Sec. 703.
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Each uniformed officer of the United States Capitol Police whose job duties include interacting with the general public shall utilize a body-worn camera and ensure that the body-worn camera is activated while on duty. Subsection
(a)does not apply to an officer during any time in which the officer is serving on a personal protection detail. The Capitol Police Board shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. The regulations promulgated under paragraph
(1)shall include guidance on the retention and deletion of video footage recorded by a body-worn camera utilized by an officer of the United States Capitol Police. The regulations promulgated under paragraph
(1)shall include a requirement that the United States Capitol Police shall not make any disclosure to any third party (including a law enforcement agency), including any disclosure pursuant to a request by compulsory process, of any video or audio information relating to the House of Representatives or the Senate which is recorded by a body-worn camera utilized by an officer of the United States Capitol Police until the United States Capitol Police provides notice of the request to, and consults regarding the disclosure with— in the case of information relating to the House of Representatives, the Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representatives and any Member (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner), officer, or employee of the House involved; or in the case of information relating to the Senate, any Senator, officer, or employee of the Senate involved. This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year.