,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjbb,mr4   
,gooden of ,texas 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,keller1 and ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
joint task force to improve the         
collection of restitution and improve   
oversight of the ,bureau of ,prison     
,inmate ,trust ,fund ,accounts for the  
purpose of deterring illicit financial  
activity1 money laundering1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,inmate        
,financial ,accountability ,task ,force 
,act4  #b4 ,task force  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,attorney ,general 7in consultation
 with the ,director of the ,bureau of   
,prisons and the ,director of the       
,executive ,office for ,united ,states  
,attorneys71 the ,director of the       
,administrative ,office of the ,united  
,states ,courts1 the ,secretary of      

,health and ,human ,services 7in        
consultation with the ,commissioner of  
the ,office of ,child ,support          
,enforcement71 the ,secretary of the    
,treasury1 and the ,director of the     
,united ,states ,marshals ,service1     
shall establish a joint task force      
7referred to in this ,act as the ,inmate
 ,financial ,accountability ,task       
,force7-- 7#a7 to develop a strategic   
plan to improve the criminal and civil  
debt collection process and establish an
 effective coordination mechanism among 
each entity involved in such process2   
and  7#b7 to develop a strategic plan to
 improve oversight of ,bureau of ,prison
 ,inmate ,trust ,fund ,accounts for     
detecting and deterring illicit         
financial activity and money laundering4
  7b7 ,required review of procedures    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,inmate ,financial ,accountability ,task
 ,force shall-- 7#a7 review the         
long-standing problems in the collection

 of outstanding criminal and civil debt1
 including fragmented processes and lack
 of coordination2  7#b7 review and      
enhance training and examination        
procedures to improve the capabilities  
of criminal and civil debt reporting and
 collection by ,federal agencies2  7#c7 
recommend the proper accounting1        
reporting1 collecting1 and managing of  
criminal and civil debt eligible for    
referral to ,treasury for collection    
actions2  7#d7 review and enhance       
training and examinations procedures to 
improve the capabilities of anti-money  
laundering to detect financial          
transactions relating to ,bureau of     
,prison ,inmate ,trust ,fund ,accounts2 
7#e7 review and enhance procedures for  
referring potential cases relating to   
money laundering and illicit financial  
activity to the appropriate law         
enforcement agency2 and  7#f7 determine1
 as appropriate1 whether requirements   
for ,bureau of ,prisons are sufficient  
to detect and deter money laundering    

relating to ,bureau of ,prison ,inmate  
,trust ,fund ,accounts4  7c7 ,reports   
7#a7 ,criminal and civil debt collection
 report ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,inmate ,financial ,accountability  
,task ,force shall submit to the        
,committee on ,financial ,services and  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives1 the         
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs and the ,committee on   
the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 a report 
containing-- 7,a7 an analysis of        
criminal and civil debt collection      
efforts of the ,united ,states          
,government2  7,b7 appropriate          
legislative1 administrative1 and other  
recommendations to strengthen criminal  
and civil debt collection processes2 and
  7,c7 required recommendations1        
including-- 7i7 feedback from           
stakeholders1 including victims of crime
 advocacy groups1 such as the ,national 
,association of ,victim ,assistance     

,administrators1 ,national ,association 
of ,victim ,compensation ,board         
,administrators1 ,national ,child       
,support ,enforcement ,association1     
,national ,tribal ,child ,support       
,association1 ,national ,attorney       
,general ,association1 ,council of      
,prison ,locals #cc1 and financial      
institutions1 on policy proposals       
derived from the analysis conducted by  
the ,inmate ,financial ,accountability  
,task ,force that would enhance the     
efforts and programs of ,federal and    
,state agencies to improve criminal and 
civil debt reporting and collection1    
including any recommended changes to    
internal policies1 procedures1 and      
controls2  7ii7 any recommended changes 
to expand information sharing relating  
to criminal and civil debt reporting and
 collection between financial           
institutions1 appropriate law           
enforcement agencies1 appropriate ,state
 agencies1 and appropriate ,federal     
agencies2  7iii7 any recommended changes

 to enhance the efforts and programs of 
,federal and ,state agencies to improve 
criminal and civil debt reporting and   
collection and expand information       
sharing of the ,bureau of ,prison ,trust
 ,fund ,inmate ,trust ,fund ,accounts   
with appropriate law enforcement        
agencies2 and  7iv7 any recommended     
changes1 if necessary1 to existing      
statutes to more effectively report and 
collect criminal and civil debt4  7#b7  
,anti-money laundering report ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,inmate     
,financial ,accountability ,task ,force 
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,financial ,services and the ,committee 
on the ,judiciary of the ,house of      
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of 
the ,senate1 a report containing-- 7,a7 
an analysis of anti-money laundering    
efforts of the ,united ,states          
,government and ,united ,states         

financial institutions relating to      
,bureau of ,prison ,inmate ,trust ,fund 
,accounts2  7,b7 appropriate            
legislative1 administrative1 and other  
recommendations to improve anti-money   
laundering efforts relating to ,bureau  
of ,prison ,inmate ,trust ,fund         
,accounts2 and  7,c7 required           
recommendations1 including-- 7i7        
feedback from ,federal agencies on best 
practices of successful programs related
 to anti-money laundering efforts in    
place that may be suitable for broader  
adoption by the ,director of the ,bureau
 of ,prison2  7ii7 feedback from        
stakeholders1 including law enforcement 
agencies and financial institutions1 on 
policy proposals derived from the       
analysis conducted by the ,inmate       
,financial ,accountability ,task ,force 
that would enhance anti-money laundering
 efforts and oversight of ,bureau of    
,prison ,inmate ,trust ,fund ,accounts1 
including any recommended changes to    
internal policies1 procedures1 and      

controls to improve anti-money          
laundering efforts2  7iii7 any          
recommended changes to training programs
 at the ,bureau of ,prisons to better   
equip employees to deter and detect     
money laundering relating to ,bureau of 
,prison ,inmate ,trust ,fund ,accounts2 
and  7iv7 recommended changes1 if       
necessary1 to existing statute to more  
effectively detect and deter money      
laundering relating to ,bureau of       
,prison ,inmate ,trust ,fund ,accounts4 
7d7 ,limitation ,nothing in this ,act   
shall be construed to grant rulemaking  
authority to the ,task ,force4  7e7     
,bureau of ,prison ,inmate ,trust ,fund 
,accounts ,in this ,act1 the term       
,bureau of ,prison ,inmate ,trust ,fund 
,accounts refers to the following trust 
funds3 7#a7 ,funds of ,federal          
prisoners4  7#b7 ,commissary funds1     
,federal prisons4