,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,lee1 and ,mr4 ,leahy7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to improve  
the compassionate release process of the
 ,bureau of ,prisons1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,granting ,release  
,and ,compassion ,effectively ,act of   
#bjah or the ,,grace ,act4  #b4         
,modification of an imposed term of     
imprisonment ,section #cehb of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7c77#a77;,a71 in the
 matter preceding clause 7i71 by        
inserting after ,prisons1 the following3
 or1 upon motion of the defendant after 
the defendant has fully exhausted all   
administrative rights to appeal a       
failure of the ,bureau of ,prisons to   

bring a motion on the defendant's behalf
 or upon expiration of the #cj-;day     
period beginning on the date on which   
the defendant submitted a request for a 
sentence reduction under this           
subsection1 whichever is earlier12  7#b7
 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as     
subsection 7e72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7
 ,notification requirements  7#a7       
,terminal illness defined ,in this      
subsection1 the term terminal illness   
means a disease or condition with an    
end-of-life trajectory4  7#b7           
,notification ,the ,bureau of ,prisons  
shall--  7,a7 in the case of a defendant
 diagnosed with a terminal illness-- 7i7
 not later than #gb hours after the     
diagnosis1 notify the defendant's       
designated representatives of the       
defendant's condition and inform the    
defendant's designated representatives  
that they may prepare and submit on the 
defendant's behalf a request for a      
sentence reduction pursuant to          

subsection 7c77#a77;,a72  7ii7 not later
 than #g days after the date of the     
diagnosis1 provide the defendant's      
partner and family members 7including   
extended family7 with an opportunity to 
visit the defendant in person2  7iii7   
upon request from the defendant or a    
designated representative of the        
defendant1 ensure that the ,bureau of   
,prisons employees assist the defendant 
in the preparation1 drafting1 and       
submission of a request for a sentence  
reduction pursuant to subsection        
7c77#a77;,a72 and  7iv7 not later than  
#ad days after receipt of a request for 
a sentence reduction submitted by the   
defendant or on the defendant's behalf  
by a designated representative of the   
defendant1 process the request2  7,b7 in
 the case of a defendant who is         
physically or mentally unable to submit 
a request for a sentence reduction      
pursuant to subsection 7c77#a77;,a7--   
7i7 inform the designated               
representatives of the defendant that   

they may prepare and submit on the      
defendant's behalf a request for a      
sentence reduction pursuant to          
subsection 7c77#a77;,a72  7ii7 accept   
and process a request for sentence      
reduction that has been prepared and    
submitted on the defendant's behalf by  
the designated representatives of the   
defendant under clause 7i72 and  7iii7  
upon request from the defendant or a    
designated representative of the        
defendant1 ensure that the ,bureau of   
,prisons employees assist the defendant 
in the preparation1 drafting1 and       
submission of a request for a sentence  
reduction pursuant to subsection        
7c77#a77;,a72 and  7,c7 ensure that all 
the ,bureau of ,prisons facilities      
regularly and visibly post1 including in
 prisoner handbooks1 staff training     
materials1 medical facilities1 and      
facility law libraries1 and make        
available to prisoners upon demand1     
notice of--  7i7 a defendant's ability  
to request a sentence reduction pursuant

 to subsection 7c77#a77;,a72  7ii7 the  
procedures and timelines for initiating 
and resolving requests described in     
clause 7i72 and  7iii7 the right to     
appeal a denial of a request described  
in clause 7i7 after all administrative  
rights to appeal within the ,bureau of  
,prisons have been exhausted4  7#c7     
,annual report ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
subsection1 and once every year         
thereafter1 the ,director of the ,bureau
 of ,prisons shall submit to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives a report on requests   
for sentence reductions pursuant to     
subsection 7c77#a77;,a71 which shall    
include a description of--  7,a7 the    
number of prisoners granted and denied  
sentence reductions1 categorized by the 
criteria relied on as the grounds for a 
reduction in sentence2  7,b7 the number 
of requests initiated by or on behalf of

 prisoners1 categorized by the criteria 
relied on as the grounds for a reduction
 in sentence1 and the final decision    
made in each request2  7,c7 the number  
of requests which the ,bureau of        
,prisons employees assisted prisoners in
 drafting1 preparing1 or submitting1    
categorized by the criteria relied on as
 the grounds for a reduction in         
sentence1 and the final decision made in
 each request2  7,d7 the number of      
requests that designated representatives
 of a defendant submitted on the        
defendant's behalf1 categorized by the  
criteria relied on as the grounds for a 
reduction in sentence1 and the final    
decision made in each request2  7,e7 the
 number of requests approved by the     
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons and
 the reasons given for each approval1   
categorized by the criteria relied on as
 the grounds for a reduction in         
sentence2  7,f7 the number of requests  
denied by the ,director of the ,bureau  
of ,prisons and the reasons given for   

each denial1 categorized by the criteria
 relied on as the grounds for a         
reduction in sentence2  7,g7 for each   
request1 the time elapsed between the   
date on which the request was received  
by the warden and the date on which the 
final decision was made1 categorized by 
the criteria relied on as the grounds   
for a reduction in sentence2  7,h7 for  
each request1 the number of prisoners   
who died while their request was pending
 and1 for each1 the amount of time      
elapsed between the date on which the   
request was received by the warden and  
the date of death of the prisoner1      
categorized by the criteria relied on as
 the grounds for a reduction in         
sentence2  7,i7 the number of the       
,bureau of ,prisons notifications to    
designated representatives of a         
defendant of their right to visit the   
terminally ill defendant as required    
under paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 and1 for  
each1 whether a visit occurred and how  
much time elapsed between the date of   

the notification and the date of the    
visit2  7,j7 the number of visits to    
terminally ill prisoners that were      
allowed under paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii71  
but that were denied by the ,bureau of  
,prisons due to security or other       
concerns1 and the reasons given for each
 denial2 and  7,k7 the number of motions
 filed by defendants with the court     
after all administrative rights to      
appeal a denial of a sentence reduction 
had been exhausted1 the outcome of each 
motion1 and the amount of time elapsed  
between the date on which the request   
was first received by the warden and the
 date on which the defendant filed the  
motion with the court4  4