S. 4643 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4643 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2022Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Hagerty) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To conduct a study of the collection of biometric information by State law enforcement agencies, to establish a grant program to assist State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies to implement best practices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Biometric Collection Improvement Act. 2. State practices for collecting biometric information (a) Study The Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall conduct a study to determine how State law enforcement agencies collect biometric information in the administration of the criminal justice system. (b) Report After completing the study required under subsection (a), the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall submit a report containing the results of such study to— (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and (3) the Attorney General. (c) Recommendations The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall provide recommendations to the chief law enforcement officer in each State that contain best practices for improving the collection of biometric information in the administration of the criminal justice system, including any legislative reform needed to implement such improvements. (d) Funding The study, report, and recommendations required under this section shall be carried out with existing funding. 3. Biometric grant program (a) Establishment The Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs, working through the appropriate administrative agency in each State, shall award competitive grants to State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies to assist such agencies to implement the best practices referred to in section 2(c). (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal year 2023 through 2027 for grants authorized under subsection (a).