,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gaai ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ae1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,ramirez 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,magaziner1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,thanedar1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana1 ,ms4 ,elfreth1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,foushee1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 and ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to require a policy on use of force and deescalation by law enforcement officers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,dhs ,use of ,force ,oversight ,act4 #b4 ,,dhs policy on use of force 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,h of ,title ,,vii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cda et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #hij;,e4 ,use of force policy 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall implement a ,department-wide policy on the use of force by law enforcement officers and agents of the ,department to ensure such officers and agents-- 7#a7 use only the amount of force that is objectively reasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances2 7#b7 when feasible1 prior to the application of force1 attempt to identify themselves and issue a verbal warning to comply with such officer or agent's instructions2 7#c7 seek to employ tactics and techniques that-- 7,a7 effectively bring an incident under control1 while promoting the safety of such officers or agents and the public2 and 7,b7 minimize the risk of unintended injury or serious property damage2 and 7#d7 are prohibited from using chokeholds and carotid restraints as a means to control non-compliant persons resisting arrest4 7b7 ,requirements ,the ,department-wide policy under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 specify in a clear and consistent manner that deescalation is preferred2 7#b7 require law enforcement officers or agents of the ,department to complete initial and recurrent training in the full range of use of force tactics and techniques1 including deescalation2 7#c7 require the head of each component of the ,department with such officers or agents to-- 7,a7 designate an individual1 having subject matter expertise relating to the use of force1 training1 and the application of use of force tactics and techniques1 including deescalation1 to be responsible for ensuring compliance with such policy2 and 7,b7 maintain a use of force review council or committee1 the members of which shall have subject matter expertise described in subparagraph 7,a7 to perform internal analysis of use of force incidents to-- 7i7 inform training1 tactics1 and techniques1 and develop recommendations for improvements to such policy2 and 7ii7 identify trends and lessons learned to be shared within each such component and across the ,department4 7c7 ,reporting 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall carry out the following3 7,a7 ,issue requirements for the head of each component of the ,department to collect and maintain consistent data relating to the use of force within each such component necessary to publish the reports required under subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,publish1 every six months1 a report on the website of the ,department that includes data relating to each incident during the previous six-month period in which force was used by a law enforcement officer or agent of the ,department in any of the following circumstances3 7i7 ,such use of force caused any injury or death to-- 7,i7 such an officer or agent2 or 7,,ii7 a person4 7ii7 ,such use of force included deadly force against a person1 including when a firearm is discharged at a person4 7iii7 ,such use of force included a less-than-lethal device or canine that was intentionally deployed against a person4 7iv7 ,such use of force involved a vehicle1 weapon1 or physical tactic or technique that delivers a kinetic impact to a person4 7v7 ,such use of force included disabling fire against a maritime vessel or aircraft4 7#b7 ,additional elements ,each report required under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall also include-- 7,a7 data that-- 7i7 is disaggregated by ,department component2 and 7ii7 describes-- 7,i7 specific information on the region or jurisdiction in which each use of force incident included in such report occurred2 and 7,,ii7 the circumstances surrounding each such incident2 and 7,b7 a specification of whether a law enforcement officer or agent of the ,department or other person was injured or killed in each such incident4 7#c7 ,summaries ,in conjunction with each report required under paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,secretary shall publish a summary of any analyses under subsection 7b77#c77;,b7 with respect to which1 during the previous six-month period1 final action was taken1 including a summary of any findings resulting from any such analyses1 including any findings relating to whether the uses of force contemplated by any such analyses complied with ,federal law and ,department-wide policy under subsection 7a74 7#d7 ,public availability ,not later than #bd hours after any use of force incident by a law enforcement officer or agent of the ,department that results in the hospitalization or death of such an officer or agent or a person1 the ,secretary shall brief the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and inform the public with respect to the facts ascertained relating to such incident4 7#e7 ,privacy protection ,any information published or made available pursuant to this subsection shall be published or made available in a manner that protects individual privacy4 7d7 ,office of ,inspector ,general ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,department shall1 on an ongoing basis1 review compliance with subsections 7a7 and 7b74 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #hij;,d the following new item3 ,sec4 #hij;,e4 ,use of force policy4 4