SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the "Michael Brown Over-Policed Rights Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--UNIVERSAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 101. Universal Reporting Requirements.
Sec. 102. Non-admissibility in certain actions.
Sec. 103. One-Time Universal Reporting Requirements.
Sec. 104. Information sworn-to by commanding officer.
Sec. 105. Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the public such information as described therein.
TITLE II--PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL AND CONTRACTED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Sec. 201. Creating private cause of action.
Sec. 202. Defining an over-policed jurisdiction as violating the Equal Protection rights of the Citizens.
Sec. 203. Courtroom procedures.
Sec. 204. Attorney General's option to enter suit.
Sec. 205. Setting the burden of proof and the findings by the court.
TITLE III--CONDITIONS PLACED ON OVER-POLICED JURISDICTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
Sec. 301. Penalties, conditions and probation.
Sec. 302. Volunteer observers.
Sec. 303. FBI to provide training materials for volunteer observers.
Sec. 304. Additional reporting requirements.
Sec. 305. Enforcement and penalties.
TITLE IV--PETITION FOR TERMINATION AS OVER-POLICED JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURES
Sec. 401. Petition for Termination as Over-Policed Jurisdiction.
Sec. 402. Burden of proof and procedures.
TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS, FUNDING, SEVERABILITY AND SAVINGS CLAUSE
Sec. 501. Appropriations.
Sec. 502. Severability.
Sec. 503. Savings clause.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Law enforcement agency.--The term "law enforcement agency" means any Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal public agency engaged in the prevention, detection, or investigation of violations of criminal, immigration, or customs laws.
(2) Law enforcement agent.--The term "law enforcement agent" means any Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal official responsible for enforcing criminal, immigration, or customs laws, including police officers and other agents of a law enforcement agency, and also including any private contract employees with those duties.
(3) Indian tribe.--The term "Indian tribe" has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a).
(4) Covered program.--The term "covered program" means any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under--
(A) the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program under part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.); and
(B) the "Cops on the Beat" program under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.), except that no program, project, or other activity specified in section 1701(b)(13) of such part shall be a covered program under this paragraph.
(5) State.--The term "State" means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(6) Unit of local government.--The term "unit of local government" means--
(A) any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State;
(B) any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that--
(i) is established under applicable State law; and
(ii) has the authority to, in a manner independent of other State entities, establish a budget and impose taxes; or
(C) any Indian tribe that performs law enforcement functions, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
(7) Weapon or other weapon.--"Weapon" or "other weapon" shall include any weapon used to subdue or inflict damage to a person.
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