,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cede  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #a1  
#bjbb,mr4 ,mc,connell 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4   
,braun1 and ,mr4 ,ossoff7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons to 
be appointed by and with the advice and 
consent of the ,senate4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,federal ,prisons ,accountability ,act  
of #bjbb4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds
 the following3 7#a7 ,the ,director of  
the ,bureau of ,prisons leads a law     
enforcement component of the ,department
 of ,justice with a budget that exceeded
 #g1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah4  
7#b7 ,with the exception of the ,federal
 ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,bureau 
of ,prisons had the largest operating   
budget of any unit within the           
,department of ,justice for fiscal year 

#bjah4  7#c7 ,as of #bjai1 the ,director
 of the ,bureau of ,prisons oversaw #abb
 facilities and was responsible for the 
welfare of more than #agf1jjj ,federal  
inmates4  7#d7 ,as of #bjai1 the        
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons    
supervised more than #cf1jjj employees1 
many of whom operate in hazardous       
environments that involve regular       
interaction with violent offenders4     
7#e7 ,within the ,department of         
,justice1 in addition to those officials
 who oversee litigating components1 the 
,director of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1   
,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives1 the
 ,director of the ,community ,relations 
,service1 the ,director of the ,federal 
,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,director
 of the ,office on ,violence ,against   
,women1 the ,administrator of the ,drug 
,enforcement ,administration1 the       
,deputy ,administrator of the ,drug     
,enforcement ,administration1 the       
,director of the ,united ,states        
,marshals ,service1 #id ,united ,states 

,marshals1 the ,inspector ,general of   
the ,department of ,justice1 and the    
,special ,counsel for ,immigration      
,related ,unfair ,employment ,practices1
 are all appointed by the ,president by 
and with the advice and consent of the  
,senate4  7#f7 ,despite the significant 
budget of the ,bureau of ,prisons and   
the vast number of people under the     
responsibility of the ,director of the  
,bureau of ,prisons1 the ,director is   
not appointed by and with the advice and
 consent of the ,senate4  #c4 ,director 
of the ,bureau of ,prisons  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #djda of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking appointed by and serving       
directly under the ,attorney ,general4  
and inserting the following3 who shall  
be appointed by the ,president1 by and  
with the advice and consent of the      
,senate4 ,the ,director shall serve     
directly under the ,attorney ,general44 
7b7 ,incumbent ,notwithstanding the     
amendment made by subsection 7a71 the   

individual serving as the ,director of  
the ,bureau of ,prisons on the date of  
enactment of this ,act may serve as the 
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons    
until the date that is #c months after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7c7
 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this 
,act shall be construed to limit the    
ability of the ,president to appoint the
 individual serving as the ,director of 
the ,bureau of ,prisons on the date of  
enactment of this ,act to the position  
of ,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons 
in accordance with section #djda of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
amended by subsection 7a74  7d7 ,term   
7#a7 ,in general ,section #djda of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended 
by subsection 7a71 is amended by        
inserting after consent of the ,senate4 
the following3 ,the ,director shall be  
appointed for a term of #aj years1      
except that an individual appointed to  
the position of ,director may continue  
to serve in that position until another 

individual is appointed to that         
position1 by and with the advice and    
consent of the ,senate4 ,an individual  
may not serve more than #a term as      
,director44  7#b7 ,applicability ,the   
amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall  
apply to appointments made on or after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4