[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1476 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1476
To require States to report to the Attorney General certain information
regarding shooting incidents involving law enforcement officers, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 2, 2015
Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require States to report to the Attorney General certain information
regarding shooting incidents involving law enforcement officers, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Police Reporting Information, Data,
and Evidence Act of 2015'' or the ``PRIDE Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General shall make grants to
eligible States and Indian tribes to be used for the activities
described in subsection (c).
(b) Eligibility.--
(1) In general.--In order to be eligible to receive a grant
under this section a State or Indian tribe shall--
(A) report incidents in accordance with paragraph
(2); and
(B) demonstrate that the use-of-force policy for
law enforcement officers in the State or Indian tribe
is publicly available.
(2) Reporting of incidents.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, and each year
thereafter, and subject to subparagraph (C), a State or
Indian tribe shall report to the Attorney General
information on--
(i) any incident involving the shooting of
a civilian by a law enforcement officer;
(ii) any incident involving the shooting of
a law enforcement officer by a civilian;
(iii) any incident in which use of force by
a law enforcement officer against a civilian
results in serious bodily injury (as defined in
section 2246 of title 18, United States Code)
or death; and
(iv) any incident in which use of force by
a civilian against a law enforcement officer
results in serious bodily injury (as defined in
section 2246 of title 18, United States Code)
or death.
(B) Required information.--For each incident
reported under subparagraph (A), the information
reported to the Attorney General shall include, at a
minimum--
(i) the gender, race, ethnicity, and age of
each individual who was shot, injured, or
killed;
(ii) the date, time, and location of the
incident;
(iii) whether the civilian was armed, and,
if so, the type of weapon the civilian had;
(iv) the type of force used against the
officer, the civilian, or both, including the
types of weapons used;
(v) the number of officers involved in the
incident;
(vi) the number of civilians involved in
the incident; and
(vii) a brief description regarding the
circumstances surrounding the incident.
(C) Incidents reported under death in custody
reporting act.--A State is not required to include in a
report under subparagraph (A) an incident reported by
the State in accordance with section 20104(a)(2) of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 13704(a)(2)) before the date of the report
under subparagraph (A).
(c) Activities Described.--A grant made under this section may be
used by a State or Indian tribe for--
(1) the cost of complying with the reporting requirements
described in subsection (b)(2);
(2) the cost of establishing necessary systems required to
investigate and report incidents as required under subsection
(b)(2);
(3) public awareness campaigns designed to gain information
from the public on use of force against police officers,
including shootings, which may include tip lines, hotlines, and
public service announcements; and
(4) use of force training for law enforcement agencies and
personnel, including de-escalation and bias training.
(d) Independent Audit and Review.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Attorney
General shall conduct an audit and review of the information provided
under subsection (b)(2) to determine whether each State or Indian tribe
receiving a grant under this section is in compliance with the
requirements of this section.
(e) Public Availability of Data.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Attorney
General shall publish, and make available to the public, a
report containing the data reported to the Attorney General
under subsection (b)(2).
(2) Privacy protections.--Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed to supersede the requirements or limitations under
section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as
the ``Privacy Act of 1974'').
(f) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall issue guidance on best
practices relating to establishing standard data collection systems
that capture the information required to be reported under subsection
(b)(2), which shall include standard and consistent definitions for
terms, including the term ``use of force''.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Attorney General such sums as are necessary to
carry out this Act.
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