1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2017 . 2. Attorney general to issue regulations (a) Regulations Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with stakeholders, including Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and community, professional, research, and civil rights organizations, shall issue regulations for the collection and compilation of data pertaining to the use of deadly force by Federal, State, or local law enforcement officers. (b) Requirements The regulations issued under subsection (a) shall— (1) require the collection of data on all instances wherein deadly force was used by a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer; (2) require that the data collected shall— (A) include identifying characteristics of the person who was the target of the use of deadly force and the officer who used deadly force, including— (i) race or ethnicity; (ii) gender; (iii) approximate age; and (iv) the actual or perceived religious affiliation; (B) include the date, time, and location of such use of deadly force; (C) include the alleged criminal activity of the person who was the target of the use of deadly force; (D) include the nature of the deadly force used, including the use of a firearm; (E) include an explanation, if any, from the relevant law enforcement agency on why deadly force was used; (F) include a copy of any use of deadly force guidelines in effect at the relevant law enforcement agency at the time deadly force was used; (G) include a description of any non-lethal efforts employed to apprehend or subdue the person who was the target of the use of deadly force before deadly force was used; and (H) not include personally identifiable information described in section 4; (3) provide that a standardized form shall be made available to law enforcement agencies for the submission of data collected pursuant to this Act to the Department of Justice