,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aghd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #af1     
#bjae,mr4 ,mc,connell 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,paul7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,director of the
 ,bureau of ,prisons to be appointed by 
and with the advice and consent of the  
,senate4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,federal ,prisons   
,accountability ,act of #bjae4  #b4     
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,the ,director of the ,bureau of  
,prisons leads a law enforcement        
component of the ,department of ,justice
 with a budget that exceeds             
#f1ijj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjae4   
7#b7 ,with the exception of the ,federal
 ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,bureau 
of ,prisons has the largest operating   
budget of any unit within the           
,department of ,justice4  7#c7 ,the     
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons    

oversees #abb facilities and is         
responsible for the welfare of more than
 #bjh1jjj ,federal inmates4  7#d7 ,the  
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons    
supervises more than #ci1jjj employees1 
many of whom operate in hazardous       
environments that involve regular       
interaction with violent offenders4     
7#e7 ,the ,director of the ,bureau of   
,prisons also serves as the chief       
operating officer for ,federal ,prisons 
,industries1 a wholly owned ,government 
enterprise of #gh prison factories that 
directly competes against the private   
sector1 including small businesses1 for 
,government contracts4  7#f7 ,within the
 ,department of ,justice1 in addition to
 those officials who oversee litigating 
components1 the ,director of the ,bureau
 of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and  
,explosives1 the ,director of the       
,bureau of ,justice ,assistance1 the    
,director of the ,bureau of ,justice    
,statistics1 the ,director of the       
,community ,relations ,service1 the     

,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation1 the ,director of the    
,national ,institute of ,justice1 the   
,director of the ,office for ,victims of
 ,crime1 the ,director of the ,office on
 ,violence ,against ,women1 the         
,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement
 ,administration1 the ,deputy           
,administrator of the ,drug ,enforcement
 ,administration1 the ,administrator of 
the ,office of ,juvenile ,justice and   
,delinquency ,prevention1 the ,director 
of the ,united ,states ,marshals        
,service1 #id ,united ,states ,marshals1
 the ,inspector ,general of the         
,department of ,justice1 and the        
,special ,counsel for ,immigration      
,related ,unfair ,employment ,practices1
 are all appointed by the ,president by 
and with the advice and consent of the  
,senate4  7#g7 ,despite the significant 
budget of the ,bureau of ,prisons and   
the vast number of people under the     
responsibility of the ,director of the  
,bureau of ,prisons1 the ,director is   

not appointed by and with the advice and
 consent of the ,senate4  #c4 ,director 
of the ,bureau of ,prisons  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #djda of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking appointed by and serving       
directly under the ,attorney ,general4  
and inserting the following3 who shall  
be appointed by the ,president by and   
with the advice and consent of the      
,senate4 ,the ,director shall serve     
directly under the ,attorney ,general44 
7b7 ,incumbent ,notwithstanding the     
amendment made by subsection 7a71 the   
individual serving as the ,director of  
the ,bureau of ,prisons on the date of  
enactment of this ,act may serve as the 
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons    
until the date that is #c months after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7c7
 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this 
,act shall be construed to limit the    
ability of the ,president to appoint the
 individual serving as the ,director of 
the ,bureau of ,prisons on the date of  

enactment of this ,act to the position  
of the ,director of the ,bureau of      
,prisons in accordance with section     
#djda of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 as amended by subsection 7a74