,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #djg #aaf?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #eedf
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-ejg ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #g1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,jeffries 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,coll9s ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,nadl]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,septemb] 
#af1 #bjbj;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4   
,s5s5br5n]1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,taylor1   
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,cl9e1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1   
,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4          
,arm/rong1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 
,mr4 ,coh51 ,mrs4 ,rodg]s ( ,wa%+ton1   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4   
,dean1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota1    
,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 & ,mr4   
,blum5au]  ,septemb] #af1 #bjbj,report$ 
f ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y2 committ$ 
to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on !    
,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to regulate monitor+ (        
electronic communications betwe5 an     
inc>c]at$ p]son 9 a ,bureau ( ,prisons  

facility & t p]son's attorney or o!r    
legal repres5tative1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,effective ,assi/ance ( ,c\nsel 9 !   
,digital ,era ,act4  #b4 ,electronic    
communications betwe5 an inc>c]at$ p]son
 & ! p]son's attorney  7a7 ,prohibition 
on monitor+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,attorney ,g5]al %all create a program  
or sy/em1 or modify any program or sy/em
 t exi/s on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ?r\gh :i* an inc>c]at$ p]son s5ds 
or receives an electronic communication1
 to exclude f monitor+ ! cont5ts ( any  
privileg$ electronic communication4 ,9 !
 case t ! ,attorney ,g5]al creates a    
program or sy/em 9 accordance ) ?is     
subsection1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all1 ^u 
implem5t+ su* sy/em1 discont9ue us+ any 
program or sy/em t exi/s on ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act ?r\gh :i* an        
inc>c]at$ p]son s5ds or receives a      
privileg$ electronic communication1     
except t any program or sy/em t exi/s on

 su* date may cont9ue to be us$ = any   
o!r electronic communication4  7b7      
,ret5tion ( cont5ts ,a program or sy/em 
or a modification to a program or sy/em 
"u subsection 7a7 may all[ = ret5tion by
 ! ,bureau ( ,prisons (1 & access by an 
inc>c]at$ p]son to1 ! cont5ts (         
electronic communications1 includ+ !    
cont5ts ( privileg$ electronic          
communications1 ( ! p]son until ! date  
on :i* ! p]son is releas$ f prison4  7c7
 ,attorney-,cli5t privilege             
,attorney-cli5t privilege1 & !          
protections & limitations associat$ )   
su* privilege 7includ+ ! crime fraud    
exception71 applies to electronic       
communications s5t or receiv$ ?r\gh !   
program or sy/em e/abli%$ or modifi$ "u 
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,access+ reta9$    
cont5ts ,cont5ts reta9$ "u subsection   
7b7 may only be access$ by a p]son o!r  
?an ! inc>c]at$ p]son = :om su* cont5ts 
are reta9$ "u ! foll[+ circum/ances3    
7#a7 ,attorney ,g5]al ,! ,attorney      
,g5]al may only access reta9$ cont5ts if

 necess>y = ! purpose ( creat+ & ma9ta9+
 ! program or sy/em1 or any modification
 to ! program or sy/em1 ?r\gh :i* an    
inc>c]at$ p]son s5ds or receives        
electronic communications4 ,! ,attorney 
,g5]al may n review reta9$ cont5ts t are
 access$ pursuant to ?is p>agraph4  7#b7
 ,inve/igative & law en=cem5t (fic]s    
7,a7 ,w>rant  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,reta9$      
cont5ts may only be access$ by an       
inve/igative or law en=cem5t (fic]      
pursuant to a w>rant issu$ by a c\rt    
pursuant to ! proc$ures describ$ 9 !    
,f$]al ,rules ( ,crim9al ,proc$ure4     
7ii7 ,approval ,no application = a      
w>rant may be made to a c\rt )\t !      
express approval ( a ,unit$ ,/ates      
,attorney or an ,assi/ant ,attorney     
,g5]al4  7,b7 ,privileg$ in=mation  7i7 
,review ,be=e reta9$ cont5ts may be     
access$ pursuant to a w>rant obta9$ "u  
subp>agraph 7,a71 su* cont5ts %all be   
review$ by a ,unit$ ,/ates ,attorney to 
ensure t privileg$ electronic           
communications are n accessible4  7ii7  

,b>r+ p>ticipation ,a ,unit$ ,/ates     
,attorney :o reviews reta9$ cont5ts     
pursuant to clause 7i7 %all be b>r$ f-- 
7,i7 p>ticipat+ 9 a legal proce$+ 9 :i* 
an individual :o s5t or receiv$ an      
electronic communication f :i* su*      
cont5ts are reta9$ "u subsection 7b7 is 
a def5dant2 or  7,,ii7 %>+ ! reta9$     
cont5ts ) an attorney :o is p>ticipat+ 9
 su* a legal proce$+4  7#c7 ,motion to  
suppress ,9 a case 9 :i* reta9$ cont5ts 
h be5 access$ 9 violation ( ?is         
subsection1 a c\rt may suppress evid5ce 
obta9$ or d]iv$ f access to su* cont5ts 
^u motion ( ! def5dant4  7e7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5t ( an     
attorney or legal repres5tative means   
any p]son employ$ by or contract+ ) an  
attorney or legal repres5tative1 includ+
 law cl]ks1 int]ns1 inve/igators1       
p>apr(essionals1 & adm9i/rative /aff2   
7#b7 ! t]m cont5ts has ! mean+ giv5 su* 
t]m 9 #beaj ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2  7#c7 ! t]m electronic           
communication has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9

 section #beaj ( title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 & includes ! ,tru/ ,fund  
,limit$ ,inmate ,comput] ,sy/em2  7#d7 !
 t]m monitor+ means access+ ! cont5ts ( 
an electronic communication at any "t   
aft] su* communication is s5t2  7#e7 !  
t]m inc>c]at$ p]son means any individual
 9 ! cu/ody ( ! ,bureau ( ,prisons or ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,m>%als ,s]vice :o has be5
 *>g$ ) or convict$ ( an (f5se aga9/ !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ su* an individual
 :o is imprison$ 9 a ,/ate in/itution2 &
  7#f7 ! t]m privileg$ electronic       
communication means-- 7,a7 any          
electronic communication betwe5 an      
inc>c]at$ p]son & a pot5tial1 curr5t1 or
 =m] attorney or legal repres5tative (  
su* a p]son2 &  7,b7 any electronic     
communication betwe5 an inc>c]at$ p]son 
& ! ag5t ( an attorney or legal         
repres5tative describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a74  ,septemb] #af1 #bjbj;,committ$ to
 ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate
 ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$