The "Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act" requires all federal law enforcement officers to wear body cameras and mandates the installation of in-car video recording equipment in all patrol vehicles. Body cameras must be activated during calls for service or any law enforcement or investigative stop, with specific requirements for field of view and placement to maximize capture of officer activities. Officers are generally required to notify subjects that they are being recorded at the earliest reasonable opportunity. However, officers must discontinue recording if requested by an occupant when entering a private residence without a warrant, or by an apparent crime victim or anonymous reporter. The bill explicitly prohibits using body cameras for intelligence gathering based on First Amendment protected activities, or for facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technologies. Exceptions to recording requirements include situations risking the safety of informants or national security, or while on school grounds unless responding to an imminent threat. Body camera footage is generally retained for 6 months before permanent deletion, but specific events like any use of force or a stop about which a complaint has been registered trigger a minimum 3-year retention period. Certain individuals, including subjects of the footage and their legal counsel, have the right to inspect recordings. Public disclosure of footage is mandated upon request, with provisions for redaction to protect personal privacy and a priority for footage involving death or serious injury. The bill prohibits withholding footage related to officer misconduct on the basis of it being an investigatory record. Non-compliance with recording or retention requirements can result in disciplinary action against officers and create rebuttable evidentiary presumptions against the government in criminal or civil cases. Furthermore, any footage obtained in violation of the Act cannot be used as evidence against a member of the public, and all agency policies regarding body cameras must be publicly available on their websites.