,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjad   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4    
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (      
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,coh51 & ,mr4 ,nadl]7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require non-,f$]al prisons &
 det5tion facilities hold+ ,f$]al       
prison]s "u a contract ) ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t to make available to ! public 
! same in=mation p]ta9+ to facility     
op]ations & to prison]s held 9 su*      
facilities t ,f$]al prisons & det5tion  
facilities are requir$ to make          
available4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,private ,prison        
,in=mation ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,fre$om ( 
,in=mation ,act applicable = contract   
prisons  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,records relat+  
to ! op]ation ( a ,contract ,facility1 &
 to prison]s held 9 ,contract           
,facilities1 t are 9 ! possession ( an  

applicable entity %all be subject to    
section #eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code 7popul>ly kn[n z ! ,fre$om (      
,in=mation ,act71 9 ! same mann] z      
records ma9ta9$ by a ,f$]al ag5cy op]at+
 a ,f$]al prison or o!r ,f$]al det5tion 
facility w\ld be subject to su* section 
( title #e1 includ+--  7#a7 ! duty to   
release in=mation ab\t ! op]ation ( !   
non-,f$]al prison or det5tion facility2 
&  7#b7 ! applicability ( ! exceptions &
 exemptions available "u su* section4   
7b7 ,regulations ,a ,f$]al ag5cy t      
contracts )1 or provides funds to1 an   
applicable entity to inc>c]ate or deta9 
,f$]al prison]s 9 a non-,f$]al prison or
 det5tion facility %all promulgate      
regulations or guidance to ensure       
compliance by ! applicable entity )     
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,no ,f$]al funds = 
compliance ,no ,f$]al funds may be us$  
to assi/ applicable entities )          
compliance ) ?is section or section #eeb
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7  
,civil ,action ,any p>ty aggriev$ by a  

violation ( section #eeb ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 by an applicable   
entity1 z su* section is applicable to  
su* an entity 9 accordance ) subsection 
7a71 may1 9 a civil action1 obta9       
appropriate relief1 includ+ an aw>d "u  
subsection 7a77#d77;,e7 ( section #eeb (
 su* title #e1 aga9/ ! applicable entity
 = ! violation4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3  7#a7 ,applicable entity ,! t]m
 applicable entity means--  7,a7 a      
nongov]nm5tal entity t directly or      
indirectly contracts ) or receives funds
 f ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to inc>c]ate or   
deta9 ,f$]al prison]s 9 a ,contract     
,facility2 or  7,b7 a ,/ate or local    
gov]nm5tal entity ) a contract or       
int]gov]nm5tal s]vice agreem5t ) !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to inc>c]ate or deta9  
,f$]al prison]s 9 a ,contract ,facility4
  7#b7 ,contract ,facility ,! t]m       
,contract ,facility means a prison or   
o!r correctional or det5tion facility t 
is--  7,a7 own$ or op]at$ by a          
nongov]nm5tal entity1 a ,/ate1 or a     

local gov]nm5t2 &  7,b7 inc>c]ates or   
deta9s ,f$]al prison]s pursuant to a    
contract or int]gov]nm5tal agreem5t to  
:i* any ,f$]al ag5cy is a p>ty4  7#c7   
,f$]al prison] ,! t]m ,f$]al prison]    
means any p]son inc>c]at$1 deta9$1 or   
o!rwise held "u ! cu/ody1 au?ority1 or  
jurisdiction ( any ,f$]al ag5cy or      
dep>tm5t4