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To require the display of certain identification for certain law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Ms. O

CASIO

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ORTEZ

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

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A BILL

To require the display of certain identification for certain law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement

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Identification Transparency Act of 2020’’.

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SEC. 2. REQUIRING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-

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CERS TO DISPLAY CERTAIN IDENTIFICATION.

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(a) I

DENTIFICATION OF

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EDERAL

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NFORCE

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MENT

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FFICERS

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2 (1) I

N GENERAL

.—Not later than 90 days after

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the date of the enactment of this section the head

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of each Federal law enforcement agency shall imple-

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ment a policy requiring that a Federal law enforce-

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ment officer (in uniform or plain clothes), employed

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by a Federal law enforcement agency, make visible

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the following identification while on-duty or serving

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the public as a Federal law enforcement officer:

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(A) The last name of such Federal law en-

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forcement officer.

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(B) The name of the Federal law enforce-

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ment agency the Federal law enforcement offi-

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cer is employed.

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(C) A badge number or other identification

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number from the Federal law enforcement

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agency employing such Federal law enforcement

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officer pursuant to subparagraph (B).

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(2) E

NFORCEMENT

.—Not later than 90 days

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after the date of the enactment of this section the

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head of each Federal law enforcement agency shall

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implement a policy with respect to the enforcement

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of the policy under subsection (a).

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(3) D

ATA COLLECTION ON COMPLIANCE

.—Be-

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ginning not later than 90 days after the date of the

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enactment of this section, the head of each Federal

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3 law enforcement agency shall collect and submit to

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the Attorney General, on an annual basis, a report

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on the—

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(A) number of instances in which a Fed-

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eral law enforcement officer did not comply

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with the requirement under subsection (a); and

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(B) Federal law enforcement agency that

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has employed such officer.

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(b) P

OLICY

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EQUIREMENT FOR

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TATE AND

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OCAL

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L

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E

NFORCEMENT

.—Beginning in the first fiscal year

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that begins after the date of the enactment of this section,

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to be eligible to receive funds under subpart 1 of part E

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of title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

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Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) and part Q of title

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I of such Act (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.), a State or unit

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of local government shall have in place a law or policy sub-

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stantially similar to the policy under subsection (a) and

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shall be in substantial compliance with such law or policy.

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(c) I

NSPECTOR

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ENERAL

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VERSIGHT

.—The Inspec-

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tor General of the Department of Justice shall conduct

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audits to ensure compliance with the policy and data col-

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lection requirements pursuant to subsection (a), and shall,

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on an annual basis, report the findings of such audits to

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the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-

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resentatives and of the Senate.

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