,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bggc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #e1 #bjai,mr4 
,c>d9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4     
,wyd51 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1    
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4   
,book]1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mrs4  
,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 &
 ,ms4 ,w>r57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to require non-,f$]al prison1          
correctional1 & det5tion facilities     
hold+ ,f$]al prison]s or deta9ees "u a  
contract ) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to make ! 
same in=mation available to ! public t  
,f$]al prisons & correctional facilities
 are requir$ to make available4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,private ,prison ,in=mation ,act (      
#bjai4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--   
7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 
9 section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code2  7#b7 ! t]m applicable entity   
means-- 7,a7 a nongov]nm5tal entity     

contract+ )1 or receiv+ funds directly  
or indirectly f1 a cov]$ ag5cy to       
inc>c]ate or deta9 ,f$]al prison]s or   
deta9ees 9 a non-,f$]al prison1         
correctional1 or det5tion facility2 or  
7,b7 a ,/ate or local gov]nm5tal entity 
) an int]gov]nm5tal agreem5t ) a cov]$  
ag5cy to inc>c]ate or deta9 ,f$]al      
prison]s or deta9ees 9 a non-,f$]al     
prison1 correctional1 or det5tion       
facility2  7#c7 ! t]m cov]$ ag5cy means 
an ag5cy t contracts )1 or provides     
funds to1 an applicable entity to       
inc>c]ate or deta9 ,f$]al prison]s or   
deta9ees 9 a non-,f$]al prison1         
correctional1 or det5tion facility2 &   
7#d7 ! t]m non-,f$]al prison1           
correctional1 or det5tion facility      
means-- 7,a7 a privately own$ or        
privately op]at$ prison1 correctional1  
or det5tion facility2 or  7,b7 a ,/ate  
or local prison1 jail1 or o!r           
correctional or det5tion facility4  #c4 
,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act applicable =  
contract prisons  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a record

 relat+ to a non-,f$]al prison1         
correctional1 or det5tion facility %all 
be--  7#a7 consid]$ an ag5cy record =   
purposes ( section #eeb7;f77#b7 ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 :e!r 9 !       
possession ( an applicable entity or a  
cov]$ ag5cy2 &  7#b7 subject to section 
#eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code    
7commonly kn[n z ! ,fre$om ( ,in=mation 
,act71 to ! same ext5t z if ! record 0  
ma9ta9$ by an ag5cy op]at+ a ,f$]al     
prison1 correctional1 or det5tion       
facility4  7b7 ,)hold+ ( in=mation ,a   
cov]$ ag5cy may n )hold in=mation t w\ld
 o!rwise be requir$ to be disclos$ "u   
subsection 7a7 unless--  7#a7 ! cov]$   
ag5cy1 bas$ on ! indep5d5t assessm5t ( !
 cov]$ ag5cy1 reasonably =esees t       
disclosure ( ! in=mation w\ld cause     
specific id5tifiable h>m to an int]e/   
protect$ by an exemption f disclosure "u
 section #eeb7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code2 or  7#b7 disclosure ( !   
in=mation is prohibit$ by law4  7c7     
,=mat ( records ,an applicable entity   

%all ma9ta9 records relat+ to a         
non-,f$]al prison1 correctional1 or     
det5tion facility 9 =mats t are readily 
reproducible & reasonably se>*able by ! 
cov]$ ag5cy t contracts ) or provides   
funds to ! applicable entity to         
inc>c]ate or deta9 ,f$]al prison]s or   
deta9ees 9 ! non-,f$]al prison1         
correctional1 or det5tion facility4  7d7
 ,regulations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 a cov]$ ag5cy %all promulgate     
regulations or guidance to ensure       
compliance ) ?is section by ! cov]$     
ag5cy & an applicable entity t ! cov]$  
ag5cy contracts ) or provides funds to  
inc>c]ate or deta9 ,f$]al prison]s or   
deta9ees 9 a non-,f$]al prison1         
correctional1 or det5tion facility4     
7#b7 ,compliance by applicable entities 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,compliance ) ?is section 
by an applicable entity %all be includ$ 
z a mat]ial t]m 9 any contract1         
agreem5t1 or r5ewal ( a contract or     
agreem5t ) ! applicable entity reg>d+ ! 

inc>c]ation or det5tion ( ,f$]al        
prison]s or deta9ees 9 a non-,f$]al     
prison1 correctional1 or det5tion       
facility4  7,b7 ,modification ( contract
 or agreem5t ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 a cov]$     
ag5cy %all secure a modification to     
include compliance ) ?is section by an  
applicable entity z a mat]ial t]m 9 any 
contract or agreem5t describ$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a7 t w n o!rwise be       
r5egotiat$1 r5ew$1 or modifi$ be=e !    
date t is #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,rule ( con/ruction    
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to     
limit or r$uce ! scope ( ,/ate or local 
op5 records laws4