,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hejj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjbj,mr4 
,takano introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an electronic    
sy/em by :i* memb]s ( ! press may file a
 compla9t ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice alleg+
 misconduct by ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local   
law en=cem5t ag5cies1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,attacks on ,free ,press ,transp>5cy  
,act4  #b4 ,press compla9ts  7a7        
,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli% a 
electronic sy/em by :i* memb]s ( ! press
 may file a compla9t ) ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,ju/ice alleg+ misconduct by ,f$]al1    
,/ate1 & local law en=cem5t ag5cies &   
law en=cem5t (fic]s ( su* ag5cies4  7#b7
 ,atta*m5ts ,! electronic sy/em %all    
all[ relevant m$ia to be atta*$1 includ+
 photos1 videos1 & audio record+s4  7#c7
 ,anonym\s submission ,a compla9t may be

 fil$ anonym\sly "u ?is section4  7b7   
,proc$ure  7#a7 ,compla9t ,a compla9t   
may be fil$ "u ?is section n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] an incid5t has occurr$1  
,su* compla9t %all include ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,! date ( ?is incid5t4  7,b7 ,! "n 
( ea* law en=cem5t (fic] involv$4  7,c7 
,a detail$ description ( ! incid5t4     
7,d7 ,any legal ju/ification or         
motivation t 0 provid$ to ! individual  
by a law en=cem5t (fic] to ju/ify ! law 
en=cem5t action tak54  7,e7 ,if         
applicable1 any prop]ty se>*$1 damag$1  
or seiz$ dur+ ! incid5t4  7,f7 ,if      
applicable1 any audio or visual record+s
 ( ! incid5t betwe5 ! law en=cem5t (fic]
 & press mat]ials or miscellane\s       
docum5tation ) respect to ! incid5t4    
7#b7 ,notification ,n lat] ?an #cj days 
aft] a compla9t has be5 fil$ ) !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all notify ! law en=cem5t ag5cy t is ! 
subject ( ! compla9t t ! compla9t has   
be5 fil$ & provide ! details ( !        
compla9t4  7#c7 ,response  7,a7 ,9 g5]al

 ,any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law       
en=cem5t ag5cy t is ! subject ( a       
compla9t %all respond n lat] ?an #fj    
days aft] receipt ( ! notice ( !        
compla9t "u p>agraph 7#b74  7,b7        
,cont5ts ( response ,a response to !    
compla9t %all include ! foll[+3 7i7 ,!  
date ( ! incid5t4  7ii7 ,! "n ( ea* law 
en=cem5t (fic] involv$4  7iii7 ,a       
detail$ description ( ! incid5t4  7iv7  
,any legal ju/ification or motivation t 
0 provid$ to ! individual by ! law      
en=cem5t (fic] to ju/ify ! law en=cem5t 
action tak54  7v7 ,if applicable1 any   
prop]ty se>*$1 damag$1 or seiz$ dur+ !  
incid5t4  7vi7 ,if applicable1 any audio
 or visual record+s ( ! incid5t betwe5 !
 law en=cem5t (fic] & press mat]ials or 
miscellane\s docum5tation t supports !  
ju/ification = ! law en=cem5t action    
tak54  7,c7 ,byrne en=cem5t  7i7 ,9     
g5]al ,if a ,/ate or unit ( local       
gov]nm5t fails to comply ) ?is p>agraph 
= a fiscal ye>1 ! ,/ate or unit ( local 
gov]nm5t %all be subject to a #ej p]c5t 

r$uction ( ! am\nt t w\ld o!rwise by    
aw>d$ 9 ! foll[+ fiscal ye> to t ,/ate  
or unit ( local gov]nm5t "u subp>t #a ( 
"p ,e ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime    
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq474  7ii7   
,reallocation ,am\nts n allocat$ to a   
,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t = failure
 to comply ) p>agraph 7#c7 %all be      
reallocat$ to ,/ates & units ( local    
gov]nm5t t h compli$ ) su* p>agraph 9   
accordance ) subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( title  
,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe 
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajaea et seq474  7,d7 #ajcc program    
en=cem5t ,if ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9   
consultation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al1      
det]m9es t a ,/ate has fail$ to respond 
to #c or m compla9ts dur+ a fiscal ye>1 
! ,/ate may n receive a transf] "u      
section #begf;a ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 until su* "t z ! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al1 det]m9es t ! ,/ate is 9        
compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4  

7c7 ,memb] ( ! press def9$ ,9 ?is       
section1 ! t]m memb] ( ! press means any
 individual :o works 9 ! ga!r+1         
process+1 dissem9at+1 & deliv]y ( news &
 in=mation t s]ves ! public int]e/ to ! 
public ?r\gh mass m$ia1 includ+         
television1 radio1 & newspap]s4  #c4    
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! end ( ea* cal5d> ye>1 ! 
,attorney ,g5]al %all make available to 
! public on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice       
website a report t includes a           
compilation ( ! compla9ts receiv$ "u    
section #b ) p]sonally id5tifiable      
in=mation ( involv$ p>ties r$act$4