Sec. 201. Establishment of National Police Misconduct Registry
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a National Police Misconduct Registry to be compiled and maintained by the Department of Justice. The Registry required to be established under subsection
(a)shall contain the following data with respect to all Federal and local law enforcement officers: Each complaint filed against a law enforcement officer, aggregated by— complaints that were found to be credible or that resulted in disciplinary action against the law enforcement officer, disaggregated by whether the complaint involved a use of force or racial profiling (as such term is defined in section 302); complaints that are pending review, disaggregated by whether the complaint involved a use of force or racial profiling; and complaints for which the law enforcement officer was exonerated or that were determined to be unfounded or not sustained, disaggregated by whether the complaint involved a use of force or racial profiling. Discipline records, disaggregated by whether the complaint involved a use of force or racial profiling. Termination records, the reason for each termination, disaggregated by whether the complaint involved a use of force or racial profiling. Records of certification in accordance with section 202. Records of lawsuits against law enforcement officers and settlements of such lawsuits. Instances where a law enforcement officer resigns or retires while under active investigation related to the use of force. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the head of each Federal law enforcement agency shall submit to the Attorney General the information described in subsection (b). Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act and each fiscal year thereafter in which a State receives funds under the Byrne grant program, the State shall, once every 180 days, submit to the Attorney General the information described in subsection
(b)for the State and each local law enforcement agency within the State. In establishing the Registry required under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall make the Registry available to the public on an internet website of the Attorney General in a manner that allows members of the public to search for an individual law enforcement officer’s records of misconduct, as described in subsection (b), involving a use of force or racial profiling. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to supersede the requirements or limitations under section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Privacy Act of 1974 ).