to section 4015, as added by section 3 of this Act, 
the following: 
‘‘4016. Oversight.’’. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) ADVISORY BODY.—Section 413 of title 5, 
United States Code, as amended by section 2 of the 
Federal Prison Oversight Act (Pub. L. 118–71; 138 
Stat. 1492), is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) ADVISORY BODY ON ENDING SOLITARY CON-
FINEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘appropriate congressional committees’ and 
‘Inspector General’ have the meanings given those 
terms in subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) ADVISORY BODY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General 
shall— 
‘‘(i) establish an advisory body of 
stakeholders focused on overseeing imple-
mentation of section 4015 of title 18; and 
‘‘(ii) consult the advisory body for 
purposes of developing the inspection re-
gime for overseeing such implementation 
and developing the recommendations in-
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cluded in the annual report of the Inspec-
tor General required under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory body 
established under subparagraph (A) shall con-
sist solely of individuals who— 
‘‘(i) have survived solitary confine-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) have had loved ones in solitary 
confinement or have lost loved ones due to 
exposure to solitary confinement; or 
‘‘(iii) are faith leaders, medical or 
mental healthcare professionals, or civil 
rights or human rights advocates with ex-
perience engaging in advocacy or program 
operation related to reducing or ending the 
use of solitary confinement. 
‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Inspector 
General shall consult with the advisory 
body established under subparagraph (A) 
regarding all aspects of overseeing imple-
mentation of section 4015 of title 18. 
‘‘(ii) MENTAL HEALTH CARE.—For all 
aspects of oversight of all provisions of sec-
tion 4015 of title 18 involving the provi-
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sion of mental health care, the Inspector 
General shall consult with members of the 
advisory body who are mental healthcare 
professionals, as well as individuals who 
have survived solitary confinement or have 
had loved ones in solitary confinement or 
have lost loved ones due to exposure to sol-
itary confinement. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO SECTION 
4015 OF TITLE 18.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the End Solitary Confinement 
Act, and each year thereafter, the Inspector General 
shall submit to the Attorney General, the appro-
priate congressional committees, and the public an 
annual report in accordance with the requirements 
of clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (e)(2)(D) assess-
ing the implementation of all components of section 
4015 of title 18.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that 
is 90 days after the date on which appropriations 
are made available to the Inspector General of the 
Department of Justice and the Department of Jus-
tice for the specific purpose of carrying out the Fed-
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eral Prison Oversight Act (Pub. L. 118–71; 138 
Stat. 1492). 
SEC. 5. CREATING STATE INCENTIVES TO END SOLITARY 
CONFINEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 301 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by sections 3 and 4 of this Act, 
is further amended by inserting after section 4016, as 
added by section 4 of this Act, the following: 
‘‘§ 4017. Creating State incentives to end solitary con-
finement 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State or local entity that 
receives any Federal funds under subpart 1 of part E of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) (commonly known as 
the ‘Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
Program’) shall annually certify to the Attorney General 
with comprehensive documentation that the State or local 
entity has in effect (or shall have in effect, not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this section) laws, 
policies, and programs that substantially comply with sec-
tion 4015 to fully and meaningfully end solitary confine-
ment and ensure all people in the prisons, jails, and deten-
tion centers of the State or locality have access to not less 
than 14 hours of out-of-cell congregate interaction in a 
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shared space, without physical barriers, that is conducive 
to meaningful group interaction. 
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Beginning in the first fiscal year 
that begins after the date of enactment of this section, 
in the case of a State or local entity that is not in substan-
tial compliance with section 4015, or an amendment made 
by the End Solitary Confinement Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall reduce by not less than 10 percent the total 
amount that such State or unit of local government would 
otherwise receive under subpart 1 of part E of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘Ed-
ward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Pro-
gram’), except that funding for public defenders, commu-
nity-based mental health care, community-based drug 
treatment, community-based violence interruption, and 
other similar community-based non-carceral and non-po-
licing services shall be exempted from any reductions.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, as amend-
ed by sections 3 and 4 of this Act, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 4016, as added by section 
4 of this Act, the following: 
‘‘4017. Creating State incentives to end solitary confinement.’’. 
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