,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iihf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1 ,ms4      
,simon1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4
 ,?an$>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to require a ,,gao /udy on  
,/ate & ,f$]al prison libr>ies1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,read = ,re5try ,act (     
#bjbf4  #b4 ,,gao ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
%all conduct a /udy on libr>ies & libr>y
 s]vices (f]$ 9 ,/ate & ,f$]al prisons1 
& submit to ,congress a report1 t--     
7#a7 includes a description ( any libr>y
 s]vices provid$ 9 su* prisons2  7#b7   
id5tifies any s\rces ( fund+ = su*      
libr>ies & libr>y s]vices2  7#c7        
includes ! demographic in=mation ( all  
inc>c]at$ individuals 9 ,/ate & ,f$]al  
prisons t (f] libr>y s]vices1 includ+-- 

7,a7 age2  7,b7 race2  7,c7 e?nicity2   
7,d7 g5d] id5tity2  7,e7 level (        
education2  7,f7 crim9al backgr\nd2 &   
7,g7 l5g? ( inc>c]ation2  7#d7 id5tifies
 ! prison recidivism rate = an          
individual releas$ f a ,/ate or ,f$]al  
prison t (f]s libr>y s]vices2  7#e7     
id5tifies ! p>ole compliance rate = an  
individual releas$ f a ,/ate or ,f$]al  
prison t (f]s libr>y s]vices2  7#f7     
includes a description ab\t work=ce     
placem5t = individuals releas$ f a ,/ate
 or ,f$]al prison t (f]s libr>y s]vices2
  7#g7 id5tifies ! rate ( discipl9>y    
infractions 7z def9$ by ! ,director ( ! 
,bureau ( ,prisons7 involv+ an inc>c]at$
 individual 9 a ,/ate or ,f$]al prison t
 (f]s libr>y s]vices2 &  7#h7 includes  
any o!r relevant in=mation or f9d+s1 z  
det]m9$ by ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al1 )      
respect to su* libr>ies & libr>y        
s]vices4