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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Criminal Correction and Victim
Assistance Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SECTIONS PROHIBITING PRISON LABOR.

Title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking sections 436;
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter
23, by striking the item relating to section 436;
(3) by striking chapter 85; and
(4) in the table of chapters at the beginning of part I of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item
relating to chapter 85.

SEC. 3. PRISON SECURITY.

(a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 4048. Strength-training of prisoners prohibited
''The Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that--
''(1) prisoners under its jurisdiction do not engage in any
physical activities designed to increase their physical
strength or their fighting ability; and
''(2) all equipment designed for increasing the physical
strength or fighting ability of prisoners promptly be removed
from Federal correctional facilities and not be introduced into
such facilities thereafter except as needed for a medically
required program of physical rehabilitation approved by the
Director of the Bureau of Prisons.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

''4048. Strength-training of prisoners prohibited.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRISONERS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 4014. Requirement for prisoners
''(a) The Attorney General shall establish by rule--
''(1) the requirement that Federal prisoners that are able
to do so engage in work and that such prisoners work at least
48 hours each week;
''(2) the requirement that Federal prisoners engage in
educational study for at least 12 hours each week;
''(3) that no television viewing will be provided to
Federal prisoners, except educational programs; and
''(4) that a 25 percent assessment be levied on all wages
earned by Federal prisoners, with 5 percent returned to the
prosecuting agency to help reimburse the cost of the
prosecution, 10 percent set aside for victim restitution, and
10 percent placed in the Fund created by subsection (b).
''(b) There is established in the Treasury the James Wilson, Jr.
Fund (referred to in this section as the 'Fund'). The Fund shall
consist of moneys placed in it under subsection (a). The Attorney
General shall distribute the money in the fund equally between--
(1) State and local programs whose primary purpose is to
provide training and purchase equipment designed to protect
peace officers from personal injury in the line of duty
resulting from the criminal acts of third-parties; and
(2) to families of local, State, and Federal peace officers
killed in the line of duty;
according to such procedures, and in such amounts, as the Attorney
General shall by rule establish.''.
(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:

''4014. Requirement for prisoners.''.

SEC. 5. STOPPING ABUSIVE PRISONER LAWSUITS.

(a) Exhaustion Requirement.--Section 7(a)(1) of the Civil Rights of
Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended--
(1) by striking ''in any action brought'' and inserting
''no action shall be brought'';
(2) by striking ''the court shall'' and all that follows
through ''require exhaustion of'' and insert ''until''; and
(3) by inserting ''are exhausted'' after ''available''.
(b) Frivolous Actions.--Section 7(a) of the Civil Rights of
Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
''(3) The court shall on its own motion or on motion of a party
dismiss any action brought pursuant to section 1979 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States by an adult convicted of a crime and
confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility if the
action fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or is
frivolous or malicious.''.
(c) Modification of Required Minimum Standards.--Section 7(b)(2) of
the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C.
1997e(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating
subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D),
respectively.
(d) Proceeding in Forma Pauperis.--
(1) Dismissal.--Section 1915(d) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by inserting ''at any time'' after ''counsel
and may'';
(B) by striking ''and may'' and inserting ''and
shall'';
(C) by inserting ''fails to state a claim upon
which relief may be granted or'' after ''that the
action''; and
(D) by inserting ''even if partial filing fees have
been imposed by the court'' before the period.
(2) Prisoner's statement of assets.--Section 1915 of title
28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(f) If a prisoner in a correctional institution files an
affidavit in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, such
prisoner shall include in that affidavit a statement of all assets such
prisoner possesses. The court shall make inquiry of the correctional
institution in which the prisoner is incarcerated for information
available to that institution relating to the extent of the prisoner's
assets. The court shall require full or partial payment of filing fees
according to the prisoner's ability to pay.''.
Output:
Criminal Correction and Victim Assistance Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal criminal code to repeal provisions prohibiting: (1) contracting for or hiring out prisoner labor; or (2) knowingly transporting in interstate commerce or from any foreign country into the United States any prisoner-made goods.
(Sec. 3) Requires the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that: (1) prisoners under its jurisdiction do not engage in any physical activities designed to increase their physical strength or fighting ability; and (2) all equipment designed for increasing the physical strength or fighting ability of prisoners promptly be removed from Federal correctional facilities and not be introduced into such facilities thereafter except as needed for a medically required program of physical rehabilitation approved by the Director of the Bureau.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Attorney General to require that: (1) Federal prisoners who are able to do so work at least 48 hours each week and engage in educational study for at least 12 hours each week; (2) no television viewing be provided to Federal prisoners, except educational programs; and (3) a 25 percent assessment be levied on all wages earned by Federal prisoners, with five percent returned to the prosecuting agency to help reimburse the cost of the prosecution, ten percent set aside for victim restitution, and ten percent placed in the Fund created under this section.
Establishes in the Treasury the James Wilson, Jr. Fund. Directs the Attorney General to distribute the money in the Fund equally between: (1) State and local programs whose primary purpose is to provide training and purchase equipment designed to protect peace officers from personal injury in the line of duty resulting from the criminal acts of third parties; and (2) families of local, State, and Federal peace officers killed in the line of duty.
(Sec. 5) Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to prohibit an adult convicted of a crime who is confined in any correctional facility from bringing a civil action for deprivation of rights until such plain, speedy, and effective administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.
Directs the court, on its or a party's motion, to dismiss specified actions brought by an adult convicted of a crime and confined in any correctional facility if the court is satisfied that the action fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or is frivolous or malicious.
Repeals a provision of such Act requiring that the minimum standards provide for an advisory role for employees and inmates of a correctional facility in the system for resolution of inmate grievances.
Amends the Federal judicial code to require: (1) the court to dismiss a case in a forma pauperis proceeding if the allegation of poverty is untrue or if the action fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or is frivolous or malicious, even if partial filing fees have been imposed by the court; (2) a prisoner in a correctional institution who files an affidavit to include a statement of all assets such prisoner possesses; and (3) the court to ask the correctional institution for information relating to the prisoner's assets and to require full or partial payment of filing fees according to the prisoner's ability to pay.