,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4   
,m>key 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m]kley7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit      
biometric surveillance by ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t )\t explicit /atutory         
au?orization & to )hold c]ta9 ,f$]al    
public safety grants f ,/ate & local    
gov]nm5ts t engage 9 biometric          
surveillance4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,facial ,recognition & 
,biometric ,te*nology ,moratorium ,act (
 #bjbj4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,biometric surveillance sy/em ,!   
t]m biometric surveillance sy/em means  
any comput] s(tw>e t p]=ms facial       
recognition or o!r remote biometric     
recognition 9 real "t or on a record+ or
 photograph4  7#b7 ,byrne grant program 
,! t]m ,byrne grant program means !     
grant program au?oriz$ "u subp>t #a ( "p
 ,e ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime      

,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq471 :e!r    
*>act]iz$ z ! ,edw>d ,byrne ,memorial   
,/ate & ,local ,law ,en=cem5t ,assi/ance
 ,programs1 ! ,local ,gov]nm5t ,law     
,en=cem5t ,block ,grants ,program1 !    
,edw>d ,byrne ,memorial ,ju/ice         
,assi/ance ,grant ,program1 or o!rwise4 
7#c7 ,facial recognition ,! t]m facial  
recognition means an automat$ or        
semi-automat$ process t-- 7,a7 assi/s 9 
id5tify+ an individual1 captur+         
in=mation ab\t an individual1 or o!rwise
 g5]at+ or assi/+ 9 g5]at+ surveillance 
in=mation ab\t an individual bas$ on !  
physical *>act]i/ics ( ! individual's   
face2 or  7,b7 logs *>act]i/ics ( an    
individual's face1 head1 or body to inf]
 emotion1 associations1 activities1 or !
 location ( an individual4  7#d7 ,f$]al 
(ficial ,! t]m ,f$]al (ficial means any 
(fic]1 employee1 ag5t1 contractor1 or   
subcontractor ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4     
7#e7 ,9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates means all areas )9 !      

ext]nal b\nd>y ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 its   
t]ritories & possessions1 includ+       
airports1 ports ( entry1 & bord] zones4 
7#f7 ,o!r remote biometric recognition  
,! t]m o!r remote biometric             
recognition-- 7,a7 means an automat$ or 
semi-automat$ process t-- 7i7 assi/s 9  
id5tify+ an individual1 captur+         
in=mation ab\t an individual1 or o!rwise
 g5]at+ or assi/+ 9 g5]at+ surveillance 
in=mation ab\t an individual bas$ on !  
*>act]i/ics ( ! individual's gait or o!r
 immutable *>act]i/ic asc]ta9$ f a      
di/ance2  7ii7 uses voice recognition   
te*nology2 or  7iii7 logs su*           
*>act]i/ics to inf] emotion1            
associations1 activities1 or ! location 
( an individual2 &  7,b7 does n include 
id5tification bas$ on f+]pr9ts or palm  
pr9ts4  7#g7 ,voice recognition         
te*nology ,! t]m voice recognition      
te*nology means ! automat$ or           
semi-automat$ process t assi/s 9        
id5tify+ or v]ify+ an individual bas$ on
 ! *>act]i/ics ( an individual's voice4 

#c4 ,prohibition on ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t use
 ( biometric surveillance  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 x   
%all be unlawful = any ,f$]al ag5cy or  
,f$]al (ficial1 9 an (ficial capacity1  
to acquire1 possess1 access1 or use 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 any biometric      
surveillance sy/em2 or  7#b7 in=mation  
d]iv$ f a biometric surveillance sy/em  
op]at$ by ano!r entity4  7b7 ,exception 
,! prohibition set =? 9 subsection 7a7  
does n apply to activities explicitly   
au?oriz$ by an ,act ( ,congress t       
describes1 ) p>ticul>ity-- 7#a7 !       
entities p]mitt$ to use ! biometric     
surveillance sy/em1 ! specific type (   
biometric au?oriz$1 ! purposes = su*    
use1 & any prohibit$ uses2  7#b7 /&>ds =
 use & managem5t ( in=mation d]iv$ f !  
biometric surveillance sy/em1 includ+   
data ret5tion1 %>+1 access1 & audit     
trails2  7#c7 audit+ requirem5ts to     
ensure ! accuracy ( biometric           
surveillance sy/em te*nologies1 /&>ds = 
m9imum accuracy rates1 & accuracy rates 

by g5d]1 sk9 color1 & age2  7#d7 rigor\s
 protections = due process1 privacy1    
free spee* & association1 & racial1     
g5d]1 & religi\s equity2 &  7#e7        
me*anisms to ensure compliance ) !      
provisions ( ! ,act4  7c7 ,judicial     
inve/igations & proce$+s  7#a7          
,admissibility ,except 9 a judicial     
inve/igation or proce$+ alleg+ a        
violation ( ?is section1 in=mation      
obta9$ 9 violation ( ?is section is n   
admissible by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9 any  
crim9al1 civil1 adm9i/rative1 or o!r    
inve/igation or proce$+4  7#b7 ,cause ( 
action  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a violation ( ?is
 section con/itutes an injury to any    
individual aggriev$ by a violation ( ?is
 ,act4  7,b7 ,"r to sue ,an individual  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 may in/itute
 proce$+s aga9/ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ^:   
(ficial is alleg$ to h violat$ ?is      
section = ! relief describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,d7 9 any c\rt ( compet5t  
jurisdiction4  7,c7 ,en=cem5t by /ate   
attorneys g5]al ,! *ief law en=cem5t    

(fic] ( a ,/ate1 or any o!r ,/ate (fic] 
au?oriz$ by law to br+ actions on behalf
 ( ! resid5ts ( a ,/ate1 may br+ a civil
 action1 z p>5s patriae1 on behalf ( !  
resid5ts ( t ,/ate 9 an appropriate     
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to en=ce 
?is ,act1 :5ev] ! *ief law en=cem5t     
(fic] or o!r ,/ate (fic] has reason to  
believe t ! int]e/s ( ! resid5ts ( !    
,/ate h be5 or are be+ ?reat5$ or       
adv]sely affect$ by a violation ( ?is   
,act4  7,d7 ,relief ,9 a civil action   
br\ght "u subp>agraph 7,b7 9 :i* !      
pla9tiff prevails1 ! c\rt may aw>d-- 7i7
 actual damages2  7ii7 punitive damages2
  7iii7 reasonable attorneys' fees &    
co/s2 &  7iv7 any o!r relief1 includ+   
injunctive relief1 t ! c\rt det]m9es to 
be appropriate4  7d7 ,civil p5alties    
,any ,f$]al (ficial :o is f\nd to h     
violat$ ?is section may be subject to   
retra9+1 susp5sion1 t]m9ation1 or any   
o!r p5alty1 z det]m9$ 9 an appropriate  
tribunal1 subject to applicable due     
process requirem5ts4  7e7 ,f$]al fund+  

7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no ,f$]al funds may be   
obligat$ or exp5d$ by a ,f$]al law      
en=cem5t ag5cy = ! pur*ase or use ( a   
biometric surveillance sy/em4  7#b7     
,unallocat$ funds ,no ,f$]al ag5cy may  
use any unallocat$ funds appropriat$ to 
! ag5cy = ! pur*ase or use ( a biometric
 surveillance sy/em4  7f7 ,rules (      
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$-- 7#a7 to prohibit ! ,national  
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology 7,,ni/7 
f te/+ or rese>*+ biometric surveillance
 sy/ems or o!r remote biometric         
recognition te*nologies 9 comm]cial use2
 or  7#b7 to preempt or sup]s$e any     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law t imposes a 
m /r+5t limitation ?an ! limitations    
describ$ 9 ?is section4  #d4 ,moratorium
 on ,/ate & local gov]nm5t use (        
biometric surveillance sy/ems  7a7      
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance ,beg9n+ on !  
fir/ day ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 a ,/ate
 or unit ( local gov]nm5t is ineligible 
to receive ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance "u 

! ,byrne grant program unless ! ,/ate or
 unit ( local gov]nm5t is comply+ ) a   
law or policy t is sub/antially simil>  
to ! prohibition set =? 9 section       
#c7;a74  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is section may be con/ru$ to preempt  
or sup]s$e any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local  
law t imposes a m /r+5t limitation ?an !
 prohibition set =? 9 section #c7;a74