,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ieia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #f1 #bjbf,ms4  
,adams 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1    
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,watson
 ,coleman1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,frost1 and ,ms4     
,velzquez7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,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 improve response to1 and 
preparation for1 extreme temperatures1  
in ,federal correctional facilities4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,extreme ,temperatures          
,injustice in ,prisons ,act of #bjbf4   
#b4 ,in general ,not later than #e years
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,director of the ,bureau of   

,prisons 7hereinafter in this ,act      
referred to as the ,director7 shall     
install or update1 as appropriate1      
heating1 ventilation1 and air           
conditioning systems in each            
correctional facility operated by the   
,director1 including by installing      
temperature reading devices in each     
space with a human occupant in such a   
facility1 including each prison cell    
therein1 and those commonly used by     
incarcerated individuals and staff4  #c4
 ,interim monitoring ,the ,director     
shall regularly test and monitor the    
temperature in each space referred to in
 section #b during the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this ,act   
and ending on the date that in the      
interim of the installation of          
temperature reading devices across the  
facilities4  #d4 ,temperature standards 
for incarcerated individuals ,the       
,director shall develop and enforce     
mandatory written standards for         
applicable to all institutions          

administered by the ,director regarding 
heat stress and cold stress1 as it      
pertains to specific institution work   
operations1 recreational activities1 and
 all conditions of confinement related  
to the prevention and management of     
heat-related and cold-related illnesses4
  #e4 ,study and development of         
guidelines to protect vulnerable        
populations  7a7 ,study ,the ,director  
of the ,centers for ,disease ,control   
and ,prevention shall-- 7#a7 study the  
effect of extreme temperature conditions
 in correctional facilities operated by 
the ,director of the ,bureau of         
,prisons1 including the effect on the   
health and safety of incarcerated       
individuals and consideration of        
physical regional variations2 and  7#b7 
shall develop recommendations for the   
,bureau of ,prisons regarding safer     
practices4  7b7 ,development of         
guidelines ,in accordance with the ,heat
 and ,medication ,guidance for          
,clinicians issued by the ,centers for  

,disease ,control and ,prevention1 the  
,director1 in consultation with the     
,assistant ,director for the ,health    
,services ,division of the ,bureau of   
,prisons and the ,director of the       
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 and not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 shall finalize rules to establish 
and enforce mandatory standards to      
protect the medically vulnerable        
populations in facilities operated by   
the ,director of the ,bureau of         
,prisons4  #f4 ,temperature standards   
for ,bureau of ,prisons staff ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director   
shall implement the use of the wet-bulb 
globe temperature-based ,,niosh         
,recommended ,exposure ,limits and      
,recommended ,alert ,limits to account  
for humidity when protecting staff from 
the hazards posed by occupational heat  
exposure4  #g4 ,required availability of
 mitigation options  7a7 ,heat and      

summer ,the ,director shall ensure that 
heat mitigation options1 including      
cold-water bottles1 cooling fans1 and   
cooling towels1 are made available to   
inmates in all facilities operated by   
the ,director1 outside of the           
commissary1 at no cost1 upon request1   
and in sufficient supply when internal  
temperatures at correctional facilities 
operated by the ,director reach levels  
determined to be dangerously high by the
 ,director4  7b7 ,cold and winter ,the  
,director shall ensure that cold        
mitigation options1 including winter    
clothing1 blankets1 and other necessary 
thermal items are made available to     
inmates in all facilities operated by   
the ,director1 outside of prison        
commissary1 at no cost1 upon request1   
and in sufficient supply when internal  
temperatures at correctional facilities 
operated by the ,director reach levels  
determined to be dangerously low by the 
,director4  #h4 ,electronic record      
keeping for seasonal training           

requirements ,the ,director shall       
establish an electronic record keeping  
system for purposes of ensuring         
completion of seasonal training         
requirements of personnel of the ,bureau
 of ,prisons on winter mitigation       
practices and identifying heat-related  
illness symptoms4  #i4 ,report  7a7 ,on 
costs ,not later than #b years after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 and    
every #b years thereafter1 the ,director
 shall submit a report to ,congress that
 sets forth the estimated cost of       
maintenance of the heating1 ventilation1
 and air conditioning system of each    
correctional facility operated by the   
,director and a progress update on the  
installation or updating of the heating1
 ventilation1 and air conditioning      
system of each correctional facility    
operated by the ,director4  7b7 ,on     
illnesses ,not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
annually thereafter1 the ,director shall
 submit a report to ,congress that sets 

forth information about                 
temperature-related illnesses1 injuries1
 and fatalities among vulnerable        
populations in facilities that the      
,director operates1 including elderly   
people1 pregnant people1 and those with 
compromised immune or compromised       
thermoregulatory systems 7including     
hyperthyroidism1 hyperhidrosis74  #aj4  
,annual oversight ,the ,inspector       
,general of the ,department of ,justice 
shall1 each year1 conduct an oversight  
inspection of-- 7#a7 each temperature   
reading device and each heating1        
ventilation1 and air conditioning       
systems in each correctional facility   
operated by the ,director2  7#b7 the    
number of heat or cold-related          
illnesses1 injuries1 and fatalities in  
each such facility2 and  7#c7 the       
implementation of mitigating options in 
each such facility1  and publish a      
report thereon4  #aa4 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be     

necessary for each of fiscal years #bjbf
 through #bjca to the ,director of the  
,bureau of ,prisons to install and      
update ,heating1 ,ventilation1 and ,air 
,conditioning systems in all facilities 
operated by the ,director4