‘‘(i) VISITATION RULES.—The Director shall promul-
gate regulations for visitation between prisoners who are 
primary caretaker parents and their family members 
under which— 
‘‘(1) a prisoner may receive visits not fewer 
than 6 days per week, which shall include Saturday 
and Sunday; 
‘‘(2) a covered institution shall be open for visi-
tation for not fewer than 8 hours per day; 
‘‘(3) a prisoner may have up to 5 adult visitors 
and an unlimited number of child visitors per visit; 
and 
‘‘(4) a prisoner may have physical contact with 
visitors unless the prisoner presents an immediate 
physical danger to the visitors. 
‘‘(j) OMBUDSMAN.—The Attorney General shall des-
ignate an ombudsman to oversee and monitor, with re-
spect to covered institutions— 
‘‘(1) prisoner transportation; 
‘‘(2) use of segregated housing; 
‘‘(3) strip searches of prisoners; and 
‘‘(4) civil rights violations. 
‘‘(k) TELECOMMUNICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director— 
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‘‘(A) may not charge a fee for a telephone 
call made by a prisoner; and 
‘‘(B) shall make videoconferencing avail-
able to prisoners in each covered institution free 
of charge. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the 
Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for 
in-person visits. 
‘‘(l) USE OF SEX-APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONAL OF-
FICERS.— 
‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall make 
rules under which— 
‘‘(A) a correctional officer may not conduct 
a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex 
unless— 
‘‘(i) the prisoner presents a risk of 
immediate harm to the prisoner or others, 
and no other correctional officer of the 
same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff, 
is available to assist; or 
‘‘(ii) the prisoner has previously re-
quested that an officer of a different sex 
conduct searches; 
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‘‘(B) a correctional officer may not enter a 
restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite 
sex unless— 
‘‘(i) a prisoner in the restroom pre-
sents a risk of immediate harm to the pris-
oner or others; or 
‘‘(ii) there is a medical emergency in 
the restroom and no other correctional offi-
cer of the appropriate sex is available to 
assist; 
‘‘(C) a transgender prisoner’s sex shall be 
determined according to the sex with which the 
prisoner identifies; and 
‘‘(D) a correctional officer may not search 
or physically examine a prisoner for the sole 
purpose of determining the prisoner’s genital 
status or sex. 
‘‘(2) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the re-
quirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act 
of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 3. OVERNIGHT VISIT PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons; 
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(2) the term ‘‘primary caretaker parent’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the 
Family United Demonstration Project Act (34 
U.S.C. 12242); and 
(3) the term ‘‘prisoner’’ means an individual 
who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correc-
tional institution. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out 
a pilot program under which prisoners who are primary 
caretaker parents and meet eligibility criteria established 
by the Director may receive overnight visits from family 
members. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—In establishing eligi-
bility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), 
the Director shall— 
(1) require that a prisoner have displayed good 
behavior; and 
(2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who 
has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined 
in section 16 of title 18, United States Code). 
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