District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act

Bill: 117-hr-6962
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-03-07
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

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Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6962 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2022 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 committee concerned A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act . 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. 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). 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. 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.