District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act
Bill: H.R.6962 | Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act
This bill requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide specified information (e.g., the scheduled release date) to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for each person under the jurisdiction of the BOP pursuant to the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997. The BOP must also provide, upon the request of the Mayor, such information to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District.
The Mayor of the District of Columbia may not disclose the provided information outside of the District government, except to counsel for the detained individuals, and to organizations that provide legal representation to individuals in criminal or post-conviction matters, or in matters related to re-entry.

To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide information 
 on certain persons under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Code Returning 
Citizens Coordination Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO THE MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA RELATED TO CERTAIN PERSONS UNDER THE 
              JURISDICTION OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.

    Notwithstanding any provision of law described in section 3, the 
Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall provide to the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia for each person under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Prisons pursuant to the National Capital Revitalization and 
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), the 
following:
            (1) Annually, the following information:
                    (A) The name, date of birth, and Federal Register 
                Number of the person.
                    (B) The Bureau of Prisons facility where the person 
                is housed.
                    (C) The scheduled release date.
            (2) Upon the request of the Mayor, the information that the 
        Director provides for such person to the Director of the Court 
        Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of 
        Columbia.

SEC. 3. PROVISIONS OF LAW DESCRIBED.

    The provisions of law described in this section are as follows:
            (1) Title II of the Health Insurance Portability and 
        Accountability Act of 1996 (including parts 160 and 165 of 
        title 45, Code of Federal Regulations).
            (2) Section 543 of the Public Health Service Act (including 
        part 2 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations).
            (3) Section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
        referred to as the ``Privacy Act'').
            (4) Any other provision of Federal law that provides 
        substantially similar protections for the privacy of 
        information as the provisions of law described in paragraphs 
        (1) through (3).

SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF PRIVACY ACT.

    The provision of information under this Act shall be deemed to be a 
lawful disclosure under section 552a(b)(7) of title 5, United States 
Code.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DISCLOSURE.

    The Mayor of the District of Columbia may not disclose the 
information provided pursuant to this Act outside of the District of 
Columbia government, except that the Mayor may provide the information 
provided under paragraph (1) of section 2 to counsel for the detained 
individuals, and to organizations that provide legal representation to 
individuals in criminal or post-conviction matters, or in matters 
related to re-entry.
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