,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #af 7legislative
 day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,mr4 ,s*iff 7=  
himself1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4
 ,wel*1 & ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require an indep5d5t review 
process = ! prohibition ( books at      
,bureau ( ,prisons facilities1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,rehabilitation ,?r\gh     
,read+ ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,director ,! t]m        
,director means ! ,director ( ! ,bureau 
( ,prisons4  7#b7 ,pr(essional libr>ian 
,! t]m pr(essional libr>ian means a     
libr>ian :o has a ma/]'s degree f a     
program accr$it$ by ! ,am]ican ,libr>y  
,association4  #c4 ,bann$ books 9       
prisons  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,director %all e/abli% a ,publication 
,review ,committee = ! purpose ( approv+

 or disapprov+ ! availability ( books at
 ,bureau ( ,prisons facilities4  7b7    
,memb]s ,! ,publication ,review         
,committee %all consi/ ( n few] ?an #e  
memb]s1 includ+ ! ,ombudsman e/abli%$ "u
 section #b ( ! ,f$]al ,prison ,ov]sight
 ,act 7,public ,law #aah-ga71 #a        
individual :o is a pr(essional libr>ian 
employ$ by ! ,bureau ( ,prisons1 #a     
individual 9 ! cu/ody ( ! ,bureau (     
,prisons1 & #a individual ) k or        
exp]tise 9 ,fir/ ,am5dm5t law4  7c7     
,proc$ures  7#a7 ,prohibit+ a book      
,foll[+ ! date ( ! e/abli%m5t ( !       
,publication ,review ,committee1 !      
,director may only prohibit a book at   
,bureau ( ,prisons facilities if-- 7,a7 
! ,director submits a reque/ 9 writ+ to 
! ,publication ,review ,committee to    
approve su* prohibition1 includ+ a      
detail$ explanation ( ! reason =        
prohibit+ ! book2 &  7,b7 ! ,publication
 ,review ,committee approves su* reque/4
  7#b7 ,appeal ( a prohibit$ book ,an   
individual 9 ! cu/ody ( ! ,bureau (     

,prisons may submit to ! ,publication   
,review ,committee an appeal to rev]se !
 prohibition ( a book 9 ,bureau (       
,prisons facilities4  7#c7 ,det]m9ations
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days    
aft] ! date on :i* a reque/ or appeal is
 submitt$ to ! ,publication ,review     
,committee "u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 z  
applicable1 ! ,publication ,review      
,committee %all issue a f9al det]m9ation
 9 writ+ approv+ or disapprov+ !        
availability ( ! book at ,bureau (      
,prisons facilities 9 accordance )      
subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,reason =       
prohibit+ a book  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,a book  
may n be prohibit$ 9 ord] to elim9ate a 
disfavor$ viewpo9t or disfavor$ cont5t4 
7ii7 ,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ :e!r !   
prohibition ( a book is bas$ on a       
disfavor$ viewpo9t or disfavor$ cont5t1 
! ,publication ,review ,committee %all  
det]m9e :e!r ! prohibition is           
sub/antially motivat$ by ! viewpo9t ( ! 
book1 includ+ if ! book is deem$        
unpopul> or repugnant1 or o!rwise       

violates ! rights ( inc>c]at$           
individuals to access in=mation4  7,c7  
,discretion ,except z provid$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,b71 a det]m9ation issu$ by
 ! ,publication ,review ,committee %all 
be at ! discretion ( ! ,publication     
,review ,committee & %all n require     
approval f ! ,director4  7#d7 ,ma9ta9+  
access to a book ,if an appeal is fil$  
"u p>agraph 7#b7 prior to ! removal ( ! 
book f any libr>y ( any ,bureau (       
,prisons facility1 ! book %all n be     
remov$ until ! ,publication ,review     
,committee has made a f9al det]m9ation  
reg>d+ ! appeal4  #d4 ,annual report+   
requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !  
end ( ea* fiscal ye> foll[+ ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives an annual    
report detail+ any books t 7 prohibit$  
dur+ ! prec$+ fiscal ye>1 includ+ a     
summ>y ( ea* appeal fil$ pursuant to    
section #c7;c77#b7 & ! /atus & f9al     

outcome1 z applicable1 ( ea* appeal4