,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dche  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bb1 #bjbd,ms4    
,w>r5 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4     
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,book]1 
,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,mr4 ,m>key7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to re=m patt]n or practice     
inve/igations conduct$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,ju/ice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,enhanc+
 ,ov]sight to ,end ,discrim9ation 9     
,polic+ ,act4  #b4 ,cons5t decree       
proc$ures  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney    
,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,attorney
 ,g5]al ( ! ,civil ,rights ,division ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 %all-- 7#a7 modify
 ! proc$ures = civil cons5t decrees &   
cons5t agreem5ts 9 civil litigation )   
,/ate & local gov]nm5tal entities aris+ 
f patt]n or practice inve/igations "u   
section #bajdja ( ! ,viol5t ,crime      
,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid  

7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7 to ensure t--    
7,a7 ! use ( cons5t decrees & cons5t    
agreem5ts fo/]s ! creation & use (      
rem$ies t are n limit$ to law en=cem5t  
re=ms1 su* z m5tal heal? support1       
includ+ 9 cases :]e a patt]n or practice
 ( conduct is f\nd to violate !         
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 or      
community-bas$ re/orative ju/ice        
me*anisms2  7,b7 community ov]sight     
requirem5ts1 su* z a community ov]sight 
body describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 are     
incorporat$1 :5 possible1 into ! t]ms ( 
cons5t decrees & cons5t agreem5ts2 &    
7,c7 rem$ies are develop$ & implem5t$   
exp$iti\sly1 :5 possible2 &  7#b7 9     
c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 reque/    
guidance f ! heads ( o!r relevant       
ag5cies1 su* z ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &    
,urban ,developm5t & ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 on ! efficacy 
( ! alt]native rem$ies describ$ 9 t     
p>agraph4  7b7 ,community ov]sight body 
describ$ ,a community ov]sight body     

describ$ 9 ?is subsection is an ov]sight
 entity t-- 7#a7 is compris$ (          
individuals :o-- 7,a7 repres5t !        
communities & organizations )9 ! ,/ate  
or unit ( local gov]nm5t to :i* ! cons5t
 decree or cons5t agreem5t applies2 &   
7,b7 d n "w1 & h n previ\sly work$1 9 a 
law en=cem5t capacity2  7#b7 has a role 
(-- 7,a7 ensur+ compliance ) !          
provisions ( ! cons5t decree or cons5t  
agreem5t2 &  7,b7 fo/]+ transp>5cy 9 !  
adm9i/ration & p]sonnel ( ! law en=cem5t
 ag5cy2 &  7#c7 has ! au?ority to-- 7,a7
 ask que/ions ( ! law en=cem5t ag5cy2   
7,b7 obta9 docum5ts1 data1 & in=mation f
 ! law en=cem5t ag5cy2 &  7,c7 make     
recomm5dations-- 7i7 = modifications to 
! provisions ( ! cons5t decree or cons5t
 agreem5t1 z necess>y2 &  7ii7 to ! law 
en=cem5t ag5cy or gov]nm5tal (ficials   
ov]see+ ! ag5cy ab\t *anges 9 polic+    
s]vices4  #c4 ,fund+ = patt]n or        
practice inve/igations  7a7 ,additional 
fund+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$1 9 addition to any o!r

 am\nts au?oriz$1 #dde1jjj1jjj to !     
,civil ,rights ,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,ju/ice = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh
 #bjcd1 n less ?an #ajj1jjj1jjj ( :i*   
%all be made available ea* fiscal ye> = 
en=cem5t & te*nical assi/ance "u section
 #bajdja ( ! ,viol5t ,crime ,control &  
,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid 7#cd        
,u4,s4,c4 #abfja74  7#b7 ,reports to    
,congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually      
!reaft]1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all submit 
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !      
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !  
use ( am\nts appropriat$ pursuant to !  
au?orization ( appropriations "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 :i* %all include a       
detail$ summ>y ( h[ ! am\nts 7 us$ =    
patt]n or practice inve/igations4  7b7  
,unlawful conduct ,subtitle ,d ( title  
,,xxi ( ! ,viol5t ,crime ,control & ,law
 ,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4  
#abfja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !     
subtitle head+1 by /rik+ ,police2 &     

7#b7 9 section #bajdja7;a7 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7;a77-- 7,a7 by /rik+ by
 law en=cem5t (fic]s or by (ficials or  
employees ( any gov]nm5tal ag5cy )      
responsibility = ! adm9i/ration (       
juv5ile ju/ice or ! inc>c]ation (       
juv5iles & ins]t+ by law en=cem5t       
(fic]s1 prosecutors1 judges1 (ficials or
 employees ( any gov]nm5tal ag5cy )     
responsibility = ! adm9i/ration (       
juv5ile ju/ice or ! inc>c]ation (       
juv5iles1 or o!r (ficials or employees (
 any gov]nm5tal ag5cy involv$ 9 !       
adm9i/ration ( ju/ice2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+
 be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1      
provid$ t no prosecutor %all be deem$ to
 h engag$ 9 unlawful conduct "u ?is     
subsection on ! basis ( ex]cis+         
discretion to decl9e to br+ crim9al     
*>ges4  7c7 ,au?ority = ,/ate           
inve/igations ,section #bajdja7;b7 ( !  
,viol5t ,crime ,control & ,law ,en=cem5t
 ,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7;b77
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,:5ev] &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,f$]al en=cem5t  

,:5ev]  2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 z s    
designat$1 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 &     
ins]t+ subsection 7a72 &  7#c7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,/ate en=cem5t 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,:5ev] an attorney g5]al (
 a ,/ate has reasonable cause to believe
 t a violation ( subsection 7a7 has     
occurr$ by a gov]nm5tal au?ority1 or    
ag5t !re(1 ( ! ,/ate1 includ+ a         
prosecutor or o!r ag5cy involv$ 9 !     
adm9i/ration ( ju/ice1 ! attorney g5]al1
 or ano!r (ficial or ag5cy designat$ by 
! ,/ate1 may 9 a civil action br\ght 9  
any appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates obta9 appropriate equitable &    
decl>atory relief to elim9ate ! patt]n  
or practice4  7,b7 ,prev5tion (         
conflicts ( int]e/  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,no    
(ficial or ag5cy may be designat$ "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 if-- 7,i7 ^u su*       
designation1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es
 !re is reason to believe-- 7aa7 !      
(ficial or ag5cy w\ld be unable to      
conduct an indep5d5t inve/igation2 or   
7bb7 a conflict ( int]e/ betwe5 !       

(ficial or ag5cy & ! gov]nm5tal au?ority
 "u inve/igation exi/s2 or  7,,ii7 !    
(ficial is employ$ by or ! ag5cy is )91 
z ! case may be1 ! gov]nm5tal au?ority  
"u inve/igation4  7ii7 ,indep5d5t       
organization requir$ ,9 ! case ( a      
gov]nm5tal au?ority "u inve/igation t is
 a ,/ate-wide (fice1 an indep5d5t       
organization t is unaffiliat$ ) ,/ate or
 local gov]nm5t %all be designat$ "u    
subp>agraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,te*nical       
assi/ance ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all      
provide te*nical assi/ance & tra9+ to   
,/ates & units ( local gov]nm5t to assi/
 ,/ates & units ( local gov]nm5ts 9     
c>ry+ out patt]n or practice            
inve/igations & cases4  7,d7 ,rule (    
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph %all be
 con/ru$ to preclude a ,f$]al           
inve/igation or o!r en=cem5t "u ?is     
section dur+ ! c\rse ( a ,/ate-l$       
inve/igation or claim4  4  7d7 ,grant   
program  7#a7 ,/ate def9$ ,9 ?is        
subsection1 ! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !   
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 &

 ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or          
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7     
,au?orization ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may   
aw>d grants to ,/ates to assi/ su*      
,/ates 9 pursu+ patt]n or practice      
inve/igations & cases "u section #bajdja
 ( ! ,viol5t ,crime ,control & ,law     
,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#abfja74  7#c7 ,use ( funds ,a grant    
aw>d$ "u ?is subsection may be us$ by a 
,/ate to-- 7,a7 conduct patt]n or       
practice inve/igations & cases "u       
section #bajdja ( ! ,viol5t ,crime      
,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja72  7,b7 implem5t &
 en=ce law en=cem5t re=ms to address    
patt]ns & practices id5tifi$ "u su*     
section #bajdja1 provid$ t no funds may 
be div]t$ to law en=cem5t ag5cies = o!r 
law en=cem5t op]ations2 &  7,c7 develop 
non-law en=cem5t programs t r$uce       
dep5d5ce on law en=cem5t ag5cies1 su* z 
fund+ social work]s1 behavioral heal?   
crisis exp]ts1 & public safety          
alt]natives to police en=cem5t ( traffic

 rules4  7#d7 ,application ,to be       
eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
subsection1 a ,/ate %all submit an      
application to ! ,attorney ,g5]al t--   
7,a7 conta9s cle>ly def9$ & measurable  
objectives = ! grant funds2  7,b7       
describes h[ ! ,/ate int5ds to use !    
grant funds to pursue1 implem5t1 & en=ce
 patt]n or practice inve/igations &     
cases "u section #bajdja ( ! ,viol5t    
,crime ,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( 
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja72  7,c7     
outl9es ! qualifications & tra9+ ( !    
attorneys1 /aff1 & o!r p]sonnel :o are1 
or :o may be1 assign$ to lead or assi/  
patt]n or practice inve/igations &      
cases2 &  7,d7 demon/rates h[ ! ,/ate w 
rem$y patt]ns or practices ( unlawful   
law en=cem5t conduct ?r\gh ! creation ( 
community-bas$ programs design$ to      
address und]ly+ *all5ges lead+ to law   
en=cem5t int]action4  7#e7 ,requir$     
report+  7,a7 ,grantee report+ ,n lat]  
?an #e bus9ess days aft] ! la/ day ( ea*
 qu>t] ( ea* fiscal ye> = :i* a ,/ate   

receives a grant "u ?is subsection1 !   
,/ate %all submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
a report detail+1 = t qu>t]-- 7i7 h[ !  
grant funds 7 us$2 &  7ii7 ! progress   
made t[>ds address+ patt]ns & practices 
id5tifi$ "u section #bajdja ( ! ,viol5t 
,crime ,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( 
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja74  7,b7     
,reports to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ah   
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all submit to ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a
 report on ! grant program e/abli%$ "u  
?is subsection1 :i* %all include-- 7i7 a
 detail$ summ>y ( h[ grant funds aw>d$  
"u ! grant program 7 us$2 &  7ii7       
recomm5dations1 if any1 = improvem5ts   
ne$$ = ! grant program4  7#f7           
,acc\ntability me*anisms  7,a7 ,monitor+
  evaluation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,pursuant to 
rules promulgat$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 
! ,attorney ,g5]al %all-- 7,i7 monitor !
 use ( grant funds by ea* recipi5t ( a  

grant "u ?is subsection2 &  7,,ii7      
evaluate ! results ( patt]n or practice 
inve/igations c>ri$ out us+ grants aw>d$
 "u ?is subsection4  7ii7 ,types (      
evaluations ,an evaluation conduct$ "u  
clause 7i7 may include an indep5d5t     
audit or assessm5t (-- 7,i7 ! behavior (
 law en=cem5t (fic]s2  7,,ii7 ! p]=mance
 ( a patt]n or practice inve/igation2 or
  7,,iii7 ! implem5tation ( rem$ies     
foll[+ a patt]n or practice             
inve/igation4  7iii7 ,data collection ,!
 ,attorney ,g5]al may require #a or m   
recipi5ts ( grants "u ?is subsection to 
collect data on ! race1 g5d]1           
socioeconomic /atus1 & o!r demographic  
*>act]i/ics ( individuals subject to    
deprivations ( ! rights1 privileges1 or 
immunities secur$ or protect$ by !      
,con/itution or laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7,b7 ,revocation ( grant ,if ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al f9ds1 bas$ on report+ "u        
p>agraph 7#e71 monitor+ & evaluation "u 
subp>agraph 7,a7 ( ?is p>agraph1 or o!r 
in=mation1 t grant funds aw>d$ "u ?is   

subsection are be+ div]t$ to law        
en=cem5t op]ations or ano!r purpose o!r 
?an patt]n or practice inve/igations--  
7i7 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all revoke !    
grant2 &  7ii7 ! grantee %all repay to !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t any am\nts t !        
grantee-- 7,i7 receiv$ ?r\gh ! grant2 & 
7,,ii7 has n obligat$ or exp5d$4  7#g7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,attorney ,g5]al #aej1jjj1jjj = ea* (   
fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjcd to c>ry   
out ?is subsection4