,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bihe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #h1   
#bjbe,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to secure the   
dignity and safety of incarcerated      
women4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,preventing ,violence   
,against ,female ,inmates ,act of #bjbe4
  #b4 ,housing prisoners based on sex   
7a7 ,federal prisons  7#a7 ,in general  
,chapter #cjc of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #djeb4 ,bar on  
housing together prisoners of different 
sexes  7a7 ,definition ,in this section1
 the term biological sex means the      
biological classification of male and   
female in the context of reproductive   
potential or capacity1 as indicated by  
sex chromosomes1 naturally occurring sex
 hormones1 gonads1 and nonambiguous     
internal and external genitalia present 

at birth4  7b7 ,bar  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,bureau of ,prisons-- 7,a7 shall   
use the biological sex of persons       
charged with or convicted of offenses   
against the ,united ,states in making   
determinations regarding housing such   
persons2 and  7,b7 except as provided in
 paragraph 7#b71 shall not co-locate in 
detention facilities persons charged    
with or convicted of offenses against   
the ,united ,states if those persons are
 not of the same biological sex4  7#b7  
,exception ,the ,bureau of ,prisons may 
co-locate1 on a temporary basis 7which  
shall not include overnight housing71   
persons charged with or convicted of    
offenses against the ,united ,states who
 are not of the same biological sex4  4 
7#b7 ,technical and conforming amendment
 ,the table of sections for chapter #cjc
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  #djeb4 ,bar on housing      
together prisoners of different sexes4  
4  7b7 ,state prisons ,section #eja of  

title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaeb7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7i7 ,bar on  
housing together prisoners of different 
sexes  7#a7 ,definition ,in this        
subsection1 the term biological sex has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#djeb of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code4  7#b7 ,limitation on eligibility 
for funds  7,a7 ,in general ,beginning  
in the first fiscal year beginning after
 the date of enactment of this          
subsection1 a ,state may not receive    
funds under this subpart for a fiscal   
year if the ,state does not submit to   
the ,attorney ,general a certification  
that the ,state-- 7i7 except as provided
 in subparagraph 7,b71 prohibits        
co-locating in detention facilities     
persons charged with or convicted of    
offenses under the law of the ,state if 
those persons are not of the same       
biological sex2 and  7ii7 requires the  
use of the biological sex of persons    

charged with or convicted of offenses   
under the law of the ,state in making   
determinations regarding housing such   
persons4  7,b7 ,exception ,a ,state may 
co-locate1 on a temporary basis 7which  
shall not include overnight housing71   
persons charged with or convicted of    
offenses under the law of the ,state who
 are not of the same biological sex4  4