Karen Bass

“ DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: (A) INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.—The term “independent investigation” means a criminal investigation or prosecution of a law enforcement officer’s use of deadly force, including one or more of the following: (i) Using an agency or civilian review board that investigates and independently reviews all allegations of use of deadly force made against law enforcement officers in the jurisdiction. (ii) Assigning of the attorney general of the State in which the alleged use of deadly force was committed to conduct the criminal investigation and prosecution. ”

“ DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW. Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “willfully” and inserting “knowingly or recklessly”; (2) by striking “, or may be sentenced to death”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “For purposes of this section, an act shall be considered to have resulted in death if the act was a substantial factor contributing to the death of the person.”. ”

“ COPS Grant Program Used For Civilian Review Boards.—Part Q of title I of the of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 1701 (b) (34 U.S.C. 10381 (b) ) — (A) by redesignating paragraphs (22) and (23) as paragraphs (23) and (24) , respectively; (B) in paragraph (23) , as so redesignated, by striking “ (21) ” and inserting “ (22) ”; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following:
“ (22) to develop best practices for and to create civilian review boards;” ”