[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3158 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3158

To establish Federal safeguards for the prevention of sexual misconduct 
          of women inmates at State correctional institutions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 27, 1999

   Ms. Norton (for herself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Millender-
McDonald, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Ms. Woolsey) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish Federal safeguards for the prevention of sexual misconduct 
          of women inmates at State correctional institutions.

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

SECTION 1. SAFEGUARDS FOR PREVENTION OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT BY 
              CORRECTIONAL STAFF.

    (a) Reduction of Funds.--In addition to any reduction of funds 
under any other law, a State that does not have, or that fails to 
implement, the safeguards described in subsection (b) shall not receive 
10 percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State 
under subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13701).
    (b) Safeguards.--The safeguards described in this subsection are 
the following:
            (1) That each State department of corrections provide 
        mandatory sexual harassment and abuse awareness training to the 
        officials and staff of that department.
            (2) That each State department of corrections periodically 
        submit a report to the attorney general of the State for the 
        purpose of detecting any pattern of sexual harassment or abuse 
        of women inmates.
            (3) That each State department of corrections carry out a 
        system under which--
                    (A) women inmates are able to confidentially report 
                sexual harassment or abuse by officials or staff of 
                that department;
                    (B) those reports are investigated; and
                    (C) those officials or staff determined to be 
                responsible for such sexual harassment or abuse are 
                sanctioned.
            (4) That the State have criminal penalties explicitly 
        prohibiting custodial sexual misconduct by correctional staff 
        against women inmates.
            (5) That the State submit reports on the compliance of the 
        State with these safeguards to the Congress and to the Attorney 
        General at such times, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Attorney General may require.
    (c) Reallocation.--Any funds that are not allocated for failure to 
comply with this section shall be reallocated to States that comply 
with this section.
    (d) Compliance Date.--Each State shall have not more than 3 years 
from the date of the enactment of this Act in which to implement this 
section.
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