ciplining of individuals charged with or convicted of 
an offense.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 301 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘4015. No contracting out of Federal prison facilities or community confinement 
facilities.’’. 
SEC. 3. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.—The At-
torney General shall take appropriate action to phase out 
existing Bureau of Prisons and United States Marshals 
Service contracts for core correctional services which, at 
the conclusion of the transition period, will be prohibited 
under section 4015 of title 18, United States Code. 
(b) FEDERAL COMMUNITY CONFINEMENT FACILI-
TIES.—The Attorney General shall take appropriate ac-
tion to phase out existing Bureau of Prisons contracts for 
community confinement facilities which, at the conclusion 
of the transition period, will be prohibited under section 
4015 of title 18, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Attor-
ney General shall submit to Congress a report which de-
scribes and evaluates the prison population in the custody 
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of the Bureau of Prisons. The report shall include infor-
mation regarding the race, gender, age, and nationality 
of such persons, as well as the location of the custody of 
such persons. 
SEC. 5. RESEARCH ON PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT RE-
DUCE RECIDIVISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall con-
duct research to evaluate the effectiveness at improving 
community reintegration of programs operated by, and 
policies of, community confinement facilities (as such term 
is defined in section 4015 of title 18, United States Code), 
and shall develop guidelines based on such research for 
the use of such programs and policies at community con-
finement facilities. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 4 years thereafter, 
the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report 
which describes the results of the research conducted 
under subsection (a), the guidelines developed pursuant to 
such research, and how such guidelines are being incor-
porated into any contract for the provision or management 
of a community confinement facility to which the Bureau 
of Prisons is a party. 
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SEC. 6. ANNUAL INSPECTION OF CORRECTIONAL FACILI-
TIES USED FOR THE CONFINEMENT OF PER-
SONS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE UNITED 
STATES MARSHALS SERVICE. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the United 
States Marshals Service shall conduct a thorough inspec-
tion of each correctional facility which is used by the 
United States Marshals Service for the confinement of 
persons in the custody of the United States Marshals 
Service to ensure that each such facility meets all constitu-
tional, Federal statutory, United States Marshals Service, 
and any other applicable standards, including any State 
or local standards. 
SEC. 7. DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RELATING TO 
THE RELEASE OF FEDERAL PRISONERS. 
Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) PROVISION
OF
INFORMATION
AND
COUN-
SELING.—The Attorney General shall make rules to as-
sure that each prisoner released from Federal custody 
upon the expiration of that prisoner’s term of imprison-
ment for an offense, including a prisoner who resides in 
a community confinement facility (as such term is defined 
in section 4015), receives information and appropriate 
counseling about each of the following: 
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‘‘(1) Any right the prisoner may have to have 
the prisoner’s criminal record expunged. 
‘‘(2) The availability of programs to remove em-
ployment barriers. 
‘‘(3) Relevant vocational and educational reha-
bilitation programs that are available to the pris-
oner. 
‘‘(4) A detailed record of participation in edu-
cational, employment, and treatment programs com-
pleted while incarcerated. 
‘‘(5) Assistance with applications for the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Programs providing nutritional as-
sistance. 
‘‘(B) Medicaid. 
‘‘(C) Social Security. 
‘‘(D) Driver’s license. 
‘‘(E) Registering to vote.’’. 
SEC. 8. DUTIES OF BUREAU OF PRISONS REGARDING RE-
LEASED PRISONERS. 
Section 4042 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO RELEASED 
PRISONERS.—In carrying out the duties set forth in sub-
sections (a)(6) and (a)(7), the Director of the Bureau of 
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Prisons shall ensure that each prisoner receives informa-
tion and counseling during prerelease procedures regard-
ing each area described in subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7). 
The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall provide each 
released prisoner, including a prisoner who resides in a 
community confinement facility (as such term is defined 
in section 4015), with information regarding fines, assess-
ments, surcharges, restitution, other penalties due from 
the prisoner in connection with the conviction, which it 
shall be the duty of the appropriate judicial officers to pro-
vide to the Bureau.’’. 
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