[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9246 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9246
To provide for grants for States that require sensitivity training for
law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to
enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of
the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 2, 2024
Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To provide for grants for States that require sensitivity training for
law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to
enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of
the use of deadly force by 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 Training and Independent
Review Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SENSITIVITY AND THE USE OF INDEPENDENT
PROSECUTORS.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART NN--GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND INDEPENDENT PROSECUTION
``SEC. 3041. IN GENERAL.
``The Attorney General may make a grant to a State each fiscal year
for purposes of carrying out the requirements of section 3042(a) and
3043. The term of such grant shall be 1 year.
``SEC. 3042. TRAINING ON DIVERSITY AND SENSITIVITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
``(a) Training Requirement.--The requirements of this subsection
are as follows:
``(1) A State shall require that all individuals enrolled
in an academy of a law enforcement agency of the State and all
law enforcement officers of the State fulfill a training
session on sensitivity each fiscal year, including training on
ethnic and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police
interaction with the disabled, mentally ill, and new
immigrants. In the case of individuals attending an academy,
such training session shall be for 8 hours, and in the case of
all other law enforcement officers, the training session shall
be for 4 hours.
``(2) A State shall certify to the Attorney General of the
United States that such training sessions have been completed.
``(b) Compliance and Ineligibility.--
``(1) Compliance date.--The period specified under this
paragraph is the period beginning 120 days after the date of
enactment of this part, to comply with subsection (a), except
that--
``(A) the Attorney General may grant an additional
120 days to a State that is making good faith efforts
to comply with such subsection; and
``(B) the Attorney General shall waive the
requirements of subsection (a) if compliance with such
subsection by a State would be unconstitutional under
the constitution of such State.
``(2) Ineligibility.--A State that is not in compliance
with the requirements of subsection (a) during a fiscal year is
not eligible for a grant under this part.
``SEC. 3043. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF LAW ENFORCEMENT USE OF DEADLY FORCE.
``In the case of a State that fails by the end of a fiscal year to
enact or have in effect an independent prosecution of law enforcement
law, that State is not eligible for a grant under this part.
``SEC. 3044. DEFINITIONS.
``In this part:
``(1) The term `deadly force' means that force which a
reasonable person would consider likely to cause death or
serious bodily harm.
``(2) The term `independent prosecution of law enforcement
law' means a statute requiring the appointment of an
independent prosecutor to conduct any criminal investigation
and prosecution in which--
``(A) one or more of the possible defendants is a
law enforcement officer;
``(B) one or more of the alleged offenses involves
the law enforcement officer's use of deadly force in
the course of carrying out that officer's duty; and
``(C) the law enforcement officer's use of deadly
force resulted in a death or injury.
``(3) The term `independent prosecutor' means, with respect
to a criminal investigation or prosecution, a prosecutor who--
``(A) does not live or work in the same county as
the county in which the alleged crime was committed;
and
``(B) would not be involved in the prosecution in
the ordinary course of that prosecutor's duties.''.
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