Sec. 4. Task force to assist Federal officials in determining appropriateness of items for use by law enforcement
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The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, and the Attorney General shall jointly appoint a task force to assist each such official in discharging certain functions as required under— section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 5; section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 6; and section 509 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as added by section 7.
The task force appointed under this section shall include the following: One representative from a law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security. An individual appointed under section 2009(h)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 5. In consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1 representative from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the FBI Academy. An individual employed by the Defense Logistics Agency pursuant to section 2576a(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 6.
An individual appointed under section 509(h)(1)(B) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as added by section 7. One representative of each of the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Association of Police Organizations, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Officers, the National Tactical Officers Association, the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators, the National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board, the Airborne Law Enforcement Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Sheriffs Association, the National Governors Association, and the United States Conference of Mayors.
An individual unaffiliated with an organization specified in paragraph
(6)who has a doctoral or masters degree in criminology or criminal justice and a demonstrated expertise in police tactics. One or more individuals from an organization or organizations whose mission is related to the protection of civil rights and liberties, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, selected by the Administrator in consultation with the head of such organization. There is authorized to be appropriated for the activities of the task force appointed under this section $1,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.