[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 215 Introduced in House (IH)]



106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 215

 To provide discretion to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons in the 
     transfer of District of Columbia inmates to private contract 
                              facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide discretion to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons in the 
     transfer of District of Columbia inmates to private contract 
                              facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Prison Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING DISCRETION TO BUREAU OF PRISONS IN TRANSFER OF 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INMATES TO PRIVATE CONTRACT 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 11201(c)(1) of the Balanced Budget Act of 
1997 (DC Code, sec. 24-1201(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``shall house'' and inserting ``may house'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``at least 2000'' and 
        inserting ``up to 2000''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``at least 50 
        percent'' and inserting ``up to 50 percent''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act 
of 1997.
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