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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1441 (Introduced in Senate) — To prevent the militarization of Federal, State, and local law enforcement by Federal excess property transfers and g... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Comptroller General report

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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on Federal agencies, including offices of Inspector General for Federal agencies, that have specialized units that receive special tactical or military-style training or use hard-plated body armor, shields, or helmets and that respond to high-risk situations that fall outside the capabilities of regular law enforcement officers, including any special weapons and tactics
(SWAT)team, tactical response teams, special events teams, special response teams, or active shooter teams. The report required under subsection
(a)shall include the following elements: A description of each specialized unit described under such subsection. A description of the training and weapons of each such unit. The criteria for activating each such unit and how often each such unit was activated for each year of the previous ten years. An estimate of the annual cost of equipping and operating each such unit. Any other information that is relevant to understanding the usefulness and justification for the units.
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