,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #c1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4      
,ernst1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mr4        
,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require law enforcement agencies  
to report the use of lethal force1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,walter  
,scott ,notification ,act of #bjbj4  #b4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the  
term law enforcement officer has the    
meaning given the term in section #cfgc 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 and
  7#b7 the term ,state has the meaning  
given the term in section #ija7;a7 of   
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea7;a774  #c4 ,state      
information regarding use of lethal     
force by law enforcement officers  7a7  

,in general ,for each fiscal year in    
which a ,state receives funds for a     
program described in subsection 7c71 the
 ,state shall report to the ,attorney   
,general1 on an annual basis and        
pursuant to guidelines established by   
the ,attorney ,general1 information     
regarding any discharge of a firearm by 
a law enforcement officer which results 
in the death of a civilian4  7b7        
,information required ,the report       
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
contain information that1 at a minimum1 
includes-- 7#a7 the number of decedents 
and the number of law enforcement       
officers who discharged a firearm2  7#b7
 the age1 sex1 race1 and ethnicity of   
each decedent2  7#c7 any mental health  
issue of a decedent that was observed or
 reported2  7#d7 the age1 sex1 race1 and
 ethnicity of each law enforcement      
officer2  7#e7 a brief description of   
the event2  7#f7 the alleged criminal   
activity of each decedent prior to the  
use of force2  7#g7 whether each        

decedent was armed and the type of      
weapon the decedent had2  7#h7 a        
description of the weapon used by each  
law enforcement officer2  7#i7 a brief  
description of any injury sustained by a
 law enforcement officer2  7#aj7 a brief
 description of the finding of the law  
enforcement agency as to whether the use
 of deadly force was justified or       
unjustified2 and  7#aa7 the case        
disposition1 including whether-- 7,a7   
the case was cleared by departmental    
review or referred to a prosecuting     
authority2  7,b7 criminal charges were  
filed2  7,c7 prosecution was declined2  
7,d7 a grand jury returned a ,no ,true  
,bill2 or  7,e7 a court entered an      
acquittal or a conviction4  7c7         
,compliance  7#a7 ,ineligibility for    
funds ,for any fiscal year beginning    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 a ,state that fails to comply with
 subsection 7a71 shall be subject to a  
#aj-percent 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#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaea 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         
otherwise4  7#b7 ,reallocation ,amounts 
not allocated under a program referred  
to in paragraph 7#a7 to a ,state for    
failure to comply with subsection 7a7   
shall be reallocated under the program  
to ,states that have complied with      
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,preferential      
consideration ,section #agja of title ,i
 of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and    
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7n7 ,use of  
force reporting  7#a7 ,preferential     
consideration ,for the first fiscal year

 beginning after the date of enactment  
of this subsection and the #c fiscal    
years thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general
 may give preferential consideration1   
where feasible1 to an application from  
an applicant in a ,state that is in full
 compliance with section #c7;a7 of the  
,walter ,scott ,notification ,act of    
#bjbj4  7#b7 ,reduction of grant amounts
 ,beginning in the fifth fiscal year    
beginning after the date of enactment of
 this subsection1 a ,state that fails to
 comply with section #c7;a7 of the      
,walter ,scott ,notification ,act of    
#bjbj shall be subject to a #bj-percent 
reduction of the funds that would       
otherwise be allocated for the fiscal   
year to the ,state under this part4     
7#c7 ,reallocation ,amounts not         
allocated under this part to a ,state   
for failure to comply with section      
#c7;a7 of the ,walter ,scott            
,notification ,act of #bjbj shall be    
reallocated to ,states that have        
complied with such section4  4  7e7     

,independent audit and review ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 and each year   
thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general shall
 conduct an audit and review of the     
information provided under subsection   
7a7 to determine whether each ,state    
receiving funds under section #eje7;a7  
of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime      
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaef7;a77 or     
under part ,q of title ,i of the        
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajcha et seq47 unless the ,state has   
ensured1 to the satisfaction of the     
,attorney ,general1 that the ,state is  
in substantial compliance with the      
requirements of this section4  7f7      
,public availability of data  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
each year thereafter1 the ,attorney     
,general shall publish1 and make        
available to the public1 a report       

containing the data reported to the     
,attorney ,general under subsection 7a74
  7#b7 ,privacy protections ,nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to   
supersede the requirements or           
limitations under section #eeb;a of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7commonly known as the ,privacy ,act of 
#aigd74  7g7 ,guidance ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general1 in  
coordination with the ,director of the  
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1     
shall issue guidance on best practices  
relating to establishing standard data  
collection systems that capture the     
information required to be reported     
under subsection 7a71 which shall       
include standard and consistent         
definitions for terms4