,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eehe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,kennedy of ,utah introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for the             
applicability of the ,federal           
,performance ,based ,detention          
,standards to any immigration detention 
facility4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,equal ,detention   
,standards ,act of #bjbe4  #b4          
,applicability of ,federal ,performance 
,based ,detention ,standards ,beginning 
on the date of enactment of this ,act1  
in the case of any agreement entered    
into or renewed between the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security and any entity   
for the operation of a facility where1  
pursuant to any contract or agreement1  
any individual is detained pursuant to  
the immigration laws 7as such term is   
defined in section #aja of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act71 in 

addition to any standards for the       
operation of immigration detention      
facilities applicable pursuant to the   
terms of such contract or agreement1 the
 ,federal ,performance ,based ,detention
 ,standards published by the ,united    
,states ,marshal ,service shall apply to
 the operation of such facility4