,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #eefe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ag 7legislative day1 ,december #af71 #bjbd,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kennedy7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to encourage ,states to report to the ,attorney ,general certain information regarding inmates who give birth in the custody of law enforcement agencies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,births in ,custody ,reporting ,act of #bjbd or the ,,bcra4 #b4 ,state information regarding pregnant individuals and individuals who give birth in the custody of law enforcement 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms boot camp prison and ,state have the meanings given those terms1 respectively1 in section #ija7;a7 of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea7;a774 7b7 ,report ,for each fiscal year after the expiration of the period specified in subsection 7e77#a7 in which a ,state receives funds for a program referred to in subsection 7e77#b71 the ,state shall report to the ,attorney ,general1 on a quarterly basis and pursuant to guidelines established by the ,attorney ,general1 anonymized information from each custodial facility within the ,state's jurisdiction1 regarding any inmate who is pregnant or who has given birth while the individual is detained or incarcerated at a municipal or county jail1 ,state prison1 ,state-run boot camp prison1 boot camp prison that is contracted out by the ,state1 any ,state or local contract facility1 or other local or ,state correctional facility 7including any juvenile facility74 7c7 ,information required ,the report required by subsection 7b7 shall contain information that1 at a minimum1 includes-- 7#a7 the total number of pregnant inmates in custody to date in that calendar year2 7#b7 the race and ethnicity of each pregnant inmate described in paragraph 7#a72 7#c7 the quarter of admission to custody for each pregnant inmate described under paragraph 7#a72 7#d7 whether each female inmate was administered a pregnancy test not later than #a week after admission to custody2 7#e7 whether each pregnant inmate received a prenatal visit with a qualified medical professional not later than #g days after facility personnel determined that the inmate was pregnant2 7#f7 the outcome of each inmate's pregnancy if the pregnancy occurred while the inmate was in custody1 including live birth1 stillbirth1 miscarriage1 ectopic pregnancy1 maternal death1 neonatal death1 and preterm birth2 7#g7 the quarter when the pregnant inmate was released from custody or of the pregnancy outcome described in paragraph 7#f71 whichever occurs first2 7#h7 whether each outcome under paragraph 7#f7 took place at the custodial facility or at an off-site location1 and if at an off-site location1 which off-site location2 7#i7 the number of times that restraints were used on each pregnant inmate1 the type of restraint used1 and the justification for use of restraints1 and including the following information-- 7,a7 whether restraints were used during pregnancy1 during labor1 or during delivery2 7,b7 whether restraints were used while the pregnant inmate was in transit between the custodial facility and medical appointments1 a hospital1 or court proceedings2 and 7,c7 whether restraints were used on the pregnant inmate's ankles1 wrists1 or abdomen2 7#aj7 the number of pregnant inmates who were still in custody postpartum1 defined as at least #ab weeks after delivery1 and information about each of those inmates1 including-- 7,a7 whether each inmate1 as described in this paragraph1 received a screening for postpartum depression with a qualified medical provider2 and 7,b7 whether each inmate1 as described in this paragraph1 received a postpartum medical appointment with a qualified medical provider within two weeks of delivery2 and 7#aa7 the total number of inmates described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#aj7 who were placed in restrictive housing while pregnant or postpartum1 the reason for such placement1 and the amount of time spent in restrictive housing4 7d7 ,personally identifiable information ,data collected under subsection 7c7 may not contain any personally identifiable information of any incarcerated pregnant or postpartum inmate4 7e7 ,compliance and ineligibility 7#a7 ,compliance date ,each ,state shall have not more than #abj days from the date of enactment of this ,act to comply with subsection 7b71 except that the ,attorney ,general may grant an additional #abj days to a ,state that is making good faith efforts to comply with such subsection2 and 7#b7 ,ineligibility for funds ,for any fiscal year after the expiration of the period specified in paragraph 7#a71 a ,state that fails to comply with subsection 7b71 shall1 at the discretion of the ,attorney ,general1 be subject to not more than a #aj-percent reduction of the funds that would otherwise be allocated for that fiscal year to the ,state under subpart #a of part ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq474 7f7 ,reallocation ,amounts not allocated under the program referred to in subsection 7e77#b7 to a ,state for failure to fully comply with subsection 7b7 shall be reallocated under that program to ,states that have not failed to comply with such subsection4 7g7 ,publication of reports by ,attorney ,general ,the ,attorney ,general shall make available to the public each report submitted under subsection 7b74 7h7 ,study required ,the ,attorney ,general shall carry out a study on the information reported under subsection 7c7 to-- 7#a7 determine means by which such information can be used to improve the treatment of inmates who are pregnant or who have given birth at the jails1 prisons1 and other specified facilities covered in the reports2 and 7#b7 examine-- 7,a7 the relationship1 if any1 between stillbirths1 miscarriages1 maternal deaths1 neonatal deaths1 and preterm births that occur while inmates are in custody2 and 7,b7 the actions of management of such jails1 prisons1 and other specified facilities4 7i7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall prepare and submit to ,congress a report that contains the findings of the study required by subsection 7h74