(f) EXPENSES.—Reasonable council expenses shall be 
funded from that portion of deductions from inmate gross 
wages for board and room. 
SEC. 11. BUSINESS COUNCILS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall facili-
tate creation of councils of entities operating Class B or 
C industries in Federal correctional institutions. The 
councils shall be for the purposes of improving efficiency, 
competitiveness, employment, and profitability of such en-
tities, improving working relationships with Federal insti-
tutions and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, as well as for 
improving safety, security, and public understanding of 
Federal prison industry programs. 
(b) ISSUES.—Such councils shall exclusively address 
issues affecting workplace efficiency and success. Correc-
tions issues whose primary impact is other than the work-
place or business efficiency shall not be considered in busi-
ness councils. 
SEC. 
12. 
WORKPLACE 
DISCIPLINE 
AND 
WORKPLACE 
ISSUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act apply solely to workplace operations in 
correctional facilities regarding the production of goods 
and services for agencies or open markets other than the 
operation of the specific correctional facility. They do not
apply to work in institutional maintenance or to correc-
tional matters of any sort beyond the workplace. 
(b) PROTECTION.—Except where a specific workplace 
action can be shown to directly threaten or harm correc-
tional safety or security, workplace issues involving in-
mates in Class A, B, or C industries must be addressed 
solely in the workplace with no correctional consequence. 
Correctional disciplinary procedures and transfers shall 
not be used to address inmate workplace issues, including 
issues raised in an otherwise legal collective bargaining 
process. 
SEC. 13. CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION LOCATIONS. 
In locating new correctional institutions, the Attorney 
General will favorably consider locations that increase or 
maximize Federal inmates’ opportunities for successful 
open-market employment and competitive participation in 
the United States economy, along with opportunities for 
education and training. 
SEC. 14. RESEARCH AND PILOT PROGRAM SUPPORT. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fed-
eral Bureau of Prisons, to assist the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons in transitioning to successful open-market partici-
pation for inmates and industries, $2,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2015, to be available for—
(1) external expertise in designing and effecting 
programs for Class B and C industries; 
(2) research and followup support; 
(3) staffing support to initiate such programs; 
and 
(4) outreach support. 
SEC. 15. ANNUAL PUBLIC REPORTS. 
(a) ACCOUNTING REPORT.—Not later than June 30 
of each year, the Attorney General shall publish a report, 
broken down by Class A, B, and C industries, on Federal 
Prison Industries. The report shall include— 
(1) numbers of working inmates by industry 
and occupation; 
(2) distributions of hours worked and hourly 
and annual incomes; 
(3) deductions by class of deduction; 
(4) annual value of product; 
(5) injuries and workers compensation claims; 
and 
(6) any other statistics necessary for a public 
accounting of inmate work. 
(b) PUBLICATIONS BY PRIVATE FIRMS.—With the 
exception of inmate wage disclosure, the Attorney General 
shall not require private firms employing inmates to pub-
lish information which would both—
(1) not otherwise be required; and 
(2) could reasonably be construed to harm the 
firm’s competitive position. 
(c) MAJOR EVENTS REPORT.—Concurrently with the 
report required by subsection (a), the Attorney General 
shall publish annually a report summarizing major events 
and progress in each of Class A, B, and C industries of 
Federal Prison Industries. The report shall— 
(1) identify all significant events and decisions 
affecting inmate work opportunity, conditions of 
work, pay and benefits, and events affecting inmate 
participation in the workplace; and 
(2) include an annual national report prepared 
by inmate worker and business councils including 
whatever information those councils considers appro-
priate. 
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