,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hijc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #h1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,omar introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 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     
establish the ,national ,police ,misuse 
of ,force ,investigation ,board1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,national     
,police ,misuse of ,force ,investigation
 ,board ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,general    
organization  7a7 ,organization ,the    
,national ,police ,misuse of ,force     
,investigation ,board 7hereinafter in   
this ,act referred to as the ,board7 is 
an independent establishment of the     
,united ,states ,government4  7b7       

,appointment of members ,the ,board is  
composed of #h members appointed by the 
,president1 by and with the advice and  
consent of the ,senate4 ,not more than  
#d members may be appointed from the    
same political party4 ,at least #d      
members shall be appointed on the basis 
of technical qualification1 professional
 standing1 and demonstrated knowledge in
 civil rights law1 psychology1 racial   
inequality social theory1               
socioeconomics1 or violent conflict     
mitigation4  7c7 ,terms of office and   
removal ,the term of office of each     
member is #f years4 ,an individual      
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring   
before the expiration of the term for   
which the predecessor of that individual
 was appointed1 is appointed for the    
remainder of that term4 ,when the term  
of office of a member ends1 the member  
may continue to serve until a successor 
is appointed and qualified4 ,the        
,president may remove a member for      
inefficiency1 neglect of duty1 or       

malfeasance in office4  7d7 ,chairman   
and vice chairman ,the ,president shall 
designate1 by and with the advice and   
consent of the ,senate1 a ,chairman of  
the ,board4 ,the ,president also shall  
designate a ,vice ,chairman of the      
,board4 ,the terms of office of both the
 ,chairman and ,vice ,chairman are #b   
years4 ,when the ,chairman is absent or 
unable to serve or when the position of 
,chairman is vacant1 the ,vice ,chairman
 acts as ,chairman4  7e7 ,duties and    
powers of chairman ,the ,chairman is the
 chief executive and administrative     
officer of the ,board4 ,subject to the  
general policies and decisions of the   
,board1 the ,chairman shall-- 7#a7      
appoint and supervise officers and      
employees1 other than regular and       
full-time employees in the immediate    
offices of another member1 necessary to 
carry out this ,act2  7#b7 fix the pay  
of officers and employees necessary to  
carry out this ,act2  7#c7 distribute   
business among the officers1 employees1 

and administrative units of the ,board2 
and  7#d7 supervise the expenditures of 
the ,board4  7f7 ,quorum ,five members  
of the ,board are a quorum in carrying  
out duties and powers of the ,board4    
7g7 ,offices1 bureaus1 and divisions    
,the ,board shall establish offices     
necessary to carry out this ,act1       
including an office to investigate and  
report on police brutality4 ,the ,board 
shall establish distinct and            
appropriately staffed bureaus1          
divisions1 or offices to investigate and
 report on incidents involving each of  
the following3 7#a7 ,deaths occurring in
 police custody4  7#b7 ,officer-involved
 shootings4  7#c7 ,uses of force that   
result in severe bodily injury in police
 custody4  7h7 ,chief financial officer 
,the ,chairman shall designate an       
officer or employee of the ,board as the
 ,chief ,financial ,officer4 ,the ,chief
 ,financial ,officer shall-- 7#a7 report
 directly to the ,chairman on financial 
management and budget execution2  7#b7  

direct1 manage1 and provide policy      
guidance and oversight on financial     
management and property and inventory   
control2 and  7#c7 review the fees1     
rents1 and other charges imposed by the 
,board for services and things of value 
it provides1 and suggest appropriate    
revisions to those charges to reflect   
costs incurred by the ,board in         
providing those services and things of  
value4  7i7 ,board member staff ,each   
member of the ,board shall select and   
supervise regular and full-time         
employees in his or her immediate office
 as long as any such employee has been  
approved for employment by the          
designated agency ethics official under 
the same guidelines that apply to all   
employees of the ,board4 ,except for the
 ,chairman1 the appointment authority   
provided by this subsection is limited  
to the number of full-time equivalent   
positions1 in addition to #a senior     
professional staff at a level not to    
exceed the ,,gs-#ae level and #a        

administrative staff1 allocated to each 
member through the ,board's annual      
budget and allocation process4  7j7     
,seal ,the ,board shall have a seal that
 shall be judicially recognized4  7k7   
,content of reports ,a report under     
subsection 7g7 shall include the        
following information3 7#a7 ,the        
demographic data of the individual      
killed or injured by police4  7#b7 ,the 
demographics of the officers involved4  
7#c7 ,the circumstances 7such as date1  
time1 location74  7#d7 ,the reason for  
the stop or the initial contact with the
 subject1 the events leading up to the  
shooting or use of force 7such as search
 or pursuit74  7#e7 ,the outcome 7such  
as the types of force used1 charges     
filed1 death injury74  #c4 ,special     
boards of inquiry on police brutality   
7a7 ,establishment ,if an incident      
involves a substantial question history 
of excessive force use1 the influence of
 historical racial injustice1 or civil  
rights infringement within the          

community1 the ,board may establish a   
special board of inquiry composed of--  
7#a7 #a member of the ,board acting as  
chairman2 and  7#b7 #b members          
representing the public1 appointed by   
the ,president on notification of the   
establishment of the special board of   
inquiry4  7b7 ,qualifications and       
conflicts of interest ,the public       
members of a special board of inquiry   
must be qualified by training and       
experience to participate in the inquiry
 and may not have a pecuniary interest  
in an aviation enterprise involved in   
the incident to be investigated4  7c7   
,authority ,a special board of inquiry  
has the same authority that the ,board  
has under this ,act4  #d4               
,administrative  7a7 ,general authority 
7#a7 ,the ,board1 and when authorized by
 it1 a member of the ,board1 an         
administrative law judge employed by or 
assigned to the ,board1 or an officer or
 employee designated by the ,chairman of
 the ,board1 may conduct hearings to    

carry out this ,act1 administer oaths1  
and require1 by subpoena or otherwise1  
necessary witnesses and evidence4  7#b7 
,a witness or evidence in a hearing     
under paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection 
may be summoned or required to be       
produced from any place in the ,united  
,states to the designated place of the  
hearing4 ,a witness summoned under this 
subsection is entitled to the same fee  
and mileage the witness would have been 
paid in a court of the ,united ,states4 
7#c7 ,a subpoena shall be issued under  
the signature of the ,chairman or the   
,chairman's delegate but may be served  
by any person designated by the         
,chairman4  7#d7 ,if a person disobeys a
 subpoena1 order1 or inspection notice  
of the ,board1 the ,board may bring a   
civil action in a district court of the 
,united ,states to enforce the subpoena1
 order1 or notice4 ,an action under this
 paragraph may be brought in the        
judicial district in which the person   
against whom the action is brought      

resides1 is found1 or does business4    
,the court may punish a failure to obey 
an order of the court to comply with the
 subpoena1 order1 or notice as a        
contempt of court4  7b7 ,additional     
powers  7#a7 ,the ,board may-- 7,a7     
procure the temporary or intermittent   
services of experts or consultants under
 section #caji of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code2  7,b7 make agreements and
 other transactions necessary to carry  
out this ,act without regard to section 
#cgji of the ,revised ,statutes 7#da    
,u4,s4,c4 #e72  7,c7 use1 when          
appropriate1 available services1        
equipment1 personnel1 and facilities of 
a department1 agency1 or instrumentality
 of the ,united ,states ,government on a
 reimbursable or other basis2  7,d7     
confer with employees and use services1 
records1 and facilities of ,state and   
local governmental authorities2  7,e7   
appoint advisory committees composed of 
qualified private citizens and officials
 of the ,government and ,state and local

 governments as appropriate2  7,f7      
accept voluntary and uncompensated      
services notwithstanding another law2   
7,g7 accept gifts of money and other    
property2  7,h7 make contracts with     
nonprofit entities to carry out studies 
related to duties and powers of the     
,board2 and  7,i7 negotiate and enter   
into agreements with individuals and    
private entities and departments1       
agencies1 and instrumentalities of the  
,government1 ,state and local           
governments1 and governments of foreign 
countries for the provision of          
facilities1 incident-related and        
technical services or training in police
 misuse of force investigation theory   
and techniques1 and require that such   
entities provide appropriate            
consideration for the reasonable costs  
of any facilities1 goods1 services1 or  
training provided by the ,board4  7#b7  
,the ,board shall deposit in the        
,treasury amounts received under        
paragraph 7#a77;,i7 of this subsection  

to be credited as offsetting collections
 to the appropriation of the ,board4    
,the ,board shall maintain an annual    
record of collections received under    
paragraph 7#a77;,i7 of this subsection4 
7c7 ,submission of certain copies to    
congress ,when the ,board submits to the
 ,president or the ,director of the     
,office of ,management and ,budget a    
budget estimate1 budget request1        
supplemental budget estimate1 other     
budget information1 a legislative       
recommendation1 prepared testimony for  
congressional hearings1 or comments on  
legislation1 the ,board must submit a   
copy to ,congress at the same time4 ,an 
officer1 department1 agency1 or         
instrumentality of the ,government may  
not require the ,board to submit the    
estimate1 request1 information1         
recommendation1 testimony1 or comments  
to another officer1 department1 agency1 
or instrumentality of the ,government   
for approval1 comment1 or review before 
being submitted to ,congress4 ,the      

,board shall develop and approve a      
process for the ,board's review and     
comment or approval of documents        
submitted to the ,president1 ,director  
of the ,office of ,management and       
,budget1 or ,congress under this        
subsection4  7d7 ,liaison committees    
,the ,chairman may determine the number 
of committees that are appropriate to   
maintain effective liaison with other   
departments1 agencies1 and              
instrumentalities of the ,government1   
,state and local governmental           
authorities1 and independent            
standard-setting authorities that carry 
out programs and activities related to  
misuse of force by law enforcement      
officers4 ,the ,board may designate     
representatives to serve on or assist   
those committees4  7e7 ,inquiries ,the  
,board1 or an officer or employee of the
 ,board designated by the ,chairman1 may
 conduct an inquiry to obtain           
information related to police misuse of 
force after publishing notice of the    

inquiry in the ,federal ,register4 ,the 
,board or designated officer or employee
 may require by order a department1     
agency1 or instrumentality of the       
,government1 a ,state or local          
governmental authority1 or a person     
transporting individuals or property in 
commerce to submit to the ,board a      
written report and answers to requests  
and questions related to a duty or power
 of the ,board4 ,the ,board may         
prescribe the time within which the     
report and answers must be given to the 
,board or to the designated officer or  
employee4 ,copies of the report and     
answers shall be made available for     
public inspection4  7f7 ,regulations    
,the ,board may prescribe regulations to
 carry out this ,act4  7g7 ,overtime pay
  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to the      
requirements of this section and        
notwithstanding paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7
 of section #eedb7;a7 of title #e1 for  
an employee of the ,board whose basic   
pay is at a rate which equals or exceeds

 the minimum rate of basic pay for      
,,gs-#aj of the ,general ,schedule1 the 
,board may establish an overtime hourly 
rate of pay for the employee with       
respect to work performed at the scene  
of an incident 7including travel to or  
from the scene7 and other work that is  
critical to an incident investigation in
 an amount equal to one and one-half    
times the hourly rate of basic pay of   
the employee4 ,all of such amount shall 
be considered to be premium pay4  7#b7  
,limitation on overtime pay to an       
employee ,an employee of the ,board may 
not receive overtime pay under paragraph
 7#a71 for work performed in a calendar 
year1 in an amount that exceeds #ae     
percent of the annual rate of basic pay 
of the employee for such calendar year4 
7#c7 ,limitation on total amount of     
overtime pay ,the ,board may not make   
overtime payments under paragraph 7#a7  
for work performed in any fiscal year in
 a total amount that exceeds #a4e       
percent of the amount appropriated to   

carry out this ,act for that fiscal     
year4  7#d7 ,basic pay defined ,in this 
subsection1 the term basic pay includes 
any applicable locality-based           
comparability payment under section     
#ecjd of title #e 7or similar provision 
of law7 and any special rate of pay     
under section #ecje of title #e 7or     
similar provision of law74  7#e7 ,annual
 report ,not later than ,september #cj1 
#bjbb1 the ,board shall submit to the   
,house ,committees on the ,judiciary and
 ,oversight and ,reform and ,senate     
,committees on the ,judiciary and       
,homeland ,security and ,government     
,affairs a report identifying the total 
amount of overtime payments made under  
this subsection in the preceding fiscal 
year1 and the number of employees whose 
overtime pay under this subsection was  
limited in that fiscal year as a result 
of the #ae percent limit established by 
paragraph 7#b74  7h7 ,investigative     
officers ,the ,board shall maintain at  
least #a full-time employee in each     

,state located more than #a1jjj miles   
from the nearest ,board regional office 
to provide initial investigative        
response to incidents the ,board is     
empowered to investigate under this ,act
 that occur in that ,state4  #e4        
,disclosure1 availability1 and use of   
information  7a7 ,general  7#a7 ,public 
availability ,except as provided in     
subsections 7b71 7c71 7d71 and 7f7 of   
this section1 a copy of a record1       
information1 or investigation submitted 
or received by the ,board1 or a member  
or employee of the ,board1 shall be made
 available to the public on identifiable
 request and at reasonable cost4 ,this  
subsection does not require the release 
of information described by section     
#eeb7;b7 of title #e or protected from  
disclosure by another law of the ,united
 ,states4  7#b7 ,deposit of receipts    
,the ,board shall deposit in the        
,treasury amounts received under        
paragraph 7#a7 to be credited to the    
appropriation of the ,board as          

offsetting collections4  7#c7           
,protection of voluntary submission of  
information ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 neither the ,board1   
nor any agency receiving information    
from the ,board1 shall disclose         
voluntarily provided safety-related     
information if that information is not  
related to the exercise of the ,board's 
investigation authority under this ,act 
and if the ,board finds that the        
disclosure of the information would     
inhibit the voluntary provision of that 
type of information4  7b7 ,training of  
board employees and others ,the ,board  
may conduct training of its employees in
 those subjects necessary for the proper
 performance of investigations4 ,the    
,board may also authorize attendance at 
courses given under this subsection by  
other government personnel1 personnel of
 foreign governments1 and personnel from
 industry or otherwise who have a       
requirement for investigation training4 
,the ,board may require non-,board      

personnel to reimburse some or all of   
the training costs1 and amounts so      
reimbursed shall be credited to the     
appropriation of the ,board as          
offsetting collections4  #f4 ,reports   
and studies  7a7 ,periodic reports ,the 
,board shall report periodically to     
,congress1 departments1 agencies1 and   
instrumentalities of the ,united ,states
 ,government and ,state and local       
governmental authorities concerned with 
the misuse of force by public safety    
departments1 and other interested       
persons4 ,the report shall-- 7#a7       
advocate meaningful responses to reduce 
the likelihood of incidents similar to  
those investigated by the ,board2 and   
7#b7 propose recommendations for        
adjudication to the local1 ,state and   
,federal ,government1 as well as the    
public4  ,additionally1 if the ,board   
sees fit1 it can make a wide-range of   
recommendations for reforms to police   
procedures1 adjustment to local1 ,state 
or ,federal law1 or manufacturing or    

acquisition changes related to the      
weapons and equipment issued to the     
police force4  7b7 ,studies1            
investigations1 and other reports ,the  
,board also shall-- 7#a7 carry out      
special studies and investigations      
regarding law enforcement oversight2    
7#b7 examine techniques and methods of  
police misuse of force investigation and
 periodically publish recommended       
procedures for investigations2  7#c7    
prescribe requirements for persons      
reporting incidents that-- 7,a7 may be  
investigated by the ,board under this   
,act2 or  7,b7 involve public safety    
departments2  7#d7 evaluate1 examine the
 effectiveness of1 and publish the      
findings of the ,board about the        
transportation safety consciousness of  
other departments1 agencies1 and        
instrumentalities of the ,government and
 their effectiveness in preventing such 
incidents2 and  7#e7 evaluate the       
adequacy of safeguards and procedures   
for the transportation of hazardous     

material and the performance of other   
departments1 agencies1 and              
instrumentalities of the ,government    
responsible for the safe transportation 
of that material4  #g4 ,annual report   
,the ,board shall submit a report to    
,congress on ,july #a of each year4 ,the
 report shall include-- 7#a7 a          
statistical and analytical summary of   
all investigations conducted and        
reviewed by the ,board during the prior 
calendar year2  7#b7 a survey and       
summary of the recommendations made by  
the ,board to reduce together with the  
observed response to each               
recommendation2  7#c7 a detailed        
appraisal of the investigation and      
excessive force incident prevention     
activities of other departments1        
agencies1 and instrumentalities of the  
,united ,states ,government and ,state  
and local governmental authorities      
having responsibility for those         
activities under a law of the ,united   
,states or a ,state2 and  7#d7 a list of

 ongoing investigations that have       
exceeded the expected time allotted for 
completion by ,board order and an       
explanation for the additional time     
required to complete each such          
investigation4  #h4 ,authorization of   
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,there  
are authorized to be appropriated for   
the purposes of this ,act such sums as  
may be necessary4  7b7 ,fees1 refunds1  
and reimbursements  7#a7 ,in general    
,the ,board may impose and collect such 
fees1 refunds1 and reimbursements as it 
determines to be appropriate for        
services provided by or through the     
,board4  7#b7 ,receipts credited as     
offsetting collections ,notwithstanding 
section #ccjb of title #ca1 any fee1    
refund1 or reimbursement collected under
 this subsection-- 7,a7 shall be        
credited as offsetting collections to   
the account that finances the activities
 and services for which the fee is      
imposed or with which the refund or     
reimbursement is associated2  7,b7 shall

 be available for expenditure only to   
pay the costs of activities and services
 for which the fee is imposed or with   
which the refund or reimbursement is    
associated2 and  7,c7 shall remain      
available until expended4  7#c7 ,refunds
 ,the ,board may refund any fee paid by 
mistake or any amount paid in excess of 
that required4  #i4 ,general authority  
,the ,board shall investigate or have   
investigated 7in detail the ,board      
prescribes7 and establish the facts1    
circumstances1 and cause or probable    
cause of-- 7#a7 deaths in police        
custody2  7#b7 officer-involved         
shootings2 or  7#c7 uses of force that  
result in severe bodily injury in police
 custody4  #aj4 ,inspections and        
autopsies  7a7 ,entry and inspection ,an
 officer or employee of the ,board--    
7#a7 on display of appropriate          
credentials and written notice of       
inspection authority1 may enter property
 where a incident has occurred or       
evidence from the incident is located   

and do anything necessary to conduct an 
investigation2 and  7#b7 during         
reasonable hours1 may inspect any       
record1 process1 control1 or facility   
related to an incident investigation    
under this ,act4  7b7 ,inspection1      
testing1 preservation1 and moving of    
involved weapons  7#a7 ,in investigating
 an incident under this ,act1 the ,board
 may inspect and test1 to the extent    
necessary1 any weapon involved4  7#b7   
,any weapon involved in an incident     
shall be preserved1 and may be moved1   
only as provided by regulations of the  
,board4  7c7 ,exclusive authority of    
board ,only the ,board has the authority
 to decide on the way in which testing  
under this section will be conducted1   
including decisions on the person that  
will conduct the test1 the type of test 
that will be conducted1 and any         
individual who will witness the test4   
,those decisions are committed to the   
discretion of the ,board4 ,the ,board   
shall make any of those decisions based 

on the needs of the investigation being 
conducted and1 when applicable1         
subsections 7a71 7c71 and 7e7 of this   
section4  7d7 ,promptness of tests and  
availability of results ,an inspection1 
examination1 or test under subsection   
7a7 or 7c7 of this section shall be     
started and completed promptly1 and the 
results shall be made available4  7e7   
,autopsies  7#a7 ,the ,board may order  
an autopsy to be performed and have     
other tests made when necessary to      
investigate an incident under this ,act4
 ,however1 local law protecting         
religious beliefs related to autopsies  
shall be observed to the extent         
consistent with the needs of the        
incident investigation4  7#b7 ,with or  
without reimbursement1 the ,board may   
obtain a copy of an autopsy report      
performed by a ,state or local official 
on an individual who died because of an 
incident investigated by the ,board     
under this ,act4  #aa4 ,responses to    
safety recommendations  7a7 ,general    

,when the ,board submits a              
recommendation related to law           
enforcement use of force1 the recipient 
shall give a formal written response to 
each recommendation not later than #ij  
days after receiving the recommendation4
 ,the response shall indicate whether   
the recipient intends-- 7#a7 to carry   
out procedures to adopt the complete    
recommendation2  7#b7 to carry out      
procedures to adopt a part of the       
recommendation2 or  7#c7 to refuse to   
carry out procedures to adopt the       
recommendation4  7b7 ,timetable for     
completing procedures and reasons for   
refusals ,a response under subsection   
7a7 7#a7 or 7#b7 of this section shall  
include a copy of a proposed timetable  
for completing the procedures4 ,a       
response under subsection 7a77#b7 of    
this section shall detail the reasons   
for the refusal to carry out procedures 
on the remainder of the recommendation4 
,a response under subsection 7a77#c7 of 
this section shall detail the reasons   

for the refusal to carry out procedures4
  7c7 ,public availability ,the ,board  
shall make a copy of each recommendation
 and response available to the public4  
7d7 ,reporting requirements  7#a7       
,annual secretarial regulatory status   
reports ,on ,february #a of each year1  
the ,attorney ,general shall submit a   
report to ,congress and the ,board      
containing the regulatory status of each
 recommendation made by the ,board that 
is on the ,board's most wanted list4    
,the ,attorney ,general shall continue  
to report on the status of each such    
recommendation in the report due on     
,february #a of subsequent years4  7#b7 
,failure to report ,if on ,march #a of  
each year the ,board has not received   
the ,attorney ,general's report required
 by this subsection1 the ,board shall   
notify the ,committee on the ,judiciary 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,senate of the ,attorney ,general's     
failure to submit the required report4  

7#c7 ,compliance report with            
recommendations ,within #ij days after  
the date on which the ,attorney ,general
 submits a report under this subsection1
 the ,board shall review the ,attorney  
,general's report and transmit comments 
on the report to the ,attorney ,general1
 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the
 ,senate1 and the ,committee on the     
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives4  #ab4 ,assistance to  
civilians and families of civilians of  
incidents under investigation by the    
board  7a7 ,in general ,as soon as      
practicable after being notified of an  
incident within the ,united ,states     
involving the loss of life or serious   
injury to a civilian resulting from an  
interaction with law enforcement        
officers the ,chairman of the ,board    
shall-- 7#a7 designate and publicize the
 name and phone number of a director of 
family support services who shall be an 
employee of the ,board and shall be     
responsible for acting as a point of    

contact within the ,federal ,government 
for civilians and the families of       
civilians involved in the incident2 and 
7#b7 designate an independent nonprofit 
organization1 with experience in post   
trauma communication with civilians and 
families1 which shall have primary      
responsibility for coordinating the     
emotional care and support of civilians 
or the families of civilians involved in
 the incident4  7b7 ,responsibilities of
 designated organization ,the           
organization designated for an incident 
under subsection 7a77#b7 shall have the 
following responsibilities with respect 
to the civilians and families of        
civilians involved in the incident3 7#a7
 ,to provide mental health and          
counseling services4  7#b7 ,to take such
 actions as may be necessary to provide 
an environment in which the civilians   
and families may grieve in private4     
7#c7 ,to meet with the families who have
 traveled to the location of the        
incident1 to contact the families unable

 to travel to such location1 and to     
contact all affected civilians and      
families periodically thereafter until  
such time as the organization1 in       
consultation with the director of family
 support services designated for the    
incident under subsection 7a77#a71      
determines that further assistance is no
 longer needed4  7#d7 ,to communicate   
with the civilians families as to the   
roles of the organization1 government   
agencies1 and parties involved with     
respect to the incident and the         
post-incident activities4  7c7          
,continuing responsibilities of the     
board ,in the course of its             
investigation described in subsection   
7a71 the ,board shall1 to the maximum   
extent practicable1 ensure that the     
families of individuals involved-- 7#a7 
are briefed1 prior to any public        
briefing1 about the incident and any    
other findings from the investigation2  
and  7#b7 are individually informed of  
and allowed to attend any public        

hearings and meetings of the ,board     
about the incident4  7d7 ,prohibited    
actions  7#a7 ,actions to impede the    
board ,no person 7including a ,state or 
political subdivision7 may impede the   
ability of the ,board 7including the    
director of family support services     
designated for an incident under        
subsection 7a77#a771 or an organization 
designated for an incident under        
subsection 7a77#b71 to carry out its    
responsibilities under this section or  
the ability of the families of those    
involved in the accident to have contact
 with one another4  7#b7 ,prohibition on
 actions to prevent mental health and   
counseling services ,no ,state or       
political subdivision thereof may       
prevent the employees1 agents1 or       
volunteers of an organization designated
 for an incident under subsection       
7a77#b7 from providing mental health and
 counseling services under subsection   
7c77#a7 in the #cj-;day period beginning
 on the date of the incident4 ,the      

director of family support services     
designated for the incident under       
subsection 7a77#a7 may extend such      
period for not to exceed an additional  
#cj days if the director determines that
 the extension is necessary to meet the 
needs of the families and if ,state and 
local authorities are notified of the   
determination4  7e7 ,statutory          
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed as limiting the actions
 that a law enforcement department or   
local unit of government may take1 or   
the obligations that an such department 
or unit of local government may have1 in
 providing assistance to the civilian   
who is injured or a family member of    
civilian who is killed resulting from an
 interaction with law enforcement       
officers4  7f7 ,relinquishment of       
investigative priority  7#a7 ,general   
rule ,this section 7other than          
subsection 7g77 shall not apply to an   
incident involving use of force by a law
 enforcement officer if the ,board has  

relinquished investigative priority and 
the ,federal agency to which the ,board 
relinquished investigative priority is  
willing and able to provide assistance  
to the victims and families involved in 
the incident4  7#b7 ,board assistance   
,if this section does not apply to an   
incident involving use of force by a law
 enforcement officer because the ,board 
has relinquished investigative priority 
with respect to the accident1 the ,board
 shall assist1 to the maximum extent    
possible1 the agency to which the ,board
 has relinquished investigative priority
 in assisting families with respect to  
the accident4  #ac4 ,authority of the   
inspector general  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,justice1 in accordance with the     
mission of the ,inspector ,general to   
prevent and detect fraud and abuse1     
shall have authority to review only the 
financial management1 property          
management1 and business operations of  
the ,board1 including internal          

accounting and administrative control   
systems1 to determine compliance with   
applicable ,federal laws1 rules1 and    
regulations4  7b7 ,duties ,in carrying  
out this section1 the ,inspector        
,general shall-- 7#a7 keep the ,chairman
 of the ,board and ,congress fully and  
currently informed about problems       
relating to administration of the       
internal accounting and administrative  
control systems of the ,board2  7#b7    
issue findings and recommendations for  
actions to address such problems2 and   
7#c7 report periodically to ,congress on
 any progress made in implementing      
actions to address such problems4  7c7  
,access to information ,in carrying out 
this section1 the ,inspector ,general   
may exercise authorities granted to the 
,inspector ,general under subsections   
7a7 and 7b7 of section #f of the        
,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e   
,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7d7 ,authorizations  
of appropriations  7#a7 ,funding ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the

 ,attorney ,general for use by the      
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,justice such sums as may be         
necessary to cover expenses associated  
with activities pursuant to the         
authority exercised under this section4 
7#b7 ,reimbursable agreement ,in the    
absence of an appropriation under this  
subsection for an expense referred to in
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,inspector ,general
 and the ,board shall have a            
reimbursable agreement to cover such    
expense4  #ad4 ,evaluation and audit of 
,board  7a7 ,in general ,to promote     
economy1 efficiency1 and effectiveness  
in the administration of the programs1  
operations1 and activities of the       
,board1 the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states shall evaluate and     
audit the programs and expenditures of  
the ,board4 ,such evaluation and audit  
shall be conducted at least annually1   
but may be conducted as determined      
necessary by the ,comptroller ,general  
or the appropriate congressional        

committees4  7b7 ,responsibility of     
comptroller general ,the ,comptroller   
,general shall evaluate and audit ,board
 programs1 operations1 and activities1  
including-- 7#a7 information management 
and security1 including privacy         
protection of personally identifiable   
information2  7#b7 resource management2 
7#c7 workforce development2  7#d7       
procurement and contracting planning1   
practices and policies2  7#e7 the extent
 to which the ,board follows leading    
practices in selected management areas2 
and  7#f7 the extent to which the ,board
 addresses management challenges in     
completing incident investigations4  7c7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
,for purposes of this section the term  
appropriate congressional committees    
means the ,committee on the ,judiciary  
of the ,senate and the ,committee on the
 ,judiciary of the ,house of            
,representatives4  #ae4 ,discovery and  
use of recordings and transcripts  7a7  
,transcripts and recordings  7#a7       

,except as provided by this subsection1 
a party in a judicial proceeding may not
 use discovery to obtain any part of a  
recording from a body camera used by a  
law enforcement officer or a            
vehicle-mounted camera4  7#b7 7,a7      
,except as otherwise provided in this   
subsection1 a court may allow discovery 
by a party of a recording if the court  
determines that discovery of the        
recording is necessary to provide the   
party with sufficient information for   
the party to receive a fair trial4  7,b7
 ,a court may allow discovery1 or       
require production for an in camera     
review1 of a transcript of a recording  
only if the recording is not available4 
7#c7 7,a7 ,when a court allows discovery
 in a judicial proceeding of a part of a
 transcript or recording not otherwise  
made available to the public the court  
shall issue a protective order-- 7i7 to 
limit the use of the part of the        
transcript or the recording to the      
judicial proceeding2 and  7ii7 to       

prohibit dissemination of the part of   
the transcript or the recording to any  
person that does not need access to the 
part of the transcript or the recording 
for the proceeding4  7,b7 ,a court may  
allow a part of a transcript or         
recording to be admitted into evidence  
in a judicial proceeding1 only if the   
court places the part of the transcript 
or the recording under seal to prevent  
the use of the part of the transcript or
 the recording for purposes other than  
for the proceeding4  7#d7 ,this         
subsection does not prevent the ,board  
from referring at any time to a         
recording in making safety              
recommendations4  7#e7 ,in this         
subsection3 7,a7 ,recorder ,the term    
recorder means a voice or video         
recorder4  7,b7 ,transcript ,the term   
transcript includes any written         
depiction of visual information obtained
 from a video recorder4  7b7 ,reports   
,no part of a report of the ,board1     
related to an incident or an            

investigation of an incident1 may be    
admitted into evidence or used in a     
civil action for damages resulting from 
a matter mentioned in the report4  #af4 
,enforcement ,at any time1 the          
,department of ,justice ,civil ,rights  
,divisions can open a                   
,pattern-or-,practice ,investigation1   
citing the lack of progress on the      
implementation of recommendations by a  
recipient as possible evidence of a     
systematic pattern of abuse1 and take   
direct enforcement action if needed4    
#ag4 ,grant eligibility  7a7 ,general   
requirements ,for each fiscal year after
 the expiration of the period specified 
in subsection 7d7 in which a ,state or  
unit of local government receives a     
grant under part ,e of title ,i of the  
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgej et seq471 the ,state or unit of   
local government shall conform their    
laws as follows3 7#a7 ,any findings or  
recommendations issued by the ,board    

will be admissible in criminal or civil 
court procedures regarding an incident  
of violence by a law enforcement        
officer4  7#b7 ,if prosecution or a     
civil case moves forward against the    
police officer or officers in question1 
the findings of the ,board may be       
presented to the jury4  7#c7            
,additionally1 any police department1   
locality or state government that has   
received reform recommendations from the
 ,board shall submit a report to the    
,board and to ,congress one calendar    
year later detailing the actions it has 
taken on the matter1 and will continue  
to report yearly so long as any         
recommendations remain open4  7b7       
,compliance and ineligibility  7#a7     
,compliance date ,beginning on the first
 full fiscal year after the date of     
enactment of this ,act1 each ,state or  
unit of local government referred to in 
subsection 7a7 receiving a grant shall  
comply with subsection 7a71 except that 
the ,attorney ,general may grant an     

additional #fj days to a ,state or unit 
of local government that is making good 
faith efforts to comply with such       
subsection4  7#b7 ,ineligibility for    
funds ,for any fiscal year after the    
expiration of the period specified in   
paragraph 7#a71 a ,state or unit of     
local government that fails to comply   
with subsection 7a71 shall1 at the      
discretion of the ,attorney ,general1 be
 subject to a reduction of the funds    
that would otherwise be allocated for   
that fiscal year to the ,state under    
subpart #a of part ,e of title ,i of the
 ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe     
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgej et seq471 whether characterized as
 the ,edward ,byrne ,memorial ,state and
 ,local ,law ,enforcement ,assistance   
,programs1 the ,local ,government ,law  
,enforcement ,block ,grants ,program1   
the ,edward ,byrne ,memorial ,justice   
,assistance ,grant ,program1 or         
otherwise of not less than #a percent   
and not more than #aj percent4  7c7     

,reallocation ,amounts not allocated    
under a program referred to in          
subsection 7b77#b7 to a ,state for      
failure to fully comply with subsection 
7a7 shall be reallocated under that     
program to ,states that have not failed 
to comply with such subsection4