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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4988 

To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 

Mr. OSSOFF (for himself, Mr. BRAUN, and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Prison Over5 sight Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CREATION OF AN INSPECTIONS REGIME FOR THE 

7 BUREAU OF PRISONS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8E of the Inspector Gen9 eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(e) INSPECTIONS REGIME.— 

2 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

3 ‘‘(A) BUREAU.—The term ‘Bureau’ means 

4 the Bureau of Prisons. 

5 ‘‘(B) COVERED FACILITY.—The term ‘cov6 ered facility’— 

7 ‘‘(i) means a correctional facility oper8 ated by the Bureau; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) does not include a State, local, 

10 Tribal, territorial, or private correctional 

11 facility at which Federal prisoners are 

12 housed under an agreement with the Bu13 reau. 

14 ‘‘(C) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘family 

15 member’ includes a grandparent, parent, sib16 ling, spouse or domestic partner, child, aunt, 

17 uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandchild, or any 

18 other person related to an individual by blood, 

19 adoption, marriage, civil union, or a romantic 

20 or fostering relationship. 

21 ‘‘(D) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term 

22 ‘Inspector General’ means the Inspector Gen23 eral of the Department of Justice. 


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1 ‘‘(E) OMBUDSMAN.—The term ‘Ombuds2 man’ means the Ombudsman established under 

3 paragraph (3)(A). 

4 ‘‘(F) REPRESENTATIVE OF AN INCARCER5 ATED PERSON.—The term ‘representative of an 

6 incarcerated person’ includes paid or unpaid 

7 legal counsel or any other person or entity cho8 sen by an incarcerated person to represent the 

9 interests of the incarcerated person. 

10 ‘‘(G) STAFF.—The term ‘staff’ means em11 ployees and contractors of the Bureau. 

12 ‘‘(2) INSPECTIONS OF COVERED FACILITIES BY

13 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

14 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTIONS

15 REGIME.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector 

17 General shall conduct periodic inspections 

18 of covered facilities pursuant to the re19 quirements of this subsection. 

20 ‘‘(ii) ACCESS TO COVERED FACILI21 TIES.—The Attorney General shall ensure 

22 that the Inspector General has access to 

23 any covered facility, including the incarcer24 ated people, detainees, staff, bargaining 

25 unit representative organization, and any 


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1 other information that the Inspector Gen2 eral determines is necessary to carry out 

3 the provisions of this subsection. 

4 ‘‘(iii) NOTICE OF INSPECTIONS.—An 

5 inspection of a covered facility under this 

6 subsection may be announced or unan7 nounced. 

8 ‘‘(B) INSPECTION CRITERIA.—An inspec9 tion of a covered facility under this subsection 

10 may include an assessment of the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) The policies, procedures, and ad12 ministrative guidance of the facility. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The conditions of confinement. 

14 ‘‘(iii) Working conditions for staff. 

15 ‘‘(iv) The availability of evidence16 based recidivism reduction programs and 

17 productive activities, as such terms are de18 fined in section 3635 of title 18, United 

19 States Code, and the application of earned 

20 time credits pursuant to section 3632 of 

21 title 18, United States Code. 

22 ‘‘(v) The policies and procedures re23 lating to visitation. 

24 ‘‘(vi) The policies and practices relat25 ing to the use of single-cell confinement, 


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1 administrative segregation, and other 

2 forms of restrictive housing. 

3 ‘‘(vii) The medical facilities and med4 ical and mental health care, programs, pro5 cedures, and policies, including the number 

6 and qualifications of medical and mental 

7 health staff and the availability of gender8 appropriate and trauma-responsive care for 

9 incarcerated people. 

10 ‘‘(viii) Medical services and mental 

11 health resources for staff. 

12 ‘‘(ix) Lockdowns at the facility. 

13 ‘‘(x) Credible allegations of incidents 

14 involving excessive use of force, completed, 

15 attempted, or threatened violence, includ16 ing sexual violence, or misconduct com17 mitted against incarcerated people. 

18 ‘‘(xi) Credible allegations of incidents 

19 involving completed, attempted, or threat20 ened violence, including sexual violence, 

21 committed against staff. 

22 ‘‘(xii) Adequacy of staffing at the cov23 ered facility, including the number and job 

24 assignments of staff, the ratio of staff to 

25 inmates at the facility, the staff position 


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1 vacancy rate at the facility, and the use of 

2 overtime, mandatory overtime, and aug3 mentation. 

4 ‘‘(xiii) Deaths or serious injuries of 

5 incarcerated people or staff that occurred 

6 at the facility. 

7 ‘‘(xiv) The existence of contraband 

8 that jeopardizes the health or safety of in9 carcerated people or staff, including inci10 dent reports, referrals for criminal pros11 ecution, and confirmed prosecutions. 

12 ‘‘(xv) Access of incarcerated people 

13 to— 

14 ‘‘(I) legal counsel, including con15 fidential meetings and communica16 tions; 

17 ‘‘(II) discovery and other case-re18 lated legal materials; and 

19 ‘‘(III) the law library at the cov20 ered facility. 

21 ‘‘(xvi) Any aspect of the operation of 

22 the covered facility that the Inspector Gen23 eral determines to be necessary over the 

24 course of an inspection. 


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1 ‘‘(C) INSPECTION SCHEDULE.—An inspec2 tion of a covered facility under this subsection 

3 shall be conducted on a schedule based on the 

4 combined risk score of the covered facility as 

5 described in subparagraph (E) and the fol6 lowing considerations: 

7 ‘‘(i) Higher risk facilities shall receive 

8 more frequent inspections. 

9 ‘‘(ii) The Inspector General shall re10 evaluate the combined risk score method11 ology and inspection schedule periodically 

12 and may alter 1 or both to ensure that 

13 higher risk facilities are identified and re14 ceiving the appropriate frequency of in15 spection. 

16 ‘‘(D) REPORT.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion 

18 of an inspection of a covered facility under 

19 this subsection, or a group of inspections 

20 that assess the same or similar issues at 

21 more than 1 facility, the Inspector General 

22 shall produce a report to be made available 

23 to the Attorney General, the Committee on 

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1 resentatives, employee representative orga2 nizations, and the public, that addresses 1 

3 or more of the following topics: 

4 ‘‘(I) A characterization of the 

5 conditions of confinement and work6 ing conditions, including a summary 

7 of the inspection criteria reviewed 

8 under clauses (ii) and (iii) of subpara9 graph (B). 

10 ‘‘(II) Recommendations made to 

11 the covered facility to improve safety 

12 and conditions within the facility, in13 cluding recommendations regarding 

14 staffing. 

15 ‘‘(III) A recommended timeline 

16 for the next inspection and assess17 ment, which shall not limit the au18 thority of the Inspector General to 

19 perform additional inspections and as20 sessments, announced or unan21 nounced. 

22 ‘‘(IV) Any other issues or mat23 ters identified during the inspection of 

24 the facility or facilities. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) CONSULTATION WITH STAKE2 HOLDERS.—In developing the rec3 ommendations described in clause (i), the 

4 Inspector General may consult with stake5 holders, including employee representative 

6 organizations. 

7 ‘‘(E) RISK SCORE.—Not later than 18 

8 months after the date of enactment of the Fed9 eral Prison Oversight Act, the Inspector Gen10 eral shall establish methodology and protocols 

11 for determining the combined risk score of a 

12 covered facility, which— 

13 ‘‘(i) shall be delivered to the Com14 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 

15 the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

16 House of Representatives; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) may be based on— 

18 ‘‘(I) frequency and duration of 

19 lockdowns; 

20 ‘‘(II) availability of program21 ming; 

22 ‘‘(III) staffing levels; 

23 ‘‘(IV) access to adequate physical 

24 and mental health resources; 


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1 ‘‘(V) incidences of physical and 

2 sexual assault or neglect; 

3 ‘‘(VI) opportunity to maintain 

4 family ties through phone calls, video 

5 calls, mail, email, and visitation; 

6 ‘‘(VII) adequacy of the nutrition 

7 provided; 

8 ‘‘(VIII) amount or frequency of 

9 staff discipline cases; 

10 ‘‘(IX) access of incarcerated peo11 ple to— 

12 ‘‘(aa) legal counsel, includ13 ing confidential meetings and 

14 communications; 

15 ‘‘(bb) discovery and other 

16 case-related legal materials; and 

17 ‘‘(cc) the law library at the 

18 covered facility; and 

19 ‘‘(X) other factors as determined 

20 by the Inspector General. 

21 ‘‘(F) BUREAU RESPONSE TO REPORT.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 

23 days after the date on which the Inspector 

24 General issues a report under subpara25 graph (D), the Bureau shall respond in 


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1 writing to the inspection report, which 

2 shall include a corrective action plan. 

3 ‘‘(ii) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each 

4 response and action plan described in 

5 clause (i) shall be made available to the 

6 public on the website of the Inspector Gen7 eral. 

8 ‘‘(iii) COMPLIANCE WITH CORRECTIVE

9 ACTION PLAN.—The Inspector General 

10 may conduct additional inspections or in11 vestigations, announced or unannounced, 

12 to monitor the compliance of the Bureau 

13 with a corrective action plan described in 

14 clause (i). 

15 ‘‘(3) OMBUDSMAN.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

17 after the date of enactment of the Federal Pris18 on Oversight Act, the Attorney General shall es19 tablish in the Department of Justice an Om20 budsman who may— 

21 ‘‘(i) receive a complaint from an in22 carcerated person, a family member, a rep23 resentative of an incarcerated person, staff, 

24 or others regarding issues that may ad25 versely affect the health, safety, welfare, or 


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1 rights of incarcerated people or staff, in2 cluding— 

3 ‘‘(I) abuse or neglect; 

4 ‘‘(II) the conditions of confine5 ment; 

6 ‘‘(III) working conditions of 

7 staff; 

8 ‘‘(IV) decisions, administrative 

9 actions, or guidance of the Bureau, 

10 including those relating to prison 

11 staffing; 

12 ‘‘(V) inaction or omissions by the 

13 Bureau, including failure to consider 

14 or respond to complaints or grievances 

15 by incarcerated people or staff 

16 promptly or appropriately; 

17 ‘‘(VI) policies, rules, or proce18 dures of the Bureau, including gross 

19 mismanagement; and 

20 ‘‘(VII) alleged violations of non21 criminal law by staff or incarcerated 

22 people that may adversely affect the 

23 health, safety, welfare, or rights of 

24 any person; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) refer a complainant and others 

2 to appropriate resources or Federal agen3 cies; 

4 ‘‘(iii) make inquiries and recommend 

5 actions to appropriate entities on behalf of 

6 a complainant, the Ombudsman, or others; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(iv) decline to investigate or take any 

9 action with respect to any complaint and, 

10 in any case in which the Ombudsman de11 clines to investigate or take any action, 

12 shall notify the complainant in writing of 

13 the decision not to investigate or take any 

14 action and the reasons for the decision. 

15 ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.—The 

16 Ombudsman— 

17 ‘‘(i) may not investigate— 

18 ‘‘(I) any complaints relating to 

19 the underlying criminal conviction of 

20 an incarcerated person; 

21 ‘‘(II) a complaint from staff that 

22 relates to the employment or contrac23 tual relationship of the staff member 

24 with the Bureau, unless the complaint 

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1 fare, working conditions, gross mis2 management of a covered facility, or 

3 rehabilitation of incarcerated people; 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(III) any allegation of criminal 

6 or administrative misconduct, as de7 scribed in subsection (b)(2), and shall 

8 refer any matter covered by sub9 section (b)(2) to the Inspector Gen10 eral, who may, at the discretion of In11 spector General, refer such allegations 

12 back to the Ombudsman or the inter13 nal affairs office of the appropriate 

14 component of the Department of Jus15 tice; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) may not levy any fees for the 

17 submission or investigation of complaints. 

18 ‘‘(C) DECISION ON THE MERITS OF A COM19 PLAINT.—At the conclusion of an investigation 

20 of a complaint, the Ombudsman shall— 

21 ‘‘(i) render a decision on the merits of 

22 each complaint; 

23 ‘‘(ii) communicate the decision to the 

24 complainant, if any, and to the Bureau; 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) state the recommendations and 

2 reasoning of the Ombudsman if, in the 

3 opinion of the Ombudsman, the Bureau or 

4 any employee thereof should— 

5 ‘‘(I) consider the matter further; 

6 ‘‘(II) modify or cancel any action; 

7 ‘‘(III) alter a rule, practice, or 

8 ruling; 

9 ‘‘(IV) explain in detail the ad10 ministrative action in question; or 

11 ‘‘(V) rectify an omission. 

12 ‘‘(D) ACTIONS FOLLOWING A DECISION BY

13 THE OMBUDSMAN.— 

14 ‘‘(i) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

15 ABOUT ACTIONS TAKEN.—If the Ombuds16 man so requests, the Bureau shall, within 

17 the time specified, respond to any inquiry 

18 or request for information from the Om19 budsman and inform the Ombudsman 

20 about any action taken on the rec21 ommendations provided by the Ombuds22 man or the reasons for not complying with 

23 any request for information or rec24 ommendations. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) REPORTING OF CONTINUING

2 ISSUES.—If the Ombudsman believes, 

3 based on an investigation conducted by the 

4 Ombudsman, that there has been or con5 tinues to be a significant health, safety, 

6 welfare, working conditions, or rehabilita7 tion issue, the Ombudsman shall report the 

8 finding to the Attorney General, the Com9 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and 

10 the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

11 House of Representatives. 

12 ‘‘(iii) MONITORING OF INTERNAL DIS13 CIPLINARY ACTIONS OF THE BUREAU.—In 

14 the event that the Bureau conducts an in15 ternal disciplinary investigation or review 

16 of 1 or more staff members of the Bureau 

17 as a result of an investigation by the Om18 budsman, the Ombudsman may monitor 

19 the internal disciplinary action to ensure a 

20 fair and objective process. 

21 ‘‘(4) INSPECTOR GENERAL AND OMBUDSMAN

22 ACCESS TO BUREAU OF PRISONS FACILITIES.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon demand, in per24 son or in writing and with or without prior no25 tice, the Inspector General and the Ombudsman 


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1 shall be granted access to all Bureau facilities, 

2 which shall include— 

3 ‘‘(i) all areas that are used by incar4 cerated people, all areas that are accessible 

5 to incarcerated people, and access to pro6 grams for incarcerated people at any time 

7 of day; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) the opportunity to— 

9 ‘‘(I) conduct private and con10 fidential interviews with any incarcer11 ated person, staff, employee represent12 ative organization, or other person; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(II) communicate privately and 

15 confidentially, both formally and in16 formally, with incarcerated people or 

17 staff by telephone, mail, electronic 

18 communication, and in person, which 

19 shall not be monitored or recorded by 

20 or conducted in the presence of staff. 

21 ‘‘(B) PURPOSE OF VISITS.—Access to Bu22 reau facilities under subparagraph (A) is for 

23 the purposes of— 

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1 eral as described in paragraph (2), includ2 ing inspections to monitor the compliance 

3 of the Bureau with a corrective action plan 

4 described in paragraph (2)(F)(i); 

5 ‘‘(ii) conducting an investigation or 

6 other activity by the Ombudsman as de7 scribed in paragraph (3); and 

8 ‘‘(iii) inspecting, viewing, 

9 photographing, and video recording all 

10 areas of the facility that are used by incar11 cerated people or are accessible to incarcer12 ated people. 

13 ‘‘(C) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector 

15 General and the Ombudsman have the 

16 right to access, inspect, and copy all rel17 evant information, records, or documents 

18 in the possession or control of the Bureau 

19 that either the Inspector General or the 

20 Ombudsman considers necessary in an in21 spection, investigation, or other activity, 

22 and the Bureau shall assist the Inspector 

23 General and the Ombudsman in obtaining 

24 the necessary releases for those documents 


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1 that are specifically restricted or privileged 

2 for use by the Bureau. 

3 ‘‘(ii) PRODUCTION OF RECORDS.— 

4 Following notification from the Inspector 

5 General or the Ombudsman with a written 

6 demand for access to Bureau records, the 

7 Bureau shall provide access to the re8 quested documentation— 

9 ‘‘(I) not later than 20 business 

10 days after receipt of the written re11 quest; or 

12 ‘‘(II) in the case of records per13 taining to the death of an incarcer14 ated person or staff, threats of bodily 

15 harm including sexual or physical as16 saults, or the denial or delay of nec17 essary medical treatment, not later 

18 than 5 business days after receipt of 

19 the written request, unless the Inspec20 tor General or the Ombudsman con21 sents to an extension of that time 

22 frame. 

23 ‘‘(D) COORDINATION TO MINIMIZE DISRUP24 TION OF OPERATIONS.—The Inspector General 

25 and the Ombudsman shall— 


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1 ‘‘(i) work with the Bureau to mini2 mize disruption to the operations of the 

3 Bureau due to inspections, investigations, 

4 or other activity; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) comply with the security clear6 ance processes of the Bureau, provided 

7 these processes do not impede the activities 

8 described in this subsection. 

9 ‘‘(5) CONFIDENTIALITY.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Correspondence and 

11 communication with the Inspector General and 

12 the Ombudsman, including communication re13 garding an issue described in section 4051 of 

14 title 18, United States Code, is confidential and 

15 shall be protected as privileged correspondence 

16 in the same manner as legal correspondence or 

17 communications. 

18 ‘‘(B) RULES AND PROCEDURES.—Subject 

19 to subparagraph (C), the Inspector General and 

20 the Ombudsman shall establish confidentiality 

21 rules and procedures for all information main22 tained by the respective office to ensure that, to 

23 the greatest extent practicable, before, during, 

24 or after an investigation— 


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1 ‘‘(i) staff are not aware of the identity 

2 of a complainant; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) other incarcerated people are not 

4 aware of the identity of a complainant. 

5 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—The Inspector General 

6 and the Ombudsman may disclose identifying 

7 information for the sole purpose of carrying out 

8 an investigation and as otherwise authorized 

9 under section 7(b). 

10 ‘‘(6) FAMILY ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERV11 ICES.— 

12 ‘‘(A) FILING COMPLAINTS ON BEHALF OF

13 AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL.— 

14 ‘‘(i) ONLINE FORM.—The Ombuds15 man shall create a secure online form to be 

16 made available on the website of the Om17 budsman where the family members, 

18 friends, and representatives of incarcerated 

19 people can submit complaints and inquiries 

20 on issues identified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) 

21 on behalf of an individual incarcerated at 

22 a covered facility. 

23 ‘‘(ii) TELEPHONE HOTLINE.—The 

24 Ombudsman shall create a telephone hot25 line through which family members, 


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1 friends, and representatives of incarcerated 

2 people can call to file complaints and in3 quiries on issues identified in paragraph 

4 (3)(A)(i) on behalf of an individual incar5 cerated at a covered facility. 

6 ‘‘(B) FILING COMPLAINTS BY AN INCAR7 CERATED INDIVIDUAL.— 

8 ‘‘(i) INTERNAL PRIVATE SUBMIS9 SION.—The Bureau shall provide multiple 

10 internal ways for incarcerated individuals 

11 in covered facilities to privately submit to 

12 the Ombudsman complaints and inquiries 

13 on issues identified in paragraph (3)(A)(i). 

14 ‘‘(ii) SUBMISSION VIA INDEPENDENT

15 ENTITY.—The Bureau shall also provide 

16 not less than 1 process for incarcerated in17 dividuals in covered facilities to submit 

18 complaints and inquiries on issues identi19 fied in paragraph (3)(A)(i) to a public or 

20 private entity or office that is not part of 

21 the Bureau and that is able to receive and 

22 immediately forward complaints and in23 quiries to the Ombudsman, allowing the in24 carcerated individual to remain anonymous 

25 upon request. 


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1 ‘‘(C) DETERMINATION.— 

2 ‘‘(i) CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT.— 

3 Not later than 5 business days after sub4 mission of a complaint or inquiry under 

5 subparagraph (A) or (B), the Ombudsman 

6 shall confirm receipt. 

7 ‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION.—Not later 

8 than 15 business days after issuing the 

9 confirmation under clause (i), the Ombuds10 man shall make a determination as to 

11 whether any action is warranted and notify 

12 the complainant of the determination. 

13 ‘‘(iii) STATEMENT REGARDING DECI14 SION.—If the Ombudsman has determined 

15 action is unwarranted under clause (ii), the 

16 Ombudsman shall provide a written state17 ment explaining the decision to the com18 plainant. 

19 ‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATIVE EXHAUSTION.— 

20 Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 

21 a necessary administrative remedy required for 

22 exhaustion under section 7(a) of the Civil 

23 Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 

24 U.S.C. 1997e(a)). 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau and staff 

2 of the Bureau shall not discharge, retaliate 

3 against, or in any manner discriminate against 

4 any complainant or any person or entity that 

5 has instituted or caused to be instituted any 

6 proceeding, investigation, or inspection under or 

7 related to this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(B) INVESTIGATION.—Any alleged dis9 charge of, retaliation against, or discrimination 

10 against a complainant, entity, or person be11 cause of a complaint, investigation, or inspec12 tion may be considered by the Ombudsman as 

13 an appropriate subject of an investigation or 

14 other activity. 

15 ‘‘(8) DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 

17 and the Inspector General shall ensure that im18 plementation of this subsection is consistent 

19 with section 552a of title 5, United States Code 

20 (commonly known as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’) 

21 and all other applicable laws, and respects ap22 propriate due process protections for staff. 

23 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

24 in this paragraph shall be construed to modify, 

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1 the Inspector General to access all records, re2 ports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, rec3 ommendations, or other materials, as author4 ized by section 6(a). 

5 ‘‘(9) PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATION

6 FOR THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.—It is the sense of 

7 Congress that the amount allocated to the Inspector 

8 General and the Ombudsman to carry out the activi9 ties described in this subsection should equal an 

10 amount between 0.2 percent and 0.5 percent of the 

11 annual appropriation for the Bureau.’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act, and the amend13 ments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that 

14 is 90 days after the date on which appropriations are 

15 made available to the Inspector General of the Depart16 ment of Justice and the Department of Justice for the 

17 specific purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act 

18 and the amendments made by this Act. 

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