,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #af1 #bjbb,ms4  
,bass 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4      
,swalwell1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4     
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,pressley1    
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4
 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 &     
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to create a civil action to    
en=ce ! /&>ds promulgat$ "u ! ,prison   
,rape ,elim9ation ,act ( #bjjc1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,prea ,rights ,en=cem5t   
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,prison ,rape        
,elim9ation ,act cause ( action  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #h ( ! ,prison ,rape     
,elim9ation ,act ( #bjjc 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjcjg7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by am5d+        
subsection 7b7 to read z foll[s3  7b7   
,applicability to ,f$]al ,bureau (      
,prisons ,! /&>ds adopt$ "u subsection  

7a7 %all apply to facilities op]at$ by !
 ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,prisons & to         
facilities op]at$ "u contract ) ! ,f$]al
 ,bureau ( ,prisons4  2  7#b7 9         
subsection 7e77#b77;,a77i71 by ins]t+ & 
has 9 effect a law t au?orizes a cause (
 action = violation ( su* /&>ds1 :i* is 
sub/antially simil> to ! cause ( action 
"u subsection 7f7 be=e ! semicolon2 &   
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7    
,violations  7#a7 ,cause ( action  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,9 any case ( an alleg$        
violation ( ! national /&>ds 9 effect = 
! ,bureau ( ,prisons1 ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 or ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,homel& ,security1 ) respect to      
facilities op]at$ by1 or op]at$ "u      
contract )1 any su* ag5cy1 a p]son      
aggriev$ by su* a violation may br+ a   
civil action aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 an 
appropriate di/rict c\rt = decl>atory or
 injunctive relief1 aft] exhau/+ !      
proc$ures "u p>agraph 7#b71 z           
applicable4  7,b7 ,attorney's fees ,9 a 
civil action "u ?is subsection1 ! c\rt  

may all[ ! prevail+ p>ty 7o!r ?an !     
,unit$ ,/ates7 reasonable attorney's    
fees1 includ+ litigation exp5ses & co/s4
  7#b7 ,notice  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a p]son  
aggriev$ by an alleg$ violation ( !     
national /&>ds 9 effect = ! ,bureau (   
,prisons1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&       
,security1 may provide writt5 notice (  
ea* su* alleg$ violation to a ,,prea    
,compliance ,manag] or ,,prea           
,coord9ator4  7,b7 ,opportunity to      
correct ,n lat] ?an #aj days aft] a     
notice is submitt$ to a ,,prea          
,compliance ,manag] or ,,prea           
,coord9ator pursuant to subp>agraph     
7,a71 su* manag] or coord9ator %all--   
7i7 det]m9e :e!r a violation has        
occurr$2 &  7ii7 correct any violation  
det]m9$ to h occurr$4  7,c7 ,special    
circum/ances ,not)/&+ p>agraph          
7#a77;,a71 exhau/ion ( ! proc$ures "u   
?is p>agraph %all n be requir$ ) respect
 to any allegation ( a violation = :i* !
 aggriev$ p]son %[s ! exi/5ce ( special 

circum/ances mak+ writt5 notice to !    
,,prea ,compliance ,manag] or ,,prea    
,coord9ator impracticable or likely to  
be h>mful1 includ+ due to-- 7i7         
illit]acy2  7ii7 intellectual           
disability2  7iii7 developm5tal age1 9 !
 case ( individuals :o 7 "u #ah ye>s (  
age at ! "t ( ! (f5se2  7iv7 lack (     
access to writ+ implem5ts due to        
re/rictive h\s+2  7v7 imm95t risk (     
s]i\s bodily h>m or dea? ( ! aggriev$   
p]son2 or  7vi7 allegations ( p]sonal   
misconduct by ! ,,prea ,compliance      
,manag] or ,,prea ,coord9ator4  7#c7    
,remov+ c]ta9 requirem5ts ( suits by    
prison]s ,any action br\ght "u ?is      
subsection is n subject to section #g ( 
! ,civil ,rights ( ,in/itutionaliz$     
,p]sons ,act4  7#d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
subsection3 7,a7 ,,prea ,compliance     
,manag] ,! t]m ,,prea ,compliance       
,manag] means an individual :o works    
collaboratively ) ! ,,prea ,coord9ator  
to ov]see & su/a9 an ag5cy's compliance 
) ! ,prison ,rape ,elim9ation ,act      

program 9 a specific facility4  7,b7    
,,prea ,coord9ator ,! t]m ,,prea        
,coord9ator means an individual :o has !
 au?ority to ov]see ! design &          
implem5tation ( ! ,prison ,rape         
,elim9ation ,act program = ea* facility 
9 an ag5cy's jurisdiction4  4  7b7      
,effective date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts  
made by ?is ,act %all take effect #ij   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
& %all apply ) respect to violations    
occurr+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjbd & e fiscal   
ye> !reaft]4