conditions described in clause (i) if the Di-
rector determines that a compelling reason 
exists to do so, and that the prisoner has 
demonstrated exemplary compliance with 
such conditions. 
‘‘(iv) DURATION.—Except as provided 
in paragraph (6), a prisoner who is placed 
in home confinement shall remain in home 
confinement until the prisoner has served 
not less than 85 percent of the prisoner’s 
imposed term of imprisonment. 
‘‘(B) COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION.—A pris-
oner placed in prerelease custody pursuant to 
this subsection who is placed on community su-
pervision— 
‘‘(i) shall be subject to such conditions 
as the Director of the Bureau of Prisons de-
termines appropriate; 
‘‘(ii) may remain on community su-
pervision until the conclusion of the pris-
oner’s sentence; and 
‘‘(iii) may only be placed on commu-
nity supervision if the duration of the pris-
oner’s eligibility for community supervision 
is equal to or longer than the duration of 
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the 
prisoner’s 
remaining 
period 
of 
prerelease custody. 
‘‘(C) RESIDENTIAL
REENTRY
CENTER.—A 
prisoner placed in prerelease custody pursuant 
to this subsection who is placed at a residential 
reentry center shall be subject to such conditions 
as the Director of the Bureau of Prisons deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(5) DETERMINATION OF CONDITIONS.—In deter-
mining appropriate conditions for prisoners placed in 
prerelease custody pursuant to this subsection, the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Prisons shall, to the extent 
practicable, provide that increasingly less restrictive 
conditions shall be imposed on prisoners who dem-
onstrate continued compliance with the conditions of 
such prerelease custody, so as to most effectively pre-
pare such prisoners for reentry. 
‘‘(6) VIOLATIONS OF CONDITIONS.—If a prisoner 
violates a condition of the prisoner’s prerelease cus-
tody, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons may re-
voke the prisoner’s prerelease custody and require the 
prisoner to serve the remainder of the term of impris-
onment to which the prisoner was sentenced, or any 
portion thereof, in prison, or impose such additional 
conditions on the prisoner’s prerelease custody as the 
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Director of the Bureau of Prisons determines appro-
priate. 
‘‘(7) ISSUANCE OF GUIDELINES.—The Attorney 
General, in consultation with the Assistant Director 
for the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services, shall 
issue guidelines, for use by the Bureau of Prisons in 
determining— 
‘‘(A) appropriate type of prerelease custody 
and level of supervision for a prisoner placed on 
prerelease custody pursuant to this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(B) consequences for a violation of a con-
dition of such prerelease custody by such a pris-
oner, including a return to prison and a reas-
sessment of recidivism risk level under the Sys-
tem. 
‘‘(8) AGREEMENTS WITH UNITED STATES PROBA-
TION AND PRETRIAL SERVICES.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons shall, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, enter into agreements with the United States 
Probation and Pretrial Services to supervise prisoners 
placed in home confinement or community super-
vision under this subsection. Such agreements shall— 
‘‘(A) authorize United States Probation and 
Pretrial Services to exercise the authority grant-
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ed to the Director pursuant to paragraphs (4) 
and (5); 
‘‘(B) take into account the resource require-
ments of United States Probation and Pretrial 
Services as a result of the transfer of Bureau of 
Prisons prisoners to prerelease custody; and 
‘‘(C) provide for the transfer of such funds 
as may be necessary to comply with such re-
quirements. 
‘‘(9) ASSISTANCE.—United States Probation and 
Pretrial Services shall, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, offer assistance to any prisoner not under its 
supervision during prerelease custody under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(10) TIME
LIMITS
INAPPLICABLE.—The time 
limits under subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply 
to prerelease custody under this subsection. 
‘‘(h) ALIEN PRISONERS.—If a prisoner who is placed 
in prerelease custody is an alien whose deportation was or-
dered as a condition of such prerelease custody or who is 
subject to a detainer filed by United States Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement for the purposes of determining 
the alien’s deportability, United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement shall take custody of the alien upon 
the alien’s transfer to prerelease custody.’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect beginning on the 
date that the Attorney General completes and releases 
the Post-Sentencing Risk and Needs Assessment Sys-
tem. 
SEC. 107. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act the following definitions apply: 
(1) RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT TOOL.—The 
term ‘‘risk and needs assessment tool’’ means an ob-
jective and statistically validated method through 
which information is collected and evaluated to deter-
mine— 
(A) the risk that a prisoner will recidivate 
upon release from prison; and 
(B) the recidivism reduction programs that 
will best minimize the risk that the prisoner will 
recidivate upon release from prison. 
(2) RECIDIVISM
REDUCTION
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘recidivism reduction program’’ means either a 
group or individual activity that— 
(A) has been shown by empirical evidence to 
reduce recidivism or is based on research indi-
cating that it is likely to be effective in reducing 
recidivism; 
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(B) is designed to help prisoners succeed in 
their communities upon release from prison; and 
(C) may include— 
(i) social learning and communication, 
interpersonal, anti-bullying, rejection re-
sponse, and other life skills; 
(ii) family relationship building, struc-
tured parent-child interaction, and par-
enting skills; 
(iii) classes on morals or ethics; 
(iv) academic classes; 
(v) cognitive behavioral treatment; 
(vi) mentoring; 
(vii) substance abuse treatment; 
(viii) vocational training; 
(ix) faith-based classes or services; 
(x) civic engagement and reintegrative 
community services; 
(xi) a prison job; or 
(xii) victim impact classes or other re-
storative justice programs. 
(3) PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘produc-
tive activity’’ means either a group or individual ac-
tivity that is designed to allow prisoners determined 
as having a low or no risk of recidivating to remain 
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productive and thereby maintain a low or no risk of 
recidivating, and may include the delivery of the pro-
grams described in paragraph (2) to other prisoners. 
(4) PRISONER.—The term ‘‘prisoner’’ means a 
person who has been sentenced to a term of imprison-
ment pursuant to a conviction for a Federal criminal 
offense, or a person in the custody of the Bureau of 
Prisons, including a person in a Bureau of Prisons 
contracted facility. 
(5) TIME
CREDIT.—The term ‘‘time credit’’ 
means the equivalent of one day of a prisoner’s sen-
tence, such that a prisoner shall be eligible for one 
day of prerelease custody for each credit earned. 
(6) DRUG
TRAFFICKING
OFFENSE.—The term 
‘‘drug trafficking offense’’ means any crime punish-
able under Federal, State, or local law that prohibits 
the manufacture, import, export, distribution, dis-
pensing of, or offer to sell a controlled substance or 
counterfeit substance (as such terms are defined in 
section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 802)) or the possession of a controlled sub-
stance or counterfeit substance with intent to manu-
facture, import, export, distribute, or dispense. 
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SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2017 through 2021. Of the amount appropriated 
under this subsection, 80 percent shall be reserved for use 
by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to implement the 
System under section 106 and the amendments made by 
that section. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that any savings associated with reducing recidivism and 
reducing the prison population that result from this title 
should be reinvested into further expansion of recidivism 
reduction programs and productive activities by the Bureau 
of Prisons. 
SEC. 109. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this 
Act, may be construed to provide authority to place a pris-
oner on prerelease custody who is serving a term of impris-
onment pursuant to a conviction for an offense under the 
laws of one of the 50 States, or of a territory or possession 
of the United States. 
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TITLE II—RESTRAINTS ON PREG-
NANT 
PRISONERS 
PROHIB-
ITED 
SEC. 201. USE OF RESTRAINTS ON PRISONERS DURING THE 
PERIOD OF PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM 
RECOVERY PROHIBITED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 317 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 4321 the 
following: 
‘‘§ 4322. Use of restraints on prisoners during the pe-
riod of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum 
recovery prohibited 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), beginning on the date on which pregnancy is confirmed 
by a healthcare professional, and ending at the conclusion 
of postpartum recovery, a prisoner in the custody of the 
Bureau of Prisons, or in the custody of the United States 
Marshals Service pursuant to section 4086, shall not be 
placed in restraints. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall not apply if— 
‘‘(A) an appropriate corrections official, or 
a United States marshal, as applicable, makes a 
determination that the prisoner— 
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‘‘(i) is an immediate and credible 
flight risk that cannot reasonably be pre-
vented by other means; or 
‘‘(ii) poses an immediate and serious 
threat of harm to herself or others that can-
not reasonably be prevented by other means; 
or 
‘‘(B) a health care professional responsible 
for the health and safety of the prisoner deter-
mines that the use of restraints is appropriate 
for the medical safety of the prisoner. 
‘‘(2) LEAST RESTRICTIVE RESTRAINTS.—In the 
case that restraints are used pursuant to an exception 
under paragraph (1), only the least restrictive re-
straints necessary to prevent the harm or risk of es-
cape described in paragraph (1) may be used. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The exceptions under 
paragraph (1) may not be applied— 
‘‘(i) to place restraints around the an-
kles, legs, or waist of a prisoner; 
‘‘(ii) to restrain a prisoner’s hands be-
hind her back; 
‘‘(iii) to restrain a prisoner using four- 
point restraints; or 
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‘‘(iv) to attach a prisoner to another 
prisoner. 
‘‘(B) MEDICAL REQUEST.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), upon the request of a healthcare 
professional who is responsible for the health and 
safety of a prisoner, a corrections official or 
United States marshal, as applicable, shall re-
frain from using restraints on the prisoner or re-
move restraints used on the prisoner. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
REPORT
TO
THE
DIRECTOR
AND 
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL.—If a corrections offi-
cial or United States marshal uses restraints on a 
prisoner under subsection (b)(1), that official or mar-
shal shall submit, not later than 30 days after placing 
the prisoner in restraints, to the Director of the Bu-
reau of Prisons or the Director of the United States 
Marshals Service, as applicable, and to the healthcare 
professional responsible for the health and safety of 
the prisoner, a written report which describes the 
facts and circumstances surrounding the use of re-
straints, and includes— 
‘‘(A) the reasoning upon which the deter-
mination to use restraints was made; 
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‘‘(B) the details of the use of restraints, in-
cluding the type of restraints used and length of 
time during which restraints were used; and 
‘‘(C) any resulting physical effects on the 
prisoner observed by or known to the corrections 
official or United States marshal, as applicable. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENTAL
REPORT
TO
THE
DIREC-
TOR.—Upon receipt of a report under subsection 
(c)(1), the healthcare professional responsible for the 
health and safety of the prisoner may submit to the 
Director such information as the healthcare profes-
sional determines is relevant to the use of restraints 
on the prisoner. 
‘‘(3) REPORT TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons and the Director of the United States 
Marshals Service shall each submit to the Judici-
ary Committee of the Senate and of the House 
of Representatives a report that certifies compli-
ance with this section and includes the informa-
tion required to be reported under paragraph 
(1). 
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‘‘(B) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMA-
TION.—The report under this paragraph shall 
not contain any personally identifiable informa-
tion of any prisoner. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE.—Not later than 48 hours after the con-
firmation of a prisoner’s pregnancy by a health care profes-
sional, that prisoner shall be notified by an appropriate 
health care professional, corrections official, or United 
States marshal, as applicable, of the restrictions on the use 
of restraints under this section. 
‘‘(e) VIOLATION REPORTING PROCESS.—The Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons, in consultation with the Director 
of the United States Marshals Service, shall establish a 
process through which a prisoner may report a violation 
of this section. 
‘‘(f) TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Bureau 
of Prisons and the Director of the United States Mar-
shals Service shall each develop training guidelines 
regarding the use of restraints on female prisoners 
during 
the 
period 
of 
pregnancy, 
labor, 
and 
postpartum recovery, and shall incorporate such 
guidelines into appropriate training programs. Such 
training guidelines shall include— 
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‘‘(A) how to identify certain symptoms of 
pregnancy that require immediate referral to a 
health care professional; 
‘‘(B) circumstances under which the excep-
tions under subsection (b) would apply; 
‘‘(C) in the case that an exception under 
subsection (b) applies, how to apply restraints in 
a way that does not harm the prisoner, the fetus, 
or the neonate; 
‘‘(D) the information required to be re-
ported under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(E) the right of a health care professional 
to request that restraints not be used, and the re-
quirement under subsection (b)(3)(B) to comply 
with such a request. 
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES.—In devel-
oping the guidelines required by paragraph (1), the 
Directors shall each consult with health care profes-
sionals with expertise in caring for women during the 
period of pregnancy and postpartum recovery. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘postpartum recovery’ means the 
six-week period, or longer as determined by the 
healthcare professional responsible for the health and 
safety of the prisoner, following delivery, and shall in-
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clude the entire period that the prisoner is in the hos-
pital or infirmary. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘restraints’ means any physical or 
mechanical device used to control the movement of a 
prisoner’s body, limbs, or both. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘prisoner’ means a person who has 
been sentenced to a term of imprisonment pursuant to 
a conviction for a Federal criminal offense, or a per-
son in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, including 
a person in a Bureau of Prisons contracted facility.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 317 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding after the item relating to section 4321 
the following: 
‘‘4322. Use of restraints on prisoners during the period of pregnancy, labor, and 
postpartum recovery prohibited.’’. 
TITLE III—BUREAU OF PRISONS 
USE 
OF 
OLEORESIN 
CAP-
SICUM SPRAY 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Eric Williams Correc-
tional Officer Protection Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 302. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE BUREAU OF 
PRISONS AUTHORIZED TO CARRY OLEORESIN 
CAPSICUM SPRAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 4049. Officers and employees of the Bureau of Pris-
ons authorized to carry oleoresin cap-
sicum spray 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons shall issue, on a routine basis, oleoresin capsicum 
spray to— 
‘‘(1) any officer or employee of the Bureau of 
Prisons who— 
‘‘(A) is employed in a prison that is not a 
minimum or low security prison; and 
‘‘(B) may respond to an emergency situa-
tion in such a prison; and 
‘‘(2) to such additional officers and employees of 
prisons as the Director determines appropriate, in ac-
cordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) TRAINING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order for an officer or 
employee of the Bureau of Prisons, including a cor-
rectional officer, to be eligible to receive and carry ole-
oresin capsicum spray pursuant to this section, the 
officer or employee shall complete a training course 
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before being issued such spray, and annually there-
after, on the use of oleoresin capsicum spray. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERABILITY OF TRAINING.—An offi-
cer or employee of the Bureau of Prisons who com-
pletes a training course pursuant to paragraph (1) 
and subsequently transfers to employment at a dif-
ferent prison, shall not be required to complete an ad-
ditional training course solely due such transfer. 
‘‘(3) TRAINING
CONDUCTED
DURING
REGULAR 
EMPLOYMENT.—An officer or employee of the Bureau 
of Prisons who completes a training course required 
under paragraph (1) shall do so during the course of 
that officer or employee’s regular employment, and 
shall be compensated at the same rate that the officer 
or employee would be compensated for conducting the 
officer or employee’s regular duties. 
‘‘(c) USE OF OLEORESIN CAPSICUM SPRAY.—Officers 
and employees of the Bureau of Prisons issued oleoresin 
capsicum spray pursuant to subsection (a) may use such 
spray to reduce acts of violence— 
‘‘(1) committed by prisoners against themselves, 
other prisoners, prison visitors, and officers and em-
ployees of the Bureau of Prisons; and 
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‘‘(2) committed by prison visitors against them-
selves, prisoners, other visitors, and officers and em-
ployees of the Bureau of Prisons.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 4048 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘4049. Officers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons authorized to carry oleo-
resin capsicum spray.’’. 
SEC. 303. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than the date that is 3 years after the date 
on which the Director of the Bureau of Prisons begins to 
issue oleoresin capsicum spray to officers and employees of 
the Bureau of Prisons pursuant to section 4049 of title 18, 
United States Code (as added by this title), the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a re-
port that includes the following: 
(1) An evaluation of the effectiveness of issuing 
oleoresin capsicum spray to officers and employees of 
the Bureau of Prisons in prisons that are not min-
imum or low security prisons on— 
(A) reducing crime in such prisons; and 
(B) reducing acts of violence committed by 
prisoners against themselves, other prisoners, 
prison visitors, and officers and employees of the 
Bureau of Prisons in such prisons. 
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(2) An evaluation of the advisability of issuing 
oleoresin capsicum spray to officers and employees of 
the Bureau of Prisons in prisons that are minimum 
or low security prisons, including— 
(A) the effectiveness that issuing such spray 
in such prisons would have on reducing acts of 
violence committed by prisoners against them-
selves, other prisoners, prison visitors, and offi-
cers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons in 
such prisons; and 
(B) the cost of issuing such spray in such 
prisons. 
(3) Recommendations to improve the safety of of-
ficers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons in pris-
ons. 
TITLE IV—BUREAU OF PRISONS 
SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lieutenant Osvaldo 
Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–277; 118 Stat. 865) gives cer-
tain law enforcement officers, including certain cor-
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rectional officers of the Bureau of Prisons, the right 
to carry a concealed firearm in all 50 States for self- 
protection; 
(2) the purpose of that Act is to allow certain 
law enforcement officers to protect themselves while off 
duty; 
(3) correctional officers of the Bureau of Prisons 
have been the targets of assaults and murders while 
off duty; and 
(4) while that Act allows certain law enforce-
ment officers to protect themselves off duty, the Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Prisons allows correctional offi-
cers of the Bureau of Prisons to securely store per-
sonal firearms at only 33 Federal penal and correc-
tional institutions while at work. 
SEC. 403. SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 4050. Secure firearms storage 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘employee’ means a qualified law 
enforcement officer employed by the Bureau of Pris-
ons; and 
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‘‘(2) the terms ‘firearm’ and ‘qualified law en-
forcement officer’ have the meanings given those terms 
under section 926B. 
‘‘(b) SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE.—The Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that each chief executive 
officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution— 
‘‘(1)(A) provides a secure storage area located 
outside of the secure perimeter of the institution for 
employees to store firearms; or 
‘‘(B) allows employees to store firearms in a ve-
hicle lockbox approved by the Director of the Bureau 
of Prisons; and 
‘‘(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
allows employees to carry concealed firearms on the 
premises outside of the secure perimeter of the institu-
tion.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘4050. Secure firearms storage.’’. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 501. DE-ESCALATION TRAINING. 
Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
shall incorporate into training programs provided to offi-
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cers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons (including offi-
cers and employees of an organization with which the Bu-
reau of Prisons has a contract to provide services relating 
to imprisonment) specialized and comprehensive training 
in procedures to— 
(1) de-escalate encounters between a law enforce-
ment officer or an officer or employee of the Bureau 
of Prisons, and a civilian or a prisoner (as such term 
is defined in section 107 of this Act); and 
(2) identify and appropriately respond to inci-
dents that involve the unique needs of individuals who 
have a mental illness or cognitive deficit. 
SEC. 502. MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID 
AND HEROIN ABUSE. 
(a) REPORT ON MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT 
FOR OPIOID AND HEROIN ABUSE.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Committees on 
the Judiciary and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and of the House of Representatives a report assess-
ing the availability of and the capacity of the Bureau of 
Prisons to treat heroin and opioid abuse through medica-
tion-assisted treatment. The report shall include a descrip-
tion of plans to expand access to medication-assisted treat-
ment for heroin and opioid abuse for prisoners in appro-
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priate cases. Following submission, the Director shall take 
steps to implement these plans. 
(b) REPORT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF MEDICATION- 
ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID AND HEROIN ABUSE, 
AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall 
submit to the Committees on the Judiciary and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House 
of Representatives a report assessing the availability of and 
capacity for the provision of medication-assisted treatment 
for opioid and heroin abuse by treatment-service providers 
serving prisoners who are serving a term of supervised re-
lease, and including a description of plans to expand access 
to medication assisted treatment for heroin and opioid 
abuse whenever appropriate among prisoners under super-
vised release. Following submission, the Director will take 
steps to implement these plans. 
SEC. 503. MONITORING OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS 
BETWEEN PRISONER AND ATTORNEY. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON MONITORING.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Attorney General shall modify any program or system 
through which a prisoner (as such term is defined in section 
107) sends or receives an electronic communication (as such 
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term is defined in section 2510 of title 18, United States 
Code, and including the Trust Fund Limited Inmate Com-
puter System) to exclude from monitoring the contents (as 
such term is defined in section 2510 of title 18, United 
States Code) of an electronic communication between a 
prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons facility and his or her at-
torney or other legal representative. 
(b) RETENTION OF CONTENTS.—The modification re-
quired under subsection (a) may allow for the retention of 
the contents of the electronic communications described in 
subsection (a). 
(c) EXCEPTION.—If a court of competent jurisdiction 
determines that there is sufficient evidence to support a rea-
sonable belief of the Government that the information con-
tained in an electronic communication described in sub-
section (a) was for the purpose of perpetrating a fraud or 
crime, an in camera review of the contents of the commu-
nication may be conducted. 
SEC. 504. PILOT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of Prisons shall estab-
lish each of the following pilot programs for 2 years, in 
at least 10 facilities: 
(1) MENTORSHIP FOR YOUTH.—A program to 
pair youth with volunteers from faith-based or com-
munity organizations, which may include formerly 
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incarcerated offenders, that have relevant experience 
or expertise in mentoring, and a willingness to serve 
as a mentor in such a capacity. 
(2) SERVICE TO ABANDONED, RESCUED, OR OTH-
ERWISE VULNERABLE ANIMALS.—A program to equip 
prisoners with the skills to provide training and ther-
apy to animals seized by Federal law enforcement 
under asset forfeiture authority and to organizations 
that provide shelter and similar services to aban-
doned, rescued, or otherwise vulnerable animals. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the conclusion of the pilot programs, the Attorney 
General shall report to Congress on the results of the pilot 
programs under this section. Such report shall include cost 
savings, numbers of participants, and information about 
recidivism rates among participants. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this title, the term ‘‘youth’’ 
means a prisoner (as such term is defined in section 107) 
who was 21 years of age or younger at the time of the com-
mission or alleged commission of the criminal offense for 
which the individual is being prosecuted or serving a term 
of imprisonment, as the case may be. 
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SEC. 505. ENSURING SUPERVISION OF RELEASED SEXU-
ALLY DANGEROUS PERSONS. 
(a) PROBATION OFFICERS.—Section 3603 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended in paragraph (8)(A) by 
striking ‘‘or 4246’’ and inserting ‘‘, 4246, or 4248’’. 
(b) PRETRIAL SERVICES OFFICERS.—Section 3154 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended in paragraph 
(12)(A) by striking ‘‘or 4246’’ and inserting ‘‘, 4246, or 
4248’’. 
SEC. 506. DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) NATIONAL PRISONER STATISTICS PROGRAM.— Be-
ginning not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, pursuant to the 
authority under section 302 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3732), the Director 
of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, with information that 
shall be provided by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, 
shall include in the National Prisoner Statistics Program 
the following: 
(1) The number of prisoners (as such term is de-
fined in section 107 of this Act) who are veterans of 
the Armed Forces of the United States. 
(2) The number of prisoners who have been 
placed in solitary confinement at any time during the 
previous year. 
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(3) The number of female prisoners known by the 
Bureau of Prisons to be pregnant, as well as the out-
comes of such pregnancies, including information on 
pregnancies that result in live-birth, still-birth, mis-
carriage, abortion, ectopic pregnancy, maternal death, 
neonatal death, and preterm birth. 
(4) The numbers of prisoners who volunteered to 
participate in a substance abuse treatment program, 
and the number of prisoners who have participated in 
such a program. 
(5) The number of prisoners provided methadone 
or buprenorphine while in custody in order to man-
age withdrawal or to continually treat substance de-
pendence and abuse. 
(6) The number of prisoners who were receiving 
methadone or buprenorphine therapy prior to the 
commencement of their term of imprisonment. 
(7) The number of prisoners who are the parent 
or guardian of a minor child. 
(8) The numbers of prisoners who are single, 
married, or otherwise in a committed relationship. 
(9) The number of prisoners who have not 
achieved a GED, high school diploma, or equivalent 
prior to entering prison. 
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(10) The number of prisoners who, during the 
previous year, received their GED or other equivalent 
certificate while incarcerated. 
(11) The numbers of prisoners for whom English 
is a second language. 
(12) The number of incidents, during the pre-
vious year, in which restraints were used on a female 
prisoner during pregnancy, labor, or postpartum re-
covery, as well as information relating to the type of 
restraints used, and the circumstances under which 
each incident occurred. 
(13) The vacancy rate for medical and health 
care staff positions, and average length of such a va-
cancy. 
(14) The number of facilities that operated, at 
any time during the previous year, without at least 
one clinical nurse, certified paramedic, or licensed 
physician on-site. 
(15) The number of facilities that during the 
previous year were accredited by the American Cor-
rectional Association. 
(16) The number and type of recidivism reduc-
tion partnerships described in section 3621(h)(5) of 
title 18, United States Code, entered into by each fa-
cility. 
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(17) The number of facilities with remote learn-
ing capabilities. 
(18) The number of facilities that offer prisoners 
video conferencing; 
(19) Any changes in costs related to legal phone 
calls and visits following implementation of section 
503 of this Act. 
(20) The number of aliens in prison during the 
previous year. 
(b) REPORT TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEES.—Beginning 
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of 7 years, 
the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall submit 
a report containing the information described in para-
graphs (1) through (20) of subsection (a) to the Committees 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 507. FEDERAL PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE REAU-
THORIZATION; MODIFICATION OF IMPOSED 
TERM OF IMPRISONMENT. 
(a) FEDERAL PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE.—Sec-
tion 231 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17541) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting after 
‘‘the Attorney General may’’ the following: ‘‘, 
upon written request from the Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons or an eligible elderly of-
fender,’’. 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘carried 
out during fiscal years 2009 and 2010’’ and in-
serting ‘‘carried out during fiscal years 2016 
through 2020’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘the greater of 10 years or’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (h); 
(3) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(h); and 
(4) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘2009 and 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2016 
through 2020’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF IMPOSED TERM OF IMPRISON-
MENT.— Section 3582(c)(1)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by insert-
ing after ‘‘Director of the Bureau of Prisons’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or, if the Director does not make such a mo-
tion 30 days after receiving a request to make such 
a motion from the defendant, of the defendant’’; and 
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(2) in clause (ii), by inserting after ‘‘the Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Prisons’’ the following: ‘‘, or the 
court in the case that the court is considering a mo-
tion of the defendant’’. 
SEC. 508. RELEASE COORDINATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF RELEASE PREPARATION COORDI-
NATOR.—The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall des-
ignate one officer or employee of the Bureau of Prisons at 
each facility that houses prisoners, as the release prepara-
tion coordinator, who shall be responsible for determining 
the general release needs of the prisoner population and de-
veloping and implementing an institution release prepara-
tion program to address those needs. 
(b) RELEASE PLAN.—Each prisoner shall develop a 
comprehensive release plan in conjunction with an institu-
tion release preparation program, with individualized as-
sistance from an officer or employee of the Bureau of Pris-
ons who is dedicated to and experienced in release prepara-
tion, including employment and housing counseling. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to provide for 
programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will 
recidivate upon release from prison, to provide restric-
tions on the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners, to 
provide additional safety measures for officers and em-
ployees of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other pur-
poses.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 704 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 759 
[Report No. 114–894] 
A BILL 
To enhance public safety by improving the effective-
ness and efficiency of the Federal prison system 
with offender risk and needs assessment, indi-
vidual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and 
risk and recidivism reduction. 
DECEMBER 23, 2016 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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