,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hijh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #i1 #bjbj,mr4 ,beyer introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to require ,federal1 ,state1 and local law enforcement agencies to report information related to allegations of misconduct of law enforcement officers to the ,attorney ,general1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,cost of ,police ,misconduct ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,reporting requirement 7a7 ,identification requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall identify-- 7,a7 the total number of ,federal law enforcement agencies in the ,federal ,government2 and 7,b7 the name of each ,federal law enforcement agency in the ,federal ,government4 7#b7 ,publication ,the ,attorney ,general shall make publicly available on the internet website of the ,department of ,justice the information under paragraph 7#a71 and update such identification as necessary4 7b7 ,reporting requirement ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 a ,federal law enforcement agency identified under subsection 7a77#b7 shall report to the ,attorney ,general1 on a monthly basis and pursuant to guidelines established by the ,attorney ,general1 for the preceding month and with respect to the ,federal law enforcement agency1 the following information3 7#a7 ,the total number of allegations of misconduct by a ,federal law enforcement officer4 7#b7 ,the total number of judgements or settlements with respect to allegations of misconduct by a ,federal law enforcement officer4 7#c7 ,for each allegation of misconduct identified in paragraph 7#a7 or a judgement or settlement with respect to allegations of misconduct identified in paragraph 7#b73 7,a7 ,the ,federal law enforcement agency that employed the officer involved4 7,b7 ,the race1 ethnicity1 sex1 and age of each officer and civilian involved4 7,c7 ,the year in which the allegation took place4 7,d7 ,the year in which the allegation was reported4 7,e7 ,the type of allegation1 which may include a body camera violation 7whether a failure to wear or record71 use of force 7including the type of force71 a collision1 racial profiling1 negligence1 property damage1 sexual harassment or assault1 false testimony1 wrongful death1 and wrongful imprisonment4 7,f7 ,any personnel action taken by the officer involved1 which may include resignation or retirement4 7,g7 ,any personnel action taken by the law enforcement agency involved1 which may include termination1 demotion1 or relocation of the officer involved4 7,h7 ,the amount paid pursuant to a judgement or settlement 7and related court fees7 with respect to such allegation4 7,i7 ,the source of money used to pay a judgement or settlement 7and related court fees7 identified under subparagraph 7,f71 including general operating budget1 law enforcement agency budget1 or bonds4 7#d7 ,the total amount paid pursuant to such judgements and settlements 7and related court fees7 by ,federal law enforcement agencies4 7c7 ,reporting requirement for ,state and local law enforcement 7#a7 ,requirement for ,state and local law enforcement ,for each fiscal year beginning after the expiration of the period specified in paragraph 7#b77;,a7 in which a ,state or unit of local government receives funds under a program referred to in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 the ,state or unit of local government shall submit to the ,attorney ,general1 on a monthly basis and pursuant to guidelines established by the ,attorney ,general1 for the preceding month and with respect to each law enforcement agency in the ,state or unit of local government1 a report substantially similar to the report under subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,compliance and ,ineligibility 7,a7 ,compliance date ,each ,state or unit of local government shall have not more than #abj days from the date of the enactment of this ,act to comply with the requirement under paragraph 7#a71 except that the ,attorney ,general may grant an additional #abj days to a ,state or unit of local government that is making good faith efforts to comply with such requirement4 7,b7 ,ineligibility for funds ,for any fiscal year beginning after the expiration of the period specified in subparagraph 7,a71 a ,state or unit of local government that fails to comply with the requirement under paragraph 7#a71 shall be subject to not more than a #aj-percent reduction of the funds that would otherwise be allocated for that fiscal year to the ,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 7#c7 ,reallocation ,amounts not allocated under a program referred to in paragraph 7#b77;,b7 to a ,state or unit of local government for failure to fully comply with paragraph 7#a7 shall be reallocated under that program to ,states or units of local government that have not failed to comply with such requirement4 7#d7 ,open-source data ,not later than #cj days after each date on which the ,attorney ,general receives information reported under paragraph 7#a7 from a ,state or unit of local government1 the ,attorney ,general shall verify such information reported using open-source data1 as practicable1 including using data from newspaper and court records4 7d7 ,study and reports required 7#a7 ,study 7,a7 ,in general ,following two years of data collected under subsections 7b7 and 7c71 the ,comptroller ,general shall carry out a study on such data1 including-- 7i7 the number of ,federal1 ,state1 and local law enforcement agencies reporting such data to the ,attorney ,general2 7ii7 a determination of the leading cause of judgements and settlements 7and related court fees7 against ,federal1 ,state1 and local law enforcement agencies2 7iii7 an analysis of any relationship between the number of judgements and settlements 7and related court fees7 and the actions taken by ,federal1 ,state1 or local law enforcement agencies2 7iv7 recommendations with respect to how a ,federal1 ,state1 or local law enforcement agency may reduce misconduct leading to judgements or settlements 7and related court fees72 7v7 identification of ,federal1 ,state1 local law enforcement agencies that have spent the most money with respect to judgements and settlements 7and related court fees72 7vi7 the total amount of money spent by ,federal1 ,state1 and local law enforcement agencies on judgements or settlements 7and related court fees71 disaggregated by ,state2 and 7vii7 the average amount of money spent on judgements or settlements 7and related court fees7 by-- 7,i7 ,federal law enforcement agencies2 7,,ii7 ,state law enforcement agencies2 and 7,,iii7 local law enforcement agencies4 7,b7 ,publication ,the ,comptroller ,general shall make publicly available through the internet website of the ,government ,accountability ,office the findings of the study under subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,report and press release 7,a7 ,in general ,following the completion of the study under paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney ,general1 in consultation with the ,comptroller ,general1 shall prepare and submit to ,congress a report that contains the findings of such study and release a press release with respect to the study4 7,b7 ,press release ,following the first full year that data is collected under subsections 7b7 and 7c7 and in addition to the press release required under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,attorney ,general shall issue an annual press release summarizing the data collected under subsections 7b7 and 7c7 for the year prior to the release of such press release4 7#c7 ,database 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall create and maintain online a searchable database containing all data reported pursuant to subsections 7b7 and 7c71 and subject to any otherwise applicable confidentiality requirements4 ,such publication shall not include any personally identifiable information of any law enforcement officer4 7,b7 ,database updates ,the ,attorney ,general shall update the database created under subparagraph 7,a7 on an annual basis with data reported under subsections 7b7 and 7c74 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,law enforcement agency ,the term law enforcement agency means an agency with the authority to arrest or detain an individual suspected of violating the law in the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,allegation of misconduct ,the term allegation of misconduct means an allegation by a member of the community or other individual that an officer took illegal or inappropriate action in connection with their official duties4