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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2020 or the Police CAMERA Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase or lease body-worn cameras for use by law enforcement officers and to implement body-worn camera programs.</p> <p>]]></text>
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