Sec. 4. Aggression against law enforcement officers reporting requirement
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Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on— an analysis of the ability to implement a new category in the Uniform Crime Reporting System and the National Incident-Based Reporting System on aggressive actions, conduct, or other trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement officers that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are not reported in such systems; the level of detail the category described in paragraph
(1)would include and the standard of evidence that would be used for any reported incidents; an analysis of how to engage State and local law enforcement agencies in reporting the data described in paragraph (1), despite the fact that such data is beyond the standard crime-based reporting to the systems described in paragraph (1); an analysis of potential uses by the Department of Justice and any component agencies of the Department of Justice of the data described in paragraph (1); an analysis of the existence and extent of, and reasons for, disparities in the availability and reporting of data between— data relating to aggressive actions or other trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement officers that do not rise to the level of crimes; and other types of violent crime data; and an analysis of additional legislative tools or authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist in deterring aggressive actions, conduct, or other trauma-inducing incidents against law enforcement officers. In developing the report under subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of the National Institute of Justice shall consult relevant stakeholders, including— Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies; and nongovernmental organizations, international organizations, academies, or other entities.