,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #feg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjac ,mr4   
,leahy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,inh(e7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to elim9ate    
conditions 9 =eign prisons & o!r        
det5tion facilities t d n meet prim>y   
indicators ( heal?1 sanitation1 &       
safety1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,=eign  
,prison ,conditions ,improvem5t ,act (  
#bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !    
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,millions (         
inc>c]at$ p 9 ! _w suff] inhumane       
conditions 9 prisons & o!r det5tion     
facilities t are ov]cr[d$1 unsanit>y1 & 
unsafe to ! po9t ( endang]+ _! lives4   
,_m gov]nm5ts d n respect ! basic "r (  
all individuals 9 det5tion or           
inc>c]ation to be treat$ ) humanity & ) 
respect = ! inh]5t dignity ( ! human    
p]son4  7#b7 ,rates ( malnutrition &    
dea? among prison]s & o!r deta9ees f>   

exce$ ^? ( ! g5]al population1 & m$ical 
treatm5t = s]i\s illness or injury is1 9
 _m in/ances1 non-exi/5t or grossly     
inadequate4  7#c7 ,prisons are extremely
 high-risk environm5ts = transmitt+     
diseases1 p>ticul>ly ,,hiv &            
tub]culosis1 & create grave risks to    
communities 9 :i* releas$ prison]s live2
 /udies e/imate t ,,hiv infection rates 
9 prisons 9 develop+ c\ntries c be z mu*
 z #ej times high] ?an 9 ! g5]al        
population1 & tub]culosis infection     
rates 9 prisons are m ?an #bj times     
high] ?an 9 ! g5]al population4  7#d7   
,^! conditions are comp\nd$ by sev]e    
ov]cr[d+ 9 prisons & o!r det5tion       
facilities4 ,excessive pre-trial        
det5tion & dysfunctional ju/ice sy/ems  
frequ5tly result 9 prison]s & o!r       
deta9ees sp5d+ ye>s 9 su* conditions    
be=e _! cases are adjudicat$4 ,9 "s     
c\ntries1 su* facilities are fill$ to   
capacity _m times ov] result+ 9         
conditions s cramp$ t individual        
prison]s _c move )\t all do+ s en masse4

  7#e7 ,exp]ts h docum5t$ widespread    
inhumane prison conditions1 includ+     
ov]cr[d+1 inadequate food & wat]1 no    
access to hygi5e products or m$ical c>e1
 juv5iles deta9$ ) adults1 & d5ial (    
visits f family4  7#f7 ,"s gov]nm5ts    
fail to provide ev5 ! mo/ rudim5t>y     
sanitation 9 prisons & o!r det5tion     
facilities1 putt+ prison]s & o!r        
deta9ees at ev5 great] risk ( easily    
prev5table & (t5 life-?reat5+ diseases4 
,toilets are few or non-exi/5t & human  
wa/e repositories (t5 are locat$ among !
 g5]al prison population1 =c+ prison]s  
to eat1 sleep1 & live 9 grossly         
unsanit>y conditions4  7#g7 ,"s         
gov]nm5ts fail to p]mit prison]s & o!r  
deta9ees reasonable contact ) family    
memb]s or o!r visitors4 ,_m gov]nm5ts   
d5y access to c]ta9 prison]s & deta9ees1
 or d n provide in=mation ab\t _!       
location1 heal?1 & well-be+1 leav+ !m   
unacc\nt$ =4  7#h7 ,inhumane conditions 
9 prisons & o!r det5tion facilities (t5 
exi/ 9 c\ntries :]e res\rces = law      

en=cem5t are limit$ & only a small      
fraction ( su* res\rces are made        
available = ! op]ation & ma9t5ance (    
prisons & o!r det5tion facilities4      
,inadequate1 misplac$1 or lo/ records   
(t5 result 9 prison]s & o!r deta9ees be+
 inc>c]at$ indef9itely because _! cases 
h nev] be5 tri$ or o!rwise adjudicat$4  
,9 o!r cases1 poor recordkeep+ results 9
 prison]s & o!r deta9ees be+ held long  
aft] _! s5t5ces h expir$4 ,allocat+ !   
relatively mode/ res\rces necess>y to   
provide = ! basic human ne$s ( prison]s 
& o!r deta9ees & to rem$iate ! inhumane 
conditions "u :i* su* prison]s are held 
is (t5 a l[ priority4  7#i7 ,! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t curr5tly provides      
significant am\nts ( assi/ance to       
c\ntries ^: gov]nm5ts op]ate prisons &  
o!r det5tion facilities t1 because ( _! 
inhumane conditions1 s]i\sly jeop>dize !
 lives ( prison]s & o!r deta9ees held "u
 _! au?ority4  7#aj7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate's #bjaa ,c\ntry ,reports on ,human
 ,rights ,practices report$ prison      

conditions z poor1 inhumane1 or life    
?reat5+ 9 scores ( c\ntries1 all ( :i*  
receive ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance4  7#aa7 
,on ,febru>y #ad1 #bjab1 a fire at !    
,comayagua ,prison 9 ,honduras kill$    
#cfj prison]s4 ,unit$ ,/ates (ficials :o
 inve/igat$ ! fire attribut$ ! dea?s to 
sev]e ov]cr[d+ & poor safety practices4 
,9 "o ov]cr[d$ cell block1 only #d (    
#aje prison]s surviv$4 ,m ?an half ( !  
prison]s 7 pretrial deta9ees :o _h nev] 
be5 convict$ ( any crime4  7#ab7 ,9 _m  
c\ntries1 ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s suff]   
s]i\s h>m & are at risk ( dea? &        
mi/reatm5t f be+ held 9 prisons & o!r   
det5tion facilities "u inhumane         
conditions4  7#ac7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,gov]nm5t %\ld use its influ5ce &       
res\rces to ensure t gov]nm5ts t receive
 ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance d n op]ate     
prisons & o!r det5tion facilities "u    
inhumane conditions4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,gov]nm5t also %\ld assi/ c\ntries to   
elim9ate inhumane conditions 9 prisons &
 o!r det5tion facilities4  7#ad7        

,elim9at+ inhumane conditions 9 =eign   
prisons & o!r det5tion facilities w     
/r5g!n ! rule ( law1 save lives1 &      
enhance ! heal? & well-be+ ( vuln]able p
 9 poor c\ntries1 & x w advance ,unit$  
,/ates int]e/s4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
,act3  7#a7 ,appropriate congressional  
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means--  7,a7 !
 ,committee on ,appropriations & !      
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on         
,appropriations & ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  
7#b7 ,prim>y indicators = ! elim9ation (
 inhumane conditions 9 =eign prisons &  
o!r det5tion facilities ,! t]m prim>y   
indicators = ! elim9ation ( inhumane    
conditions 9 prisons & o!r det5tion     
facilities means1 ) respect to !        
op]ation or ma9t5ance ( prisons & o!r   
det5tion facilities 9 a =eign c\ntry t  
is a recipi5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance1
 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! numb] ( inmates or  
deta9ees held 9 a facility does n s     

exce$ prison capacity su* t p] capita   
floor space is insuffici5t to all[ =    
humane sleep+ conditions & reasonable   
physical movem5t4  7,b7 ,human wa/e     
facilities are sanit>y & accessible1 &  
human wa/e is dispos$ ( regul>ly & 9 a  
sanit>y mann]4  7,c7 ,! light+1         
v5tilation1 temp]ature1 & physical      
con/ruction ( prisons & o!r det5tion    
facilities d n s]i\sly endang] ! heal? &
 safety ( prison]s4  7,d7 ,prison]s &   
o!r deta9ees h access to adequate food &
 potable dr9k+ wat]4  7,e7 ,prison]s &  
o!r deta9ees h access to ess5tial &     
em]g5cy m$ical c>e4  7,f7 ,to ! maximum 
ext5t practicable1 prison]s & o!r       
deta9ees are all[$ religi\s obs]vance & 
mat]ials1 & contact ) cl]gy1 family1 &  
fri5ds1 by bo? correspond5ce & p]sonal  
visits4  7#c7 ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance ,!
 t]m ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance means any  
non-humanit>ian assi/ance furni%$ to    
c>ry out ! provisions ( ! ,=eign        
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#baea et seq471 ! ,arms ,export ,control

 ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq471 or 
! ,mill5nium ,*all5ge ,act ( #bjjc 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #ggja et seq474  #d4 ,ef=ts to
 help elim9ate inhumane conditions 9    
=eign prisons & o!r det5tion facilities 
7a7 ,report to ,congress  7#a7 ,annual  
report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & ,octob] #a e o!r ye> !reaft] = a
 six-ye> p]iod1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all
 submit to ! appropriate congressional  
committees a report describ+ !          
conditions 9 prisons & o!r det5tion     
facilities 9 at lea/ #cj c\ntries       
receiv+ ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance or "u   
sanction by ! ,unit$ ,/ates select$ z a 
result ( ! ,secret>y's det]m9ation t su*
 conditions raise ! mo/ s]i\s human     
rights or humanit>ian conc]ns4 ,9       
select+ su* c\ntries1 ! ,secret>y %all  
consid] only ! conditions )9 ea*        
c\ntry's prisons & det5tion facilities4 
7,b7 ,cont5t ,! report requir$ "u       
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all1 = ea* c\ntry1    
describe ! conditions t raise human     

rights & humanit>ian conc]ns1 includ+-- 
7i7 a detail$ & up to date review1 :5ev]
 possible1 ( ea* ( ! prim>y indicators  
set =? 9 section #c7b7 & not+ any ef=ts 
made to elim9ate inhumane conditions z  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72  7ii7 an      
id5tification ( ^? c\ntries1 if any1    
receiv+ ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance1 ^:     
gov]nm5ts--  7,i7 d n meet "o or m ( !  
prim>y indicators = ! elim9ation (      
inhumane conditions 9 prisons & o!r     
det5tion facilities b are mak+          
significant ef=ts to comply2 &  7,,ii7 d
 n meet "o or m ( ! prim>y indicators & 
are n mak+ significant ef=ts to comply2 
&  7iii7 ! /eps be+ tak5 by ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to improve conditions 9
 =eign prisons & o!r det5tion           
facilities4  7,c7 ,be/ practices ,!     
report %all also include a section on   
be/ practices = a*iev+ ! prim>y         
indicators4  7#b7 ,significant ef=ts ,9 
mak+ det]m9ations "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 
z to :e!r ! gov]nm5t ( a c\ntry is mak+ 
significant ef=ts to comply ) ! prim>y  

indicators = ! elim9ation ( inhumane    
conditions 9 prisons & o!r det5tion     
facilities1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all    
consid] ! ext5t to :i* ! gov]nm5t ( !   
c\ntry is--  7,a7 regul>ly monitor+ !   
conditions ( prisons & o!r det5tion     
facilities "u its au?ority1 includ+     
all[+ access = indep5d5t monitors1      
p]mitt+ prison]s & o!r deta9ees to      
submit compla9ts )\t c5sor%ip1 coop]at+ 
) humanit>ian organizations 9 elim9at+ &
 monitor+ inhumane conditions 9 prisons 
& o!r det5tion facilities1 promptly     
inve/igat+ cr$ible allegations (        
inhumane conditions1 & mak+ in=mation   
conc]n+ conditions & inve/igations      
available to ! public & ! ,secret>y (   
,/ate2  7,b7 tak+ effective /eps to     
elim9ate inhumane conditions 9 prisons &
 o!r det5tion facilities1 :i* may       
include1 among o!r /eps1 appo9t+        
ombudsm5 to s]ve on behalf ( prison]s & 
o!r deta9ees1 provid+ alt]natives to    
inc>c]ation = nonviol5t (f5d]s 9 ord] to
 alleviate inhumane ov]cr[d+1 address+ !

 /atus & circum/ances ( conf9em5t (     
juv5iles1 improv+ pretrial det5tion     
practices1 & implem5t+ bail &           
recordkeep+ proc$ures to r$uce pretrial 
det5tion p]iods & to ensure t prison]s d
 n s]ve beyond ! maximum s5t5ce = ! *>g$
 (f5se2 &  7,c7 increas+ ! am\nt (      
gov]nm5t res\rces to elim9ate inhumane  
conditions 9 prisons & o!r det5tion     
facilities4  7#c7 ,use ( c\ntry reports 
,! report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may  
draw f ! discussion ( prison conditions 
conta9$ 9 ! ,c\ntry ,reports on ,human  
,rights ,practices requir$ "u sections  
#aaf7;d7 & #ejb;,b7b7 ( ! ,=eign        
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#baean7d7 & #bcjd7;b774  7#d7           
,publication ,! report requir$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be made available to 
! public1 includ+ on a publicly         
available website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4
  7b7 ,assi/ance = gov]nm5ts ,to        
elim9ate inhumane conditions 9 prisons &
 o!r det5tion facilities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,adm9i/rator ( 

! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national  
,developm5t %\ld furni% assi/ance = !   
purpose ( elim9at+ inhumane conditions 9
 prisons & o!r det5tion facilities :]e  
su* assi/ance w\ld be appropriate &     
b5eficial4  7#b7 ,inapplicability (     
prohibition ,! prohibitions "u section  
#ffj ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdbj7 %all n be         
applicable to assi/ance furni%$ to c>ry 
out ! provisions ( p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 
,assi/ance ,assi/ance made available "u 
?is subsection %all be designat$ & us$  
exclusively to elim9ate inhumane        
conditions 9 prisons & o!r det5tion     
facilities 9 ! c\ntry receiv+ ! grant1 b
 may n include ! con/ruction ( new      
prisons4 ,funds made available "u ?is   
section %all be subject to ! regul>     
notification proc$ures ( ! ,committees  
on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7c7 ,consultations )
 gov]nm5ts n mak+ significant ef=ts ,to 
elim9ate inhumane conditions 9 prisons &
 o!r det5tion facilities  7#a7          

,consultations ,9 ! case ( a gov]nm5t ( 
a c\ntry t is li/$ 9 ! report submitt$  
"u subsection 7a77#a77;,b77ii77,,ii7 z n
 mak+ significant ef=ts to elim9ate     
inhumane conditions 9 prisons & o!r     
det5tion facilities1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all1 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date  
su* report is submitt$1 ent] into       
consultations ) su* gov]nm5t to a*ieve !
 purposes ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,actions    
reg>d+ ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance  7,a7    
,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance ,! ,secret>y (  
,/ate & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t may 
re/ructure1 reprogram1 or r$uce ,unit$  
,/ates assi/ance = a gov]nm5t describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 to a*ieve ! purposes (   
?is ,act4  7,b7 ,report+ ,if assi/ance  
is provid$ to a c\ntry ^: gov]nm5t is   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate %all submit to ! appropriate      
congressional committees )9 #cj days ( !
 decision to provide su* assi/ance a    
report--  7i7 expla9+ t any gov]nm5t    
ag5cy or facility to receive assi/ance  

has ! indep5d5ce & commitm5t necess>y to
 a*ieve ! purposes ( ?is ,act2  7ii7    
detail+ ! purposes = :i* su* assi/ance w
 be provid$2  7iii7 describ+ ! ,unit$   
,/ates int]e/ 9 provid+ su* assi/ance   
not)/&+ ! failure ( ! gov]nm5t to make  
significant ef=ts to elim9ate inhumane  
conditions2 &  7iv7 describ+ !          
conditions 9 prisons & o!r det5tion     
facilities 9 su* c\ntry unless ?is      
in=mation has already be5 includ$ 9 !   
report requir$ "u section #d7;a77#a74   
7#c7 ,brief+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! beg9n+ ( consultations requir$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all brief ! 
appropriate congressional committees on 
! actions tak5 or agre$ to be tak51 if  
any1 by ! gov]nm5t ( t c\ntry t         
con/itute significant ef=ts to elim9ate 
inhumane conditions 9 prisons & o!r     
det5tion facilities & ! actions tak51 or
 t w be tak51 by ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
pursuant to p>agraph 7#b74 ,su*         
in=mation %all also be includ$ 9 ! next 
report requir$ "u subsection 7a74 ,if ! 

,secret>y det]m9es t ,unit$ ,/ates      
assi/ance to su* gov]nm5t %\ld n be     
re/ructur$1 reprogramm$1 or r$uc$1 !    
brief+ & report %all conta9 an          
explanation = t decision4  #e4 ,tra9+ = 
=eign s]vice (fic]s ,section #gjh ( !   
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #djbh7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 ,!    
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 ) ! assi/ance ( o!r  
relevant (ficials1 %all e/abli% z "p ( !
 /&>d tra9+ provid$ = *iefs ( mission1  
deputy *iefs ( mission1 & o!r (fic]s ( !
 ,s]vice :o are or w be involv$ 9 !     
assessm5t ( conditions 9 =eign prisons &
 o!r det5tion facilities or ! draft+ ( !
 annual ,c\ntry ,reports on ,human      
,rights ,practices1 in/ruction on matt]s
 relat$ to conditions 9 su* prisons &   
o!r det5tion facilities & ! sub/ance ( !
 ,=eign ,prison ,conditions ,improvem5t 
,act ( #bjac4  4  #f4 ,(ficial to       
monitor =eign prison conditions ,!      
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all designate1 )9 !  
,bureau ( ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 & 

,labor1 an (ficial at a m9imum level ( a
 ,deputy ,assi/ant ,secret>y :o %all h  
responsibility = implem5t+ ! provisions 
( ?is ,act1 :i* %all be a sub/antial "p 
( su* (ficial's responsibilities4 ,!    
,secret>y %all in/ruct relevant ,unit$  
,/ates (ficials abroad to assi/ su*     
(ficial 9 ga!r+ in=mation reg>d+        
conditions 9 =eign prisons & o!r        
det5tion facilities & 9 implem5t+ !     
provisions ( ?is ,act4  #g4 ,rule (     
con/ruction ,= purposes ( ?is ,act & any
 am5dm5t made by ?is ,act--  7#a7 !     
prohibitions ( section #ajd7;f7 ( !     
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #baea;b7f77 %all apply to all 
provisions ( ?is ,act & any am5dm5t made
 by ?is ,act & %all n be con/ru$ to be  
alt]$ by ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 ! prim>y     
indicators = ! elim9ation ( inhumane    
conditions 9 =eign prisons & o!r        
det5tion facilities1 z well z           
significant ef=ts & be/ practices to    
a*ieve su* indicators1 %all n be det]m9$
 bas$ on ! provision ( s]vices = :i*    

fund+ is prohibit$ by section #ajd7;f7 (
 ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #baea;b7f774