Sec. 501. Data collection
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Law enforcement entities receiving grants or training from the Department of Homeland Security shall— collect data on all routine or spontaneous investigatory activities; provide that the data collected shall— be collected by race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, and religion, as perceived by the law enforcement officer; include the date, time, and location of such investigatory activities; include detail sufficient to permit an analysis of whether a law enforcement agency is engaging in racial profiling; and not include personally identifiable information; utilize a standardized form, developed in coordination with the Department of Justice, that shall be made available to law enforcement agencies for the submission of collected data; compile data on the standardized form made available under paragraph (3), and submit the form to the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; maintain all data collected under this Act for not less than 4 years; and protect the privacy of individuals whose data is collected by— limiting the use and disclosure of the data collected under this Act to the purposes set forth in this Act; except as otherwise provided in this Act, limiting access to the data collected under this Act to those Federal, State, local, or tribal employees or agents who require such access in order to fulfill the purposes for the data set forth in this Act; requiring contractors or other non-governmental agents who are permitted access to the data collected under this Act to sign use agreements incorporating the use and disclosure restrictions set forth in subparagraph (A); and requiring the maintenance of adequate security measures to prevent unauthorized access to the data collected under this Act.
The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shall receive and maintain data from the States on— the implementation of racial profiling education curricula in State Peace Officer Standards and Training or equivalent State-level program peace officer certification; the adoption rate by State Peace Officer Standards and Training programs, of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board model practices on racial profiling; the number of credible complaints of improper racial profiling practices filed against State law enforcement entities, as collected under section 301(c)(3); the disposition of complaints of improper racial profiling practices filed against State law enforcement entities, as collected under section 301(c)(3); the disciplinary action by State law enforcement entities against officers and agents adjudicated guilty of improper racial profiling practices, as collected under section 301(c)(3); and other relevant data submitted to other agencies.