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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6962 

To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide information 

on certain persons under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons 

to the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2022 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide 

information on certain persons under the jurisdiction 

of the Bureau of Prisons to the Mayor of the District 

of Columbia, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 

5 Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO THE MAYOR OF 

2 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RELATED TO 

3 CERTAIN PERSONS UNDER THE JURISDIC4 TION OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS. 

5 Notwithstanding any provision of law described in 

6 section 3, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall pro7 vide to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for each 

8 person under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons 

9 pursuant to the National Capital Revitalization and Self10 Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105– 

11 33), the following: 

12 (1) Annually, the following information: 

13 (A) The name, date of birth, and Federal 

14 Register Number of the person. 

15 (B) The Bureau of Prisons facility where 

16 the person is housed. 

17 (C) The scheduled release date. 

18 (2) Upon the request of the Mayor, the infor19 mation that the Director provides for such person to 

20 the Director of the Court Services and Offender Su21 pervision Agency for the District of Columbia. 

22 SEC. 3. PROVISIONS OF LAW DESCRIBED. 

23 The provisions of law described in this section are 

24 as follows: 


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1 (1) Title II of the Health Insurance Portability 

2 and Accountability Act of 1996 (including parts 160 

3 and 165 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations). 

4 (2) Section 543 of the Public Health Service 

5 Act (including part 2 of title 42, Code of Federal 

6 Regulations). 

7 (3) Section 552a of title 5, United States Code 

8 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Privacy Act’’). 

9 (4) Any other provision of Federal law that pro10 vides substantially similar protections for the privacy 

11 of information as the provisions of law described in 

12 paragraphs (1) through (3). 

13 SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF PRIVACY ACT. 

14 The provision of information under this Act shall be 

15 deemed to be a lawful disclosure under section 552a(b)(7) 

16 of title 5, United States Code. 

17 SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DISCLO18 SURE. 

19 The Mayor of the District of Columbia may not dis20 close the information provided pursuant to this Act out21 side of the District of Columbia government, except that 

22 the Mayor may provide the information provided under 

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1 tion to individuals in criminal or post-conviction matters, 

2 or in matters related to re-entry. 

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