,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dahi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjba,ms4  
,spanb]g] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,taylor7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,attorney ,g5]al to conv5e 
a national work+ gr\p to /udy proactive 
/rategies & be/ practices to ensure !   
inclusion ( community satisfaction &    
tru/ 9 polic+ p]=mance measurem5t1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s   
7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,measur+ ,:at ,matt]s ,act4  7b7      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,on
 ,decemb] #ah1 #bjad1 ,presid5t ,b>ack  
,obama sign$ an ,executive ord] e/abli%+
 ! ,task ,=ce on #ba/ ,c5tury ,polic+4  
,! ,presid5t *>g$ ! task =ce ) id5tify+ 
be/ practices & (f]+ recomm5dations on  
h[ polic+ practices c promote effective 
crime r$uction :ile build+ public tru/4 
7#b7 ,! task =ce1 :i* met #g times 9    
,janu>y & ,febru>y ( #bjae1 br\ght ! #aa
 memb]s ( ! task =ce toge!r ) m ?an #ajj

 individuals f div]se /akehold]         
gr\ps--police (fic]s & executives1      
community memb]s1 civic lead]s1         
advocates1 rese>*]s1 academics1 &       
o!rs--9 addition to _m o!rs :o submitt$ 
writt5 te/imony to /udy ! problems f all
 p]spectives4  7#c7 ,! task =ce         
recomm5dations1 ea* ) action items1 7   
organiz$ ar\nd six ma9 topic areas or   
pill>s1 ) ! fir/ be+ ! ,build+ ,tru/ &  
,legitimacy ,pill>4  7#d7 ,recomm5dation
 #a4g "u ! ,build+ ,tru/ & ,legitimacy  
,pill> f\nd t police dep>tm5ts %\ld     
track ! level ( tru/ 9 police by _!     
communities j z !y measure *anges 9     
crime4  7#e7 ,! #a4g4a action item (    
recomm5dation #a4g 0 t ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t %\ld develop survey tools &   
in/ructions = use ( su* a model to      
prev5t local dep>tm5ts f incurr+ !      
exp5se & to all[ = consi/5cy across     
jurisdictions4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( work+ 
gr\p ,n lat] ?an #ij aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all e/abli% a national work+ gr\p1 to  

be kn[n z ! ,u4,s4 ,commission on ,re=m+
 ,police ,metrics1 to /udy be/ practices
 & res\rces ne$$ to-- 7#a7 measure      
public tru/ 9 police in/itutions ?r\gh !
 inclusion ( community input2 &  7#b7   
prop]ly integrate ! f9d+s ( ! community 
input 9 police p]=mance measurem5t4  #c4
 ,duties ( ! work+ gr\p ,9 c>ry+ out !  
/udy describ$ 9 section #b1 ! work+ gr\p
 %all-- 7#a7 develop f9d+s on ! be/     
means ( facilitat+ community input on-- 
7,a7 community tru/ 9 ! proc$ural ju/ice
 ( polic+ in/itutions2 &  7,b7 in=mation
 on :at ! community believes ab\t local 
crime1 h[ to fight x1 & h[ its          
relation%ip ) police s]ves or imp$es    
progress2  7#b7 develop ! means (       
inclusion & prop] weigh+ ( community    
input into police p]=mance measurem5t2  
7#c7 develop be/ practices to increase  
community tru/ & satisfaction ) police  
p]=mance2  7#d7 develop e/imates &      
descriptions ( ! fund+1 res\rces1 &     
proactive /rategies necess>y = ,f$]al1  
,/ate1 & local police to successfully   

implem5t a sy/em t includes community   
input 9 police p]=mance measurem5t2 &   
7#e7 develop f9d+s & be/ practices =    
in/ill+ a s5se ( %>$ responsibility     
betwe5 communities & ! police = public  
safety ?r\gh engagem5t1 & accurate      
metrics relat$ to public safety         
measurem5t4  #d4 ,memb]s ( ! work+ gr\p 
7a7 ,composition ,! work+ gr\p %all be  
compos$ ( su* repres5tatives ( ,f$]al   
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 non-,f$]al polic+  
in/itutions1 nongov]nm5tal              
organizations1 community-bas$           
organizations1 & academic in/itutions z 
! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es appropriate4
 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all invite        
repres5tatives f ! foll[+ organizations 
to be memb]s ( ! work+ gr\p3 7#a7 ,!    
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,community       
,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,ju/ice4  7#b7 ,! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice     
,programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7#c7
 ,community-bas$ organizations & ,civil 
,rights gr\ps1 to include-- 7,a7 !      
,national ,association = ! ,advancem5t (

 ,color$ ,p2  7,b7 ,unidos,u,s2  7,c7 ! 
,league ( ,unit$ ,lat9 ,am]ican         
,citiz5s2  7,d7 ! ,japanese ,am]ican    
,citiz5s ,league2  7,e7 ! ,organization 
( ,*9ese ,am]icans2  7,f7 ,muslim       
,advocates2  7,g7 ! ,c\ncil on          
,am]ican-,islamic ,relations2  7,h7 !   
,national ,congress ( ,am]ican ,indians2
  7,i7 ! ,national ,organization =      
,wom52  7,j7 ! ,am]ican ,association (  
,univ]sity ,wom52  7,k7 ! ,lead]%ip     
,conf]5ce on ,civil & ,legal ,rights2   
7,l7 ! ,religi\s ,action ,c5t] ( ,re=m  
,judaism2  7,m7 ! ,national ,collection 
( ,*ur*es2  7,n7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,conf]5ce ( ,ca?olic ,bi%ops2  7,o7 !   
,am]ican ,civil ,lib]ties ,union2  7,p7 
! ,national ,association = ,civilian    
,ov]sight ( ,law ,en=cem5t2  7,q7 !     
,mexican ,am]ican ,legal ,def5se &      
,educational ,fund2 &  7,r7 ! ,am]ican  
,law ,in/itute4  7#d7 ,polic+           
,in/itutions & ,local ,gov]nm5t         
,organizations1 to include-- 7,a7 ,major
 ,cities ,*iefs ,association2  7,b7 !   

,frat]nal ,ord] ( ,police2  7,c7 !      
,national ,%]iffs ,association2  7,d7 ! 
,national ,police ,f\ndation2  7,e7 !   
,police ,executive ,rese>* ,=um2  7,f7 !
 ,national ,association ( ,police       
,organizations2  7,g7 ! ,national       
,di/rict ,attorneys ,association2  7,h7 
! ,conf]5ce ( ,mayors2  7,i7 !          
,int]national ,association ( ,*iefs (   
,police2  7,j7 ! ,national ,association 
( ,c\nties2 &  7,k7 ! ,law ,en=cem5t    
,action ,p>tn]%ip4  7b7 ,cont9uation (  
memb]%ip ,if a memb] ( a work+ gr\p 0   
appo9t$ bas$ on memb]%ip 9 an ag5cy or  
organization & ! memb] ceases to be a   
memb] ( su* ag5cy or organization1 su*  
memb] %all cease to be a memb] ( ! work+
 gr\p on ! date on :i* ! memb] ceases to
 be a memb] ( su* ag5cy or organization4
  7c7 ,t]ms ,ea* memb] %\ld be appo9t$ =
 ! life ( ! work+ gr\p4  7d7 ,vacancy   
,any memb] appo9t$ to fill a vacancy    
occurr+ be=e ! expiration ( ! t]m = :i* 
! memb]'s pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$ %all be  
appo9t$ only = ! rema9d] ( t t]m4 ,a    

memb] may s]ve aft] ! expiration ( t    
memb]'s t]m until a successor has tak5  
(fice4 ,a vacancy 9 ! work+ gr\p %all be
 fill$ 9 ! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al        
appo9tm5t 0 made4  7e7 ,comp5sation     
,memb]s ( ! work+ gr\p %all s]ve )\t    
pay4  7f7 ,quorum ,a simple majority ( !
 memb]s con/itutes a quorum1 b a less]  
numb] may hold he>+s4  7g7 ,*airp]son ,!
 ,*airp]son ( ! work+ gr\p %all be !    
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,community       
,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,ju/ice4  7h7 ,meet+s ,! work+ gr\p    
%all hold virtual meet+s mon?ly1 & any  
subgr\p ( ! work+ gr\p %all hold        
additional meet+s z necess>y4  #e4 ,/aff
 ( work+ gr\p2 exp]ts & consultants  7a7
 ,/aff ,! ,*airp]son ( ! work+ gr\p may 
appo9t & fix ! pay ( additional p]sonnel
 z ! ,*airp]son consid]s appropriate4   
7b7 ,exp]ts & consultants ,! ,*airp]son 
may procure tempor>y & int]mitt5t       
s]vices "u section #caji7;b7 ( title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,detailees   
,^u reque/ ( ! ,*airp]son1 ! head ( any 

,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy may detail1 on 
a reimbursable basis1 any ( ! p]sonnel (
 t dep>tm5t or ag5cy to ! work+ gr\p to 
assi/ x 9 c>ry+ out its duties "u ?is   
,act4  #f4 ,p[]s ( ! work+ gr\p  7a7    
,he>+s & sessions ,! work+ gr\p may1 = !
 purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is ,act1 hold     
he>+s1 sit & act at times & places1 take
 te/imony1 & receive evid5ce z ! work+  
gr\p consid]s appropriate4 ,! work+ gr\p
 may adm9i/] oa?s or affirmations to    
witnesses appe>+ be=e x4  7b7 ,p[]s (   
memb]s & ag5ts ,any memb] or ag5t ( !   
work+ gr\p may1 if au?oriz$ by !        
,*airp]son1 take any action :i* ! work+ 
gr\p is au?oriz$ to take by ?is section1
 includ+ reque/+ in=mation & data4  7c7 
,obta9+ (ficial data ,! work+ gr\p may  
secure directly f any dep>tm5t or ag5cy 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates in=mation necess>y to 
enable x to c>ry out ?is ,act4 ,^u      
reque/ ( ! ,*airp]son ( ! work+ gr\p1 ! 
head ( t dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all furni% t
 in=mation to ! work+ gr\p4  7d7 ,mails 
,! work+ gr\p may use ! ,unit$ ,/ates   

mails 9 ! same mann] & "u ! same        
conditions z o!r dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 ,adm9i/rative      
support s]vices ,^u ! reque/ ( ! work+  
gr\p1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices  
%all provide to ! work+ gr\p1 on a      
reimbursable basis1 ! adm9i/rative      
support s]vices necess>y = ! work+ gr\p 
to c>ry out its responsibilities "u ?is 
,act4  #g4 ,report ,n lat] ?an #bgj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
work+ gr\p %all submit to ! ,attorney   
,g5]al1 ! ,committees on ! ,judici>y ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate1 & !
 ,committees on ,appropriations ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate1 a   
report1 :i* %all conta9 a detail$       
/atem5t ( ! f9d+s & conclusions ( !     
work+ gr\p1 toge!r ) its recomm5dations 
= a pilot program4  #h4 ,t]m9ation  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! work+ gr\p %all t]m9ate #abj
 days aft] submission ( ! report1 unless
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es t su*      
t]m9ation is n appropriate4  7b7        
,reconv5+ gr\p ,9 ! case t ! work+ gr\p 

t]m9ates1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may        
reconv5e ! work+ gr\p 9 accordance ) ?is
 ,act4  #i4 ,pilot program  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! work+ gr\p
 submits its report to ,congress1 !     
,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli% a         
competitive pilot program :i* %all aw>d 
grants to police dep>tm5ts & %]iffs     
dep>tm5ts t c>ry out ! recomm5dations ( 
! work+ gr\p's report4 ,! purpose ( !   
pilot program %all be to provide        
te*nical assi/ance & f9ancial support to
 local police dep>tm5ts & %]iffs        
dep>tm5ts 9 c>ry+ out ! recomm5dations (
 ! work+ gr\p4  7b7 ,applications ,to   
receive a grant "u ?is section1 a police
 dep>tm5t or %]iffs dep>tm5t %all submit
 to ! ,attorney ,g5]al an application at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*     
in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may      
require4  7c7 ,limit$ memb]%ip 9 pilot  
program ,to ensure a gr\p ( p>ticipat+  
ag5cies repres5tative ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all limit          
p>ticipation 9 ! pilot program to n m   

?an #ae ag5cies nationwide4 ,:5 select+ 
^! ag5cies1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all     
ensure ! inclusion (-- 7#a7 at lea/ ?ree
 police dep>tm5ts f major ,unit$ ,/ates 
cities2  7#b7 at lea/ two police        
dep>tm5ts f mid-siz$ ,unit$ ,/ates      
cities2  7#c7 at lea/ "o police dep>tm5t
 s]v+ a suburban c\nty2  7#d7 at lea/ "o
 ,tribal police dep>tm5t2  7#e7 at lea/ 
two police dep>tm5ts s]v+ rural c\nties2
 &  7#f7 at lea/ two %]iffs dep>tm5ts4  
7d7 ,o!r consid]ations ,9 select+       
p>ticipants = ! pilot program1 !        
,attorney ,g5]al %all consid]-- 7#a7    
:e!r ! ag5cy is1 z ( ! date ( submission
 ( ! application1 or has be51 dur+ !    
#e-ye> p]iod be=e su* submission1       
subject to a cons5t decree or a patt]n  
or practice inve/igation by ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,ju/ice "u section #bajdja ( ! ,viol5t
 ,crime ,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act (
 #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja72 &  7#b7  
:e!r ! ag5cies p>ticipat+ are           
repres5tative :5 consid]+-- 7,a7        
geography2  7,b7 race2 &  7,c7          

socioeconomic makeup4  7e7 ,report ,!   
,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to         
,congress on an annual basis a report1  
:i* %all include-- 7#a7 in=mation relat$
 to ! op]ation ( ! pilot program "u ?is 
section1 includ+ police p]=mance        
measurem5ts us$ by p>ticipat+ police    
dep>tm5ts & any *anges 9 dep>tm5t       
practices implem5t$ by ag5cies 9        
response to ! new p]=mance measures2 &  
7#b7 ! recomm5dations ( ! advisory gr\p 
describ$ 9 subsection 7f74  7f7         
,advisory gr\p  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,attorney ,g5]al %all =m an advisory    
gr\p1 includ+ memb]s ( ! work+ gr\p &   
su* o!r memb]s z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may 
designate1 to ov]see ! pilot program    
e/abli%$ "u ?is section & make          
recomm5dations = ! improvem5t ( su*     
program4  7#b7 ,f9al report ,! advisory 
gr\p =m$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all submit to
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al & ,congress a report
 on-- 7,a7 any f9d+s ) respect to !     
pilot program2  7,b7 recomm5dations )   
respect to h[ be/ practices ( ! pilot   

program may be incorporat$ 9 programs & 
practices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 &    
7,c7 a recomm5dation ) respect to :e!r !
 pilot program %\ld be reau?oriz$       
p]man5tly4  #aj4 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ f ! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury
 su* sums z may be necess>y to c>ry out 
?is ,act4