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 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (   
,l\isiana1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 
,pascrell1 & ,ms4 ,/ev5s7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to direct ! ,attorney ,g5]al to e/abli%
 a pilot program to det]m9e !           
effectiv5ess ( body-worn cam]a cont9u\s 
tra9+ programs4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress   
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,al?\gh sev]al      
/udies h f\nd significant improvem5ts 9 
police-citiz5 enc\nt]s foll[+ !         
implem5tation ( body-worn cam]as a rec5t
 meta-analysis ( ! available rese>*     
lit]ature f\nd t ov]all1 ! use (        
body-worn cam]as _h no /ati/ically      
significant impact on (fic]s' use ( =ce4
  7#b7 ,evid5ce sugge/s t "o b>ri] to   
cont9u\s quality improvem5t ?r\gh use ( 
body-worn cam]as is lack ( monitor+ or a

 /ructur$ sy/em ( acc\ntability4        
,body-worn cam]a footage appe>s to be   
us$ = o!r purposes1 su* z confirm+ !    
details ( ev5ts = reports1 r ?an quality
 improvem5t ef=ts4  7#c7 ,prelim9>y     
evid5ce f heal? c>e sett+s sugge/s t    
body-worn cam]as c h significant effects
 on behavior if !y are us$ = ! purpose (
 cont9u\s quality improvem5t & fe$back  
is provid$4  7#d7 ,rese>*]s h sugge/$ t 
! implem5tation ( ! heal? c>e model may 
%[ simil> positive outcomes 9 police    
acc\ntability4  #b4 ,pilot program =    
body-worn cam]a cont9u\s tra9+  7a7     
,e/abli%m5t ( ,program ,! ,attorney     
,g5]al is au?oriz$ to e/abli% a pilot   
program to det]m9e ! effectiv5ess (     
body-worn cam]a cont9u\s tra9+ programs 
9 improv+ polic+1 includ+ community     
relations ) law en=cem5t4  7b7 ,grants  
au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney    
,g5]al is au?oriz$ to aw>d grants to    
,/ates & units ( local gov]nm5t 7z su*  
t]ms are def9$ 9 section #ija ( !       
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets

 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea77 to
 assi/ 9 c>ry+ out body-worn cam]a      
cont9u\s tra9+ programs4  7#b7 ,duration
 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all aw>d grants "u
 ?is section = a p]iod n to exce$ #c    
ye>s4  7#c7 ,application  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! head ( a jurisdiction seek+ a grant  
"u ?is section %all submit an           
application to ! ,attorney ,g5]al at su*
 "t1 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su*   
in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may      
reasonably require4  7,b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* 
application submitt$ pursuant to        
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all-- 7i7 describe !  
activities = :i* assi/ance "u ?is       
section is s\ght2 &  7ii7 provide su*   
additional assurances z ! ,attorney     
,g5]al det]m9es to be ess5tial to ensure
 compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is       
section4  7c7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ ,x = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s    
#bjbb ?r\gh #bjbe to c>ry out ?is       
section4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye>
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   

,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to         
,congress a report on ! pilot program   
c>ri$ out "u ?is section4  7e7          
,body-,worn cam]a cont9u\s tra9+ program
 def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m body-worn     
cam]a cont9u\s tra9+ program means a    
tra9+ program c>ri$ out by a law        
en=cem5t ag5cy1 on an ongo+ basis1 t    
includes a sup]visor conduct+ a review (
 a law en=cem5t (fic]'s body-worn cam]a 
footage ) t law en=cem5t (fic]1 9 ord]  
to improve polic+1 includ+ community    
relations ) law en=cem5t4