sideration of such a bill or joint resolution on the floor 
of the House of Representatives or of the Senate. 
(b) MINORITY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ON RULES.— 
The Comptroller General of the United States, in con-
sultation with the Sentencing Commission and the Admin-
istrative Office of the United States Courts, shall prepare 
and publish in the Federal Register along with the general 
notice of proposed rule making required under section 553 
of title 5, United States Code, a minority impact assess-
ment to Congress on a covered rule. 
(c) MINORITY
IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
PREPARED 
UPON REQUEST.—A member of Congress may request 
from the Comptroller General of the United States a mi-
nority impact assessment on a covered bill or joint resolu-
tion. The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
prepare and submit to Congress such a minority impact 
assessment not later than 21 days after receiving such a 
request. 
(d) MINORITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT.—A minority 
impact assessment shall include— 
(1) detailed projections of the impact of the 
covered bill or joint resolution or covered rule on 
pretrial, prison, probation, and post-prison super-
vision populations, including— 
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(A) whether the covered bill or joint resolu-
tion or covered rule would have a negative im-
pact, no impact, a positive impact, a minimal 
impact, or an unknown impact on such popu-
lations; 
(B) the impact of the covered bill or joint 
resolution or covered rule on correctional facili-
ties and services, including any changes to the 
operation costs for correctional facilities, and 
any decrease or increase in the populations of 
individuals incarcerated in correctional facili-
ties; and 
(C) a statistical analysis of how the cov-
ered bill or joint resolution or covered rule 
would impact pretrial, prison, probation, and 
post-prison 
supervision 
populations, 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, disability, gen-
der, and sexual orientation; 
(2) an estimate of the fiscal impact of the cov-
ered bill or joint resolution or covered rule on Fed-
eral expenditures, including expenditures on con-
struction and operation of correctional facilities for 
the current fiscal year and 5 succeeding fiscal years; 
(3) an analysis of any other significant factor 
affecting the cost of the covered bill or joint resolu-
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tion or covered rule and its impact on the operations 
of components of the criminal justice system; and 
(4) a detailed and comprehensive statement of 
the methodologies and assumptions utilized in pre-
paring the minority impact assessment. 
(e) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall prepare and transmit to 
the Congress, by March 1 of each year, a minority impact 
assessment reflecting the cumulative effect of all relevant 
changes in the law taking effect during the preceding cal-
endar year. 
(f) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 30 days 
after preparing a minority impact statement under sub-
section (a) or (c)— 
(1) the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall publish such minority impact statement 
on the website of the Government Accountability Of-
fice; and 
(2) the sponsor of such covered bill or joint res-
olution shall submit such minority impact statement 
for publication in the Congressional Record. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED BILL OR JOINT RESOLUTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered bill 
or joint resolution’’ means a bill or joint resolu-
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tion that is referred to the Subcommittee on 
Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives or the Subcommittee on Crimi-
nal Justice and Counterterrorism of the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
that— 
(i) establishes a new crime or offense; 
(ii) could increase or decrease the 
number of persons incarcerated in Federal 
penal institutions; 
(iii) modifies a crime or offense or the 
penalties associated with a crime or offense 
established under current law; or 
(iv) modifies procedures under current 
law for pretrial detention, sentencing, pro-
bation, and post-prison supervision. 
Such term includes a bill or joint resolution 
that applies to youth or juveniles. 
(B) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BILLS CON-
SIDERED UNDER RULE.—A bill or joint resolu-
tion which, upon introduction in the House of 
Representatives, is not referred to the Sub-
committee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security of the Committee on the Judiciary 
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shall be treated as a covered bill or joint resolu-
tion under this Act if— 
(i) the bill or joint resolution is con-
sidered in the House of Representatives 
pursuant to a rule reported by the Com-
mittee on Rules; and 
(ii) the bill or joint resolution would 
have been referred to such Subcommittee 
upon introduction if the text of the bill or 
joint resolution as introduced in the House 
were identical to the text of the bill or joint 
resolution as considered in the House pur-
suant to the rule. 
(2) COVERED RULE.—The term ‘‘covered rule’’ 
means a rule (as such term is defined in section 551 
of title 5, United States Code) that— 
(A) could increase or decrease the number 
of persons incarcerated in Federal penal institu-
tions; 
(B) modifies a crime or offense or the pen-
alties associated with a crime or offense estab-
lished under current law; or 
(C) modifies procedures under current law 
for pretrial detention, sentencing, probation, 
and post-prison supervision. 
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Such term includes a rule that applies to youth or 
juveniles. 
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