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handle is hein.crs/govespi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional *Research Service Trump Administration Deactivates the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database February 26, 2025 The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) was a centralized repository of official records documenting instances of misconduct related to federal law enforcement officers (LEOs) that was operated by the Department of Justice (DOJ). On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order that rescinded E.O. 14074 (Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety), which was issued by President Biden on May 25, 2022. Among other things, E.O. 14074 directed the Attorney General (AG) to establish NLEAD. With the rescission of E.O. 14074, DOJ announced that NLEAD is no longer active and has been decommissioned in accordance with federal standards. The executive order issued by President Trump does not affect the National Decertification Index, a database of certificate or license revocation actions relating to officer misconduct operated by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training. This Insight provides background on NLEAD and discusses steps policymakers could pursue if Congress wanted to reestablish NLEAD or a create similar database through legislation. E.O. 14074 and NLEAD Section 5 of E.O. 14074 required the AG to establish NLEAD. Per the executive order, the database was to be a centralized repository of official records documenting instances of LEO misconduct as well as commendations and awards. The executive order required federal law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to submit the required information to the database and the AG to encourage state, local, and tribal LEAs, whose participation was voluntary, to contribute to and use the database. The executive order also required the AG to provide appropriate due process protections for LEOs whose official records of misconduct were included in the database. The executive order required NLEAD to include, to the extent permitted by law, official records documenting LEO misconduct, terminations, civil judgments, and resignations or retirements while under investigation for serious misconduct or sustained complaints, or records of LEO disciplinary action based Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12515 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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