
under subsection 7a77#b71 which shall   
include standard and consistent         
definitions for terms1 including the    
term use of force which is consistent   
with the definition of such term in     
section #b4  #d4 ,community and law     
enforcement partnership grant program   
7a7 ,grants authorized ,the ,attorney   
,general may make grants to eligible law
 enforcement agencies to be used for the
 activities described in subsection 7c74
  7b7 ,eligibility ,in order to be      
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section a law enforcement agency shall--
 7#a7 be located in a ,state or ,indian 
,tribe that receives funds under a      
,byrne grant program2  7#b7 employ not  
more that #ajj law enforcement officers2
  7#c7 demonstrate that the use of force
 policy for law enforcement officers    
employed by the law enforcement agency  
is publicly available2 and  7#d7        

establish and maintain a reporting      
system that may be used by members of   
the public to report incidents of use of
 force to the law enforcement agency4   
7c7 ,activities described ,a grant made 
under this section may be used by a law 
enforcement agency for-- 7#a7 the cost  
of assisting the ,state or ,indian      
,tribe in which the law enforcement     
agency is located in complying with the 
reporting requirements described in     
section #c2  7#b7 the cost of           
establishing necessary systems required 
to investigate and report incidents as  
required under subsection 7b77#d72  7#c7
 public awareness campaigns designed to 
gain information from the public on use 
of force by or against law enforcement  
officers1 including shootings1 which may
 include tip lines1 hotlines1 and public
 service announcements2 and  7#d7 use of
 force training for law enforcement     
agencies and personnel1 including       
training on de-escalation1 implicit     
bias1 crisis intervention techniques1   

and adolescent development4  #e4        
,compliance with reporting requirements 
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and each year thereafter1 the     
,attorney ,general shall conduct an     
audit and review of the information     
provided under this ,act to determine   
whether each ,state or ,indian ,tribe   
described in section #ijc7;a77#a7 is in 
compliance with the requirements of this
 ,act4  7b7 ,consistency in data        
reporting  7#a7 ,in general ,any data   
reported under this ,act shall be       
collected and reported in a manner      
consistent with existing programs of the
 ,department of ,justice that collect   
data on law enforcement officer         
encounters with civilians4  7#b7        
,guidelines ,the ,attorney ,general     
shall-- 7,a7 issue guidelines on the    
reporting requirement under section #c2 
and  7,b7 seek public comment before    
finalizing the guidelines required under
 subparagraph 7,a74  #f4 ,authorization 

of appropriations ,there are authorized 
to be appropriated to the ,attorney     
,general such sums as are necessary to  
carry out this ,act4