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This bill, the Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2019, aims to encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies. Key provisions include: - Requiring the Attorney General to develop uniform standards for law enforcement accreditation, including standards related to early warning systems, use of force, civilian review, data collection, and training. - Authorizing grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to study and implement effective management, training, recruiting, and oversight standards to promote community policing strategies. - Requiring the Attorney General to conduct a nationwide study on the prevalence and effects of laws or policies that allow law enforcement officers to delay responses to internal affairs investigations. - Authorizing additional funding to the Department of Justice for enforcement of civil rights laws and conflict resolution related to law enforcement misconduct. - Establishing a National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight within the Department of Justice to coordinate the detection and referral of complaints about law enforcement misconduct. - Requiring federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to report data on various policing practices broken down by race, ethnicity, age, and gender. The bill seeks to increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement in law enforcement through a variety of policy and funding initiatives.

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