,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,stanton introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
the use of body cameras for law         
enforcement officers as a condition of  
eligibility for ,,cops ,,on ,,the ,,beat
 grants1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,cops ,accountability ,act of      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,body camera requirement for
 ,,cops ,,on ,,the ,,beat grants ,in    
order to be eligible for a grant under  
part ,q of title ,i of the ,omnibus     
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha et seq471
 a ,state1 unit of local government1 and
 ,indian tribal government shall-- 7#a7 
in the first fiscal year that begins    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 have in place a plan to implement 
the requirement under paragraph 7#b72   
and  7#b7 in the second fiscal year that

 begins after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 require uniformed law        
enforcement officers with the authority 
to conduct searches and make arrests to 
wear a body camera while on duty1 for   
not less than #be percent of such law   
enforcement officers of the             
jurisdiction2 and  7#c7 beginning in the
 third fiscal year that begins after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 require
 uniformed law enforcement officers with
 the authority to conduct searches and  
make arrests to wear a body camera while
 on duty1 for not less than #ej percent 
of such law enforcement officers of the 
jurisdiction4  #c4 ,report ,on an annual
 basis1 the ,attorney ,general shall    
submit to the ,committees on the        
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and of the ,senate a   
report on the compliance of             
jurisdictions with the conditions on    
eligibility for grants described in     
section #b during the previous fiscal   
year4