1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2017 or the Police CAMERA Act of 2017 . 2. Matching grant program for law enforcement body-worn cameras Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: MM Matching grant program for law enforcement body-worn cameras and recorded data 3031. Grant program authorized (a) In general The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (in this section referred to as the Director ) may make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to purchase or lease body-worn cameras for use by State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (as defined in section 2503) and expenses related to the implementation of a body-worn camera program in order to deter excessive force, improve accountability and transparency of use of force by law enforcement officers, assist in responding to complaints against law enforcement officers, and improve evidence collection. (b) Duration of grants (1) In general Grants awarded under this part shall be 2 years in duration. (2) Disbursement of grant amount In disbursing a grant awarded to an entity under this section— (A) upon awarding the grant to the entity, the Director shall disburse 50 percent of the total grant amount to the entity; and (B) upon demonstration by the entity of completion of the requirements in subsection (d)(1), the Director shall disburse the remaining 50 percent of the total grant amount to the entity. (c) Use of funds Grants awarded under this section shall be— (1) distributed directly to the State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe; and (2) used for— (A) the purchase or lease of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers on patrol in the jurisdiction of the grantee