June 11, 2021 Cost Estimate As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 4, 2021 View Document247.56 KB Summary 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 Data and Supplemental Information Table 1 Legislative Information Available From Congress.gov
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
