3.0.0 6436 2019-11-15T21:07:21Z 2019-11-15T21:07:21Z House H HR 2012-09-19 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 6436.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Sec. 8: To regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among the several States, and with the IndianTribes; To make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ofthe United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H6151]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-19T16:00:39Z Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2012 112 3577 S 2012-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Identical bill CRS 2012-09-19 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-09-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2012-09-21 False International Affairs Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Department of State Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign aid and international relief Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Human rights Sanctions International Affairs 00 2012-09-19 Introduced in House 2012-12-18T17:47:59Z Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress for 5 years describing prison and detention facility conditions in at least 30 countries receiving U.S. assistance or under U.S. sanction selected as a result of the Secretary's determination that such conditions raise the most serious human rights or humanitarian concerns.

Urges the Secretary and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in prisons and other detention facilities. Prohibits such funds from being used to construct new prisons.

Directs the Secretary to enter into negotiations to achieve the purposes of this Act with a government listed in the report as not making significant compliance efforts. Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator to restructure or reduce U.S. assistance to such government in order to achieve such purposes.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish within the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a full-time equivalent Deputy Assistant Secretary level position to advance the purposes of this Act; and (2) provide training for Foreign Service officers in assessing foreign prison and detention facility conditions.

]]> Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2012 Display Title Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet primary indicators of health, sanitation, and safety, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-09-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6436ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6436ih.xml 2012-09-19 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.