1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2023 . 2. Reporting requirement (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Allegation of misconduct The term allegation of misconduct means an allegation by a member of the community, a fellow law enforcement officer, or other individual that a law enforcement officer took an unlawful under State or Federal law, tortious, or otherwise inappropriate action in connection with the official duties of the officer. (2) Byrne JAG program The term Byrne JAG program means any grant program under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq. ). (3) Civil rights organization The term civil rights organization means an organization that monitors the equitable enforcement of and treatment under the law and that has a national presence and membership. (4) Judgment The term judgment means the final court order in a civil action that resolves all issues in dispute and settles the parties' rights with respect to those issues. (5) Law enforcement agency The term law enforcement agency means an agency engaged in the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of violations of the law in the United States. (6) Misconduct The term misconduct means an instance in which a law enforcement officer took an unlawful under State or Federal law, tortious, or otherwise inappropriate action in connection with the official duties of the officer. (7) Professional law enforcement association The term professional law enforcement association means a law enforcement membership association that works for the needs of Federal, State, local, or Indian Tribal law enforcement agencies and with the civilian community on matters of common interest, such as the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association (HAPCOA), the National Asian Pacific Officers Association (NAPOA), the National Black Police Association (NBPA), the National Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA), the National