,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #baae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bd1 #bjag,ms4 
,bass 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,ri*mond7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to enc\rage ,/ate1 local & tribal      
jurisdictions to implem5t & en=ce       
appropriate & "t-s5sitive proc$ures to  
notify ! next-(-k9 or designat$ p]son ^u
 ! dea? or life-?reat5+ em]g5cy ( an    
individual :o is 9 ! cu/ody ( law       
en=cem5t4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,family ,notification (    
,dea? 9 ,cu/ody or ,life-,?reat5+       
,em]g5cy ,act ( #bjag or ! ,wakie%a's   
,law4  #b4 ,purpose ,to enc\rage ,/ate1 
local & tribal jurisdictions to implem5t
 & en=ce appropriate & "t-s5sitive      
proc$ures to notify ! next-(-k9 or      
designat$ p]son ^u ! dea? or            
life-?reat5+ em]g5cy ( an individual :o 
is 9 ! cu/ody ( law en=cem5t4  #c4      
,compliance & ineligibility  7a7        
,compliance  7#a7 ,f$]al law en=cem5t   

ag5cies ,ea* ,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cy  
%all take su* actions z may be necess>y 
to ensure compliance ) ! requirem5ts (  
sections #d & #e4  7#b7 ,/ates &        
localities ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a 
,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t is a     
noncompliant jurisdiction if t ,/ate or 
unit ( local gov]nm5t does n e/abli%1   
implem5t1 or en=ce a law1 policy1 or    
proc$ure to ensure compliance ) !       
requirem5ts ( sections #d & #e4  7b7    
,r$uction ( grant funds ,= ea* fiscal   
ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 a ,/ate %all be subject to a      
#aj-p]c5t r$uction ( ! funds t w\ld     
o!rwise be allocat$ = ! fiscal ye> to ! 
,/ate "u subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( title ,i ( 
! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe      
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#cgej et seq471 :e!r *>act]iz$ z !      
,edw>d ,byrne ,memorial ,/ate & ,local  
,law ,en=cem5t ,assi/ance ,programs1 !  
,local ,gov]nm5t ,law ,en=cem5t ,block  
,grants ,program1 ! ,edw>d ,byrne       
,memorial ,ju/ice ,assi/ance ,grant     

,program1 or o!rwise1 if dur+ ! prior   
fiscal ye>--  7#a7 ! ,/ate 0 a          
noncompliant jurisdiction2 or  7#b7 a   
unit ( local gov]nm5t 0 a noncompliant  
jurisdiction4  7c7 ,reallocation ( funds
 ,am\nts n allocat$ accord+ly to a ,/ate
 = failure to fully comply ) ?is ,act   
%all be reallocat$ "u t program to      
,/ates t h compli$ ) ?is ,act4  #d4     
,in=mation requir$ ^u arre/ or det5tion 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( an individual  
tak5 into ! cu/ody ( a law en=cem5t     
ag5cy1 ! ag5cy %all1 at ! "t ( tak+     
cu/ody1 includ+ dur+ an arre/1 dur+ or  
prior to book+ or intake scre5+ z a new 
commitm5t1 9 transf] f ano!r in/itution1
 z a c\rt return1 z a return f a writ1  
or z a holdov]1 obta9 basic             
id5tification in=mation = ! individual1 
includ+ 8 or h] "n1 date ( bir?1 & la/  
kn[n address1 z well z ensur+ t !       
in=mation is accurate & complete4 ,!    
individual may n be plac$ into any      
correctional in/itution prior to !      
acquisition & confirmation ( su*        

in=mation4  7b7 ,em]g5cy notification   
in=mation ,! receiv+ in/itution or ag5cy
 %all also obta9 ! "n1 relation%ip1 &   
contact in=mation1 includ+ mail+ address
 & "o or m phone numb]s1 ( at lea/ "o   
p]son or next-(-k9 to be notifi$ 9 case 
( dea? or em]g5cy4 ,9 all in/ances :]e  
c\nsel has ent]$ appe>ance on ! record z
 a repres5tative = ! individual1 !      
attorney li/$ %all by default be li/$ z 
! designat$ em]g5cy contact4 ,! attorney
 contact %all be provid$ 9 addition to !
 contact or contacts provid$ by !       
individual4  7c7 ,no use 9 proce$+s ,"u 
no circum/ances may any in=mation obta9$
 = ! purpose ( id5tify+ a next-(-k9 or  
designat$ em]g5cy contact be us$ 9 any  
crim9al1 civil or inve/igative proce$+  
aga9/ ! individual4  #e4 ,notification  
by law en=cem5t ( family ) reg>d to dea?
 or life-?reat5+ em]g5cy occurr+ to     
individual 9 cu/ody  7a7 ,dea?          
notification m9imum /&>ds ,9 ! case ( an
 individual :o dies :ile 9 ! cu/ody ( a 
law en=cem5t ag5cy3 7#a7 ,writt5        

notification plan ,a law en=cem5t ag5cy 
%all h a writt5 notification plan 9     
place id5tify+ all designat$ /aff memb]s
 :o are au?oriz$1 tra9$ & prep>$ to     
deliv] notification ( dea? to !         
next-(-k9 or designat$ contact 9 a      
pr(essional & compassionate mann]4  7#b7
 ,timeframe = notification ,9 ! ev5t an 
individual dies :ile 9 ! cu/ody ( law   
en=cem5t1 su* notification %all be      
deliv]$ n lat] ?an #c h\rs aft] !       
decl>ation ( dea?4  7#c7 ,mann] (       
notification ,to m9imize confusion &    
trauma suff]$ by ! family or designat$  
contact ( ! deceas$1 reasonable ef=ts   
may be tak5 :5 practical to ensure t    
notification is provid$ 9-p]son & 9 a   
private sett+4  7#d7 ,in=mation requir$ 
,su* notification %all include ! (ficial
 "t ( dea?1 ! cause ( dea? 7if det]m9$7 
& all p]t95t circum/ances surr\nd+ !    
dea?1 includ+ :e!r ! individual's dea?  
is "u inve/igation & ! reason = op5+ an 
inve/igation4  7#e7 ,docum5tation (     
attempts ,all notification attempts %all

 be docum5t$ & ma9ta9$ )9 ! cu/odial    
record1 includ+--  7,a7 ! /aff "n &     
correspond+ ag5cy or dep>tm5t contact   
in=mation = all ^? responsible = c>ry+  
out ! notification2  7,b7 ! date & "t ( 
successful & unsuccessful contacts2     
7,c7 ! names & contacts to :i* attempts 
7 made1 & any reason = fail$ or         
unsuccessful contact2 &  7,d7 any       
incid5ts ( unclaim$ or reject$ claims = 
! body or prop]ty ( ! deceas$1 includ+ a
 detail$ description ( :]e any unclaim$ 
bodies & prop]ty h be5 dispos$ (4  7b7  
,autopsy notifications ,9 ! case ( an   
individual :o dies :ile 9 ! cu/ody ( a  
law en=cem5t ag5cy1 if an autopsy ( t   
individual is requir$3  7#a7            
,notification ,! next-(-k9 or designat$ 
contacts %all be in=m$ imm$iately ^u any
 det]m9ation t an autopsy %all be p]=m$1
 & su* notification %all include !      
reason t ! autopsy is be+ p]=m$4  7#b7  
,results report$ ,a copy ( ! autopsy    
report & results %all be made available 
to ! next-(-k9 or designat$ contact     

imm$iately ^u completion4  7#c7         
,indep5d5t autopsy ,! ,/ate & ! next (  
k9 %all h ! opportunity to p]=m a       
sep>ate autopsy4  7c7 ,life-,?reat5+    
em]g5cy notification m9imum /&>ds ,9 !  
case ( any life-?reat5+ ev5t occurr+ to 
an individual 9 ! cu/ody ( a law        
en=cem5t ag5cy3  7#a7 ,writt5           
notification plan ,a law en=cem5t ag5cy 
%all h a writt5 notification plan 9     
place id5tify+ all designat$ /aff memb]s
 :o are au?oriz$1 tra9$ & prep>$ to     
deliv] notification ( a life-?reat5+    
ev5t to ! next-(-k9 or designat$ contact
 9 a pr(essional & compassionate mann]4 
7#b7 ,timeframe = notification ,notice  
to ! designat$ em]g5cy contact %all be  
made z soon z practicable aft] !        
life-?reat5+ ev5t occurs1 &1 :]e        
practicable )\t delay+ treatm5t1 prior  
to any requir$ m$ical proc$ure1 b 9 any 
ev5t1 n lat] ?an any m$ical dis*>ge or  
cle>ance4  7#c7 ,mann] ( notification   
,to m9imize confusion & trauma suff]$ by
 ! family or designat$ contact ( !      

individual :o has suff]$ a life-?reat5+ 
ev5t1 reasonable ef=ts may be tak5 :5   
practical to ensure t notification is   
made 9-p]son & 9 a private sett+4  7#d7 
,in=mation requir$ ,su* notification    
%all include details ( ! life-?reat5+   
ev5t1 includ+-- 7,a7 :e!r ! individual  
is incapacitat$1 unconsci\s1 or unable  
to speak2  7,b7 ! cause & nature ( !    
life-?reat5+ ev5t2  7,c7 :e!r any m$ical
 proc$ures or life-sav+ measures 7 p]=m$
 9 response to ! life-?reat5+ ev5t2 &   
7,d7 :e!r any m$ical foll[up is         
recomm5d$ & ! nature ( ! recomm5d$      
foll[up4  7#e7 ,docum5tation ( attempts 
,all notification attempts %all be      
docum5t$ & ma9ta9$ )9 ! cu/odial record1
 includ+--  7,a7 ! /aff "n & correspond+
 ag5cy or dep>tm5t contact in=mation =  
all ^? responsible = c>ry+ out !        
notification2  7,b7 ! date & "t (       
successful & unsuccessful contacts2 &   
7,c7 ! names & contacts to :i* attempts 
7 made1 & any reason = fail$ or         
unsuccessful contact4  #f4 ,report to   

attorney g5]al ,section #b7;b7 ( ! ,dea?
 9 ,cu/ody ,report+ ,act ( #bjac 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acgbg7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ & at ! end2     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7#c7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#d7 ! foll[+3  
7#e7 ! date & "t notification ( dea? 0  
provid$ to ! next ( k9 or designat$     
contact2  7#f7 ! date & "t ( ea*        
unsuccessful notification attempt 0     
made2 &  7#g7 a detail$ description (   
:]e any unclaim$ bodies & prop]ty h be5 
dispos$ (1 includ+ ! am\nt ( "t laps$   
prior to tak+ su* action4  4  #g4       
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,9 cu/ody 
( a law en=cem5t ag5cy ,! t]m 9 ! cu/ody
 ( a law en=cem5t ag5cy means1 ) reg>d  
to an individual1 t ! individual is     
deta9$1 "u arre/1 or is 9 ! process (   
be+ arre/$1 is en r\te to be inc>c]at$1 
or is inc>c]at$ at a municipal or c\nty 
jail1 ,/ate prison1 ,/ate-run boot camp 
prison1 boot camp prison t is contract$ 
out by ! ,/ate1 any ,/ate or local      

contract facility1 or o!r local1 tribal 
or ,/ate correctional facility1 includ+ 
a juv5ile facility or a m$ical or m5tal 
heal? facility4  7#b7 ,cu/odial record  
,! t]m cu/odial record means ! c5tral   
file ( an individual 9 cu/ody4  7#c7    
,juv5ile facility ,! t]m juv5ile        
facility includes juv5ile or y\?        
det5tion c5t]1 placem5t facility1 gr\p  
home or o!r ,/ate1 private or contract$ 
unit ma9ta9+ ! cu/ody ( a y\? "u c\rt   
ord] or law en=cem5t action4  7#d7      
,life-?reat5+ ,! t]m life-?reat5+ ev5t  
means a m$ical ev5t1 episode1 condition1
 or accid5t-- 7,a7 :]e1 )\t imm$iate    
treatm5t = ! condition1 dea? is em95t2  
7,b7 :]e hospitalization is requir$     
because ( a s]i\s1 life-?reat5+ m$ical  
or surgical condition t requires        
imm$iate treatm5t2 or  7,c7 :]e an      
individual is unconsci\s or incapacitat$
 su* t !y are incapable ( provid+ cons5t
 = m$ical treatm5t4