QR Act
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1Short title
This section states that the Act may be called the Quick Recognition Act or the QR Act.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quick Recognition Act or the QR Act .
2Identification and verification requirements for immigration enforcement officers
This section would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to add new identification and verification requirements. Beginning no later than 180 days after the Act is enacted, the Secretary of Homeland Security would have to require every officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection who does law enforcement or immigration enforcement work to wear a scannable QR code on their uniform, positioned so it stays clearly visible and is not covered by other clothing or equipment. Scanning the code would link to an official, publicly available Department of Homeland Security website. That website would have to display the officer's full name, badge number, agency and operational unit or office, and the officer's active status along with a timestamp verifying that status. The website could also display a photograph of the officer, but could not display the officer's home address, telephone number, or other personal contact information. The website would have to include a secure way for a person to submit a complaint about the officer's conduct during an enforcement activity, and would have to make available aggregated data, without personally identifiable information, on how many complaints were received about each officer who received one. Nothing in this new provision would limit, replace, or override any other federal, state, or local law, policy, or requirement that provides additional transparency, accessibility, or accountability in law enforcement.
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2. Identification and verification requirements for immigration enforcement officers Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Identification and verification requirements (1) Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that each officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection who is engaged in law enforcement or immigration enforcement activities wear a scannable quick response code (commonly referred to as a QR code ) on their uniform, positioned in a manner that remains clearly visible and unobscured by other clothing or equipment, that, when scanned, links to an official publicly available website of the Department of Homeland Security, which website— (A) shall display— (i) the full name of the officer or employee; (ii) the badge number of the officer or employee; (iii) the agency and operational unit or office of the officer or employee; (iv) the active status of the officer or employee, including a timestamp verification; (B) may display a photograph of the officer or employee; (C) may not display the home address, telephone number, or other personal contact information of the officer or employee; (D) shall include a secure mechanism through which an individual may submit a complaint regarding the conduct of the officer or employee during an enforcement activity; and (E) shall make available aggregated, non-personally identifiable data on the number of complaints received regarding each officer or employee with respect to whom a complaint was submitted. (2) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit, replace, or preempt any other Federal, State, or local law, policy, or requirement that provides for additional transparency, accessibility, or accountability in law enforcement. .
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