,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iaac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #b1 #bjbf,mr4  
,walkinshaw 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thompson
 of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4    
,goldman of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,correa1   
,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,carter of   
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,kennedy of ,new ,york1
 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,subramanyam1 ,mr4
 ,thanedar1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 
,mejia1 and ,mr4 ,hernndez7 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     
require the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security to notify ,congress of any    
serious injury or death of any          
individual in the custody of the        
,department of ,homeland ,security1 and 

for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,department of ,homeland ,security      
,accountability ,act of #bjbf4  #b4     
,notification and investigation of      
serious injuries and deaths of          
individuals in ,,dhs custody  7a7       
,notification ,the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees and
 appropriate ,members of ,congress a    
notification with respect to any serious
 bodily injury or death of an individual
 that occurs either while such          
individual is in the custody of the     
,department of ,homeland ,security1 or  
as a result of any action1 use of force1
 or other conduct by a ,department      
employee1 contractor1 or agent4 ,such   
notifications shall be submitted within 
#gb hours of the serious bodily injury  
or death at issue1 and shall include the
 following information3  7#a7 ,the date1
 time1 and location of such serious     
bodily injury or death4  7#b7 ,the      

circumstances of such serious bodily    
injury or death1 and the nationality of 
the individual so injured or deceased4  
7#c7 ,the components of the ,department 
involved in such serious bodily injury  
or death4  7#d7 ,whether medical        
assistance was sought and1 if           
applicable1 the time at which such      
assistance was sought and the time at   
which such assistance was provided4     
7#e7 ,a description of the use of force 
and de-escalation tactics1 if any1      
utilized during the incident at issue4  
7#f7 ,if a firearm was discharged1 a    
description of such firearm and the     
number and type of ammunition rounds    
discharged4  7#g7 ,if a less lethal     
device was utilized1 a description of   
such device and its use during such     
incident4  7#h7 ,a description of any   
injury sustained by an employee of the  
,department4  7#i7 ,a description of all
 agencies1 including ,state and local   
agencies1 participating in an           
investigation into such serious bodily  

injury or death4  7b7 ,investigation    
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security shall investigate   
all serious bodily injuries and deaths  
described in subsection 7a74 ,each such 
investigation shall--  7,a7 ensure such 
investigation is conducted by employees 
of the ,department of ,homeland         
,security outside the chain of command  
of the individual or individuals being  
investigated2  7,b7 preserve for at     
least five years after the completion of
 such investigation all video recordings
 of individuals who suffered such       
serious bodily injury or death2  7,c7   
place on administrative leave until such
 investigation is completed any employee
 of the ,department who inflicted such  
serious bodily injury or utilized lethal
 force leading to such death2  7,d7     
obtain any autopsies performed for any  
such death2  7,e7 conduct a mortality   
review for any such death1 including a  
review of any medical assistance        
provided1 and whether the deceased      

individual's treatment complied with    
relevant ,department standards2 and     
7,f7 conduct a review of any medical    
assistance provided to an individual who
 suffered serious bodily injury1        
including a review of whether such      
individual's treatment complied with    
relevant ,department standards4  7#b7   
,report ,not later than seven days after
 the completion of an investigation     
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a  
report regarding such investigation4    
7c7 ,effective date ,this section shall 
take effect and apply beginning on the  
date that is seven days after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7d7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means--  7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security1 ,committee on   
,appropriations1 and ,committee on      
,judiciary of the ,house of             

,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs1 ,committee on   
,appropriations1 and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate4  7#b7    
,appropriate ,members of ,congress ,the 
term appropriate ,members of ,congress  
means the ,member of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,senator who   
represent the district and ,state1      
respectively1 in which the serious      
bodily injury or death at issue         
occurred4  7#c7 ,serious bodily injury  
,the term serious bodily injury means   
any physical injury that involves any of
 the following3  7,a7 ,protracted and   
obvious disfigurement4  7,b7 ,protracted
 loss or impairment of the function of  
any of the following3  7i7 ,a bodily    
member4  7ii7 ,an organ4  7iii7 ,mental 
faculty4  7,c7 ,substantial risk of     
death4