3.0.0 7384 2022-06-01T15:30:32Z 2022-06-01T15:30:32Z House HR 2020-06-26 116 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-26T13:01:50Z 2020-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 N Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Employee performance Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-06-26 Introduced in House 2022-06-01T15:29:46Z Safer Communities Act

This bill requires a state or local government that receives funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to maintain a system for sharing disciplinary records of law enforcement officers. It also requires the Department of Justice to award a one-time grant to states to establish a system for sharing disciplinary records.

Additionally, the bill expands death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to retired public safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers) and survivors of retired public safety officers who die while engaging in a public or private security obligation. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty.

Finally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on settlement or collaborative agreements entered into pursuant to litigation arising out of allegations of police misconduct.

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