H. R. 3019 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four 
An Act 
To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Prison Oversight Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CREATION OF AN INSPECTIONS REGIME FOR THE BUREAU 
OF PRISONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 413 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) INSPECTIONS REGIME.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The 
term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Accountability of the House 
of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) BUREAU.—The term ‘Bureau’ means the Bureau 
of Prisons. 
‘‘(C) COVERED FACILITY.—The term ‘covered facility’— 
‘‘(i) means a correctional facility operated by the 
Bureau; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include a post-incarceration residen-
tial re-entry center. 
‘‘(D) FAMILY
ADVOCATE.—The term ‘family advocate’ 
includes— 
‘‘(i) a grandparent, parent, sibling, spouse or 
domestic partner, child, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, 
nephew, grandchild, or any other person related to 
an individual by blood, adoption, marriage, civil union, 
a romantic or fostering relationship; or 
‘‘(ii) a friend of— 
‘‘(I) the incarcerated person; or 
‘‘(II) the family of the incarcerated person. 
‘‘(E) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘Inspector Gen-
eral’ means the Inspector General of the Department of 
Justice. 
‘‘(F) OMBUDSMAN.—The term ‘Ombudsman’ means the 
Ombudsman established under paragraph (3)(A).
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‘‘(G) REPRESENTATIVE OF AN INCARCERATED PERSON.— 
The term ‘representative of an incarcerated person’ includes 
paid or unpaid legal counsel or any other person or entity 
chosen by an incarcerated person to represent the interests 
of the incarcerated person. 
‘‘(H) SEXUAL ABUSE.—The term ‘sexual abuse’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 115.6 of title 28, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor thereto). 
‘‘(I) STAFF.—The term ‘staff’ means employees and con-
tractors of the Bureau. 
‘‘(2) INSPECTIONS OF COVERED FACILITIES BY THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTIONS REGIME.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General shall con-
duct periodic inspections of covered facilities pursuant 
to the requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) ACCESS TO COVERED FACILITIES.—The Attorney 
General shall ensure that the Inspector General has 
access to— 
‘‘(I) any covered facility (including the incarcer-
ated people, detainees, staff, bargaining unit rep-
resentative organization) in accordance with para-
graph (4); and 
‘‘(II) any other information that the Inspector 
General determines is necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this subsection. 
‘‘(iii) NOTICE
OF
INSPECTIONS.—An inspection of 
a covered facility under this subsection may be 
announced or unannounced. 
‘‘(iv) COMMUNITY INPUT.—In developing the inspec-
tions regime under this subsection, the Inspector Gen-
eral is encouraged to consult formerly incarcerated 
people, family or representatives of incarcerated 
people, and community advocates. 
‘‘(B) INSPECTION CRITERIA.—An inspection of a covered 
facility under this subsection may include an assessment 
of the following: 
‘‘(i) The policies, procedures, and administrative 
guidance of the facility. 
‘‘(ii) The conditions of confinement. 
‘‘(iii) Working conditions for staff. 
‘‘(iv) The availability of evidence-based recidivism 
reduction programs and productive activities, as such 
terms are defined in section 3635 of title 18, and the 
application of earned time credits pursuant to section 
3632 of title 18. 
‘‘(v) The policies and procedures relating to visita-
tion. 
‘‘(vi) The policies and practices relating to classi-
fication and housing. 
‘‘(vii) The policies and practices relating to the 
use of single-cell confinement, administrative segrega-
tion, and other forms of restrictive housing. 
‘‘(viii) The medical facilities and medical and 
mental health care, programs, procedures, and policies, 
including the number and qualifications of medical 
and mental health staff and the availability of sex-
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specific and trauma-responsive care for incarcerated 
people. 
‘‘(ix) Medical services and mental health resources 
for staff. 
‘‘(x) Lockdowns at the facility. 
‘‘(xi) Credible allegations of incidents involving 
excessive use of force, completed, attempted, or threat-
ened violence, including sexual abuse, or misconduct 
committed against incarcerated people. 
‘‘(xii) Credible allegations of incidents involving 
completed, attempted, or threatened violence, including 
sexual violence or sexual abuse, committed against 
staff. 
‘‘(xiii) Adequacy of staffing at the covered facility, 
including the number and job assignments of staff, 
the ratio of staff to inmates at the facility, the staff 
position vacancy rate at the facility, and the use of 
overtime, mandatory overtime, and augmentation. 
‘‘(xiv) Deaths or serious injuries of incarcerated 
people or staff that occurred at the facility. 
‘‘(xv) The existence of contraband that jeopardizes 
the health or safety of incarcerated people or staff, 
including incident reports, referrals for criminal 
prosecution, and confirmed prosecutions. 
‘‘(xvi) Access of incarcerated people to— 
‘‘(I) 
legal 
counsel, 
including 
confidential 
meetings and communications; 
‘‘(II) discovery and other case-related legal 
materials; and 
‘‘(III) the law library at the covered facility. 
‘‘(xvii) Any aspect of the operation of the covered 
facility that the Inspector General determines to be 
necessary over the course of an inspection. 
‘‘(C) INSPECTION SCHEDULE.—An inspection of a covered 
facility under this subsection shall be conducted on a 
schedule based on the combined risk score of the covered 
facility as described in subparagraph (E) and the following 
considerations: 
‘‘(i) Higher risk facilities shall receive more fre-
quent inspections. 
‘‘(ii) The Inspector General shall reevaluate the 
combined risk score methodology and inspection 
schedule periodically and may alter 1 or both to ensure 
that higher risk facilities are identified and receiving 
the appropriate frequency of inspection. 
‘‘(iii) A determination by the Inspector General 
that 1 or more of the criteria listed in subparagraph 
(B) should be inspected, with regard to a covered 
facility or group of covered facilities. 
‘‘(D) REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after 
the completion of an inspection of a covered facility 
under this subsection, or a group of inspections that 
assess the same or similar issues at more than 1 
facility, the Inspector General shall submit a final
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copy of the report to the Attorney General, the appro-
priate congressional committees, employee representa-
tive organizations, and the public, that addresses 1 
or more of the following topics: 
‘‘(I) A characterization of the conditions of 
confinement and working conditions, including a 
summary of the inspection criteria reviewed under 
clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(II) Recommendations made to the covered 
facility to improve safety and conditions within 
the facility, including recommendations regarding 
staffing. 
‘‘(III) A recommended timeline for the next 
inspection and assessment, which shall not limit 
the authority of the Inspector General to perform 
additional inspections and assessments, announced 
or unannounced. 
‘‘(IV) Any other issues or matters identified 
during the inspection of the facility or facilities. 
‘‘(ii) 
CONSULTATION
WITH
STAKEHOLDERS.—In 
developing the recommendations described in clause 
(i), the Inspector General may consult with stake-
holders, including employee representative organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(E) RISK SCORE.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of the Federal Prison Oversight Act, 
the Inspector General shall establish methodology and 
protocols for determining the combined risk score of a 
covered facility, which— 
‘‘(i) shall be delivered to the appropriate congres-
sional committees; and 
‘‘(ii) may be based on— 
‘‘(I) frequency and duration of lockdowns; 
‘‘(II) availability of programming; 
‘‘(III) staffing levels; 
‘‘(IV) access to adequate physical and mental 
health resources; 
‘‘(V) incidences of physical assault, neglect, or 
sexual abuse; 
‘‘(VI) opportunity to maintain family ties 
through phone calls, video calls, mail, email, and 
visitation; 
‘‘(VII) adequacy of the nutrition provided; 
‘‘(VIII) amount or frequency of staff discipline 
cases; 
‘‘(IX) amount or frequency of misconduct by 
people incarcerated at the covered facility; 
‘‘(X) access of incarcerated people to— 
‘‘(aa) legal counsel, including confidential 
meetings and communications; 
‘‘(bb) discovery and other case-related 
legal materials; and 
‘‘(cc) the law library at the covered facility; 
and 
‘‘(XI) other factors as determined by the 
Inspector General. 
‘‘(F) BUREAU RESPONSE TO REPORT.—
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the Inspector General issues a report 
under subparagraph (D), the Bureau shall respond in 
writing to the inspection report, which shall include 
a corrective action plan. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each response and 
action plan described in clause (i) shall be made avail-
able to the public on the website of the Inspector 
General. 
‘‘(iii) 
COMPLIANCE
WITH
CORRECTIVE
ACTION 
PLAN.—The Inspector General may conduct additional 
inspections or investigations, announced or unan-
nounced, to monitor the compliance of the Bureau with 
a corrective action plan described in clause (i). 
‘‘(G) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The authority in this 
paragraph is consistent with and does not supersede, con-
flict with, or otherwise alter the authority provided to 
the Inspector General under section 406. 
‘‘(3) OMBUDSMAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Federal Prison Oversight Act, 
the Attorney General shall establish in the Department 
of Justice an Ombudsman who may— 
‘‘(i) receive a complaint from an incarcerated per-
son, a family advocate, a representative of an incarcer-
ated person, staff, a representative of staff, a Member 
of Congress, or a member of the judicial branch of 
the Federal Government regarding issues that may 
adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or rights 
of incarcerated people or staff, including— 
‘‘(I) abuse or neglect; 
‘‘(II) the conditions of confinement, including 
the availability of health care; 
‘‘(III) working conditions of staff; 
‘‘(IV) decisions, administrative actions, or guid-
ance of the Bureau, including those relating to 
prison staffing; 
‘‘(V) inaction or omissions by the Bureau, 
including failure to consider or respond to com-
plaints or grievances by incarcerated people or 
staff promptly or appropriately; 
‘‘(VI) policies, rules, or procedures of the 
Bureau, including gross mismanagement; and 
‘‘(VII) alleged violations of non-criminal law 
by staff or incarcerated people that may adversely 
affect the health, safety, welfare, or rights of any 
person; 
‘‘(ii) refer a complainant and others to appropriate 
resources or Federal agencies; 
‘‘(iii) make inquiries and recommend actions to 
appropriate entities on behalf of a complainant, the 
Ombudsman, or others; and 
‘‘(iv) decline to investigate or take any action with 
respect to any complaint and, in any case in which 
the Ombudsman declines to investigate or take any 
action, shall notify the complainant in writing of the
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decision not to investigate or take any action and the 
reasons for the decision. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.—The Ombudsman— 
‘‘(i) may not investigate— 
‘‘(I) any complaints relating to the underlying 
criminal conviction of an incarcerated person; 
‘‘(II) a complaint from staff that relates to 
the employment or contractual relationship of the 
staff member with the Bureau, unless the com-
plaint is related to the health, safety, welfare, 
working conditions, gross mismanagement of a cov-
ered facility, or rehabilitation of incarcerated 
people; or 
‘‘(III) any allegation of criminal or administra-
tive misconduct, as described in subsection (b)(2), 
and shall refer any matter covered by subsection 
(b)(2) to the Inspector General, who may, at the 
discretion of Inspector General, refer such allega-
tions back to the Ombudsman or the internal 
affairs office of the appropriate component of the 
Department of Justice; and 
‘‘(ii) may not levy any fees for the submission 
or investigation of complaints. 
‘‘(C) DECISION ON THE MERITS OF A COMPLAINT.—At 
the conclusion of an investigation of a complaint, the 
Ombudsman shall— 
‘‘(i) render a decision on the merits of each com-
plaint; 
‘‘(ii) communicate the decision to the complainant, 
if any, and to the Bureau; and 
‘‘(iii) state the recommendations and reasoning of 
the Ombudsman if, in the opinion of the Ombudsman, 
the Bureau or any employee thereof should— 
‘‘(I) consider the matter further; 
‘‘(II) modify or cancel any action; 
‘‘(III) alter a rule, practice, or ruling; 
‘‘(IV) explain in detail the administrative 
action in question; or 
‘‘(V) rectify an omission. 
‘‘(D) ACTIONS FOLLOWING A DECISION BY THE OMBUDS-
MAN.— 
‘‘(i) REQUEST
FOR
INFORMATION
ABOUT
ACTIONS 
TAKEN.—If the Ombudsman so requests, the Bureau 
shall, within the time specified, respond to any inquiry 
or request for information from the Ombudsman and 
inform the Ombudsman about any action taken on 
the recommendations provided by the Ombudsman or 
the reasons for not complying with any request for 
information or recommendations. 
‘‘(ii) REPORTING
OF
CONTINUING
ISSUES.—If the 
Ombudsman believes, based on an investigation con-
ducted by the Ombudsman, that there has been or 
continues to be a significant health, safety, welfare, 
working 
conditions, 
or 
rehabilitation 
issue, 
the 
Ombudsman shall report the finding to the Attorney 
General and the appropriate congressional committees.
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‘‘(iii) MONITORING
OF
INTERNAL
DISCIPLINARY 
ACTIONS OF THE BUREAU.—In the event that the Bureau 
conducts an internal disciplinary investigation or 
review of 1 or more staff members of the Bureau as 
a result of an investigation by the Ombudsman, the 
Ombudsman may monitor the internal disciplinary 
action to ensure a fair and objective process. 
‘‘(4) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
AND
OMBUDSMAN
ACCESS
TO 
BUREAU OF PRISONS FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) ACCESS TO BUREAU FACILITIES.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), upon demand, in person or in 
writing and with or without prior notice, the Inspector 
General and the Ombudsman shall be granted access 
to all Bureau facilities, which shall include— 
‘‘(I) all areas that are used by incarcerated 
people, all areas that are accessible to incarcerated 
people, and access to programs for incarcerated 
people at any time of day; and 
‘‘(II) the opportunity to— 
‘‘(aa) conduct private and confidential 
interviews with any incarcerated person, staff, 
employee representative organization, or other 
person; and 
‘‘(bb) communicate privately and confiden-
tially, both formally and informally, with 
incarcerated people or staff by telephone, mail, 
electronic communication, and in person, 
which shall not be monitored or recorded by 
or conducted in the presence of staff. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall not apply in 
situations where the head of the covered facility pro-
vides evidence to the Inspector General or the Ombuds-
man that there is risk of serious and immediate phys-
ical harm to visitors due to an ongoing event that 
requires restricting access to the facility. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSE OF VISITS.—Access to Bureau facilities 
under subparagraph (A) is for the purposes of— 
‘‘(i) conducting announced or unannounced inspec-
tions by the Inspector General as described in para-
graph (2), including inspections to monitor the compli-
ance of the Bureau with a corrective action plan 
described in paragraph (2)(F)(i); 
‘‘(ii) conducting an investigation or other activity 
by the Ombudsman as described in paragraph (3); 
and 
‘‘(iii) inspecting, viewing, photographing, and video 
recording all areas of the facility that are used by 
incarcerated people or are accessible to incarcerated 
people. 
‘‘(C) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General and the 
Ombudsman have the right to access, inspect, and 
copy all relevant information, records, or documents 
in the possession or control of the Bureau that either 
the Inspector General or the Ombudsman considers 
necessary in an inspection, investigation, or other
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activity, and the Bureau shall assist the Inspector 
General and the Ombudsman in obtaining the nec-
essary releases for those documents that are specifi-
cally restricted or privileged for use by the Bureau. 
‘‘(ii) PRODUCTION OF RECORDS.—Following notifica-
tion from the Inspector General or the Ombudsman 
with a written demand for access to Bureau records, 
the Bureau shall provide access to the requested docu-
mentation in a manner consistent with section 552a 
(commonly known as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’)— 
‘‘(I) not later than 30 business days after 
receipt of the written request; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of records pertaining to the 
death of an incarcerated person or staff, threats 
of bodily harm including sexual or physical 
assaults, or the denial or delay of necessary med-
ical treatment, not later than 10 business days 
after receipt of the written request, unless the 
Inspector General or the Ombudsman consents to 
an extension of that time frame. 
‘‘(D) 
MINIMIZE
DISRUPTION
OF
OPERATIONS.—The 
Inspector General and the Ombudsman shall— 
‘‘(i) develop procedures— 
‘‘(I) to ensure that the Inspector General has 
access to, and the right to review and investigate, 
any allegations received by the Ombudsman to 
ensure that the Inspector General may carry out 
the authorities provided to the Inspector General 
under this chapter; and 
‘‘(II) that may provide that the Inspector Gen-
eral and the Ombudsman will determine certain 
categories of allegations that are not necessary 
for the Inspector General to review prior to the 
Ombudsman proceeding; 
‘‘(ii) work with the Bureau to minimize disruption 
to the operations of the Bureau due to inspections, 
investigations, or other activity; 
‘‘(iii) comply with the security clearance processes 
of the Bureau, provided these processes do not impede 
the activities described in this subsection; and 
‘‘(iv) limit the public release of any photographs 
or video recordings that would jeopardize— 
‘‘(I) the safety, security, or good order of a 
covered facility or the Bureau; or 
‘‘(II) public safety. 
‘‘(E) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The authority in this 
paragraph is consistent with and does not supersede, con-
flict with, or otherwise alter the authority provided to 
the Inspector General under section 406. 
‘‘(5) CONFIDENTIALITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Correspondence and communication 
with the Inspector General and the Ombudsman, including 
communication regarding an issue described in section 4051 
of title 18 is confidential and shall be protected as privi-
leged correspondence in the same manner as legal cor-
respondence or communications.
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‘‘(B) PROCEDURES.—Subject to subparagraph (C), the 
Inspector General and the Ombudsman shall establish con-
fidentiality procedures for all information maintained by 
the respective office to ensure that, to the greatest extent 
practicable, before, during, or after an investigation— 
‘‘(i) staff are not aware of the identity of a 
complainant; and 
‘‘(ii) other incarcerated people are not aware of 
the identity of a complainant. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—The Inspector General and the 
Ombudsman may disclose identifying information for the 
sole purpose of carrying out an investigation and as other-
wise authorized under section 407(b). 
‘‘(6) FILING COMPLAINTS.— 
‘‘(A) FILING COMPLAINTS ON BEHALF OF AN INCARCER-
ATED INDIVIDUAL.— 
‘‘(i) ONLINE FORM.—The Ombudsman shall create 
a secure online form to be made available on the 
website of the Ombudsman where the family advocates 
and representatives of incarcerated people can submit 
complaints and inquiries on issues identified in para-
graph (3)(A)(i) on behalf of an individual incarcerated 
at a covered facility. 
‘‘(ii) TELEPHONE HOTLINE.—The Ombudsman shall 
create a telephone hotline through which family advo-
cates and representatives of incarcerated people can 
call to file complaints and inquiries on issues identified 
in paragraph (3)(A)(i) on behalf of an individual incar-
cerated at a covered facility. 
‘‘(B) FILING
COMPLAINTS
BY
AN
INCARCERATED
INDI-
VIDUAL.— 
‘‘(i) INTERNAL PRIVATE SUBMISSION.—The Bureau 
shall provide multiple internal ways for incarcerated 
individuals in covered facilities to privately submit to 
the Ombudsman complaints and inquiries on issues 
identified in paragraph (3)(A)(i). 
‘‘(ii) SUBMISSION VIA INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—The 
Bureau shall also provide not less than 1 process for 
incarcerated individuals in covered facilities to submit 
complaints and inquiries on issues identified in para-
graph (3)(A)(i) to a public or private entity or office 
that is not part of the Bureau and that is able to 
receive and immediately forward complaints and 
inquiries to the Ombudsman, allowing the incarcerated 
individual to remain anonymous upon request. 
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(i) CONFIRMATION
OF
RECEIPT.—Not later than 
5 business days after submission of a complaint or 
inquiry under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Ombuds-
man shall confirm receipt. 
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 15 business 
days after issuing the confirmation under clause (i), 
the Ombudsman shall make a determination as to 
whether any action is warranted and notify the 
complainant of the determination. 
‘‘(iii) STATEMENT
REGARDING
DECISION.—If the 
Ombudsman has determined action is unwarranted
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under clause (ii), the Ombudsman shall provide a writ-
ten statement explaining the decision to the complain-
ant. 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC
EDUCATION.—The Ombudsman shall 
coordinate with the Bureau to educate incarcerated people, 
representatives of incarcerated people, and the public about 
the existence and functions of the Ombudsman. 
‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXHAUSTION.—Nothing in this 
paragraph shall be construed as a necessary administrative 
remedy required for exhaustion under section 7(a) of the 
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 
1997e(a)). 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau and staff of the Bureau 
shall not discharge, retaliate against, or in any manner 
discriminate against any complainant or any person or 
entity that has instituted or caused to be instituted any 
proceeding, investigation, or inspection under or related 
to this subsection. 
‘‘(B) INVESTIGATION.—Any alleged discharge of, retalia-
tion against, or discrimination against a complainant, 
entity, or person because of a complaint, investigation, 
or inspection may be considered by the Ombudsman as 
an appropriate subject of an investigation or other activity. 
‘‘(8) DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the 
Inspector General shall ensure that implementation of this 
subsection is consistent with section 552a (commonly 
known as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’) and all other applicable 
laws, and respects appropriate due process protections for 
staff. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this para-
graph shall be construed to modify, supersede, or otherwise 
affect the authority of the Inspector General to access 
all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, 
recommendations, or other materials, as authorized by sec-
tion 406(a). 
‘‘(9) PERCENTAGE
OF
ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION
FOR
THE 
BUREAU
OF
PRISONS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 
amount allocated to the Inspector General and the Ombudsman 
to carry out the activities described in this subsection should 
equal an amount between 0.2 percent and 0.5 percent of the 
annual appropriation for the Bureau.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act, and the amendments made 
by this Act, 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 Justice for the specific purpose of carrying out the provisions 
of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
(c) AUGMENTATION.—On and after the effective date of this 
Act, the Bureau of Prisons shall implement the directive in the 
second sentence on the topic ‘‘Augmentation’’ in the matter under 
the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading
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‘‘FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM’’ in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117–328. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.