Center, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall 
provide to the woman a mode of transportation that 
has been approved by the woman’s health care pro-
fessional, at no expense to the woman. 
‘‘(4) MONITORING.—In the case that an incar-
cerated pregnant woman transferred to alternative 
housing pursuant to this section is monitored elec-
tronically, an ankle monitor may not be used on the 
woman, unless there is no feasible alternative for 
monitoring the woman. 
‘‘(5) SERVICE
OF
SENTENCE.—Any time ac-
crued at a Residential Reentry Center or alternative 
housing as a result of a transfer made pursuant to 
this section shall be credited toward service of the 
incarcerated pregnant woman’s sentence. 
‘‘(6) CREDIT FOR PRETRIAL CUSTODY.—In the 
case of an incarcerated pregnant woman, any time 
accrued in pretrial custody shall be credited toward 
service of the woman’s sentence. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term ‘family 
member’ means any individual related by blood or 
affinity whose close association with the incarcerated 
pregnant woman is the equivalent of a family rela-
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tionship, including a parent, sibling, child, or indi-
vidual standing in loco parentis. 
‘‘(2) RESIDENTIAL
REENTRY
CENTER.—The 
term ‘Residential Reentry Center’ means a Bureau 
of Prisons contracted residential reentry center. 
‘‘(3) HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘health care 
professional’ means— 
‘‘(i) a doctor of medicine or osteop-
athy who is authorized to practice medicine 
or surgery by the State in which the doctor 
practices; 
‘‘(ii) any physician’s assistant or 
nurse practitioner who is supervised by a 
doctor of medicine or osteopathy described 
in clause (i); or 
‘‘(iii) any other person determined by 
the Secretary to be capable of providing 
health care services. 
‘‘(B) OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES.—A 
person is capable of providing health care serv-
ices if the person is— 
‘‘(i) a podiatrist, dentist, clinical psy-
chologist, optometrist, or chiropractor (lim-
ited to treatment consisting of manual ma-
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nipulation of the spine to correct a sub-
luxation as demonstrated by X-ray to 
exist) authorized to practice in the State 
and performing within the scope of their 
practice as defined under State law; 
‘‘(ii) a nurse practitioner, nurse-mid-
wife, clinical social worker, or physician’s 
assistant who is authorized to practice 
under State law and who is performing 
within the scope of their practice as de-
fined under State law; and 
‘‘(iii) any health care professional 
from whom an employer or the employer’s 
group health plan’s benefits manager will 
accept certification of the existence of a se-
rious health condition to substantiate a 
claim for benefits. 
‘‘(C) AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE IN THE 
STATE.—The term ‘authorized to practice in 
the State’ means that a professional must be 
authorized to diagnose and treat physical or 
mental health conditions under the laws of the 
State in which the professional practices and 
where the facility is located. 
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‘‘(4) HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY.—The term ‘high- 
risk pregnancy’ means, with respect to an incarcer-
ated woman, that the pregnancy threatens the 
health or life of the woman or pregnancy, as deter-
mined by a health care professional. 
‘‘(5) 
POST-PARTUM
RECOVERY.—The 
term 
‘post-partum recovery’ means the 3-month period be-
ginning on the date on which an incarcerated preg-
nant woman gives birth.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘4051. Treatment of incarcerated pregnant women.’’. 
SEC. 6. EXEMPTION OF INCARCERATED PREGNANT WOMEN 
FROM THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUITS BY 
PRISONERS. 
Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Per-
sons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘This subsection shall 
not apply with respect to an incarcerated pregnant 
woman who brings an action relating to or affecting 
the woman’s pregnancy.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), insert ‘‘, except an in-
carcerated pregnant woman,’’ before ‘‘who is con-
fined’’. 
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SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) IN
CUSTODY.—The term ‘‘in custody’’ 
means, with respect to an individual, that the indi-
vidual is under the supervision of a Federal, State, 
tribal or local correctional facility, including pretrial 
and contract facilities, and juvenile or medical or 
mental health facilities. 
(2) OTHER PREGNANCY OUTCOME.—The term 
‘‘other pregnancy outcome’’ means a pregnancy that 
ends in stillbirth, miscarriage, or ectopic pregnancy. 
(3) POSTPARTUM RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘post-
partum recovery’’ means the 12-week period, or 
longer as determined by the health care professional 
responsible for the health and safety of the incarcer-
ated pregnant woman, following delivery, and shall 
include the entire period that the incarcerated preg-
nant woman is in the hospital or infirmary. 
(4) 
RESTRAINTS.—The 
term 
‘‘restraints’’ 
means any physical or mechanical device used to 
control the movement of an incarcerated pregnant 
woman’s body, limbs, or both. 
(5) RESTRICTIVE
HOUSING.—The term ‘‘re-
strictive housing’’ means any type of detention that 
involves— 
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