[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3568-S3569]
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SA 6446. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Lujan) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. IMPROVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAFETY AND
WELLNESS THROUGH DATA ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness
Through Data Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) There has been a rise in anti-police rhetoric and a
corresponding rise in violence against law enforcement
officers.
(2) In 2022, a total of 60 police officers were feloniously
killed in the line of duty.
(3) Nearly 30 percent of police officer killings in 2022
were caused by unprovoked attacks or ambushes on officers.
(4) Law enforcement officers bravely put themselves at risk
for the betterment of society.
(5) A data collection that represents the full
circumstances surrounding violent attacks and ambush attacks
on law enforcement officers is vital for the provision of
needed Federal resources to Federal, State, and local law
enforcement officers.
(6) Police suffer assaults and other offenses that do not
rise to the level of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and
Assaulted or National Incident-Based Reporting System
reporting due to the frequency of such incidents, lower risk
to officers, and minimal administrative resources to report
such frequent events.
(7) The mental health of law enforcement officers has
suffered due to overwork, recruitment issues, and the general
stress of their work.
(8) The people of the United States will always remember
the victims of these hateful attacks against law enforcement
officers and stand in solidarity with individuals affected by
these senseless tragedies and incidents of hate that have
affected law enforcement communities and their families.
(9) The United States must demonstrate to its brave law
enforcement officers that they are important, valued, and
respected.
(10) Congress has made a commitment to helping communities
protect the lives of their police officers, as evidenced by
the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program
Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-155; 130 Stat.
389) and other laws.
(11) Subsection (c) of the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting
Act of 1988 (34 U.S.C. 41303(c)) requires the Attorney
General to ``acquire, collect, classify, and preserve
national data on Federal criminal offenses as part of the
Uniform Crime Reports'' and requires all Federal departments
and agencies that investigate criminal activity to ``report
details about crime within their respective jurisdiction to
the Attorney General in a uniform matter and on a form
prescribed by the Attorney General''.
(c) Attacks on Law Enforcement Officers Reporting
Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation
with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Director of the National Institute of Justice, and the
Director of the Criminal Justice Information Services
Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit
to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a
report that includes--
(A) the number of offenders that intentionally target law
enforcement officers because of their status as law
enforcement officers;
(B) the number of incidents reported to the Law Enforcement
Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection that occur
through the coordinated actions of 2 or more parties;
(C) a description of the Federal response to ambushes and
violent attacks on Federal law enforcement officers;
(D) a detailed survey of what State and local responses are
to ambushes and violent attacks on State and local law
enforcement officers;
(E) recommendations for improving State, local, and Federal
responses to ambushes and violent attacks on law enforcement
officers;
(F) a detailed survey of Federal and State-based training
programs that law enforcement officers receive in preparation
for violent attacks, including ambush attacks;
(G) an analysis of the effectiveness of the programs
described in subparagraph (F) in preparing law enforcement
officers for violent attacks, including ambush attacks;
(H) recommendations on how to improve State, local, and
Federal training programs for law enforcement officers
relating to ambush attacks;
(I) an analysis of, with respect to the Patrick Leahy
Bulletproof Vest Partnership under part Y of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10530 et seq.)--
(i) the efficacy of the Partnership in distributing
protective gear to law enforcement officers across the United
States, including any location-specific limitations to the
distribution under such Partnership; and
(ii) the general limitations of the Partnership, including
any location-specific limitations to the distributions under
the Partnership, considering the fact that law enforcement
officers are suffering from ambush attacks;
(J) an analysis of the ability of the Department of Justice
to combine the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
Data Collection and a 09C Justifiable Homicide report for
officer-involved shooting reports and any roadblocks to
producing a clear report with such information;
(K) an analysis of the ability of the Criminal Justice
Information Services of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
to expand data collection to include a suspect offender's
level of injury at the time of a reported Law Enforcement
Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection incident;
(L) an analysis of the existence and extent of, and reasons
for, disparities in the availability and reporting of data
between--
(i) data relating to ambush attacks against law enforcement
officers; and
(ii) other types of violent crime data; and
(M) an analysis of any additional legislative tools or
authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist in
deterring ambush attacks against law enforcement officers.
(2) Development.--In developing the report required under
paragraph (1), the Attorney General, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the National
Institute of Justice, and the Director of the Criminal
Justice Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, shall consult relevant stakeholders,
including--
(A) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement
agencies; and
(B) nongovernmental organizations, international
organizations, academies, or other entities.
(d) Aggression Against Law Enforcement Officers Reporting
Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation
with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report on--
(A) an analysis of the ability to implement a new category
in the Uniform Crime Reporting System and the National
Incident-Based Reporting System on aggressive actions,
conduct, or other trauma-inducing incidents against law
enforcement officers that, as of the date of enactment of
this Act, are not reported in such systems;
(B) the level of detail the category described in
subparagraph (A) would include and the standard of evidence
that would be used for any reported incidents;
(C) an analysis of how to engage State and local law
enforcement agencies in reporting the data described in
subparagraph (A), despite the fact that such data is beyond
the standard crime-based reporting to the systems described
in subparagraph (A);
(D) an analysis of potential uses by the Department of
Justice and any component agencies of the Department of
Justice of the data described in subparagraph (A);
(E) an analysis of the existence and extent of, and reasons
for, disparities in the availability and reporting of data
between--
(i) data relating to aggressive actions or other trauma-
inducing incidents against law enforcement officers that do
not rise to the level of crimes; and
(ii) other types of violent crime data; and
(F) an analysis of additional legislative tools or
authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist in
deterring aggressive actions, conduct, or other trauma-
inducing incidents against law enforcement officers.
(2) Development.--In developing the report under paragraph
(1), the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, and the Director of the National Institute
of Justice shall consult relevant stakeholders, including--
(A) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement
agencies; and
(B) nongovernmental organizations, international
organizations, academies, or other entities.
(e) Mental Health and Wellness Reporting Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation
with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report on--
(A) the types, frequency, and severity of mental health and
stress-related responses of law enforcement officers to
aggressive actions or other trauma-inducing incidents against
law enforcement officers;
(B) mental health and stress-related resources or programs
that are available to law enforcement officers at the
Federal, State, and local levels, especially peer-to-peer
programs;
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(C) the extent to which law enforcement officers use the
resources or programs described in subparagraph (B);
(D) the availability of, or need for, mental health
screening within Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies; and
(E) additional legislative tools or authorities that may be
helpful or necessary to assist in assessing, monitoring, and
improving the mental health and wellness of Federal, State,
and local law enforcement officers.
(2) Development.--In developing the report required under
paragraph (1), the Attorney General, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of the
National Institute of Justice shall consult relevant
stakeholders, including--
(A) Federal, State, Tribal and local law enforcement
agencies; and
(B) nongovernmental organizations, international
organizations, academies, or other entities.
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