To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recorded data for law enforcement officers.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recorded data for law enforcement officers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HF4E131AC6BDB45D5A9FA2833AFBC094A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2024 or the Police CAMERA Act of 2024.
- Section H5F0D27F113374C0F97859E3894A1EBE0: 2. Matching grant program for law enforcement body-worn cameras Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is...
- Section HFA0EBF3F22CD4750A74CA8669419E469: 3031. Grant program authorized The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (in this section referred to as the Director) may make grants to States, units...
- Section HB85F5123C63048E197018E4F046E1143: 3032. Body-worn camera training toolkit The Director shall establish and maintain a toolkit for law enforcement agencies, academia, and other relevant entities...
- Section H985D20416C404D76A306514E0C932AAF: 3033. Applications To request a grant under this part, the chief executive of a State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe shall submit an application to...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recorded data for law enforcement officers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recorded data for law enforcement officers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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