1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Reform Act of 2020 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Law enforcement officers in the United States have always been appropriately empowered to use force, including deadly force, when necessary to apprehend suspects, protect public safety, and respond to imminent threats. The use of force by law enforcement, however, must be exercised with due regard to constitutional limits, proportionality, norms of human dignity, and the importance of harmonious police-community relations. (2) In recent years, community unrest has been sparked by incidents where law enforcement officers have used excessive or disproportionate force, failed to deescalate encounters with civilians, or failed to follow departmental policies and use-of-force matrices, especially in communities of color. (3) Grassroots organizations like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Council of La Raza, the National Urban League, National Congress of American Indians, and the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium have monitored allegations of police misconduct, while membership organizations such as the National Sheriffs’ Association, Fraternal Order of Police, and National Association of School Resource Officers have represented the interests of Federal, State, local, and Indian tribal law enforcement groups and with the civilian community on matters of common interest. (4) Where excessive or disproportionate force is employed by law enforcement officers, hostility is created between local communities and law enforcement, reducing the effectiveness of efforts to reduce crime and promote public safety. (5) Police training in the United States is largely focused upon operational, investigatory, and tactical concerns, with less time and focus on issues relating to proportionality in the use of force, de-escalation, and constitutional norms and limits. (6) Models for proportionate exercise of the use of force