,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gbce ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ah1 #bjbj,mr4 ,beyer 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 and ,ms4 ,norton7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 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 prohibit use of facial recognition technology on any image acquired by body-worn cameras of law enforcement officers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,biometric ,surveillance by ,law ,enforcement ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technology pose unique and significant threats to the civil rights and civil liberties of residents and visitors4 7#b7 ,the use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to show a personal photo identification card at all times in violation of recognized constitutional rights4 ,this technology also allows people to be tracked without consent4 7#c7 ,it would also generate massive databases about law-abiding ,americans1 and may chill the exercise of free speech in public places4 7#d7 ,facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technology has been repeatedly demonstrated to misidentify women1 young people1 and people of color and to create an elevated risk of harmful 8false positive0 identifications4 7#e7 ,facial and other biometric surveillance would corrupt the core purpose of officer-worn body-worn cameras by transforming those devices from transparency and accountability tools into roving surveillance systems4 7#f7 ,the use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance would disproportionately impact the civil rights and civil liberties of persons who live in highly policed communities4 7#g7 ,its use would also diminish effective policing and public safety by discouraging people in these communities1 including victims of crime1 undocumented persons1 people with unpaid fines and fees1 and those with prior criminal history from seeking police assistance or from assisting the police4 #c4 ,prohibiting use of facial recognition technology and other biometric surveillance systems 7a7 ,byrne ,grant 7#a7 ,prohibition ,a ,state or unit of local government may not use facial recognition technology or other biometric surveillance systems on any image acquired by body-worn cameras of law enforcement officers4 7#b7 ,enforcement ,in the case that a ,state or unit of local government violates paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney ,general shall reduce by #e percent the amount that the ,state or unit of local government would have otherwise received 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#c7 ,reallocation ,amounts not allocated to a ,state or unit of local government that violates paragraph 7#a7 shall be reallocated1 in accordance with 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 to ,states and units of local government that have complied with such paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,urban ,area ,security ,initiative ,grant 7#a7 ,prohibition ,a high-risk urban area may not use facial recognition technology or other biometric surveillance systems on any image acquired by body-worn cameras of law enforcement officers4 7#b7 ,enforcement ,in the case that a high-risk urban area violates paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall reduce by #e percent the amount that the high-risk urban area would have otherwise received under section #bjjc of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja et seq474 7#c7 ,reallocation ,amounts not allocated to a high-risk urban area that violates paragraph 7#a7 shall be reallocated1 in accordance with section #bjjc of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja et seq471 to high-risk urban areas that have complied with such paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,state ,homeland ,security ,grant 7#a7 ,prohibition ,a ,state may not use facial recognition technology or other biometric surveillance systems on any image acquired by body-worn cameras of law enforcement officers4 7#b7 ,enforcement ,in the case that a ,state violates paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall reduce by #e percent the amount that the high-risk urban area would have otherwise received under section #bjjd of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja et seq474 7#c7 ,reallocation ,amounts not allocated to a ,state that violates paragraph 7#a7 shall be reallocated1 in accordance with section #bjjd of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja et seq471 to ,states that have complied with such paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,federal prohibition ,a ,federal law enforcement agency may not use facial recognition technology or other biometric surveillance systems on any image acquired by body-worn cameras of law enforcement officers4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,biometric data ,the term biometric data means a physiological1 biological1 or behavioral characteristic that can be used1 singly or in combination with each other or with other information1 to establish individual identity4 7#b7 ,biometic surveillance system ,the term biometric surveillance system means any computer software or application that performs facial recognition or other biometric surveillance4 7#c7 ,body-worn camera ,the term body-worn camera means an officer camera or similar device that records or transmits images or sound and is attached to the body or clothing of1 or carried by1 a law enforcement officer4 7#d7 ,facial recognition technology or other biometric surveillance ,the term facial recognition technology or other biometric surveillance-- 7,a7 means an automated or semiautomated process that-- 7i7 captures or analyzes biometric data of an individual to identify or assist in identifying an individual2 or 7ii7 generates1 or assists in generating1 surveillance information about an individual based on biometric data2 and 7,b7 does not include the use of an automated or semiautomated process for the purpose of redacting a recording for release or disclosure outside the law enforcement agency to protect the privacy of a subject depicted in the recording1 if the process does not generate or result in the retention of any biometric data or surveillance information4 7#e7 ,use ,the term use means one or both of the following3 7,a7 ,the direct use of a biometric surveillance system by a law enforcement officer or a law enforcement agency4 7,b7 ,a request or agreement by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency that another law enforcement agency or other third party use a biometric surveillance system on behalf of the requesting officer or agency4