(j) CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH.— 
(1) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE.—With a 
2⁄3 affirmative vote, the Commission may select non-
governmental researchers and experts to assist the 
Commission in carrying out its duties under this 
Act. The National Institute of Justice shall contract 
with the researchers and experts selected by the 
Commission to provide funding in exchange for their 
services. 
(2) OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to limit the ability of 
the Commission to enter into contracts with other 
entities or organizations for research necessary to 
carry out the duties of the Commission under this 
section. 
(k) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits the reports required by this section. 
(l) EXEMPTION.—The Commission shall be exempt 
from the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
SEC. 4. ADOPTION AND EFFECT OF NATIONAL STANDARDS. 
(a) PUBLICATION OF STANDARDS.— 
(1) FINAL
RULE.—Not later than two years 
after receiving the report specified in section 
(3)(d)(3), the Attorney General shall publish a final 
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rule adopting national standards for the reduction of 
solitary confinement in the Nation’s prisons, jails, 
and juvenile detention centers. 
(2) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—The standards 
referred to in paragraph (1) shall be based upon the 
independent judgment of the Attorney General, after 
giving due consideration to the recommended na-
tional standards provided by the Commission under 
section 3(e), and being informed by such data, opin-
ions, and proposals that the Attorney General deter-
mines to be appropriate to consider. 
(3) LIMITATION.—The Attorney General shall 
not establish a national standard under this section 
that would impose substantial additional costs com-
pared to the costs presently expended by Federal, 
State, and local corrections authorities. The Attor-
ney General may, however, provide a list of improve-
ments for consideration by correctional facilities. 
(4) TRANSMISSION
TO
STATES.—Within 90 
days of publishing the final rule under paragraph 
(1), the Attorney General shall transmit the national 
standards adopted under that paragraph to the chief 
executive of each State, the head of the department 
of corrections of each State, the head of the depart-
ment of juvenile justice of each state, and to the ap-
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propriate authorities in those units of local govern-
ment who oversee operations in one or more prisons, 
jails, or juvenile detention facilities. 
(b) APPLICABILITY TO FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRIS-
ONS.—The national standards referred to in subsection 
(a) shall apply to the Federal Bureau of Prisons imme-
diately upon adoption of the final rule under subsection 
(a)(1). 
(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) ADOPTION OF NATIONAL STANDARDS.—For 
each fiscal year, any amount that a State would oth-
erwise receive for prison, jail, and juvenile detention 
purposes for that fiscal year under a grant program 
covered by paragraph (2) shall be reduced by 15 
percent unless the chief executive of the State or 
pertinent local government official submits to the 
Attorney General— 
(A) a certification that the State or local 
government has adopted, and is in full compli-
ance with, the national standards described in 
subsection (a)(1); or 
(B) an assurance that not less than 5 per-
cent of such amount shall be used only for the 
purpose of enabling the State or local govern-
ment to adopt, and achieve full compliance 
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with, those national standards, so as to ensure 
that a certification under subparagraph (A) 
may be submitted in future years. 
(2) COVERED PROGRAMS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A grant program is 
covered by this subsection if— 
(i) the program is carried out by or 
under the authority of the Attorney Gen-
eral; and 
(ii) the program may provide amounts 
to States or local governments for criminal 
justice or juvenile justice purposes. 
(B) LIST.—For each fiscal year, the Attor-
ney General shall prepare a list identifying each 
program that meets the criteria of subpara-
graph (A) and make such list available to each 
State and local government. 
(3) REPORT
ON
NONCOMPLIANCE.—Not later 
than September 30 of each year, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall publish a report listing each grantee that 
is not in compliance with the national standards 
adopted pursuant to subsection (a)(1). 
(4) REDISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
under a grant program not granted by reason of a 
reduction under paragraph (1) shall be granted to 
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one or more entities not subject to such reduction or 
such prohibition, subject to the other laws governing 
that program. 
(5) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Attorney General 
shall establish procedures to implement this sub-
section, including procedures for effectively applying 
this subsection to discretionary grant programs. 
(6) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The programs covered 
under paragraph (2) shall be subject to decreases 
under this Act in the second fiscal year that com-
mences after the date the Attorney General issues 
the final rule under subsection (a)(1). 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
(1) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Attorney 
General’’ means the Attorney General of the United 
States. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the National Solitary Confinement Study and 
Reform Commission established under section 3 of 
this Act. 
(3) LONG-TERM.—The term ‘‘long-term’’ means 
any period lasting more than 30 days, consecutive or 
nonconsecutive, in any 45-day period. 
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