1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Walter Scott Notification Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term law enforcement officer has the meaning given the term in section 3673 of title 18, United States Code; and (2) the term State has the meaning given the term in section 901(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3791(a) ). 3. State information regarding use of lethal force by law enforcement officers (a) In general For each fiscal year in which a State receives funds for a program described in subsection (c), the State shall report to the Attorney General, on an annual basis and pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney General, information regarding any discharge of a firearm by a law enforcement officer which results in the death of a civilian. (b) Information required The report required under subsection (a) shall contain information that, at a minimum, includes— (1) the number of decedents and the number of law enforcement officers who discharged a firearm; (2) the age, sex, race, and ethnicity of each decedent; (3) any mental health issue of a decedent that was observed or reported; (4) the age, sex, race, and ethnicity of each law enforcement officer; (5) a brief description of the event; (6) the alleged criminal activity of each decedent prior to the use of force; (7) whether each decedent was armed and the type of weapon the decedent had; (8) a description of the weapon used by each law enforcement officer; (9) a brief description of any injury sustained by a law enforcement officer; (10) a brief description of the finding of the law enforcement agency as to whether the use of deadly force was justified or unjustified; and (11) the case disposition, including whether— (A) the case was cleared by departmental review or referred to a prosecuting authority; (B) criminal charges were filed; (C) prosecution was declined; (D) a grand jury returned a No True Bill