,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bb1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,stauber introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on the      
,budget1 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 provide funding to law   
enforcement agencies1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,body-,worn ,camera      
,partnership ,grant ,program ,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 seq47 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #eji4 ,body-,worn ,camera   
,partnership ,grant ,program  7a7       
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term covered government means a ,state1
 unit of local government1 or ,indian   

,tribe2  7#b7 the term ,director means  
the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice
 ,assistance2 and  7#c7 the term unit of
 local government1 notwithstanding      
section #ija1 does not include an       
,indian ,tribe4  7b7 ,authorization of  
grants ,the ,director may make grants to
 eligible covered governments for use by
 the covered government for-- 7#a7 the  
purchase of body-worn cameras2  7#b7    
necessary initial supportive            
technological infrastructure for        
body-worn cameras for law enforcement   
officers in the jurisdiction of the     
grantee2  7#c7 the development of       
policies and procedures relating to the 
use of body-worn cameras2  7#d7 training
 on the use of body-worn cameras2  7#e7 
the storage1 retention1 viewing1        
auditing1 and release of footage from   
body-worn cameras2 and  7#f7 personnel1 
including law enforcement1 prosecution1 
and criminal defense personnel1 to      
support the administration of the       
body-worn camera program of the covered 

government4  7c7 ,eligibility  7#a7     
,application ,for a covered government  
to be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section1 the chief executive       
officer of the covered government shall 
submit to the ,director an application  
in such form and containing such        
information as the ,director may        
require4  7#b7 ,policies and procedures 
assurances ,the application under       
paragraph 7#a7 shall1 as required by the
 ,director1 provide assurances that the 
covered government will establish       
policies and procedures in accordance   
with subsection 7d74  7d7 ,required     
policies and procedures  7#a7 ,in       
general ,a covered government receiving 
a grant under this section shall develop
 policies and procedures related to the 
use of body-worn cameras that-- 7,a7 are
 developed with community input1        
including from prosecutors and          
organizations representing crime        
victims1 in accordance with recognized  
best practices2  7,b7 require that a    

body-worn camera be activated when a law
 enforcement officer arrests or detains 
any person in the course of the official
 duties of the officer1 with            
consideration to sensitive cases2  7,c7 
apply discipline to any law enforcement 
officer who intentionally fails to      
ensure that a body-worn camera is       
engaged1 functional1 and properly       
secured at all times during which the   
camera is required to be worn2  7,d7    
require training for-- 7i7 the proper   
use of body-worn cameras2 and  7ii7 the 
handling and use of the obtained video  
and audio recordings2  7,e7 provide     
clear standards for privacy1 data       
retention1 and use for evidentiary      
purposes in a criminal proceeding1      
including in the case of an assault on a
 law enforcement officer2 and  7,f7 make
 footage available to the public in     
response to a valid request under an    
applicable freedom of information law if
 the footage can be made available-- 7i7
 without compromising an ongoing        

investigation or revealing the identity 
of third parties1 including victims1    
informants1 or witnesses2 and  7ii7 with
 consideration given to the rights of   
victims and surviving family members4   
7#b7 ,publication ,a covered government 
receiving a grant under this section    
shall make all policies and procedures  
regarding body-worn cameras available on
 a public website4  7#c7 ,guidance ,the 
,director shall issue guidance to       
covered governments related to the      
requirements under paragraph 7#a74  7e7 
,grant amounts  7#a7 ,minimum amount    
7,a7 ,in general ,each fiscal year1     
unless the ,director has awarded a fully
 funded grant for each eligible         
application submitted by a ,state and   
any units of local government within the
 ,state under this section for the      
fiscal year1 the ,director shall        
allocate to the ,state and units of     
local government within the ,state for  
grants under this section an aggregate  
amount that is not less than #j4e       

percent of the total amount appropriated
 for the fiscal year for grants under   
this section4  7,b7 ,certain territories
 ,for purposes of the ,virgin ,islands1 
,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 and the        
,northern ,mariana ,islands1            
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be applied by   
substituting #j4be percent for #j4e     
percent4  7#b7 ,maximum amount  7,a7    
,amount per covered government ,a       
covered government may not receive a    
grant under this section for a fiscal   
year in an amount that is greater than  
#e percent of the total amount          
appropriated for grants under this      
section for the fiscal year4  7,b7      
,aggregate amount per ,state ,a ,state  
and each covered government within the  
,state may not receive grants under this
 section for a fiscal year in an        
aggregate amount that is more than #bj  
percent of the total amount appropriated
 for grants under this section for the  
fiscal year4  7f7 ,matching funds ,the  
portion of the costs of a body-worn     

camera program provided by a grant under
 this section-- 7#a7 may not exceed #ej 
percent2 and  7#b7 subject to subsection
 7e77#b71 shall equal #ej percent if the
 grant is to a unit of local government 
with fewer than #ajj1jjj residents4  7g7
 ,supplement1 not supplant ,funds made  
available under this section shall not  
be used to supplant covered government  
funds1 but shall be used to increase the
 amount of funds that would1 in the     
absence of ,federal funds1 be made      
available from covered government       
sources for the purposes of this        
section4  7h7 ,reports to the ,director 
,a covered government that receives a   
grant under this section shall submit to
 the ,director1 for each year in which  
funds from a grant received under this  
section are expended1 a report at such  
time and in such manner as the ,director
 may reasonably require1 that contains--
 7#a7 a summary of the activities       
carried out under the grant and an      
assessment of whether the activities are

 meeting the needs identified in the    
grant application2 and  7#b7 such other 
information as the ,director may        
require4  7i7 ,reports to ,congress ,not
 later than #ij days after the end of a 
fiscal year for which grants are made   
under this section1 the ,director shall 
submit to ,congress a report that       
includes-- 7#a7 the aggregate amount of 
grants made under this section to each  
covered government for the fiscal year2 
7#b7 a summary of the information       
provided by covered governments         
receiving grants under this section2 and
  7#c7 a description of the priorities  
and plan for awarding grants among      
eligible covered governments1 and how   
the plan will ensure the effective use  
of body-worn cameras to protect public  
safety4  7j7 ,direct appropriations ,for
 the purpose of making grants under this
 section there is authorized to be      
appropriated1 and there is appropriated1
 out of amounts in the ,treasury not    
otherwise appropriated1 for the fiscal  

year ending ,september #cj1 #bjbj1      
#ejj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until 
expended4  4  #b4 ,penalties for failure
 to use body-worn cameras  7a7          
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
covered provision means-- 7#a7 section  
#eji of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime 
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh1 as added by section #bja2 and    
7#b7 any other provision of law that    
makes funds available for the purchase  
of body-worn cameras4  7b7 ,requirement 
7#a7 ,states ,a ,state that receives    
funds under a covered provision shall-- 
7,a7 have a policy in place to apply    
discipline to any law enforcement       
officer who intentionally fails to      
ensure that a body-worn camera purchased
 using those funds is engaged1          
functional1 and properly secured at all 
times during which the camera is        
required to be worn2 and  7,b7 ensure   
that any entity to which the ,state     
awards a subgrant under the covered     
provision has a policy in place to apply

 discipline to any law enforcement      
officer who intentionally fails to      
ensure that a body-worn camera purchased
 using those funds is engaged1          
functional1 and properly secured at all 
times during which the camera is        
required to be worn4  7#b7 ,other       
entities ,an entity other than a ,state 
that receives funds under a covered     
provision shall have a policy in place  
to apply discipline to any law          
enforcement officer who intentionally   
fails to ensure that a body-worn camera 
purchased using those funds is engaged1 
functional1 and properly secured at all 
times during which the camera is        
required to be worn4  7c7 ,compliance   
7#a7 ,ineligibility for funds  7,a7     
,first fiscal year  7i7 ,states ,for the
 first fiscal year beginning after the  
date of enactment of this ,act in which 
a ,state fails to comply with subsection
 7b77#a71 the ,state shall be subject to
 a #bj-percent reduction of the funds   
that would otherwise be provided to the 

,state under the applicable covered     
provision for that fiscal year4  7ii7   
,other entities ,for the first fiscal   
year beginning after the date of        
enactment of this ,act in which an      
entity other than a ,state fails to     
comply with subsection 7b77#b71 the     
entity shall be subject to a #bj-percent
 reduction of the funds that would      
otherwise be allocated to the entity    
under the applicable covered provision  
for that fiscal year4  7,b7 ,subsequent 
fiscal years  7i7 ,states ,beginning in 
the first fiscal year beginning after   
the first fiscal year described in      
subparagraph 7,a77i7 in which a ,state  
fails to comply with subsection 7b71 the
 percentage by which the funds described
 in subparagraph 7,a77i7 are reduced    
shall be increased by #e percent each   
fiscal year the ,state fails to comply  
with subsection 7b71 except that such   
reduction shall not exceed #be percent  
in any fiscal year4  7ii7 ,other        
entities ,beginning in the first fiscal 

year beginning after the first fiscal   
year described in subparagraph 7,a77i7  
in which a an entity other than a ,state
 fails to comply with subsection 7b71   
the percentage by which the funds       
described in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 are  
reduced shall be increased by #e percent
 each fiscal year the entity fails to   
comply with subsection 7b71 except that 
such reduction shall not exceed #be     
percent in any fiscal year4  7#b7       
,reallocation ,amounts not allocated    
under covered provision to a ,state or  
other entity for failure to comply with 
subsection 7b7 shall be reallocated     
under the covered provision to ,states  
or other entities that have complied    
with subsection 7b74  #c4 ,training on  
alternatives to use of force1           
de-escalation1 and behavioral health    
crises  7a7 ,definitions ,section       
#ija7;a7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus    
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea7;a77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#bg71 by   

striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#bh71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#bi7 the term de-escalation
 means taking action or communicating   
verbally or non-verbally during a       
potential force encounter in an attempt 
to stabilize the situation and reduce   
the immediacy of the threat so that more
 time1 options1 and resources can be    
called upon to resolve the situation    
without the use of force or with a      
reduction in the force necessary2 and   
7#cj7 the term behavioral health crisis 
means a situation in which the behavior 
of a person puts the person at risk of  
hurting himself or herself or others or 
prevents the person from being able to  
care for himself or herself or function 
effectively in the community1 including 
a situation in which a person is under  
the influence of a drug or alcohol1 is  
suicidal1 or experiences symptoms of a  
mental illness4  4  7b7 ,,cops program  

,section #agja of title ,i of the       
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajcha7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7n7 ,training in        
alternatives to use of force1           
de-,escalation techniques1 and          
behavioral health crises  7#a7 ,training
 curricula ,the ,attorney ,general1 in  
consultation with relevant law          
enforcement agencies of ,states and     
units of local government1 labor        
organizations1 professional law         
enforcement organizations1 and mental   
health organizations1 shall develop     
training curricula in-- 7,a7            
alternatives to use of force and        
de-escalation tactics2 and  7,b7 safely 
responding to a person experiencing a   
behavioral health crisis1 including     
techniques and strategies that are      
designed to protect the safety of the   
person experiencing the behavioral      
health crisis1 law enforcement officers1
 and the public4  7#b7 ,certified       

programs ,the ,attorney ,general shall  
establish a process to certify public   
and private entities that offer courses 
in alternatives to use of force1        
de-escalation tactics1 and techniques   
and strategies for responding to a      
behavioral health crisis using the      
training curricula established under    
paragraph 7#a7 or equivalents to the    
training curricula established under    
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,transitional     
regional training programs for ,state   
and local agency personnel ,until the   
end of fiscal year #bjbc1 the ,attorney 
,general shall1 and thereafter may1     
provide regional training to equip and  
certify personnel from law enforcement  
agencies of ,states and units of local  
government in a ,state to conduct       
training using the training curricula   
established under paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 
,list ,the ,attorney ,general shall     
publish a list of law enforcement       
agencies of ,states and units of local  
government that employ officers who have

 successfully completed a course        
described under paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c71 
which shall include-- 7,a7 the total    
number of law enforcement officers      
employed by the agency2  7,b7 the number
 of officers who have completed the     
course2 and  7,c7 whether personnel from
 the law enforcement agency are         
certified to conduct training4  7#e7    
,direct appropriations ,for the purpose 
of making grants under this subsection  
there is authorized to be appropriated1 
and there is appropriated1 out of       
amounts in the ,treasury not otherwise  
appropriated1 for the fiscal year ending
 ,september #cj1 #bjbj1 #ajj1jjj1jjj1 to
 remain available until expended4  4    
7c7 ,byrne ,,jag program ,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 seq47 
is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating      
section #ejh as section #eaa2 and  7#b7 
by inserting after section #ejg the     
following3  #ejh4 ,law enforcement      

training programs  7a7 ,definitions ,in 
this section-- 7#a7 the term approved   
course in alternatives to use of force1 
de-escalation tactics1 or techniques and
 strategies for responding to a         
behavioral health crisis means a course 
using the training curricula established
 under section #agja7n77#a7 or          
equivalents to such training curricula--
 7,a7 provided by the ,attorney ,general
 under section #agja7n77#c72 or  7,b7   
provided by a certified entity2 and     
7#b7 the term certified entity means a  
public or private entity that has been  
certified by the ,attorney ,general     
under section #agja7n77#b74  7b7        
,authority ,the ,attorney ,general      
shall1 from amounts made available for  
this purpose under subsection 7e71 make 
grants to ,states for use by the ,state 
or a unit of government located in the  
,state to-- 7#a7 pay for costs          
associated with conducting the training 
and for attendance by law enforcement   
personnel at an approved course in      

alternatives to use of force1           
de-escalation tactics1 or techniques and
 strategies for responding to a         
behavioral health crisis2 and  7#b7     
procure training in alternatives to use 
of force1 de-escalation tactics1 or     
techniques and strategies for responding
 to a behavioral health crisis from a   
certified entity4  7c7 ,allocation of   
funds  7#a7 ,in general ,of the total   
amount appropriated to carry out this   
section for a fiscal year1 the ,attorney
 ,general shall allocate funds to each  
,state in proportion to the total number
 of law enforcement officers in the     
,state as compared to the total number  
of law enforcement officers in the      
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,training for    
,state law enforcement officers ,each   
,state may retain from the total amount 
of funds provided to the ,state for the 
purposes described in this section an   
amount that is not more than the amount 
that bears the same ratio to the total  
amount of funds as the ratio of-- 7,a7  

the total number of law enforcement     
officers employed by the ,state2 to     
7,b7 the total number of law enforcement
 officers employed by the ,state and    
units of local government within the    
,state4  7#c7 ,training for local law   
enforcement officers ,a ,state shall    
make available to units of local        
government in the ,state for the        
purposes described in this section the  
amounts remaining after a ,state retains
 funds under paragraph 7#b74 ,at the    
request of a unit of local government1  
the ,state may use an amount of the     
funds allocated to the unit of local    
government under this paragraph to      
facilitate training in alternatives to  
use of force1 de-escalation tactics1 or 
techniques and strategies for responding
 to a behavioral health crisis to law   
enforcement officers employed by the    
unit of local government4  7d7          
,reporting  7#a7 ,units of local        
government ,any unit of local government
 that receives funds from a ,state under

 subsection 7c77#c7 shall submit to the 
,state a report indicating-- 7,a7 the   
number of law enforcement officers that 
have completed training described in    
this section2  7,b7 the total number of 
law enforcement officers employed by the
 unit of local government2 and  7,c7 any
 barriers to providing the training4    
7#b7 ,states ,any ,state that receives  
funds under subsection 7c77#b7 shall1   
after receiving the reports described in
 paragraph 7#a71 submit to the ,attorney
 ,general-- 7,a7 such reports2 and  7,b7
 a report by the ,state indicating-- 7i7
 the number of law enforcement officers 
employed by the ,state that have        
completed training described in this    
section2  7ii7 the total number of law  
enforcement officers employed by the    
,state2 and  7iii7 any barriers to      
providing the training4  7e7 ,direct    
appropriations ,for the purpose of      
making grants under this section there  
is authorized to be appropriated1 and   
there is appropriated1 out of amounts in

 the ,treasury not otherwise            
appropriated1 for the fiscal year ending
 ,september #cj1 #bjbj1 #bej1jjj1jjj1 to
 remain available until expended4  4    
#d4 ,training on duty to intervene      
,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 as amended by section  
#bja1 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #eaj4 ,training on duty 
to intervene  7a7 ,training program     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney         
,general1 in consultation with relevant 
law enforcement agencies of ,states and 
units of local governments and          
organizations representing rank and file
 law enforcement officers1 shall develop
 a training curriculum for law          
enforcement agencies and officers on the
 development1 implementation1           
fulfillment1 and enforcement of a duty  
of a law enforcement officer to         
intervene when another law enforcement  
officer is engaged in excessive use of  

force4  7#b7 ,certified programs ,the   
,attorney ,general shall establish a    
process to certify public and private   
entities that offer courses on the duty 
to intervene that are equivalent to the 
training curriculum established under   
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,transitional     
regional training programs ,until the   
end of fiscal year #bjbc1 the ,attorney 
,general shall provide regional training
 workshops for law enforcement officers 
of ,states and units of local           
government1 using the training          
curriculum established under paragraph  
7#a74  7#d7 ,list ,the ,attorney        
,general shall publish a list of law    
enforcement agencies of ,states and     
units of local government that employ   
officers who have successfully completed
 a course described under paragraph 7#b7
 or 7#c71 which shall include the total 
number of law enforcement officers      
employed by the agency and the number of
 officers who have completed the course4
  7b7 ,grant program  7#a7              

,authorization ,the ,attorney ,general  
may make grants to ,state and local law 
enforcement agencies to-- 7,a7 pay for  
costs associated with attendance by law 
enforcement personnel at a training     
course approved by the ,attorney        
,general under paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 of
 subsection 7a72 and  7,b7 procure      
training in the duty to intervene from a
 public or private entity certified     
under subsection 7a77#b74  7#b7         
,application ,each ,state or local law  
enforcement agency seeking a grant under
 this subsection shall submit an        
application to the ,attorney ,general at
 such time1 in such manner1 and         
containing such information as the      
,attorney ,general may require4  7c7    
,direct appropriations ,for the purpose 
of making grants under this section1    
there is authorized to be appropriated1 
and there is appropriated1 out of       
amounts in the ,treasury not otherwise  
appropriated1 for the fiscal year ending
 ,september #cj1 #bjbj1 #ejj1jjj1jjj1 to

 remain available until expended4  4    
#e4 ,reauthorization of law enforcement 
grant programs  7a7 ,edward ,byrne      
,memorial ,justice ,assistance ,grant   
,program ,section #eaa of title ,i of   
the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe  
,streets ,act of #aifh 7,public ,law    
#ij-cea2 #hb ,stat4 #aig71 as so        
redesignated by this ,act1 is amended by
 striking this subpart #a1jie1jjj1jjj   
for each of the fiscal years #bjjf      
through #bjab and inserting this        
subpart1 including sections #ejh1 #eji1 
and #eaj1 #hjj1jjj1jjj for each of      
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4  7b7  
,reauthorization of ,,cops on the ,beat 
,grant ,program ,section                
#ajja7;a77#aa77;,a7 of title ,i of the  
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajbfa7;a77#aa77;,a77 is amended by     
striking part ,q1 to remain available   
until expended #a1jdg1aai1jjj for each  
of fiscal years #bjjf through #bjji and 
inserting part ,q1 including section    

#agja7n71 to remain available until     
expended #djj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjba through #bjbe4  #f4        
,emergency designation  7a7 ,in general 
,the amounts provided under this ,act1  
or an amendment made by this ,act1 are  
designated as an emergency requirement  
pursuant to section #d7;g7 of the       
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774  7b7     
,designation in ,senate ,in the ,senate1
 this ,act1 and the amendments made by  
this ,act1 is designated as an emergency
 requirement pursuant to section        
#daab7;a7 of ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ga 7#aaeth
 ,congress71 the concurrent resolution  
on the budget for fiscal year #bjah4