,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gghd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjbj,miss 
,rice ( ,new ,york 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,pappas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve !      
/aff+1 transp>5cy1 & acc\ntability ( !  
law en=cem5t op]ations ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,va ,police ,improvem5t &            
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,improvem5ts  
to transp>5cy ( law en=cem5t op]ations (
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7     
,contact & in=mation ,section #ijb (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7e7 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all 
ensure t ea* police =ce ( a facility ( !
 ,dep>tm5t designates an employee ( !   
,dep>tm5t to s]ve z a po9t ( contact =  
o!r employees & = ! public ) respect to1
 at a m9imum-- 7,a7 /ati/ical in=mation 

reg>d+-- 7i7 arre/s made by & tickets   
issu$ by ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s at su* 
facility2  7ii7 prosecutions1 ticket+1 &
 o!r actions relat+ to su* arre/s2 &    
7iii7 ! use ( =ce & weapons dis*>ge2    
7,b7 compla9ts & inve/igations reg>d+   
,dep>tm5t police (fic]s at su* facility2
 &  7,c7 provid+ in=mation to an        
individual 7or ! repres5tative1         
attorney1 or au?oriz$ ag5t ( !          
individual7 reg>d+ ! arre/1 ticket+1    
deta9m5t1 use ( =ce1 or o!r police      
matt]s p]ta9+ to t individual1 includ+  
any relevant c\rt proce$+s or o!r legal 
actions4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all make   
available on ! public int]net website ( 
ea* facility cov]$ by p>agraph 7#a7 !   
foll[+ in=mation3 7,a7 ,! /ati/ical     
in=mation "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ( su*     
p>agraph4  7,b7 ,h[ to contact ! po9t ( 
contact4  7,c7 ,g5]al in=mation reg>d+  
h[ an individual 7or ! repres5tative1   
attorney1 or au?oriz$ ag5t ( !          
individual7 may receive in=mation reg>d+
 ! arre/1 ticket+1 deta9m5t1 use ( =ce1 

or o!r police matt]s p]ta9+ to t        
individual by ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s at
 su* facility 7or by o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 
or local law en=cem5t (fic]s at ! reque/
 ( ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s71 includ+ )  
respect to any subsequ5t c\rt proce$+s4 
4  7b7 ,improv$ tra9+  7#a7 ,tra9+ ,!   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
provide to ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s      
annual tra9+ on-- 7,a7 recogniz+1 def9+1
 und]/&+1 & avoid+ racial pr(il+ &      
implicit bias & be/ practices reg>d+ !  
duty to int]v5e2 &  7,b7 prev5t+ suicide
 among ! population s]v$ by ! police    
(fic]s4  7#b7 ,curriculum ,9 c>ry+ out  
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all improve 
any simil> tra9+ provid$ be=e ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 includ+ by ensur+ 
t ! curriculum = ! tra9+ addresses1 at a
 m9imum1 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,effective      
behavioral sci5ce proc$ures = suicide   
prev5tion & risk mitigation4  7,b7      
,crisis int]v5tion & de-escalation      
skills1 includ+ ?r\gh ! use ( int]active
 tra9+4  7,c7 ,in=mation ab\t m5tal     

heal? & sub/ance abuse disord]s4  7,d7  
,in=mation ab\t local law en=cem5t      
crisis int]v5tion teams & o!r res\rces =
 vet]ans exp]i5c+ m5tal heal? crises    
available by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs1 o!r elem5ts ( ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t1 & ! community 9 :i* ! police 
(fic]s s]ve4  7#c7 ,consultation ,!     
,secret>y %all ensure t ! annual tra9+  
provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to ,dep>tm5t   
police (fic]s at a m$ical facility ( !  
,dep>tm5t is provid$ 9 consultation )   
law en=cem5t accr$itation organizations 
& ! m5tal heal? exp]ts at su* facility4 
7#d7 ,plan on community p>tn]%ips ,!    
,secret>y %all ensure t ea* police =ce (
 a facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t develops a    
plan to ent] into p>tn]%ips )-- 7,a7    
local community m5tal heal?             
organizations & exp]ts1 local community 
vet]ans organizations1 & local community
 crim9al ju/ice organizations & exp]ts2 
&  7,b7 local police dep>tm5ts1 includ+ 
by facilitat+ ! %>+ ( tra9+ res\rces )  
crisis int]v5tion teams ( ! local police

 dep>tm5ts4  7#e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o
 ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    
report on ! improv$ tra9+ "u p>agraph   
7#a71 includ+-- 7,a7 a description ( !  
curriculum ( su* tra9+2  7,b7 ) respect 
to ! ye> prec$+ ! date ( ! report-- 7i7 
! numb] ( facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t t    
conduct$ su* tra9+2  7ii7 ! numb] (     
,dep>tm5t police (fic]s :o receiv$ su*  
tra9+2 &  7iii7 any b>ri]s to ensur+ t  
ea* ,dep>tm5t police (fic] receives su* 
tra9+2  7,c7 any recomm5dations to      
address ! b>ri]s id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph
 7,b77iii72 &  7,d7 ! numb] ( facilities
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t t h e/abli%$ p>tn]%ips "u
 p>agraph 7#c74  7c7 ,use ( body cam]as 
by ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s  7#a7        
,requirem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,dep>tm5t    
police (fic]s %all we> a body cam]a t-- 
7i7 has a field ( view at lea/ z broad z
 ! (fic]'s vision2 &  7ii7 is worn 9 a  
mann] t maximizes ! cam]a's ability to  

capture video footage ( ! (fic]'s       
activities4  7,b7 ,activation ,bo? !    
video & audio record+ functions ( ! body
 cam]a %all be activat$ :5ev] a         
,dep>tm5t police (fic] is respond+ to a 
call = s]vice or at ! initiation ( any  
o!r law en=cem5t or inve/igative /op    
betwe5 a ,dep>tm5t police (fic] & a     
memb] ( ! public1 except t :5 an        
imm$iate ?reat to ! (fic]'s life or     
safety makes activat+ ! cam]a impossible
 or dang]\s1 or 9 in/ances relat+ to    
heal? c>e privacy pursuant to p>agraph  
7#b77;,c77iv71 ! (fic] %all activate !  
cam]a at ! fir/ reasonable opportunity  
to d s4  7,c7 ,exception ,! body cam]a  
%all n be deactivat$ until ! /op has    
fully conclud$ & ! ,dep>tm5t police     
(fic] leaves ! sc5e4  7,d7 ,law en=cem5t
 or inve/igative /op def9$ ,9 ?is       
p>agraph1 ! t]m law en=cem5t or         
inve/igative /op means an action by a   
,dep>tm5t police (fic] 9 relation to    
en=cem5t & inve/igation duties1 includ+ 
traffic /ops1 p$e/rian /ops1 ab&on$     

vehicle contacts1 reque/s =             
id5tification1 or responses to reque/s =
 em]g5cy assi/ance4  7#b7 ,guidance ,!  
,secret>y %all issue1 & make publicly   
available1 guidance on ! use ( body     
cam]as by ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s4 ,!   
,secret>y %all ensure t su* guidance--  
7,a7 requires t ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s 
we> & use body cam]as pursuant to       
p>agraph 7#a72  7,b7 is consi/5t )      
uphold+ ! civil rights & ! privacy (    
pati5ts ( m$ical facilities ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 ! public1
 & employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,c7     
describes ! policies & proc$ures ( !    
,dep>tm5t ) respect to su* use ( body   
cam]as1 includ+ ) respect to-- 7i7 !    
safe & effective use ( body cam]as & !  
result+ imag]y1 includ+ op]ational      
issues su* z :5 a body cam]a is activat$
 & deactivat$2  7ii7 ! secure /orage1   
h&l+1 & de/ruction ( record$ data       
collect$ by a body cam]a2  7iii7 !      
ret5tion ( record$ data collect$ by a   
body cam]a2  7iv7 protect+ ! privacy    

rights ( an individual :o may be record$
 by a body cam]a1 includ+ ) respect to  
in/ances ( an individual be+ treat$ 9 a 
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t or 9 o!r  
in/ances requir+ heal? c>e privacy2  7v7
 release (1 & access to1 any record$    
data collect$ by a body cam]a1 9        
accordance ) relevant op5-records laws (
 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! body cam]a is us$2 &   
7vi7 mak+ record$ data collect$ by a    
body cam]a available to prosecutors1    
def5se attorneys1 & o!r (fic]s ( a c\rt4
  7#c7 ,consultation ,! ,secret>y %all  
issue ! guidance "u p>agraph 7#b7 9     
consultation ) vet]ans s]vice           
organizations1 civil rights             
organizations1 law en=cem5t             
organizations1 law en=cem5t accr$itation
 organizations1 privacy rights          
organizations1 & o!r relevant           
organizations or exp]ts4  7#d7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !

 ,s5ate a report conta9+ ! foll[+3 7,a7 
,a review ( pa/ & curr5t use ( body     
cam]as by ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s4  7,b7
 ,a description ( ! implem5tation ( ?is 
subsection4  7,c7 ,! guidance issu$ "u  
p>agraph 7#b74  7,d7 ,a review ( ! use (
 security cam]as at facilities ( !      
,dep>tm5t1 includ+ an analysis (-- 7i7 !
 numb] ( su* cam]as t are op]ational & !
 numb] t are n op]ational2  7ii7 ! numb]
 ( employees & contractors ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 :o op]ate & ma9ta9 ! security ( su*    
cam]as2 &  7iii7 ! numb] ( su* employees
 & contractors t is necess>y to ensure t
 su* cam]as are prop]ly op]at$ & ma9ta9$
 to ensure t su* facilities are obs]v$4 
7d7 ,report on /aff+1 tra9+1 & data     
sy/ems ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to !      
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    
report t includes ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an    
assessm5t ( ! hir+ ne$s ( ! police =ce (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1       

includ+-- 7,a7 id5tification (-- 7i7 !  
numb] ( ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s z ( !   
date ( ! report2  7ii7 ! numb] (        
,dep>tm5t police (fic]s t ! ,secret>y   
det]m9es necess>y to meet ! ne$s ( !    
,dep>tm5t2 &  7iii7 ! am\nt ( turnov]   
among ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s2  7,b7 an 
analysis ( ! /aff+ requirem5ts to       
appropriately provide ! improv$ tra9+ "u
 subsection 7b72  7,c7 a discussion ( h[
 ! comp5sation = ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s
 affects su* ne$s & turnov]2 &  7,d7 a  
comp>ison ( su* comp5sation ) !         
comp5sation provid$ to specialty police 
units1 su* z police units at m$ical     
facilities & o!r police units 9 !       
region4  7#b7 ,a discussion ) respect to
 develop+ a plan = improv+ police data  
sy/ems & ,dep>tm5t-wide sy/ems = track+ 
& analyz+ incid5ts1 arre/s1 ticket+1    
prosecutions1 & occurr5ces ( ! use (    
=ce4  7e7 ,dep>tm5t police (fic] def9$  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,dep>tm5t police  
(fic] means an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs describ$ 9 section    

#ijb7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4