{"resourceId":"tlaib-get-the-flock-out-act-federal-grant-certification-20261014","versions":[{"version":"external-296bb03a86ee1ab785af25ea554f36c47959986b41601237bb5f3e6554c67329","resource":{"id":"tlaib-get-the-flock-out-act-federal-grant-certification-20261014","title":"Rep. Tlaib’s Get the Flock Out of Our Communities Act would bar federal funds for ALPR, biometric and facial recognition systems and require state and local grant applicants to certify non-use","organization":"Office of U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), U.S. House of Representatives","sector":"Policing / federal legislation on automated surveillance funding and grant conditions","geography":"United States (federal; affects state and local grant recipients)","publishedAt":"Oct 14, 2026","publicationDate":"2026-10-14","eventDate":"2026-10-14","sourceName":"Office of Rep. Rashida Tlaib","sourceLabel":"Rep. Tlaib introduces bill to remove and prohibit Flock cameras, mass surveillance technologies","sourceUrl":"https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/rep-tlaib-introduces-bill-to-remove-and-prohibit-flock-cameras-mass-surveillance-technologies","evidenceClass":"government-evaluation","outcomeClass":"emerging","topics":["governance-procurement","data-security","operating-model"],"finding":"The official release says the bill would prohibit federal funds for any government entity to purchase, deploy, maintain, access, lease or operate automated mass surveillance systems, including ALPRs, biometric surveillance and facial recognition; bar federal agencies from using such systems or derived information; require removal of federally funded systems and permanent deletion of their data; make data obtained in violation inadmissible; and require state and local applicants for certain federal law enforcement grants to certify they do not operate or access such networks. It has six Democratic cosponsors and 50 endorsing organizations.","sledRelevance":"Even at introduction, the grant-certification lever is the provision state and local agencies should track: it would tie eligibility for certain federal law enforcement grants to divesting ALPR and facial recognition, including access to others’ networks. Agencies budgeting multi-year ALPR or real-time crime center contracts face growing federal policy uncertainty.","evidence":"Opened the official press release listing bill provisions, cosponsors and endorsers. Claims such as \"over 200 cities and counties\" cancelling Flock and a 52% unfavorable poll are the sponsor’s advocacy statements and are not independently verified here. Bill text was not opened.","architectureImplications":"Interpretation: agencies whose ALPR, facial recognition or real-time crime center stacks were bought with federal grants should map funding sources per component, since removal and deletion obligations would attach to federally funded systems.","governanceImplications":"Introduced bill referred to committees; passage is uncertain. Its inadmissibility clause would affect prosecutors relying on derived data.","securityPrivacyImplications":"Sponsor cites stalking, misidentification, protest surveillance and data sharing with federal immigration agencies as harms.","caveats":"Advocacy press release; bill at introduction stage with low near-term passage likelihood; definitions of \"automated mass surveillance system\" are broad and may change.","streamIds":["public-safety"],"roles":{"sales":"Sales framing: federal ALPR policy risk is now a budgeting issue for state and local agencies. Tlaib’s bill would condition certain federal law enforcement grants on certifying non-use of ALPR and facial recognition. Grant administrators, chiefs and finance directors need funding-source and contract-exit analysis. A bounded offer is a federal-funding exposure review for surveillance systems. This evidence cannot support predictions that the bill will pass.","engineering":"Engineering framing: removal and deletion obligations would attach to systems deployed with federal funds, so technical inventory must be tied to funding records. Pre-sales should identify which ALPR, biometric and video analytics components were grant-funded, where their data resides, and whether access to other agencies’ networks exists. Proof should show the agency can produce a funding-to-system map and execute verified deletion if required.","delivery":"Delivery framing: the work is scenario planning, not implementation. Dependencies include grant records, vendor contract terms and legal interpretation of broad definitions. Grant administration should own the exposure register with the police technology lead. Acceptance should be measured by a complete funding-to-system map, documented exit and deletion procedures, and a briefing for elected officials, without assuming the bill advances or changing operations prematurely."},"roleDetails":{"sales":{"customerProblem":"Agencies with grant-funded surveillance technology face uncertain federal conditions that could force removal or jeopardize grants.","stakeholders":["Grant administrator","Police chief","City or county finance director","City attorney","State administering agency"],"discoveryQuestions":["Which surveillance systems were bought or maintained with federal grants?","Do you access other agencies’ ALPR networks?","Do contracts allow termination and certified data deletion?","Which upcoming grant applications could be affected?"],"valueHypothesis":"Mapping federal funding exposure now lets agencies plan contract terms and budgets without overreacting to an introduced bill.","potentialEngagement":"2–3 week federal funding exposure and contract-exit readiness review for surveillance systems.","unsupportedClaims":["That the bill will pass","That over 200 jurisdictions cancelled Flock (sponsor claim, unverified)","That ALPR is ineffective"]},"engineering":{"fit":"Agencies operating ALPR, facial recognition or real-time crime centers with any federal funding.","architectureIntegration":"Link asset inventory to funding source; document data stores, sharing and access to external networks per system.","prerequisites":["Grant award records","Asset inventory","Vendor data-deletion capabilities"],"constraints":["Broad statutory definitions","Mixed-funding systems","Vendor-held data copies"],"security":"Ensure certified deletion processes and logs exist for vendor-hosted surveillance data.","proofOfValue":["Proposed: produce funding-to-system map for all surveillance assets","Proposed: test vendor certified-deletion process on non-production data"]},"delivery":{"work":"Build exposure register, review contracts for exit and deletion terms, and brief officials.","dependencies":["Grant records","Contract access","Legal review"],"ownership":"Grant administration office with police technology lead","skillsAdoption":"Brief grant and procurement staff on tracking federal surveillance bills.","governanceCheckpoints":["Legal review of bill definitions","Pre-application grant review","Annual surveillance funding report"],"acceptanceCriteria":["Proposed: exposure register covers 100% of surveillance assets","Proposed: every surveillance contract reviewed for exit and deletion terms"],"risks":["Overreaction to low-probability bill","Federal definitions change in committee","Loss of grant-funded capability"]}},"retrievedAt":"2026-10-19T02:54:27Z","enrichedAt":"2026-10-19T03:00:30Z","enrichmentBasis":"retrieved source","accessibilityWorkforceImplications":"Grant-funded positions and programs could be affected if certification conditions were enacted.","procurementImplications":"Interpretation: include termination-for-convenience and data-deletion terms in surveillance contracts given federal funding risk.","operatingModelImplications":"Would shift compliance burden to grant administrators and state administering agencies.","sourceVerification":{"openedUrl":"https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/rep-tlaib-introduces-bill-to-remove-and-prohibit-flock-cameras-mass-surveillance-technologies","referenceExcerpt":"It would also require state and local governments to divest from such systems to remain eligible for certain federal law enforcement grants.","promptVersion":"sled-research-v4.0","model":null,"basis":"agent-reported inspection"}}}]}