,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agcj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ah1 #bjbc,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 and ,mr4 ,brown7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to strengthen the collection of data regarding interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,data on ,interactions and ,accountability for ,law ,enforcement with ,individuals with ,disabilities ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,disability ,the term disability has the meaning given the term in section #c of the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb74 7#b7 ,institution of higher education ,the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74 #c4 ,advisory ,council on ,disability ,status and ,law ,enforcement ,interaction ,data ,collection 7a7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4 7b7 ,establishment ,not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish the ,advisory ,council on ,disability ,status and ,law ,enforcement ,interaction ,data ,collection 7in this section referred to as the ,advisory ,council74 7c7 ,membership 7#a7 ,considerations ,the ,secretary shall appoint the members of the ,advisory ,council in a manner that-- 7,a7 provides diverse representation of populations underrepresented on advisory committees1 such as underrepresented racial and ethnic populations2 and 7,b7 ensures that more than #ej percent of the members are individuals with disabilities4 7#b7 ,composition ,the members of the ,advisory ,council shall include representatives of-- 7,a7 individuals with disabilities2 7,b7 individuals aged #fe and older2 7,c7 law enforcement organizations1 including representatives of rank and file law enforcement officers2 7,d7 faculty or researchers1 at institutions of higher education or other research institutions1 with expertise in disability research2 7,e7 faculty or researchers1 at institutions of higher education or other research institutions1 with expertise in criminal justice research and statistics2 7,f7 ,states1 including ,state surveying agencies2 7,g7 ,state and local public safety agencies2 7,h7 nonprofit organizations led by and serving the disability population2 7,i7 the ,national ,quality ,forum or other quality measurement entity2 and 7,j7 the ,bureau of ,justice ,statistics of the ,department of ,justice4 7d7 ,chairperson2 ,vice-,chairperson ,the ,secretary shall select-- 7#a7 a member of the ,advisory ,council who is an individual with a disability to be the chairperson of the ,advisory ,council2 and 7#b7 a member of the ,advisory ,council who is a representative of a law enforcement agency to be the vice-chairperson of the ,advisory ,council4 7e7 ,duties 7#a7 ,data collection and reporting development ,the ,advisory ,council shall-- 7,a7 develop a valid and reliable data collection and reporting methodology on interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities2 and 7,b7 provide recommendations to the ,attorney ,general on best practices to collect disability status data in instances where a death1 a shooting1 or an injury has occurred as a result of an interaction with a law enforcement officer4 7#b7 ,recommendations ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,advisory ,council shall submit to the ,secretary1 the ,attorney ,general1 the ,committee on ,finance and the ,special ,committee on ,aging of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives1 the recommended data collection and reporting methodology and other recommendations developed under paragraph 7#a74 7f7 ,independent study 7#a7 ,grant authorized ,after receiving the recommendations under subsection 7e77#b71 the ,secretary shall award a grant1 to an independent research organization or institution of higher education1 to conduct an independent study to test the validity and reliability of the data collection and reporting methodology developed under such subsection4 7#b7 ,review by ,advisory ,council ,the ,secretary shall share the results of the study conducted under paragraph 7#a7 with the ,advisory ,council as soon as practicable4 7g7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after receiving the results of the study conducted under subsection 7f71 the ,advisory ,council shall reconvene and prepare and submit a report to the ,secretary1 the ,attorney ,general1 the ,committee on ,finance and the ,special ,committee on ,aging of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives1 with final recommendations on best practices to collect data on the interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities4 7#b7 ,public availability ,upon receiving the report described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall make the report available to the public4 7h7 ,adoption of best practices by ,attorney ,general ,the ,attorney ,general shall review the best practices recommended in the report under subsection 7g77#a7 and1 to the extent that the ,attorney ,general determines appropriate1 implement the best practices within the ,department of ,justice4 7i7 ,termination ,the ,advisory ,council shall terminate by not later than #cj days after the submission of the report to the ,secretary under subsection 7g77#a74 #d4 ,bureau of ,justice ,statistics survey 7a7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term ,director means the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,statistics4 7b7 ,inclusion of disability status in ,police-,public ,contact ,survey ,the ,director1 in conducting the ,police-,public ,contact ,survey1 shall collect data on the disability status of individuals who have had contact with law enforcement officers4 7c7 ,statistic analysis by third-,party organization 7#a7 ,grant ,the ,director shall award a grant to a single1 independent third-party organization1 which may be an institution of higher education or other research institution1 to conduct a statistical analysis of data collected in the ,police-,public ,contact ,survey to identify trends in reports of violence committed by law enforcement officers against individuals with disabilities4 7#b7 ,deadline ,the ,director shall require the third-party organization that receives the grant under paragraph 7#a7 to complete the statistical analysis not later than #a year after the date on which the ,director begins collecting data on disability status under subsection 7b74 #e4 ,death in ,custody ,reporting ,act 7a7 ,disability status ,section #b of the ,death in ,custody ,reporting ,act of #bjac 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #fjaje7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by inserting disability status1 after ethnicity12 7#b7 in subsection 7f71 in the heading1 by striking ,study and report and inserting ,initial study and report2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,annual report 7#a7 ,in general ,each year1 the ,attorney ,general shall publish a report on the information reported under subsection 7b7 and section #c7;a74 7#b7 ,local disaggregation ,the ,attorney ,general shall disaggregate the information published under paragraph 7#a7 by the locality in which the death occurred4 4 7b7 ,,fbi use-of-,force data collection program ,the ,death in ,custody ,reporting ,act of #bjac 7,public ,law #aac-bdb2 #abh ,stat4 #bhfj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #b7;c7 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #fjaje7;c771 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,compliance through participation in ,national ,use-of-,force ,data ,collection ,a ,state may satisfy the requirement under subsection 7a7 by-- 7,a7 participating in the ,national ,use-of-,force ,data ,collection of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 and 7,b7 including with the information reported for the ,national ,use-of-,force ,data ,collection the disability status of each subject of the use of force4 2 and 7#b7 in section #c 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #djja note7-- 7,a7 by redesignating subsection 7c7 as subsection 7d72 and 7,b7 by inserting after subsection 7b7 the following3 7c7 ,compliance through participation in ,national ,use-of-,force ,data ,collection ,a ,federal law enforcement agency may satisfy the requirement under subsection 7a7 by-- 7#a7 participating in the ,national ,use-of-,force ,data ,collection of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 and 7#b7 including with the information reported for the ,national ,use-of-,force ,data ,collection the disability status of each subject of the use of force4 4