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This bill requires the Attorney General to develop comprehensive regulations for collecting and reporting data on instances of deadly force used by federal, state, and local law enforcement officers within 6 months of the Act's enactment. The regulations must mandate the collection of detailed information about each deadly force incident, including demographic characteristics of both the officer and the person targeted (such as race, gender, age, and perceived religious affiliation), the date and location of the incident, alleged criminal activity, the nature of force used, explanations for why deadly force was employed, use of force guidelines, and descriptions of non-lethal efforts attempted beforehand. Law enforcement agencies must use a standardized form to submit this data to the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, and maintain these records for at least 4 years. The Bureau will then compile and publicly release the data, ensuring that no personally identifiable information is disclosed. To incentivize compliance, the bill stipulates that law enforcement agencies that substantially fail to report data will have their Byrne JAG (Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant) funding reduced by 10% in the following fiscal year, thereby encouraging thorough and consistent reporting of deadly force incidents.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1240/all-info