,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjai,mr4  
,katko 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson of   
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,cline1 ,mr4         
,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4         
,sensenbrenner1 and ,ms4 ,dean7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states to study how certain individuals
 who are granted pretrial release are   
monitored1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,bill's ,promise ,act4  #b4 ,,gao   
,study  7a7 ,study required ,the        
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct a study on how    
individuals charged with ,federal crimes
 and granted pretrial release are       
monitored4 ,the study shall--  7#a7     
provide a review of policies related to 
how ,united ,states probation and       

pretrial services officers monitor      
individuals on pretrial release2  7#b7  
compare the policies of the             
,administrative ,office of the ,united  
,states ,courts with respect to the     
monitoring of individuals on pretrial   
release to the policies of ,states and  
localities with respect to the          
monitoring of individuals on pretrial   
release2  7#c7 provide data on the      
number and type of offenses committed by
 individuals on ,federal pretrial       
release over the past #aj years2  7#d7  
describe how ,united ,states probation  
and pretrial services officers respond  
when an electronic monitoring device    
indicates that individuals are not      
complying with the conditions of their  
pretrial release2  7#e7 describe how    
,united ,states probation and pretrial  
services officers respond when there are
 indications that an electronic         
monitoring device has been tampered     
with2  7#f7 describe what measures the  
,administrative ,office of the ,united  

,states ,courts takes to ensure that    
probation and pretrial services offices 
are adhering to and correctly           
implementing policies related to the    
supervision of individuals on pretrial  
release2  7#g7 examine the capacity in  
which the ,united ,states ,probation and
 ,pretrial ,services ,system enlists the
 assistance of ,state and local law     
enforcement agencies in monitoring      
individuals on pretrial release and     
responding to indications an individual 
is not complying with the terms of the  
individual's pretrial release2 and  7#h7
 examine resource and capacity issues   
currently impacting officer retention   
and the administration of pretrial and  
probation services4  7b7 ,report to     
,congress ,not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary of the    
,house of ,representatives a report     

summarizing the results of the study    
required under subsection 7a71 together 
with any recommendations for legislative
 or regulatory action that would improve
 the administration of pretrial release 
services4