TIP Act of 2014

Transparency in Policing Act of 2014 or the TIP Act of 2014 - Directs the Attorney General to conduct a study on the cost to state and local law enforcement agencies of purchasing and using body cameras.

Conditions the receipt by a state or local law enforcement agency of federal funds from a grant program carried out by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the purchase of body cameras for use by the law enforcement officers employed by that agency. Authorizes the Attorney General to waive such requirement upon determining that compliance would create a hardship for such agency.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5407 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5407

 To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the cost of the 
  purchase and use of body cameras by State and local law enforcement 
 agencies, and to require law enforcement agencies to purchase and use 
body cameras as a condition on the receipt of Federal funding, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2014

Mr. Al Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the cost of the 
  purchase and use of body cameras by State and local law enforcement 
 agencies, and to require law enforcement agencies to purchase and use 
body cameras as a condition on the receipt of Federal funding, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Policing Act of 
2014'' or the ``TIP Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON THE COST OF THE PURCHASE AND USE OF BODY CAMERAS BY 
              LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

    (a) Study.--The Attorney General shall conduct a study on the cost 
to State and local law enforcement agencies of purchasing and using 
body cameras.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report 
that contains the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO PURCHASE AND USE 
              BODY CAMERAS.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, a State or local law enforcement 
agency that receives Federal funds from a grant program carried out by 
the Department of Justice shall, as a condition of receipt of such 
funds, purchase body cameras for use by the law enforcement officers 
employed by that law enforcement agency.
    (b) Rulemaking Authority.--The Attorney General shall make rules to 
implement the requirement under subsection (a).
    (c) Waiver.--The Attorney General may waive the requirement under 
subsection (a) for a law enforcement agency if the Attorney General 
determines that compliance with such requirement would create a 
hardship for the law enforcement agency.
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