1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) While police body worn cameras are not a panacea, they do contribute to keeping both law enforcement officers and citizens safer. (2) Increasing the use of body worn cameras by law enforcement officers has been shown by multiple studies to significantly reduce the number of use of force incidents and the number of citizen complaints. (3) Increased accountability and transparency in policing activities will benefit all our citizens, including our law enforcement officers. 3. Grant program Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: MM Grant program for body worn cameras for law enforcement officers 3031. Program authorized (a) In general The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance is authorized to make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to purchase body worn cameras for use by State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers. (b) Uses 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 the purchase of— (A) body worn cameras for law enforcement officers