,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj ,ms4 
,wass]man ,s*ultz 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,ha/+s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,attorney     
,g5]al to make grants to improve !      
relation%ip betwe5 ! police & !         
communities !y s]ve1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,police ,acc\ntability & ,community   
,engagem5t ,act ( #bjbj or ! ,,pac ,act4
  #b4 ,police-,community ,relations     
,grant ,program  7a7 ,au?orization ,!   
,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director
 ( ! ,(fice ( ,community ,ori5t$ ,polic+
 ,s]vices1 is au?oriz$ to make grants to
 nonpr(it organizations1 in/itutions (  
high] education1 community gr\ps1 &     
fai?-bas$ organizations to facilitate   
organiz$ dialogues t br+ toge!r         
community memb]s & law en=cem5t (fic]s 9
 ord] to build tru/1 increase           
acc\ntability1 & r$uce t5sion 9         

relation%ips betwe5 ! community & !     
police4  7b7 ,uses ( funds ,a recipi5t (
 a grant "u ?is section %all use su*    
funds = ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,community       
dialogues1 l$ by a ?ird-p>ty            
facilitator1 t br+ toge!r a div]se gr\p 
( community memb]s1 local elect$        
(ficials1 law en=cem5t lead]s & (fic]s1 
bus9ess lead]s1 & community memb]s to   
assess ! /ate ( police & community      
relations 9 ! area1 :i* focus on tak+ a 
proactive approa* & develop+ concrete   
action items t w help improve !         
relation%ip betwe5 ! police & !         
community & fur!r ! goal ( collective   
safety4  7#b7 ,community dialogues t are
 specifically design$ to br+ toge!r     
te5ag]s ) law en=cem5t (fic]s1 :i* aim  
to help police & "y p hone/ly discuss _!
 int]action & f9d common gr\nd1 :i*--   
7,a7 are l$ by a ?ird-p>ty facilitator &
 held 9 a neutral space outside ( a     
police /ation2  7,b7 provide equal      
p>ticipation = local law en=cem5t (fic]s
 & y\?2  7,c7 include law en=cem5t      

(fic]s ) a v>iety ( levels ( exp]i5ce2  
7,d7 meet at m9imum on a mon?ly basis to
 engage 9 ^! gr\p dialogues2  7,e7      
include p>ticipants :o reflect !        
demographics ( ! "y p 9 ! community2    
7,f7 use facilitators ) ! appropriate   
language skills1 if ! local population  
includes "y p = :om ,engli% is n _!     
prim>y language2 &  7,g7 include !      
developm5t ( actionable next /eps 9 ord]
 to ensure acc\ntability & a =mal action
 plan4  7#c7 ,docum5t+ results ( !      
dialogues describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 &   
7#b71 includ+ any practice t *anges z a 
result ( ! dialogue4  7c7 ,application  
,an entity seek+ a grant "u ?is section 
%all submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al an    
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,attorney     
,g5]al may reasonably require1 except t 
no application %all be consid]$ unless  
plans = community dialogue include1 b n 
be limit$ to1 a discussion conc]n+      
racism & its effects on police-community
 relations4  7d7 ,report ,a recipi5t ( a

 grant "u ?is section %all submit to !  
,attorney ,g5]al on a biannual basis !  
results ( ! dialogues conduct$ pursuant 
to a grant "u ?is section1 includ+ any  
*anges t 7 made to polic+ practices1 !  
reason = ! *anges1 & ! results ( !      
*anges4  7e7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is 
section4