,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjbj,mr4 
,brown of ,maryland 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,hastings1
 and ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,transportation to provide a grant for  
research and training in the operation  
or establishment of an implicit bias    
training program1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,bias ,in           
,automobile ,stops ,act of #bjbj or     
,,bias ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,implicit    
bias research and training grants  7a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary of          
,transportation shall make grants to    
institutions of higher education 7as    
such term is defined in section #aja of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja77 for research and 

training in the operation or            
establishment of an implicit bias       
training program as it relates to racial
 profiling at traffic stops4  7b7       
,qualifications ,to be eligible for a   
grant under this section1 an institution
 of higher education shall-- 7#a7 have  
an active research program or           
demonstrate1 to the satisfaction of the 
,secretary1 that the applicant is       
beginning a research program to study   
implicit bias as it relates to racial   
profiling before and during traffic     
stops2 and  7#b7 partner with ,state and
 local police departments to conduct the
 research described in paragraph 7#a7   
and carry out the implementation of     
implicit bias training with ,state and  
local police departments4  7c7 ,report  
,no later than #a year after a grant has
 been awarded under this section1 the   
institution of higher education awarded 
the grant shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,transportation and ,infrastructure 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   

the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate a    
report summarizing the research on      
implicit bias as it relates to racial   
profiling before and during traffic     
stops1 and recommendations on effective 
interventions and trainings4  7d7       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated       
#aj1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year to     
carry out this section4  7e7            
,definitions ,in this section1 the term 
implicit bias training program means a  
program that looks at the attitudes1    
stereotypes1 and lenses human beings    
develop through various experiences in  
life that can unconsciously affect how  
they interact with one another4