,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1 #bjad 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4   
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,thompson of  
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 and ,mr4     
,nadler7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
non-,federal prisons and detention      
facilities holding ,federal prisoners   
under a contract with the ,federal      
,government to make available to the    
public the same information pertaining  
to facility operations and to prisoners 
held in such facilities that ,federal   
prisons and detention facilities are    
required to make available4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,private ,prison ,information ,act of   
#bjad4  #b4 ,freedom of ,information    
,act applicable for contract prisons    
7a7 ,in ,general ,records relating to   
the operation of a ,contract ,facility1 

and to prisoners held in ,contract      
,facilities1 that are in the possession 
of an applicable entity shall be subject
 to section #eeb of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code 7popularly known as the   
,freedom of ,information ,act71 in the  
same manner as records maintained by a  
,federal agency operating a ,federal    
prison or other ,federal detention      
facility would be subject to such       
section of title #e1 including--  7#a7  
the duty to release information about   
the operation of the non-,federal prison
 or detention facility2 and  7#b7 the   
applicability of the exceptions and     
exemptions available under such section4
  7b7 ,regulations ,a ,federal agency   
that contracts with1 or provides funds  
to1 an applicable entity to incarcerate 
or detain ,federal prisoners in a       
non-,federal prison or detention        
facility shall promulgate regulations or
 guidance to ensure compliance by the   
applicable entity with subsection 7a74  
7c7 ,no ,federal funds for compliance   

,no ,federal funds may be used to assist
 applicable entities with compliance    
with this section or section #eeb of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7   
,civil ,action ,any party aggrieved by a
 violation of section #eeb of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 by an applicable 
entity1 as such section is applicable to
 such an entity in accordance with      
subsection 7a71 may1 in a civil action1 
obtain appropriate relief1 including an 
award under subsection 7a77#d77;,e7 of  
section #eeb of such title #e1 against  
the applicable entity for the violation4
  7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,applicable entity ,the term       
applicable entity means--  7,a7 a       
nongovernmental entity that directly or 
indirectly contracts with or receives   
funds from the ,federal ,government to  
incarcerate or detain ,federal prisoners
 in a ,contract ,facility2 or  7,b7 a   
,state or local governmental entity with
 a contract or intergovernmental service
 agreement with the ,federal ,government

 to incarcerate or detain ,federal      
prisoners in a ,contract ,facility4     
7#b7 ,contract ,facility ,the term      
,contract ,facility means a prison or   
other correctional or detention facility
 that is--  7,a7 owned or operated by a 
nongovernmental entity1 a ,state1 or a  
local government2 and  7,b7 incarcerates
 or detains ,federal prisoners pursuant 
to a contract or intergovernmental      
agreement to which any ,federal agency  
is a party4  7#c7 ,federal prisoner ,the
 term ,federal prisoner means any person
 incarcerated1 detained1 or otherwise   
held under the custody1 authority1 or   
jurisdiction of any ,federal agency or  
department4