I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3543 
To improve Federal sentencing and corrections practices, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. RUSH, Ms. LEE, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. 
NADLER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. HONDA, 
and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve Federal sentencing and corrections practices, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice is Not For 
Sale Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘core correctional services’’ means 
the housing, safeguarding, protecting, and dis-
ciplining of individuals charged with or convicted of 
an offense; 
(2) the term ‘‘local government’’ means a city, 
county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or 
other general purpose political subdivision of a 
State; and 
(3) the term ‘‘State’’ means a State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, or another common-
wealth, territory, or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF FEDERAL CONTRACTS FOR PRI-
VATELY RUN PRISONS WITHIN 3 YEARS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘facility 
housing adult prisoners or detainees in the custody of the 
Federal Government’’ does not include a community cor-
rectional facility or the residence of an individual on home 
confinement, as described in section 3624(c) of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(b) OPERATIONAL CONTROL.—Except as provided in 
subsection (c), not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
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(1) each facility housing adult prisoners or de-
tainees in the custody of the Federal Government 
shall be under the direct, operational control of the 
Federal Government; and 
(2) core correctional services at each such facil-
ity shall be performed by employees of the Federal 
Government. 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORIZED.—If the Attorney General 
determines that the Federal Government is unable to com-
ply with subsection (b) by the date that is 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
may waive the application of subsection (b) for not more 
than 1 year. 
SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS 
FOR PRIVATELY RUN PRISONS WITHIN 3 
YEARS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘facility 
housing adult prisoners or detainees in the custody of a 
State or local government’’ does not include a community 
treatment center, halfway house, restitution center, men-
tal health facility, alcohol or drug rehabilitation center, or 
other community facility that is not within the confines 
of a jail or prison. 
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(b) OPERATIONAL CONTROL.—Except as provided in 
subsection (c), not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
(1) each facility housing adult prisoners or de-
tainees in the custody of a State or local government 
shall be under the direct, operational control of a 
State or local government; and 
(2) core correctional services at each such facil-
ity shall be performed by employees of a State or 
local government. 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORIZED.—If the Attorney General 
determines that a State or local government is unable to 
comply with subsection (b) by the date that is 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral may waive the application of subsection (b) as to that 
State or local government for not more than 1 year. 
SEC. 5. REINSTATEMENT OF PAROLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 229 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER D—PAROLE 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘3631. Definitions. 
‘‘3632. Powers and duties of the Commission. 
‘‘3633. Powers and duties of the Chairperson. 
‘‘3634. Time of eligibility for release on parole. 
‘‘3635. Parole determination criteria. 
‘‘3636. Information considered. 
‘‘3637. Parole determination proceeding; time. 
‘‘3638. Conditions of parole. 
‘‘3639. Jurisdiction of Commission. 
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