video recordings of operations of law enforcement officers using video equipment, that meets the requirements specified in paragraph (2). (2) Policy requirements The requirements specified in this paragraph for policies described in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) Policies on the appropriate use of video recording equipment, including whether such equipment should be left on at all times. (B) Mechanisms to preserve, to the extent practicable, the integrity and security of video recordings, including a description of the personnel of the law enforcement agency, and other parties, who are authorized to access the recordings, mechanisms for the storage of recordings, and measures to ensure the cybersecurity of such recordings (if applicable to the storage, retention, and retrieval of such recordings). (C) Policies on the authorized and unauthorized public release of video recordings. (D) A requirement that any video recording of an interaction between a law enforcement officer and an individual who is not a law enforcement officer involving the use of force (whether deadly or otherwise) shall retained by the law enforcement agency for a period not shorter than the period of limitation in the State concerned for actions for civil rights violations under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes ( 42 U.S.C. 1983 ). (o) State certification of instructors in training on use of force and certain items (1) Certification of instructors in training required On and after the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of the Protecting Communities and Police Act of 2015 eligible defense items may not be transferred to a State or local law enforcement agency of a State under this section unless the Governor of the State (or the designee of the Governor) certifies to the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency that the State conducts a program for certifying police instructors in the provision of training on the use of force, and in the use of eligible defense items and special justice items, that meets the