,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbhd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj ,ms4
 ,wasserman ,schultz 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,hastings7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to authorize the ,attorney ,general to 
make grants to improve the relationship 
between the police and the communities  
they serve1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,police ,accountability and        
,community ,engagement ,act of #bjbj or 
the ,,pac ,act4  #b4 ,police-,community 
,relations ,grant ,program  7a7         
,authorization ,the ,attorney ,general1 
acting through the ,director of the     
,office of ,community ,oriented         
,policing ,services1 is authorized to   
make grants to nonprofit organizations1 
institutions of higher education1       
community groups1 and faith-based       
organizations to facilitate organized   
dialogues that bring together community 

members and law enforcement officers in 
order to build trust1 increase          
accountability1 and reduce tension in   
relationships between the community and 
the police4  7b7 ,uses of funds ,a      
recipient of a grant under this section 
shall use such funds for the following3 
7#a7 ,community dialogues1 led by a     
third-party facilitator1 that bring     
together a diverse group of community   
members1 local elected officials1 law   
enforcement leaders and officers1       
business leaders1 and community members 
to assess the state of police and       
community relations in the area1 which  
focus on taking a proactive approach and
 developing concrete action items that  
will help improve the relationship      
between the police and the community and
 further the goal of collective safety4 
7#b7 ,community dialogues that are      
specifically designed to bring together 
teenagers with law enforcement officers1
 which aim to help police and young     
people honestly discuss their           

interaction and find common ground1     
which-- 7,a7 are led by a third-party   
facilitator and held in a neutral space 
outside of a police station2  7,b7      
provide equal participation for local   
law enforcement officers and youth2     
7,c7 include law enforcement officers   
with a variety of levels of experience2 
7,d7 meet at minimum on a monthly basis 
to engage in these group dialogues2     
7,e7 include participants who reflect   
the demographics of the young people in 
the community2  7,f7 use facilitators   
with the appropriate language skills1 if
 the local population includes young    
people for whom ,english is not their   
primary language2 and  7,g7 include the 
development of actionable next steps in 
order to ensure accountability and a    
formal action plan4  7#c7 ,documenting  
results of the dialogues described in   
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 including any 
practice that changes as a result of the
 dialogue4  7c7 ,application ,an entity 
seeking a grant under this section shall

 submit to the ,attorney ,general an    
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,attorney ,general may reasonably
 require1 except that no application    
shall be considered unless plans for    
community dialogue include1 but not be  
limited to1 a discussion concerning     
racism and its effects on               
police-community relations4  7d7 ,report
 ,a recipient of a grant under this     
section shall submit to the ,attorney   
,general on a biannual basis the results
 of the dialogues conducted pursuant to 
a grant under this section1 including   
any changes that were made to policing  
practices1 the reason for the changes1  
and the results of the changes4  7e7    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#aj1jjj1jjj to carry out this section4