3.0.0 5386 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z House H HR 2004-11-18 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-11-18T14:58:25Z 2004-11-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Bank accounts Business records Chief executive officers Child support Collective bargaining Commerce Compensation for victims of crime Competition Competitive bidding Corporate governance Correctional institutions Credit unions Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Employee rights Evaluation research (Social action programs) Executive reorganization Families Federal Prison Industries, Inc. Federal advisory bodies Finance and Financial Sector Financial planning Financial services Garnishment Government Operations and Politics Government and business Government corporations Government procurement Government publicity Health Hours of labor Income tax Industrial arbitration Industrial relations Labor and Employment Labor contracts Labor disputes Labor productivity Labor statistics Labor unions Law Minimum wages Nonprofit organizations Occupational health and safety Paternity Payroll deductions Personal budgets Prison administration Prison labor Prisoners Prisoners' rights Profit Saving and investment Social Welfare Subsidies Support of dependents Taxation Trade associations Vocational and technical education Wages Withholding tax Workers' compensation Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-11-18 Introduced in House 2004-12-20T20:27:08Z Fair Access and Individual Responsibilities Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to double the number of members of the board of directors of Federal Prison Industries (FPI), provide for their appointment by the Attorney General, and designate the Director of the Bureau of Prisons as FPI's chief executive officer. Directs the Attorney General to appoint an independent review panel to advise the board regarding the type and quantity of products to be produced and conditions of hire and work. Makes the Attorney General responsible for protecting Federal inmate participation rights and for facilitating their ability to meet financial responsibilities through successful competitive participation in the U.S. economy.

Designates prison industries as Class A (established as of December 31, 2002), B (established on or after January 1, 2005, and carried out by a competitive, independent, taxpaying entity), C (carried out by a private entity located in a Federal correctional institution), and D (pilot industries created to test reform of inmate employment and prison industries) industries.

Repeals (with an exception) requirements regarding the purchase of prison-made products by Federal departments on December 31, 2010. Authorizes the Attorney General to make matching grants to specified organizations to attract firms and create business entities in Federal and State correctional settings. Requires the Director to establish procedures to ensure that inmate workers have the right to join a labor organization and engage in collective bargaining.

Directs the Attorney General to modify correctional practices to improve the attractiveness and efficiency of Federal correctional facilities to ensure maximum inmate employment at prevailing wages.

]]> Fair Access and Individual Responsibilities Act of 2004 Display Title Fair Access and Individual Responsibilities Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to reform Federal Prison Industries, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fair Access and Individual Responsibilities Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-11-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr5386ih/xml/BILLS-108hr5386ih.xml 2004-11-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.