Sec. 201. Misconduct and decertification reporting
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish guidance for law enforcement agencies to submit records of certificate or license revocation actions relating to officer misconduct to the National Decertification Index and misconduct records to the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database. 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 records of certificate or license revocation actions relating to officer misconduct to the National Decertification Index and misconduct records to the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database.
Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each fiscal year thereafter, in which a State or law enforcement agency of a State or unit of local government receives funds under the Byrne grant program, the State or law enforcement agency shall, once every 180 days, submit records of certificate or license revocation actions relating to officer misconduct to the National Decertification Index and misconduct records to the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database.
The Attorney General shall make the information submitted to the National Decertification Index and the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database available publicly accessible. 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 ).