,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajiji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,october #bf1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,cohen 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,kamlager-,dove1 ,mr4 ,scott of         
,virginia1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 
,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,mr4  
,thanedar1 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,illinois1  
and ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committees on ,homeland ,security1 and 
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,death in      
,custody ,reporting ,act of #bjac to    
require submission of reports to the    
,director of the ,bureau of ,justice    
,statistics1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,deaths in ,custody ,reporting  

,reform ,act4  #b4 ,death in ,custody   
,reporting ,act amendments ,the ,death  
in ,custody ,reporting ,act of #bjac    
7,public ,law #aac-bdb7 is amended--    
7#a7 by redesignating sections #b and #c
 as sections #c and #d1 respectively2   
7#b7 by adding after section #a the     
following3  #b4 ,purposes ,the purposes 
of this ,act are-- 7#a7 to improve the  
reporting of deaths in custody1         
including deaths that occur--  7,a7 in1 
in transit to1 or departing from1 jail2 
7,b7 in1 in transit to1 or departing    
from1 prison2  7,c7 in1 in transit to1  
or departing from1 temporary law        
enforcement detention2  7,d7 in1 in     
transit to1 or departing from1 an       
immigration detention facility2  7,e7   
in1 in transit to1 or departing from1 a 
hospital or care facility to which a    
person in the custody of any facility   
described in this section was           
transferred in the #cj-;day period      
before death1 regardless of whether such
 person was released from custody before

 death2  7,f7 while a person is engaged 
with law enforcement during an arrest1  
while a person is pursued by or seeks to
 elude law enforcement1 or while law    
enforcement is otherwise involved in the
 death2  7,g7 in1 in transit to1 or     
departing from1 a juvenile facility2 or 
7,h7 in1 in transit to1 or departing    
from1 any other custodial or detention  
facility1 including those facilities    
operated by private entities4  7#b7 to  
better understand the prevalence and    
characteristics of deaths that occur in 
custody2  7#c7 to develop and implement 
policies1 programs1 and practices for   
the identification1 prevention1 and     
reduction of deaths in custody2  7#d7 to
 increase the available data at the     
,federal1 ,state1 and local level1 of   
deaths in custody1 thereby improving    
detention policies1 law enforcement     
activities1 and the management and      
administration of correctional          
facilities2 and  7#e7 to facilitate the 
standardization of the definitions used 

when collecting data on the incidence of
 deaths in custody4  2  7#c7 in section 
#c1 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a7-- 
7,a7 in subsection 7a7--  7i7 by        
striking ,attorney ,general each place  
it appears and inserting ,director of   
the ,bureau of ,justice ,statistics2 and
  7ii7 by striking of any person and all
 that follows through facility7 and     
inserting in ,state custody of any      
person2  7,b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in
 paragraph 7#a71 by striking and age and
 inserting date of birth1 manner of     
death1 and cause of death2  7ii7 in     
paragraph 7#c71 by striking and2  7iii7 
in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the      
period and inserting  1 including-- 7,a7
 the location of the incident that      
caused the death1 if applicable1 such   
as--  7i7 during the initial encounter  
with law enforcement2  7ii7 during      
transport to a custodial facility2      
7iii7 in the custodial facility2 or     
7iv7 in a community healthcare facility2
  7,b7 whether the custodial agency     

conducted an investigation into the     
death2 and  7,c7 whether the death      
occurred following a use of force       
incident2  2 and  7iv7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#e7 the date on    
which the deceased entered the custody  
of the agency having custody of the     
deceased upon death2  7#f7 the average  
daily population for the facility in    
which the death occurred at the end of  
the quarter2 and  7#g7 other information
 the ,director of the ,bureau of        
,justice ,statistics1 in consultation   
with the ,director of the ,national     
,center for ,health ,statistics1 and the
 ,director of the ,national ,institute  
of ,justice determines necessary to     
inform policy and practice to detect1   
prevent1 and reduce deaths in custody4  
2  7,c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in      
paragraph 7#a7--  7,i7 by striking #abj 
days and inserting #bgj days2  7,,ii7 by
 striking this ,act and inserting the   
,deaths in ,custody ,reporting ,reform  
,act2 and  7,,iii7 by striking ,attorney

 ,general each place it appears and     
inserting ,director of the ,bureau of   
,justice ,assistance2  7ii7 in paragraph
 7#b7--  7,i7 by inserting except as    
provided in paragraph 7#c71 after       
paragraph 7#a712 and  7,,ii7 by striking
 1 at the discretion of the ,attorney   
,general12 and  7iii7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7 ,dedication of 
funds ,for the first fiscal year after  
the date of enactment of the ,deaths in 
,custody ,reporting ,reform ,act1 the   
,director of the ,bureau of ,justice    
,assistance shall permit a ,state that  
fails to comply with subsection 7a7 to  
dedicate funds that would otherwise be  
reallocated to other ,states under      
subsection 7d7 to assist such ,state in 
complying with subsection 7a74  2 and   
7,d7 by striking subsections 7e7 and    
7f72  7#d7 in section #d1 as            
redesignated by paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7  
in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by inserting and
 ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice   
,statistics before a report2 and  7ii7  

by striking of any person and all that  
follows through ,united ,states4 and    
inserting in ,federal custody of any    
person42  7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by    
striking section #b7;b7 and inserting   
section #c7;b72 and  7,c7 by striking   
subsection 7c72 and  7#e7 by adding at  
the end the following3  #e4             
,requirements of the ,director of the   
,national ,institute of ,justice        
relating to death in custody  7a7 ,study
 required ,the ,director of the         
,national ,institute of ,justice shall  
carry out a study of the information    
reported under sections #c7;a7 and      
#d7;a7 to-- 7#a7 determine means by     
which such information can be used to   
reduce the number of deaths in custody2 
and  7#b7 examine the relationship1 if  
any1 between the number of such deaths  
and the actions of management of such   
jails1 or personnel acting on behalf of 
such prisons1 and other carceral        
facilities relating to such deaths4  7b7
 ,reports  7#a7 ,final report ,not later

 than #c years after the date of        
enactment of this section1 and every #c 
years thereafter1 the ,director of the  
,national ,institute of ,justice shall  
prepare and submit to ,congress a report
 that contains--  7,a7 the findings of  
the study required under subsection 7a72
 and  7,b7 the information reported     
under section #f7;a74  7#b7 ,interim    
report ,not later than #a year after the
 date of enactment of this section1 the 
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,justice shall submit to ,congress a   
report that contains information on the 
progress of the ,director of the        
,national ,institute of ,justice in     
collecting the information required for 
the report under paragraph 7#a74  7c7   
,grants ,in carrying out this section1  
the ,director of the ,national          
,institute of ,justice may--  7#a7      
provide grants for quantitative and     
qualitative research designed to prevent
 and reduce deaths in custody2 and  7#b7
 contract with or provide grants to any 

entity the ,director of the ,national   
,institute of ,justice determines       
appropriate to facilitate the           
identification and reporting of the     
information required under this section4
  #f4 ,director of the ,bureau of       
,justice ,statistics requirements       
relating to death in custody  7a7       
,annual report ,not later than ,july #ca
 of each year1 the ,director of the     
,bureau of ,justice ,statistics shall   
submit to the ,committees on the        
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,senate1 and   
make available on a publicly accessible 
website of the ,bureau of ,justice      
,statistics1 a report that contains the 
following3 7#a7 ,the number of deaths in
 custody1 searchable across preceding   
reporting years4  7#b7 ,the number of   
deaths in custody1 disaggregated by--   
7,a7 age1 gender1 race1 and ethnicity2  
7,b7 the facility where the deceased was
 in custody2  7,c7 the location where   
the death occurred2  7,d7 the cause of  

death2 and  7,e7 the manner of death4   
7#c7 ,the number of deaths in custody   
that occurred not later than #cj days   
after release from custody if1 at the   
time of release--  7,a7 the deceased was
 in a healthcare facility or was being  
transported to a healthcare facility2   
7,b7 the release was the result of the  
medical or psychiatric condition of the 
deceased1 including compassionate       
release1 medical parole1 or medical     
furlough2 or  7,c7 the release was      
advanced by or coincided with the onset1
 diagnosis1 or material worsening of the
 medical or psychiatric condition of the
 deceased4  7#d7 ,information on the    
cause of death1 the manner of death1 and
 any contributing conditions1 as        
contained on the ,united ,states        
standard certificate of death4  7#e7 ,a 
multi-year analysis comparing the       
information from paragraphs 7#a7 through
 7#d7 for a period to be determined by  
the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice
 ,statistics4  7#f7 ,information on     

identified limitations on the           
information included in the report1     
including limitations on coverage1      
comparability1 and completeness4  7#g7  
,a description of the sources of        
information used in the report1         
including use of reports submitted under
 sections #c7;a7 and #d7;a71 open-source
 information1 and death certificate     
data4  7#h7 ,a description of           
statistical methods applied to produce  
any figures included in the report4     
7#i7 ,the report submitted by the ,panel
 under section #g7;c77#b74  7b7 ,data   
publication  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,director of the ,bureau of ,justice    
,statistics shall make available on a   
publicly accessible website of the      
,bureau of ,justice ,statistics a       
database on deaths in custody4  7#b7    
,database contents ,the database under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following1 with information             
appropriately de-identified3  7,a7 ,the 
information reported under sections     

#c7;a7 and #d7;a74  7,b7 ,the cause of  
death and the manner of death1          
categorized according to the consensus  
definitions developed under subsection  
7d74  7#c7 ,form ,the information       
required under paragraph 7#b7 shall be  
made available in a form that is        
machine-readable and searchable1 with   
delineated columns for each category of 
information required4  7c7 ,open-,source
 information  7#a7 ,use of open-source  
information ,the ,director of the       
,bureau of ,justice ,statistics shall   
develop and implement methodologies to  
use open-source information to          
supplement the information reported     
under sections #c7;a7 and #d7;a74  7#b7 
,submission of open-source information  
,the ,director of the ,bureau of        
,justice ,statistics shall establish and
 maintain a tool to allow individuals   
and organizations to submit information 
on deaths in custody4  7d7 ,consensus   
definitions ,the ,director of the       
,bureau of ,justice ,statistics1 in     

consultation with the ,director of the  
,national ,center for ,health           
,statistics1 shall develop consensus    
definitions to categorize the manner of 
each death in custody as a homicide1    
suicide1 accident1 natural death1 or    
death of an undetermined cause4  #g4    
,review panel  7a7 ,establishment ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this section1 the ,attorney
 ,general shall establish a review panel
 on deaths in ,federal or ,state custody
 7in this ,act referred to as the       
,panel7 to--  7#a7 assess compliance    
with this ,act1 with emphasis on reports
 that are missing1 late1 or determined  
not credible2  7#b7 examine barriers to 
accurate and timely reporting2  7#c7    
hold public hearings to present         
findings1 solicit feedback1 and receive 
public comment2  7#d7 review the reports
 under sections #e and #f to identify   
key findings and omissions2 and  7#e7   
submit recommendations to the ,director 
of the ,national ,institute of ,justice1

 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services1 each ,state1 and the         
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons to 
improve the quality of information      
reported under sections #c7;a7 and      
#d7;a74  7b7 ,membership  7#a7 ,members 
7,a7 ,appointment ,the ,panel shall be  
comprised of #f members1 appointed by   
the ,attorney ,general in consultation  
with the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services and including--  7i7   
not fewer than #a member with expertise 
in vital statistics1 mortality data1 or 
public health1 selected in consultation 
with the ,director of the ,national     
,center for ,health ,statistics2  7ii7  
not fewer than #a member who is a       
licensed physician who--  7,i7 is a     
board-certified forensic pathologist2   
and  7,,ii7 has served as a medical     
examiner or coroner2  7iii7 not fewer   
than #a member with expertise in-- 7,i7 
correctional facility research and      
operations2 and  7,,ii7 custody-related 
mortality2  7iv7 not fewer than #a      

member with expertise in--  7,i7 public 
health2 or  7,,ii7 biostatistics2  7v7  
not fewer than #a member who-- 7,i7 is a
 member of--  7aa7 the ,national        
,academy of ,sciences2 or  7bb7 the     
,national ,academy of ,medicine2 and    
7,,ii7 is selected in consultation with 
the academy in which such individual is 
a member2 and  7vi7 not fewer than #a   
member who--  7,i7 is a family member of
 an individual who died in custody2 or  
7,,ii7 is formerly incarcerated4  7,b7  
,period of appointment  7i7 ,in general 
,members of the ,panel shall serve      
staggered #c-year terms4  7ii7          
,staggered terms ,of the members of the 
,panel initially appointed under this   
,act1 as designated at the time of      
appointment--  7,i7 one-third shall     
serve for a term of #a year2  7,,ii7    
one-third shall serve for a term of #b  
years2 and  7,,iii7 one-third shall     
serve for a term of #c years4  7,c7     
,service restriction ,a member of the   
,panel may not hold any office1         

position1 or employment1 in--  7i7 a    
,state or local law enforcement agency  
covered by the reporting requirements   
under section #c7;a72 or  7ii7 a        
,federal law enforcement agency required
 to make reports under section #d7;a74  
7,d7 ,compensation ,a member of the     
,panel shall serve without compensation 
but may be reimbursed in accordance with
 section #egjc of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,chair  7,a7       
,appointment ,in addition to the members
 under paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney    
,general shall appoint a non-voting     
chair of the ,panel1 to serve for a term
 of #c years4  7,b7 ,qualifications ,the
 chair of the panel shall meet not less 
than #a of the criteria in paragraph    
7#a77;,a74  7,c7 ,service restriction   
,the chair of the ,panel may not hold   
any office1 position1 or employment1    
in--  7i7 a ,state or local law         
enforcement agency covered by the       
reporting requirements under section    
#c7;a72 or  7ii7 a ,federal law         

enforcement agency required to make     
reports under section #d7;a74  7,d7     
,compensation ,the chair of the ,panel  
shall serve without compensation but may
 be reimbursed in accordance with       
section #egjc of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7c7 ,duties  7#a7       
,annual public hearings  7,a7 ,in       
general ,the ,panel shall hold public   
hearings on an annual basis4  7,b7      
,hearing contents ,a hearing under      
subparagraph 7,a7 shall address a ,state
 or head of a ,federal law enforcement  
agency required to make reports under   
section #c7;a7 or #d7;a71 respectively1 
that-- 7i7 has failed to report required
 information1 has reported such         
information late1 or has reported       
information determined not credible by  
the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice
 ,statistics2  7ii7 has reported        
information that is inconsistent with   
information collected by the ,director  
of the ,bureau of ,justice ,statistics1 
as determined in a written record made  

available to such ,state or head of a   
,federal law enforcement agency not less
 than #fj days before such hearing2 or  
7iii7 has reported information that the 
,director of the ,bureau of ,justice    
,statistics identifies as requiring     
review to ensure completeness and       
reliability of information on deaths in 
custody4  7,c7 ,prohibition ,in         
conducting a hearing under subparagraph 
7,a71 the ,panel may not-- 7i7 rank     
custodial systems by the incidence of   
death in custody for the purposes of    
compliance and enforcement2 or  7ii7    
facilitate a forum for penalizing a     
jurisdiction for a higher incidence of  
death in custody4  7,d7 ,testimony ,the 
,panel shall--  7i7 request and obtain  
the testimony of-- 7,i7 an official     
responsible for making reports on behalf
 of a ,state under section #c7;a72 and  
7,,ii7 the head of a ,federal law       
enforcement agency responsible for      
making reports under section #d7;a72 and
  7ii7 receive testimony1 on request or 

by voluntary submission1 from--  7,i7 a 
family member of a person who died in   
custody2  7,,ii7 a non-profit           
organization with a significant focus on
 individuals who are detained by or     
likely to come into contact with law    
enforcement2  7,,iii7 a medical examiner
 or forensic pathologist2  7,,iv7 a     
statistician2  7,v7 a researcher2       
7,,vi7 a journalist2 and  7,,vii7 any   
other party with information that the   
,panel determines relevant4  7,e7       
,subpoena authority  7i7 ,in general    
,the ,panel may issue a subpoena to     
require the attendance and testimony of 
witnesses and the production of evidence
 relevant to determining compliance with
 this ,act4  7ii7 ,compliance with      
subpoena ,if an individual refuses to   
obey a subpoena issued under clause 7i71
 the ,attorney ,general may bring an    
action in the ,united ,states district  
court with jurisdiction over such person
 for compliance with such subpoena4     
7#b7 ,report to ,attorney ,general ,on  

an annual basis1 the ,panel shall submit
 to the ,attorney ,general a report that
 includes--  7,a7 recommendations       
related to-- 7i7 best practices to      
improve the accuracy and timeliness of  
reporting under sections #c7;a7 and     
#d7;a72  7ii7 strategies to reduce      
deaths in custody1 informed by evidence 
presented at the annual hearing required
 under paragraph 7#a72 and  7iii7       
necessary improvements to the consensus 
definitions developed under section     
#f7;d7 and the data collection protocols
 developed under section #f7;c72  7,b7  
identification of each ,state or        
,federal law enforcement agency required
 to report information under section    
#c7;a7 or #d7;a71 respectively1 that--  
7i7 failed to report information1 as    
determined by the ,director of the      
,bureau of ,justice ,statistics2 or     
7ii7 submitted incomplete information   
that undercounts the number of deaths in
 custody1 as determined through         
quantitative and qualitative methods2   

and  7,c7 a summary of--  7i7 the nature
 of the failure of each ,state or       
,federal law enforcement agency         
identified under subparagraph 7,b72 and 
7ii7 the efforts of the ,attorney       
,general to obtain compliance4  7d7     
,exemption from section #ajac of title  
#e ,section #ajac of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 shall not apply to the   
,board4  #h4 ,national ,center for      
,health ,statistics  7a7 ,identification
 of deaths in custody  7#a7 ,united     
,states standard certificate of death   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this section1 the       
,director of the ,national ,center for  
,health ,statistics shall include on the
 ,united ,states standard certificate of
 death a checkbox1 or other functionally
 equivalent designation1 to indicate    
whether the death of the deceased was a 
death in custody4  7#b7 ,state          
certificates of death ,the ,director of 
the ,national ,center for ,health       
,statistics shall provide to ,state     

vital registration officials guidance1  
model language1 and technical assistance
 to facilitate the adoption of a        
checkbox1 or other functionally         
equivalent designation1 to indicate     
whether the death of the deceased was a 
death in custody1 on the certificate of 
death of each ,state4  7b7 ,national    
,death ,index  7#a7 ,publicly available 
information ,notwithstanding section    
#cjh7;d7 of the ,public ,health ,service
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdbm7d77 or       
sections #cefa through #cehc of title   
#dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 the         
,director of the ,national ,center for  
,health ,statistics shall make available
 to qualified requesters1 at no cost1   
all records1 services1 and matches of   
the ,national ,death ,index1 including  
information related to cause of death-- 
7,a7 with respect to any death          
identified as a death in custody on a   
certificate of death2 or  7,b7 for which
 a requestor certifies in writing1 at   
such time1 in such manner1 and          

containing such information as the      
,director of the ,national ,center for  
,health ,statistics may require1 a      
request is made for the purpose of      
researching1 reporting on1 or           
documenting deaths in custody4  7#b7    
,cost recovery  ,sums authorized under  
sections #h and #ab shall be available  
to the ,secretary of ,health and ,human 
,services to reimburse the costs of     
services provided under paragraph 7#a74 
7c7 ,cooperative agreements ,to carry   
out this section1 the ,director of the  
,national ,center for ,health           
,statistics may enter into cooperative  
agreements with-- 7#a7 ,state and local 
vital registration officials2  7#b7 the 
,director of the ,bureau of ,justice    
,statistics2 and  7#c7 any other        
,federal1 ,state1 or local entity the   
,director of the ,national ,center for  
,health ,statistics determines          
appropriate4  #i4 ,immigration detention
  7a7 ,death disclosure ,not later than 
#dh hours after a covered death occurs1 

the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and
 ,customs ,enforcement and the          
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of ,congress1 and
 thereafter publish on the website of   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 
a notice of such covered death4  7b7    
,death review  7#a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ij days after a covered     
death occurs1 the ,director of ,u4,s4   
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
and the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs
 and ,border ,protection shall complete 
an investigation into each covered death
 to determine the manner of death and   
the cause of death4  7#b7 ,investigation
 ,an investigation under paragraph 7#a7 
shall-- 7,a7 examine the facts and      
circumstances surrounding the detention 
and death of the deceased1 including a  
review of--  7i7 the forensic pathology 
report of the deceased1 including the   
autopsy if available2  7ii7 any         
eyewitness or video accounts related to 

the death2  7iii7 any physical evidence 
obtained from the scene of the death2   
and  7iv7 any relevant medical records  
of the deceased2 and  7,b7 determine    
whether the deceased received medical   
treatment in accordance with community  
and professional standards of care4  7c7
 ,report on deaths in custody  7#a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #ij days after a
 covered death occurs1 the ,director of 
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement or the ,commissioner of    
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
shall submit to appropriate committees  
of ,congress1 and thereafter make       
available on a publicly accessible      
website of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and      
,customs ,enforcement and on a publicly 
accessible website of ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection1 a report on    
each covered death4  7#b7 ,report       
contents ,a report under paragraph 7#a7 
shall include1 with respect to a covered
 death1 the following3 7,a7 ,information
 on the deceased1 including--  7i7 age1 

gender1 race1 and ethnicity2  7ii7 the  
facility where the deceased was in      
custody2  7iii7 the location where the  
death occurred2  7iv7 the cause of      
death2 and  7v7 the manner of death4    
7,b7 ,whether the death occurred not    
later than #cj days after release from  
custody if1 at the time of release--    
7i7 the deceased was in a healthcare    
facility1 was being transported to a    
healthcare facility1 or was scheduled   
for imminent medical or psychiatric     
treatment for an acute condition2  7ii7 
the release was the result of the       
medical or psychiatric condition of the 
deceased1 including compassionate       
release1 medical parole1 or medical     
furlough2 or  7iii7 the release was     
advanced by or coincided with the onset1
 diagnosis1 or material worsening of the
 medical or psychiatric condition of the
 deceased4  7,c7 ,information on the    
cause of death1 the manner of death1 and
 any contributing conditions1 as        
contained on the ,united ,states        

standard certificate of death4  7,d7 ,a 
description of the sources of           
information used in the report4  7d7    
,notification to ,congress ,the         
,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and    
,customs ,enforcement and the ,director 
of ,customs and ,border ,protection     
shall submit to ,congress a joint annual
 report that--  7#a7 includes categories
 based on the cause and manner of death2
  7#b7 assesses whether there is a      
pattern of covered deaths with respect  
to the facility and across facilities in
 which deaths occurred2 and  7#c7 makes 
recommendations for how covered deaths  
can be prevented2 and  7#d7 includes    
limitations on the information included 
in the death reports1 including         
limitations on coverage1 comparability1 
and completeness4  7e7 ,covered death   
,in this section-- 7#a7 the term        
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means--  7,a7 the ,committees on the    
,judiciary1 ,homeland ,security1        
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 

,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committees on the ,judiciary1 ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1  
and ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 
7#b7 the term covered death means a     
death that occurred-- 7,a7 when the     
deceased was detained1 under arrest1    
being pursued by1 or being arrested by a
 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs       
,enforcement officer or by a ,u4,s4     
,customs and ,border ,protection officer
 7or by any ,federal1 ,state1 or local  
law enforcement officer for purposes of 
assisting ,u4,s4 ,immigration and       
,customs ,enforcement or ,u4,s4 ,customs
 and ,border ,protection72 or  7,b7 not 
later than #cj days after release from  
custody of an immigration detention     
facility4  #aj4 ,privacy exemption      
,notwithstanding regulations promulgated
 under the ,health ,insurance           
,portability and ,accountability ,act of
 #aiif1 at part #afj of title #de1 ,code
 of ,federal ,regulations1 and subparts 

,a and ,e of part #afd of such title 7or
 any successor regulations71 and        
sections #cjd and #hab of the ,omnibus  
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajacd and      
#ajbca71 and any rule or regulation     
promulgated thereunder1 the information 
reported under this ,act shall be       
considered public information4  #aa4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,boot  
camp prison ,the term boot camp prison  
has the meaning given such term in      
section #ija of the ,omnibus ,crime     
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  7#b7     
,death in custody ,the term death in    
custody means death in ,federal custody 
and death in ,state custody4  7#c7      
,death in ,federal custody ,the term    
death in ,federal custody means a death 
that occurred when the deceased was in  
the custody of the ,federal ,government1
 or under color of or pursuant to       
,federal law1 or that otherwise involved
 an employee or agent of the ,federal   

,government1 including a death that     
occurred--  7,a7 when the deceased was--
 7i7 detained1 under arrest1 being      
pursued by1 fleeing from1 or in the     
process of being arrested by any officer
 of a ,federal law enforcement agency   
7or by any ,state or local law          
enforcement officer while participating 
in and for purposes of a ,federal law   
enforcement operation1 task force1 or   
any other ,federal law enforcement      
capacity carried out by such ,federal   
law enforcement agency72 or  7ii7 en    
route to being incarcerated or detained1
 or incarcerated or detained1 at1 or    
being removed from-- 7,i7 any facility  
7including an immigration detention     
facility or juvenile facility7 pursuant 
to a contract with a ,federal law       
enforcement agency or acting in such    
capacity2  7,,ii7 any ,state or local   
government facility used by a ,federal  
law enforcement agency2 or  7,,iii7 any 
,federal correctional facility or       
,federal pretrial detention facility    

located within the ,united ,states2     
7,b7 not later than #cj days after      
release from custody if at the time of  
release-- 7i7 the deceased was in a     
healthcare facility or was being        
transported to a healthcare facility2   
7ii7 the release was the result of the  
medical or psychiatric condition of the 
deceased1 including compassionate       
release1 medical parole1 or medical     
furlough2 or  7iii7 the release was     
advanced by or coincided with the onset1
 diagnosis1 or material worsening of the
 medical or psychiatric condition of the
 deceased2  7,c7 not later than #cj days
 after release from custody if the      
deceased was released from an           
immigration detention facility4  7#d7   
,death in ,state custody ,the term death
 in ,state custody means a death that   
occurred when the deceased was in the   
custody of the ,state1 or that otherwise
 involved an employee or agent of the   
,state1 including a death that          
occurred--  7,a7 when the deceased was--

 7i7 detained1 under arrest1 being      
pursued by1 fleeing from1 or in the     
process of being arrested by ,state or  
local law enforcement2  7ii7 en route to
 being incarcerated2  7iii7 incarcerated
 at--  7,i7 a municipal or county jail2 
7,,ii7 a police lock-up2  7,,iii7 ,state
 prison2  7,,iv7 ,state-run boot camp   
prison2  7,v7 boot camp prison that is  
contracted out by the ,state2  7,,vi7   
any facility used by a ,state or unit of
 local government pursuant to a contract
 or other agreement1 such as a          
memorandum of understanding2 or  7,,vii7
 other local or ,state correctional or  
detention facility or area 7including   
any juvenile facility72 or  7iv7 was    
being removed from any facility         
described in clause 7iii72  7,b7 not    
later than #cj days after1 release from 
custody if at the time of release-- 7i7 
the deceased was in a healthcare        
facility or was being transported to a  
healthcare facility2  7ii7 the release  
was the result of the medical or        

psychiatric condition of the deceased1  
including compassionate release1 medical
 parole1 or medical furlough2 or  7iii7 
the release was advanced by or coincided
 with the onset1 diagnosis1 or material 
worsening of the medical or psychiatric 
condition of the deceased4  7#e7        
,director of the ,bureau of ,justice    
,assistance ,the term ,director of the  
,bureau of ,justice ,assistance means   
the ,attorney ,general1 acting through  
the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice
 ,assistance of the ,department of      
,justice4  7#f7 ,director of the ,bureau
 of ,justice ,statistics ,the term      
,director of the ,bureau of ,justice    
,statistics means the ,attorney         
,general1 acting through the ,director  
of the ,bureau of ,justice ,statistics  
of the ,department of ,justice4  7#g7   
,director of the ,national ,center for  
,health ,statistics ,the term ,director 
of the ,national ,center for ,health    
,statistics means the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services1 acting    

through the ,director of the ,national  
,center for ,health ,statistics of the  
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention4  7#h7 ,director of the     
,national ,institute of ,justice ,the   
term ,director of the ,national         
,institute of ,justice means the        
,attorney ,general1 acting through the  
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,justice of the ,department of         
,justice4  7#i7 ,immigration detention  
facility ,the term immigration detention
 facility-- 7,a7 means a secure facility
 that detains individuals who are       
charged1 or awaiting such charges1 with 
violations of immigration law or        
individuals who are awaiting            
deportation2 and  7,b7 includes-- 7i7   
such facilities that are either owned or
 operated by ,u4,s4 ,immigration and    
,customs ,enforcement2  7ii7 such       
facilities that are either owned or     
operated by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection2 and  7iii7 such facilities1
 whether public or private1 that are    

operated through a contract with the    
,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and    
,customs ,enforcement or the            
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,patrol4  7#aj7 ,open-source    
information ,the term open-source       
information means information that is   
publicly accessible and includes        
information posted online or made       
publicly accessible under section #eeb  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4     
7#aa7 ,police lock-up ,the term police  
lock-up means a temporary location for  
detention that is used for the          
confinement of persons under arrest     
before such persons are brought before a
 court4  7#ab7 ,state ,the term ,state  
has the meaning given such term in      
section #ija of the ,omnibus ,crime     
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  #ab4     
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#f1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbg through #bjcg to carry out        

sections #e1 #f1 #g1 and #h of this     
,act4  4