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H.R. 2429, VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 117th
Date Requested May 4, 2021
Requested By House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Date Sent June 11, 2021
Description:
The bill would • Require all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) police officers use body-worn cameras while on duty • Require VA to investigate, track, and report on incidents that involve the use of force by department police • Require VA to publish on its website detailed statistics about incidents involving its police • Require VA to report to the Congress on the bill’s implementation Estimated budgetary effects would mainly stem from • Acquiring and maintaining body-worn cameras for all officers • Hiring additional staff to review camera footage and use-of-force incidents • Updating information technology systems to meet the bill’s incident reporting requirements Areas of significant uncertainty include • Estimating the number of additional staff VA would need to implement the bill

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