,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hejj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #a1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,takano introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to establish an electronic     
system by which members of the press may
 file a complaint with the ,department  
of ,justice alleging misconduct by      
,federal1 ,state1 and local law         
enforcement agencies1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,attacks on ,free   
,press ,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,press  
complaints  7a7 ,establishment  7#a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,attorney ,general shall establish a   
electronic system by which members of   
the press may file a complaint with the 
,department of ,justice alleging        
misconduct by ,federal1 ,state1 and     
local law enforcement agencies and law  
enforcement officers of such agencies4  

7#b7 ,attachments ,the electronic system
 shall allow relevant media to be       
attached1 including photos1 videos1 and 
audio recordings4  7#c7 ,anonymous      
submission ,a complaint may be filed    
anonymously under this section4  7b7    
,procedure  7#a7 ,complaint ,a complaint
 may be filed under this section not    
later than #ahj days after an incident  
has occurred1 ,such complaint shall     
include the following3 7,a7 ,the date of
 this incident4  7,b7 ,the name of each 
law enforcement officer involved4  7,c7 
,a detailed description of the incident4
  7,d7 ,any legal justification or      
motivation that was provided to the     
individual by a law enforcement officer 
to justify the law enforcement action   
taken4  7,e7 ,if applicable1 any        
property searched1 damaged1 or seized   
during the incident4  7,f7 ,if          
applicable1 any audio or visual         
recordings of the incident between the  
law enforcement officer and press       
materials or miscellaneous documentation

 with respect to the incident4  7#b7    
,notification ,not later than #cj days  
after a complaint has been filed with   
the ,department of ,justice1 the        
,attorney ,general shall notify the law 
enforcement agency that is the subject  
of the complaint that the complaint has 
been filed and provide the details of   
the complaint4  7#c7 ,response  7,a7 ,in
 general ,any ,federal1 ,state1 or local
 law enforcement agency that is the     
subject of a complaint shall respond not
 later than #fj days after receipt of   
the notice of the complaint under       
paragraph 7#b74  7,b7 ,contents of      
response ,a response to the complaint   
shall include the following3 7i7 ,the   
date of the incident4  7ii7 ,the name of
 each law enforcement officer involved4 
7iii7 ,a detailed description of the    
incident4  7iv7 ,any legal justification
 or motivation that was provided to the 
individual by the law enforcement       
officer to justify the law enforcement  
action taken4  7v7 ,if applicable1 any  

property searched1 damaged1 or seized   
during the incident4  7vi7 ,if          
applicable1 any audio or visual         
recordings of the incident between the  
law enforcement officer and press       
materials or miscellaneous documentation
 that supports the justification for the
 law enforcement action taken4  7,c7    
,byrne enforcement  7i7 ,in general ,if 
a ,state or unit of local government    
fails to comply with this paragraph for 
a fiscal year1 the ,state or unit of    
local government shall be subject to a  
#ej percent reduction of the amount that
 would otherwise by awarded in the      
following fiscal year to that ,state or 
unit of local government under 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 seq474  7ii7 ,reallocation    
,amounts not allocated to a ,state or   
unit of local government for failure to 
comply with paragraph 7#c7 shall be     
reallocated to ,states and units of     

local government that have complied with
 such paragraph in accordance with      
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 seq474  7,d7 #ajcc program    
enforcement ,if the ,secretary of       
,defense1 in consultation with the      
,attorney ,general1 determines that a   
,state has failed to respond to #c or   
more complaints during a fiscal year1   
the ,state may not receive a transfer   
under section #begf;a of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 until such time  
as the ,secretary of ,defense1 in       
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 determines that the ,state is 
in compliance with the requirements of  
this ,act4  7c7 ,member of the press    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
member of the press means any individual
 who works in the gathering1 processing1
 disseminating1 and delivery of news and
 information that serves the public     
interest to the public through mass     

media1 including television1 radio1 and 
newspapers4  #c4 ,department of ,justice
 ,report ,not later than #cj days after 
the end of each calendar year1 the      
,attorney ,general shall make available 
to the public on the ,department of     
,justice website a report that includes 
a compilation of the complaints received
 under section #b with personally       
identifiable information of involved    
parties redacted4