,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjad ,mr4  
,mc,kinley 7for himself1 ,mr4           
,cartwright1 and ,mr4 ,nugent7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to authorize
 the ,director of the ,bureau of        
,prisons to issue oleoresin capsicum    
spray to officers and employees of the  
,bureau of ,prisons4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,eric    
,williams ,correctional ,officer        
,protection ,act of #bjad4  #b4         
,officers and employees of the ,bureau  
of ,prisons authorized to carry         
oleoresin capsicum spray  7a7 ,in       
general ,chapter #cjc of part ,,iii of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #djdi4 ,officers and        
employees of the ,bureau of ,prisons    
authorized to carry oleoresin capsicum  

spray  7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of
 the ,bureau of ,prisons shall issue1 on
 a routine basis1 oleoresin capsicum    
spray to--  7#a7 any officer or employee
 of the ,bureau of ,prisons who--  7,a7 
is employed in a prison that is not a   
minimum or low security prison2 and     
7,b7 may respond to an emergency        
situation in such a prison2 and  7#b7 to
 such additional officers and employees 
of prisons as the ,director determines  
appropriate1 in accordance with this    
section4  7b7 ,training requirement     
7#a7 ,in general ,in order for an       
officer or employee of the ,bureau of   
,prisons1 including a correctional      
officer1 to be eligible to receive and  
carry oleoresin capsicum spray pursuant 
to this section1 the officer or employee
 shall complete a training course before
 being issued such spray1 and annually  
thereafter1 on the use of oleoresin     
capsicum spray4  7#b7 ,transferability  
of training ,an officer or employee of  
the ,bureau of ,prisons who completes a 

training course pursuant to paragraph   
7#a7 and subsequently transfers to      
employment at a different prison1 shall 
not be required to complete an          
additional training course solely due   
such transfer4  7#c7 ,training conducted
 during regular employment ,an officer  
or employee of the ,bureau of ,prisons  
who completes a training course required
 under paragraph 7#a7 shall do so during
 the course of that officer or          
employee's regular employment1 and shall
 be compensated at the same rate that   
the officer or employee would be        
compensated for conducting the officer  
or employee's regular duties4  7c7 ,use 
of oleoresin capsicum spray ,officers   
and employees of the ,bureau of ,prisons
 issued oleoresin capsicum spray        
pursuant to subsection 7a7 may use such 
spray to reduce acts of violence--  7#a7
 committed by prisoners against         
themselves1 other prisoners1 prison     
visitors1 and officers and employees of 
the ,bureau of ,prisons2 and  7#b7      

committed by prison visitors against    
themselves1 prisoners1 other visitors1  
and officers and employees of the       
,bureau of ,prisons4  4  7b7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #cjc of part ,,iii of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #djdh the following3  #djdi4    
,officers and employees of the ,bureau  
of ,prisons authorized to carry         
oleoresin capsicum spray4  4  #c4 ,,gao 
,report ,not later than the date that is
 #c 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 
#djdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code 7as added by this ,act71 the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report that includes the following3     
7#a7 ,an evaluation of the effectiveness
 of issuing oleoresin capsicum spray to 

officers and employees of the ,bureau of
 ,prisons in prisons that are not       
minimum or low security prisons on--    
7,a7 reducing crime in such prisons2 and
  7,b7 reducing acts of violence        
committed by prisoners against          
themselves1 other prisoners1 prison     
visitors1 and officers and employees of 
the ,bureau of ,prisons in such prisons4
  7#b7 ,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        
prisons1 including--  7,a7 the          
effectiveness that issuing such spray in
 such prisons would have on reducing    
acts of violence committed by prisoners 
against themselves1 other prisoners1    
prison visitors1 and officers and       
employees of the ,bureau of ,prisons in 
such prisons2 and  7,b7 the cost of     
issuing such spray in such prisons4     
7#c7 ,recommendations to improve the    
safety of officers and employees of the 

,bureau of ,prisons in prisons4