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more than ninety days, or both, and all game, fish, and 
peltries in his possession shall be forfeited. 
‘‘(b) VIOLATION OF TRIBAL EXCLUSION ORDER.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF EXCLUSION ORDER.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘exclusion order’ means an 
order issued in a proceeding by a court of an Indian 
tribe that temporarily or permanently excludes a 
person from tribal land because of a conviction 
under the criminal laws of the tribal government— 
‘‘(A) for a violent crime (as defined under 
applicable tribal law); or 
‘‘(B) for the sale or distribution of con-
trolled substances. 
‘‘(2) VIOLATION DESCRIBED.—It shall be un-
lawful for any person to knowingly violate the terms 
of an exclusion order that was issued by a court of 
an Indian tribe in accordance with paragraph (4). 
‘‘(3) PENALTY.—Any person who violates para-
graph (2) shall be fined up to $5,000 or imprisoned 
for up to 1 year, or both. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—The violation described 
in paragraph (2) applies only to an exclusion 
order— 
‘‘(A) for which— 
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‘‘(i) the respondent was served with, 
or had actual notice of, the underlying 
complaint; and 
‘‘(ii) the underlying complaint in-
cluded— 
‘‘(I) a plain statement of facts 
that, if true, would provide the basis 
for the issuance of an exclusion order 
against the respondent; 
‘‘(II) the date, time, and place 
for a hearing on the complaint; and 
‘‘(III) a statement informing the 
respondent that if the respondent fails 
to appear at the hearing on the com-
plaint, an order may issue, the viola-
tion of which may result in— 
‘‘(aa) criminal prosecution 
under Federal law; and 
‘‘(bb) the imposition of a 
fine or imprisonment, or both; 
‘‘(B) for which a hearing on the underlying 
complaint sufficient to protect the right of the 
respondent to due process was held on the 
record, at which the respondent was provided 
an opportunity to be heard and present testi-
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mony of witnesses and other evidence as to why 
the order should not issue; 
‘‘(C) that— 
‘‘(i) temporarily or permanently ex-
cludes the respondent from tribal land 
under the jurisdiction of the applicable In-
dian tribe; and 
‘‘(ii) includes a statement that a viola-
tion of the order may result in— 
‘‘(I) criminal prosecution under 
Federal law; and 
‘‘(II) the imposition of a fine or 
imprisonment, or both; and 
‘‘(D) with which the respondent was served 
or of which the respondent had actual notice.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 53 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 1165 and inserting the following: 
‘‘1165. Criminal trespass on Indian land.’’. 
TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 1001. OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
OFFICE
ON
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2002 of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10442) is amended— 
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(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE 
AGAINST
WOMEN
OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OF-
FICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a Violence 
Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘an Office on 
Violence Against Women’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘a sepa-
rate and distinct office within the Department of 
Justice,’’ the following: ‘‘not subsumed by any other 
grant-making office,’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 2000 (Division B of 
Public Law 106–386)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Violence 
Against Women Act of 2000 (Division B of Public 
Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), 
and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54)’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR
OF
THE
OFFICE
ON
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10443) 
is amended— 
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(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE 
AGAINST
WOMEN
OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OF-
FICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Violence 
Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Office on Vi-
olence Against Women’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘or the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of 
Public Law 106–386)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Violence 
Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public 
Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), 
or the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54)’’. 
(c) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2004 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10444) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE 
AGAINST
WOMEN
OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OF-
FICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of 
Public Law 106–386)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Violence 
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Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public 
Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), 
or the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting after 
‘‘provide technical assistance,’’ the following: ‘‘syn-
chronize Federal definitions and protocols,’’. 
(d) STAFF
OF OFFICE
ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN.—Section 2005 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10445) is amend-
ed in the heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN
OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE
ON
VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a)(1) of 
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20124(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Violence Against Women Of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office on Violence Against 
Women’’. 
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TITLE XI—INCARCERATED 
WOMEN 
SEC. 1101. TREATMENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND OTHER 
INDIVIDUALS IN CORRECTIONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions For Women 
in Federal Custody Act’’. 
(b) IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARE-
TAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN FEDERAL 
PRISONS.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 4050. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and 
other individuals 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘correctional officer’ means a cor-
rectional officer of the Bureau of Prisons; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered institution’ means a 
Federal penal or correctional institution; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘post-partum recovery’ means the 
first 8-week period after giving birth; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘primary caretaker parent’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the 
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Family Unity Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 
12242); 
‘‘(6) the term ‘prisoner’ means an individual 
who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correc-
tional institution, including a vulnerable person; and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘vulnerable person’ mean an indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 
years of age; 
‘‘(B) is pregnant; 
‘‘(C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, or intersex; 
‘‘(D) is the victim of or witness to a crime; 
‘‘(E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights 
claim in Federal or State court; 
‘‘(F) has a serious mental or physical ill-
ness or disability; 
‘‘(G) during the period of incarceration, 
has been determined to have experienced or to 
be experiencing severe trauma or to be the vic-
tim of gender-based violence— 
‘‘(i) by any court or administrative ju-
dicial proceeding; 
‘‘(ii) by any corrections official; 
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‘‘(iii) on the basis of information pro-
vided by the person’s attorney or legal 
service provider; or 
‘‘(iv) on the basis of self-reporting. 
‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Direc-
tor shall establish within the Bureau of Prisons an 
office that determines the placement of prisoners. 
‘‘(2) PLACEMENT
OF
PRISONERS.—In deter-
mining the placement of a prisoner, the office estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) if the prisoner has children, place the 
prisoner as close to the children as possible; 
‘‘(B) in deciding whether to assign a 
transgender or intersex prisoner to a facility for 
male or female prisoners, and in making other 
housing and programming assignments, con-
sider on a case-by-case basis whether a place-
ment would ensure the prisoner’s health and 
safety, including serious consideration of the 
prisoner’s own views with respect to their safe-
ty, and whether the placement would present 
management or security problems: and 
‘‘(C) consider any other factor that the of-
fice determines to be appropriate. 
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‘‘(c) PLACEMENT IN SEGREGATED HOUSING UNITS; 
PROHIBITION ON SHACKLING.— 
‘‘(1) PLACEMENT
IN
SEGREGATED
HOUSING 
UNITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A covered institution 
may not place a prisoner who is pregnant or in 
post-partum recovery in a segregated housing 
unit unless the prisoner presents an immediate 
risk of harm to the prisoner or others. 
‘‘(B) RESTRICTIONS.—Any placement of a 
prisoner described in subparagraph (A) in a 
segregated housing unit shall be limited and 
temporary. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON SHACKLING.—A covered 
institution may not use an instrument of restraint, 
including handcuffs, chains, irons, or a straitjacket, 
on a prisoner who is pregnant. 
‘‘(d) PARENTING CLASSES.—The Director shall pro-
vide parenting classes to each prisoner who is a primary 
caretaker parent. 
‘‘(e) TRAUMA SCREENING.—The Director shall pro-
vide training to each correctional officer and each em-
ployee of the Bureau of Prisons who regularly interacts 
with prisoners, including each instructor and health care 
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professional, to enable those correctional officers and em-
ployees to— 
‘‘(1) identify a prisoner who has a mental or 
physical health need relating to trauma the prisoner 
has experienced; and 
‘‘(2) refer a prisoner described in paragraph (1) 
to the proper healthcare professional for treatment. 
‘‘(f) INMATE HEALTH.— 
‘‘(1) HEALTH
CARE
ACCESS.—The Director 
shall ensure that all prisoners receive adequate 
health care. 
‘‘(2) HYGIENIC PRODUCTS.—The Director shall 
make essential hygienic products, including tampons, 
sanitary napkins, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, 
and any other hygienic product that the Director de-
termines appropriate, available without charge to 
prisoners. 
‘‘(3) GYNECOLOGIST
ACCESS.—The Director 
shall ensure that a prisoners have access to a gyne-
cologist. 
‘‘(g) USE OF SEX-APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONAL OF-
FICERS.— 
‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall pro-
mulgate regulations under which— 
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‘‘(A) a correctional officer may not conduct 
a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex 
unless— 
‘‘(i)(I) the prisoner presents a risk of 
immediate harm to herself or himself or 
others; and 
‘‘(II) no other correctional officer of 
the same sex as the prisoner, or medical 
staff are available to assist; or 
‘‘(ii) the prisoner has previously re-
quested that an officer of a different sex 
conduct searches; 
‘‘(B) a correctional officer may not enter a 
restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite 
sex unless— 
‘‘(i)(I) a prisoner in the restroom pre-
sents a risk of immediate harm to himself 
or herself or others; or 
‘‘(II) there is a medical emergency in 
the restroom; and 
‘‘(ii) no other correctional officer of 
the same sex as the prisoner is available to 
assist; 
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