,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjba ,mr4  
,gue/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,omnibus ,crime   
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh to
 e/abli% a body-worn cam]a p>tn]%ip     
grant program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,am]ican ,body-worn ,cam]a ,act ( #bjba 
or ! ,,abc ,act ( #bjba4  #b4           
,body-,worn ,cam]a ,p>tn]%ip ,grant     
,program ,subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( title ,i (
 ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe     
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajaea et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  #eji4 ,body-,worn ,cam]a 
,p>tn]%ip ,grant ,program  7a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
cov]$ gov]nm5t means a ,/ate or unit (  
local gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7 ! t]m ,director 
means ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice 
,assi/ance4  7b7 ,au?orization ( grants 
,! ,director may make grants to eligible

 cov]$ gov]nm5ts = use by ! cov]$       
gov]nm5t =--  7#a7 ! pur*ase ( body-worn
 cam]as or o!r audio-video te*nology t  
is utiliz$ to record int]actions betwe5 
law en=cem5t & ! public2  7#b7 necess>y 
initial supportive te*nological         
infra/ructure = body-worn cam]as or o!r 
te*nologies = law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 !   
jurisdiction ( ! grantee2  7#c7 !       
developm5t ( policies & proc$ures relat+
 to ! use ( body-worn cam]as or o!r     
te*nologies2  7#d7 tra9+ on ! use (     
body-worn cam]as or o!r te*nologies2 &  
7#e7 ! /orage1 ret5tion1 view+1 audit+1 
& release ( footage f body-worn cam]as  
or o!r te*nologies4  7c7 ,eligibility   
7#a7 ,application ,= a cov]$ gov]nm5t to
 be eligible to receive a grant "u ?is  
section1 ! *ief executive (fic] ( !     
cov]$ gov]nm5t %all submit to !         
,director an application 9 su* =m &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,director may 
require4  7#b7 ,policies & proc$ures    
assurances ,! application "u p>agraph   
7#a7 %all1 z requir$ by ! ,director1    

provide assurances t ! cov]$ gov]nm5t w 
e/abli% policies & proc$ures 9          
accordance ) subsection 7d74  7d7       
,requir$ policies & proc$ures  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,a cov]$ gov]nm5t receiv+ a grant 
"u ?is section %all develop policies &  
proc$ures relat$ to ! use ( body-worn   
cam]as or o!r te*nologies t--  7,a7 are 
develop$ ) input f law en=cem5t (fic]s  
:o are n sup]visors1 or ! repres5tatives
 ( su* (fic]s2  7,b7 are develop$ )     
community input1 includ+ f prosecutors &
 organizations repres5t+ crime victims1 
9 accordance ) recogniz$ be/ practices2 
7,c7 require t a body-worn cam]a or o!r 
te*nologies be activat$ :5 a law        
en=cem5t (fic] arre/s or deta9s any     
p]son 9 ! c\rse ( ! (ficial duties ( !  
(fic]1 ) consid]ation to s5sitive cases2
  7,d7 apply discipl9e to any law       
en=cem5t (fic] :o int5tionally fails to 
ensure t a body-worn cam]a or o!r       
te*nology is engag$1 functional1 &      
prop]ly secur$ at all times dur+ :i* !  
cam]a is requir$ to be worn2  7,e7      

require tra9+ =-- 7i7 ! prop] use (     
body-worn cam]as or o!r te*nologies2 &  
7ii7 ! h&l+ & use ( ! obta9$ video &    
audio record+s2  7,f7 provide cle> /&>ds
 = privacy1 data ret5tion1 & use =      
evid5ti>y purposes 9 a crim9al proce$+1 
includ+ 9 ! case ( an assault on a law  
en=cem5t (fic]2 &  7,g7 make footage    
available to ! public 9 response to a   
valid reque/ "u an applicable fre$om (  
in=mation law if ! footage c be made    
available-- 7i7 )\t compromis+ an ongo+ 
inve/igation or reveal+ ! id5tity ( ?ird
 p>ties1 includ+ victims1 in=mants1 or  
witnesses2 &  7ii7 ) consid]ation giv5  
to ! rights ( victims & surviv+ family  
memb]s4  7#b7 ,publication ,a cov]$     
gov]nm5t receiv+ a grant "u ?is section 
%all make all policies & proc$ures      
reg>d+ body-worn cam]as or o!r          
te*nologies available on a public       
website4  7#c7 ,guidance ,! ,director   
%all issue guidance to cov]$ gov]nm5ts  
relat$ to ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph     
7#a74  7e7 ,grant am\nts  7#a7 ,m9imum  

am\nt  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* fiscal ye>1   
unless ! ,director has aw>d$ a fully    
fund$ grant = ea* eligible application  
submitt$ by a ,/ate & any units ( local 
gov]nm5t )9 ! ,/ate "u ?is section = !  
fiscal ye>1 ! ,director %all allocate to
 ! ,/ate & units ( local gov]nm5t )9 !  
,/ate = grants "u ?is section an        
aggregate am\nt t is n less ?an #j4e    
p]c5t ( ! total am\nt appropriat$ = !   
fiscal ye> = grants "u ?is section4     
7,b7 ,c]ta9 t]ritories ,= purposes ( !  
,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 &
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 subp>agraph  
7,a7 %all be appli$ by sub/itut+ #j4be  
p]c5t = #j4e p]c5t4  7#b7 ,aggregate    
am\nt p] ,/ate ,a ,/ate & ea* cov]$     
gov]nm5t )9 ! ,/ate may n receive grants
 "u ?is section = a fiscal ye> 9 an     
aggregate am\nt t is m ?an #aj p]c5t ( !
 total am\nt appropriat$ = grants "u ?is
 section = ! fiscal ye>4  7#c7          
,allocation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z    
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ( funds     
available 9 any fiscal ye>-- 7i7 n m ?an

 #dj p]c5t %all be allocat$ = grants    
pursuant to applications submitt$ by a  
cov]$ gov]nm5t hav+ jurisdiction ov]    
areas ) populations exce$+ #aej1jjj2    
7ii7 n m ?an #cj p]c5t %all be allocat$ 
= grants pursuant to applications       
submitt$ by a cov]$ gov]nm5t hav+       
jurisdiction ov] areas ) populations (  
#aej1jjj or less1 b exce$+ #ej1jjj2 &   
7iii7 n m ?an #cj p]c5t %all be allocat$
 = grants pursuant to applications      
submitt$ by a cov]$ gov]nm5t hav+       
jurisdiction ov] areas ) populations (  
#ej1jjj or less4  7,b7 ,exception ,9 !  
case t all eligible grant applications h
 be5 fund$ = a fiscal 9 an allocation   
category "u clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iii7 (   
subp>agraph 7,a7 & !re are funds rema9+ 
"u t allocation category1 ! ,director   
may make su* funds available to         
applicants describ$ 9 ! rema9+          
allocation categories4  7f7 ,mat*+ funds
 ,! portion ( ! co/s ( a body-worn cam]a
 program provid$ by a grant "u ?is      
section may n exce$ #ge p]c5t4  7g7     

,supplem5t1 n supplant ,funds made      
available "u ?is section %all n be us$  
to supplant cov]$ gov]nm5t funds1 b %all
 be us$ to increase ! am\nt ( funds t   
w\ld1 9 ! abs5ce ( ,f$]al funds1 be made
 available f cov]$ gov]nm5t s\rces = !  
purposes ( ?is section4  7h7 ,reports to
 ! ,director ,a cov]$ gov]nm5t t        
receives a grant "u ?is section %all    
submit to ! ,director1 = ea* ye> 9 :i*  
funds f a grant receiv$ "u ?is section  
are exp5d$1 a report at su* "t & 9 su*  
mann] z ! ,director may reasonably      
require1 t conta9s--  7#a7 a summ>y ( ! 
activities c>ri$ out "u ! grant & an    
assessm5t ( :e!r ! activities are meet+ 
! ne$s id5tifi$ 9 ! grant application2 &
  7#b7 su* o!r in=mation z ! ,director  
may require4  7i7 ,reports to ,congress 
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! end ( a     
fiscal ye> = :i* grants are made "u ?is 
section1 ! ,director %all submit to     
,congress a report t includes-- 7#a7 !  
aggregate am\nt ( grants made "u ?is    
section to ea* cov]$ gov]nm5t = ! fiscal

 ye>2  7#b7 a summ>y ( ! in=mation      
provid$ by cov]$ gov]nm5ts receiv+      
grants "u ?is section2 &  7#c7 a        
description ( ! priorities & plan =     
aw>d+ grants among eligible cov]$       
gov]nm5ts1 & h[ ! plan w ensure !       
effective use ( body-worn cam]as to     
protect public safety4  7j7 ,direct     
appropriations ,= ! purpose ( mak+      
grants "u ?is section !re is au?oriz$ to
 be appropriat$1 & !re is appropriat$1  
out ( am\nts 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise    
appropriat$1 to rema9 available until   
exp5d$-- 7#a7 #dj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>  
#bjbb2  7#b7 #de1jjjj1jjj = fiscal ye>  
#bjbc2  7#c7 #ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjbd2  7#d7 #ee1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjbe2 &  7#e7 #fj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> 
#bjbf4  4