,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aich  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjai,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mrs4
 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4       
,hirono1 ,ms4 ,harris1 and ,mr4 ,markey7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide for grants for ,states that 
require fair and impartial police       
training for law enforcement officers of
 that ,state and to incentivize ,states 
to enact laws requiring the independent 
investigation and prosecution of the use
 of deadly force by law enforcement     
officers1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,police ,training and ,independent  
,review ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,grants for 
training and independent investigation  
and prosecution ,title ,i of the        
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaja et seq47 is amended by adding at 

the end the following3  ,,oo ,grants for
 ,training and ,independent             
,investigation and ,prosecution  #cjea4 
,grant authority  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,attorney ,general may make a grant to a
 ,state for purposes of implementing the
 training requirements described in     
section #cjeb7;a7 and an independent    
prosecution of law enforcement statute  
as described in section #cjec4  7b7     
,term ,the term of a grant under        
subsection 7a7 shall be #a fiscal year4 
#cjeb4 ,training on fair and impartial  
policing  7a7 ,training requirement ,the
 requirements of this subsection are as 
follows3 7#a7 ,a ,state shall require   
that all individuals enrolled in an     
academy of a law enforcement agency of  
the ,state and all law enforcement      
officers of the ,state complete a       
training session on fair and impartial  
policing each year1 which includes--    
7,a7 anti-bias training on implicit and 
explicit bias on the basis of race1     
religion1 ethnicity1 national origin1   

gender1 sexual orientation1 gender      
identity1 and disability2  7,b7 training
 regarding-- 7i7 cultural diversity2    
7ii7 police interaction with individuals
 with mental illness or behavioral1     
mental1 or physical disabilities2  7iii7
 crisis intervention2 and  7iv7         
de-escalation tactics2  7,c7            
scenario-based training2 and  7,d7 a    
requirement that officers demonstrate   
proficiency in the subjects of the      
training through scenario-based tests4  
7#b7 ,each law enforcement officer and  
each individual enrolled in an academy  
of a law enforcement agency of a ,state 
shall complete--  7,a7 initial training 
described in paragraph 7#a7 of not less 
than #h hours2 and  7,b7 not less than  
#d hours of training described in       
paragraph 7#a7 every year thereafter4   
7#c7 ,a ,state shall certify to the     
,attorney ,general of the ,united       
,states that such training sessions have
 been completed4  7b7 ,compliance and   
ineligibility  7#a7 ,compliance date ,to

 be eligible for a grant under this     
part1 a ,state shall1 subject to        
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 be in         
compliance with the training            
requirements under subsection 7a7 not   
later than #bdj days after the date of  
enactment of this part1 except that the 
,attorney ,general may grant an         
additional #abj days to a ,state that is
 making good faith efforts to comply    
with such subsection4  7#b7 ,compliance 
before start of fiscal year ,a ,state   
that fails to achieve compliance with   
the training requirements under         
subsection 7a7 in accordance with       
paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection shall 
be eligible for a grant under this part 
for a fiscal year if1 on the last day of
 the previous fiscal year1 the ,state is
 in compliance with such requirements4  
7#c7 ,ineligibility ,a ,state that was  
eligible for a grant under this part and
 that1 as of the last day of a fiscal   
year1 is not in compliance with the     
training requirements under subsection  

7a7 shall not be eligible for a grant   
under this part during the next fiscal  
year4  7c7 ,verification ,the attorney  
general of a ,state receiving a grant   
under this part shall verify that the   
training of individuals enrolled in an  
academy of a law enforcement agency of  
the ,state and all law enforcement      
officers of the ,state meets the        
requirements under subsection 7a74  7d7 
,audit requirements ,for each fiscal    
year for which grants are made under    
this part1 the ,inspector ,general of   
the ,department of ,justice shall       
conduct audits of an appropriate number1
 as determined by the ,inspector        
,general1 of ,states receiving such a   
grant to ensure compliance with the     
training requirements under subsection  
7a74  #cjec4 ,independent review of law 
enforcement use of deadly force ,to be  
eligible for a grant under this part for
 a fiscal year1 a ,state shall1 as of   
the last day of the prior fiscal year1  
have enacted and have in effect an      

independent prosecution of law          
enforcement statute4  #cjed4            
,definitions ,in this part3 7#a7 ,the   
term independent prosecution of law     
enforcement statute means a statute     
requiring an independent prosecution in 
a criminal matter in which--  7,a7 one  
or more of the possible defendants is a 
law enforcement officer2  7,b7 one or   
more of the alleged offenses involves   
the law enforcement officer's use of    
deadly force in the course of carrying  
out that officer's duty2 and  7,c7 the  
law enforcement officer's use of deadly 
force resulted in a death or injury4    
7#b7 ,the term deadly force means that  
force which a reasonable person would   
consider likely to cause death or       
serious bodily harm4  7#c7 ,the term    
independent prosecution1 with respect to
 a criminal investigation or prosecution
 of a law enforcement officer's use of  
deadly force1 includes using one or more
 of the following3  7,a7 ,using an      
agency or civilian review board that    

investigates and independently reviews  
all officer use of force allegations4   
7,b7 ,assigning the attorney general of 
the ,state in which the alleged crime   
was committed to conduct the criminal   
investigation and prosecution4  7,c7    
,adopting a procedure under which an    
automatic referral is made to a special 
prosecutor appointed and overseen by the
 attorney general of the ,state in which
 the alleged crime was committed4  7,d7 
,having law enforcement agencies agree  
to and implement memoranda of           
understanding with other law enforcement
 agencies under which the other law     
enforcement agencies--  7i7 shall       
conduct the criminal investigation2 and 
7ii7 upon conclusion of the criminal    
investigation1 shall file a report with 
the attorney general of the ,state      
containing a determination regarding    
whether--  7,i7 the use of deadly force 
was appropriate2 and  7,,ii7 any action 
should be taken by the attorney general 
of the ,state4  7,e7 ,using an          

independent prosecutor4  7#d7 ,the term 
independent prosecutor means1 with      
respect to a criminal investigation or  
prosecution of a law enforcement        
officer's use of deadly force1 a        
prosecutor who--  7,a7 does not live or 
work in the same county as the county in
 which the alleged crime was committed2 
and  7,b7 would not be involved in the  
prosecution in the ordinary course of   
that prosecutor's duties4  4