Attacks on law enforcement officers reporting requirement

(a) In general 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, the Director of the National Institute of Justice, and the Director of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (1) the number of offenders that intentionally target law enforcement officers because of their status as law enforcement officers; (2) the number of incidents reported to the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection that occur through the coordinated actions of 2 or more parties; (3) a description of the Federal response to ambushes and violent attacks on Federal law enforcement officers; (4) a detailed survey of what State and local responses are to ambushes and violent attacks on State and local law enforcement officers; (5) recommendations for improving State, local, and Federal responses to ambushes and violent attacks on law enforcement officers; (6) a detailed survey of Federal and State-based training programs that law enforcement officers receive in preparation for violent attacks, including ambush attacks; (7) an analysis of the effectiveness of the programs described in paragraph (6) in preparing law enforcement officers for violent attacks, including ambush attacks; (8) recommendations on how to improve State, local, and Federal training programs for law enforcement officers relating to ambush attacks; (9) an analysis of, with respect to the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership under part Y of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10530 et seq.)— (A) the efficacy of the Partnership in distributing protective gear to law enforcement officers across the United States, including any location-specific limitations to the distribution under such Partnership; and (B) the general limitations of the Partnership, including any location-specific limitations to the distributions under the Partnership, considering the fact that law enforcement officers are suffering from ambush attacks; (10) an analysis of the ability of the Department of Justice to combine the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection and a 09C Justifiable Homicide report for officer-involved shooting reports and any roadblocks to producing a clear report with such information; (11) an analysis of the ability of the Criminal Justice Information Services of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to expand data collection to include a suspect offender’s level of injury at the time of a reported Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection incident; (12) an analysis of the existence and extent of, and reasons for, disparities in the availability and reporting of data between— (A) data relating to ambush attacks against law enforcement officers; and (B) other types of violent crime data; and (13) an analysis of any additional legislative tools or authorities that may be helpful or necessary to assist in deterring ambush attacks against law enforcement officers. (b) Development In developing the report required under subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the National Institute of Justice, and the Director of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall consult relevant stakeholders, including— (1) Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies; and (2) nongovernmental organizations, international organizations, academies, or other entities.