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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 7536 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to permit the attorney general of a State to brin... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Cause of action regarding police pattern or practice

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Section 210401(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12601(b) ) is amended by inserting after the Attorney General, for or in the name of the United States the following: , or the attorney general of any State, for or in the name of that State, to the extent the violation has occurred within that State . Section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12601 ) is amended— in subsection (b), by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting subsection
(a); and by adding at the end the following: In carrying out the authority in subsection (b), the Attorney General or an attorney general of a State may require by subpoena the production of all information, documents, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data in any medium (including electronically stored information), as well as any tangible thing and documentary evidence, and the attendance and testimony of witnesses necessary in the performance of the Attorney General or attorney general of a State under subsection (b). Such a subpoena, in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate district court of the United States. . Section 210402(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12602(a) ) is amended— by striking The Attorney General and inserting the following: The Attorney General ; and by adding at the end the following: The attorney general of a State may, through appropriate means, acquire data about the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers and such data may be used by the attorney general in conducting investigations under section 210401. . The Attorney General may award a grant to a State to assist the State in conducting pattern and practice investigations at the State level. In order for a State to be eligible for a grant under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State, or similar State official, shall have the authority to conduct pattern and practice investigations, as described in section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12601 ), of governmental agencies in the State. A State seeking a grant under paragraph
(1)shall submit an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require. There are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to the Attorney General for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022 to carry out this subsection.
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