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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3993 

To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification documents to 

prisoners being released from Federal custody, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 20, 2024 

Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. TILLIS) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification 

documents to prisoners being released from Federal custody, 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 ‘‘BOP Release Card 

5 ID Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR PRISONERS 

7 BEING RELEASED. 

8 (a) PRISONERS BEING RELEASED FROM FEDERAL

9 CUSTODY.—Section 4042 of title 18, United States Code, 

10 is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub2 section (e); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.—Beginning 

7 not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

8 of the BOP Release Card ID Act of 2024, the Direc9 tor shall issue a photo identification release card 

10 that meets the minimum standards under section 

11 202(b) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 

12 30301 note) to each prisoner who is a citizen of the 

13 United States and is being released from custody 

14 from a facility of the Bureau of Prisons. 

15 ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF VALIDITY.—A photo identifica16 tion release card shall be valid for not less than 18 

17 months after the date on which the prisoner to 

18 whom the card is issued is released from custody. 

19 ‘‘(3) ACCEPTANCE OF PHOTO IDENTIFICATION

20 RELEASE CARD FOR STATE IDS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ne22 gotiate with each State to establish a system 

23 under which a prisoner may use a photo identi24 fication release card to obtain identification 

25 from the State. 


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1 ‘‘(B) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year 

2 after the date of enactment of the BOP Release 

3 Card ID Act of 2024, and every year there4 after, the Director shall submit to the Com5 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 

6 Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 

7 Representatives a report on the progress of the 

8 Director in negotiating agreements under sub9 paragraph (A). 

10 ‘‘(4) ACCEPTANCE OF PHOTO IDENTIFICATION

11 RELEASE CARD FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND BY

12 FEDERAL AGENCIES.—A photo identification release 

13 card shall be accepted as proof of the identity of the 

14 former prisoner to whom the card relates for pur15 poses of— 

16 ‘‘(A) the old-age, survivors, and disability 

17 insurance benefits program established under 

18 title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

19 401 et seq.); 

20 ‘‘(B) the Medicaid program established 

21 under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 

22 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); 

23 ‘‘(C) the Medicare program established 

24 under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 

25 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); 


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1 ‘‘(D) any other program, project, or activ2 ity of the Department of Health and Human 

3 Services; 

4 ‘‘(E) the supplemental nutrition assistance 

5 program established under the Food and Nutri6 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 

7 ‘‘(F) any program, project, or activity 

8 funded by the temporary assistance for needy 

9 families program under part A of title IV of the 

10 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

11 ‘‘(G) any program, project, or activity of 

12 the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services of 

13 the Administrative Office of the United States 

14 Courts; 

15 ‘‘(H) any program, project, or activity of 

16 the Court Services and Offender Supervision 

17 Agency for the District of Columbia; 

18 ‘‘(I) any program, project, or activity of 

19 the Department of Education; 

20 ‘‘(J) any program, project, or activity of 

21 the Department of Housing and Urban Devel22 opment; 

23 ‘‘(K) any program, project, or activity of 

24 the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 


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1 ‘‘(L) any requirement for an individual to 

2 present an identification document to obtain 

3 entry into a Federal building. 

4 ‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

5 this subsection shall be construed to satisfy the re6 quirement for the Bureau of Prisons to establish 

7 prerelease planning procedures under subsection 

8 (a)(6). 

9 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

10 ‘‘(A) the term ‘Director’ means the Direc11 tor of the Bureau of Prisons; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the term ‘State’ means each of the 

13 several States of the United States, the District 

14 of Columbia, and any commonwealth or terri15 tory of the United States.’’. 

16 (b) GUIDANCE FOR STATES.— 

17 (1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen19 eral shall issue guidance for States regarding the 

20 issuance of photo identification release cards for 

21 prisoners being released from custody of a correc22 tional facility of the State. 

23 (2) STATE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

24 term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States of 


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1 the United States, the District of Columbia, and any 

2 commonwealth or territory of the United States. 

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