,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjbj,ms4   
,w>r5 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4  
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 &   
,ms4 ,hirono7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to require ,f$]al law en=cem5t & prison
 (ficials to obta9 or provide imm$iate  
m$ical att5tion to individuals 9 cu/ody 
:o display m$ical di/ress4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,&rew   
,ke>se ,acc\ntability = ,d5ial ( ,m$ical
 ,c>e ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,m$ical        
att5tion = individuals 9 ,f$]al cu/ody  
display+ m$ical di/ress  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,*apt] #ac ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bej4 ,m$ical att5tion =       
individuals 9 ,f$]al cu/ody display+    
m$ical di/ress  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m appropriate        
,inspector ,g5]al1 ) respect to a cov]$ 
(ficial1 means-- 7,a7 ! ,inspector      

,g5]al ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy t employs !     
cov]$ (ficial2 or  7,b7 9 ! case ( a    
cov]$ (ficial employ$ by a ,f$]al ag5cy 
t does n h an ,inspector ,g5]al1 !      
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,ju/ice2  7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ (ficial means
 a ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic] 7z def9$ 9 
section #aae7 or an (fic] or employee ( 
! ,bureau ( ,prisons2 &  7#c7 ! t]m     
m$ical di/ress includes brea?+          
difficulties4  7b7 ,requirem5t  7#a7    
,(f5se ,x %all be unlawful = a cov]$    
(ficial to neglig5tly fail to obta9 or  
provide imm$iate m$ical att5tion to an  
individual 9 ,f$]al cu/ody :o displays  
m$ical di/ress 9 ! pres5ce ( ! cov]$    
(ficial1 if ! individual suff]s         
unnecess>y pa91 injury1 or dea? z a     
result ( t failure4  7#b7 ,p5alty ,a    
cov]$ (ficial :o violates p>agraph 7#a7 
%all be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n 
m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?4  7#c7 ,/ate civil 
en=cem5t ,:5ev] an attorney g5]al ( a   
,/ate has reasonable cause to believe t 
a resid5t ( ! ,/ate has be5 aggriev$ by 

a violation ( p>agraph 7#a7 by a cov]$  
(ficial1 ! attorney g5]al1 or ano!r     
(ficial1 ag5cy1 or entity designat$ by !
 ,/ate1 may br+ a civil action 9 any    
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to obta9 appropriate equitable & 
decl>atory relief4  7c7 ,inspector      
,g5]al inve/igation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
appropriate ,inspector ,g5]al %all      
inve/igate any in/ance 9 :i*-- 7,a7 a   
cov]$ (ficial fails to obta9 or provide 
imm$iate m$ical att5tion to an          
individual 9 ,f$]al cu/ody :o displays  
m$ical di/ress 9 ! pres5ce ( ! cov]$    
(ficial2 &  7,b7 ! individual suff]s    
unnecess>y pa91 injury1 or dea? z a     
result ( ! failure to obta9 or provide  
imm$iate m$ical att5tion4  7#b7 ,ref]ral
 = prosecution ,if an ,inspector ,g5]al1
 9 conduct+ an inve/igation "u p>agraph 
7#a71 concludes t ! cov]$ (ficial act$  
neglig5tly 9 fail+ to obta9 or provide  
imm$iate m$ical att5tion to ! individual
 9 ,f$]al cu/ody1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al   
%all ref] ! case to ! ,attorney ,g5]al =

 prosecution "u ?is section4  7#c7      
,confid5tial compla9t process ,!        
,inspector ,g5]al ( a ,f$]al ag5cy t    
employs cov]$ (ficials %all e/abli% a   
process "u :i* an individual may        
confid5tially submit a compla9t to !    
,inspector ,g5]al reg>d+ an incid5t     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 involv+ a cov]$
 (ficial employ$ by ! ,f$]al ag5cy 7or1 
9 ! case ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 involv+ a cov]$    
(ficial employ$ by a ,f$]al ag5cy t does
 n h an ,inspector ,g5]al74  7d7 ,tra9+ 
,! head ( an ag5cy t employs cov]$      
(ficials %all provide tra9+ to ea* su*  
cov]$ (ficial on obta9+ or provid+      
m$ical assi/ance to individuals 9 m$ical
 di/ress4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+    
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #ac 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bej4 
,m$ical att5tion = individuals 9 ,f$]al 
cu/ody display+ m$ical di/ress4  4