SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 301 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by sections 3, 4, and 5 of this 
Act, is further amended by inserting after section 4017, 
as added by section 5 of this Act, the following: 
‘‘§ 4018. Certain definitions. 
‘‘In sections 4015, 4016, and 4017: 
‘‘(1) ACUTE
PSYCHIATRIC
CRISIS.—The term 
‘acute psychiatric crisis’ means a psychiatric emer-
gency that involves a sudden onset of psychotic 
symptoms, such as hallucinations, delusions, suicidal 
ideation, or extreme panic. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE
UNIT.—The term ‘alter-
native unit’ means any unit that is separate from 
the general facility population or is in any way more 
restrictive than the general facility population in 
terms of access to programming, services, or other 
aspects of daily life. 
‘‘(3) ATTEMPTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘attempting’ 
means having the intent to carry out a par-
ticular act and completing significant steps in 
the advancement of the attempt. 
‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL OR ABANDONMENT.— 
Evidence of withdrawal or abandonment of a 
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plan to carry out a particular act shall negate 
a finding of intent. 
‘‘(4) COMMUNITY
MONITORING
BODY.—The 
term ‘community monitoring body’ means the com-
munity monitoring body established under section 
4016(a). 
‘‘(5) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘Federal 
agency’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Federal Bureau of Prisons; 
‘‘(B) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement; 
‘‘(C) the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity; 
‘‘(D) U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
‘‘(E) the Office of Refugee Resettlement; 
‘‘(F) the United States Marshals Service; 
‘‘(G) the Department of Health and 
Human Services; 
‘‘(H) any other Federal agency that has 
persons in its care or custody; and 
‘‘(I) any Federal, State, local, or private 
entity that has contracted with any of the enti-
ties listed in subparagraphs (A) through (H) or 
with any other Federal agency for holding or 
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providing services to people in their care or cus-
tody. 
‘‘(6) FEDERAL FACILITY.—The term ‘Federal 
facility’ means— 
‘‘(A) a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility; 
‘‘(B) a U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement facility; 
‘‘(C) a Department of Homeland Security 
facility; 
‘‘(D) a U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion facility; 
‘‘(E) an Office of Refugee Resettlement fa-
cility; 
‘‘(F) a United States Marshals Service fa-
cility; 
‘‘(G) a Department of Health and Human 
Services facility; 
‘‘(H) any other facility operated by a Fed-
eral agency that has persons in its care or cus-
tody; and 
‘‘(I) any Federal, State, local, or private 
facility that has contracted with any Federal 
agency for incarcerating people in their care or 
custody or providing services to incarcerated 
people in their care or custody. 
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‘‘(7) HEALTH CARE STAFF.—The term ‘health 
care staff’ means individuals who are employed, con-
tracted, or volunteer to provide medical, mental, and 
behavioral health care services at a Federal facility. 
‘‘(8) INCARCERATED.—The term ‘incarcerated’ 
means being held in a Federal facility for any rea-
son. 
‘‘(9) MENTAL HEALTH NEED.—The term ‘men-
tal health need’ means having any current mental 
health diagnosis by any medical or mental health 
professional, or having had any such mental health 
diagnosis during the previous 2 years. 
‘‘(10) MULTIDISCIPLINARY
TEAM.—The term 
‘multidisciplinary team’— 
‘‘(A) means a group of staff or other peo-
ple working or operating in a Federal facility 
who have different professional backgrounds 
and roles in the facility; and 
‘‘(B) includes program and health care 
staff. 
‘‘(11) PLACEMENT HEARING.—The term ‘place-
ment hearing’ means an administrative hearing to 
determine whether a person may be placed in an al-
ternative unit in a Federal facility. 
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‘‘(12) PROTECTIVE CUSTODY.—The term ‘pro-
tective custody’ means any housing of a person for 
their own protection. 
‘‘(13) 
REPRESENTATIVE
OF
THE
NEWS 
MEDIA.—The term ‘representative of the news 
media’ means any individual or entity that— 
‘‘(A) gathers information of potential inter-
est to a segment of the public; 
‘‘(B) uses its editorial skills to turn the 
raw materials into a distinct work; and 
‘‘(C) distributes that work to an audience. 
‘‘(14) SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT.—The term 
‘solitary confinement’ means being confined in a cell 
or other space without access to meaningful group 
interaction in a shared space. 
‘‘(15) SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES.— 
The term ‘special administrative measures’ means 
the special administrative measures under section 
501.3 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor thereto. 
‘‘(16) SUPERVISORY MEDICAL PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘supervisory medical provider’ means a prac-
ticing doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assist-
ant who has supervisory responsibilities over other 
medical staff in a Federal facility.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, as amend-
ed by sections 3, 4, and 5 of this Act, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 4017, as added 
by section 5 of this Act, the following: 
‘‘4018. Certain definitions.’’. 
SEC. 7. REMOVAL OF LIMITATION ON RECOVERY ON CER-
TAIN SUITS BY INCARCERATED PEOPLE. 
Section 7(e) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized 
Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(e)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON RECOVERY.—No Federal civil 
action may be brought by a prisoner confined in a jail, 
prison, or other correctional facility, for mental or emo-
tional injury suffered while in custody without a prior 
showing of physical injury, the commission of a sexual act 
(as defined in section 2246 of title 18, United States 
Code), or placement in solitary confinement or an alter-
native unit (as defined in section 4018 of title 18, United 
States Code).’’. 
SEC. 8. REVISIONS TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCE-
DURES AND STANDARDS. 
Each Federal agency, as defined in section 4018 of 
title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, shall— 
(1) incorporate the requirements of this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act into the rel-
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evant standards and procedures governing confine-
ment; and 
(2) monitor compliance with the requirements 
of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
SEC. 9. APPROPRIATIONS AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF 
FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress shall appropriate such 
sums as may be necessary to implement the provisions of 
this Act. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—No sums appropriated to carry 
out the provisions of this Act may be used for any— 
(1) buildings and facilities appropriations for 
the Bureau of Prisons; 
(2) procurement, construction, and improve-
ments appropriations for the Department of Home-
land Security, including Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection; 
(3) constructions appropriations for the United 
States Marshals Service; 
(4) buildings and facilities appropriations for 
the Department of Health and Human Services, in-
cluding the Administration for Children and Fami-
lies and the Office of Refugee Resettlement; 
(5) Federal agency to— 
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(A) construct facilities where persons will 
be incarcerated; or 
(B) to construct or renovate buildings or 
spaces within facilities where persons are or will 
be incarcerated; or 
(6) Federal agency to construct, install, or in-
troduce any weapons, any objects or devices or 
mechanisms restricting the movement of a person or 
persons in any way, or any other objects or mecha-
nisms that limit movement or create more restrictive 
environments. 
SEC. 10. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or an amendment made 
by this Act, or the application thereof to any person or 
circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Act, 
and other amendments made by this Act, or the applica-
tion of that provision to persons or circumstances other 
than those as to which it is held invalid, is not affected 
thereby. 
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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