[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3691 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3691

 To prohibit the Office of Federal Detention Trustee from constructing 
  Federal detention centers and to prohibit the Department of Justice 
 from siting a detention center or Federal prison in Maryland, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 8, 2003

Mr. Ruppersberger introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the Office of Federal Detention Trustee from constructing 
  Federal detention centers and to prohibit the Department of Justice 
 from siting a detention center or Federal prison in Maryland, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON THE SITING OF CERTAIN DETENTION CENTERS AND 
              PRISONS.

    (a) Federal Detention Centers.--The Office of Federal Detention 
Trustee in the Department of Justice may not expend any funds for the 
construction of, or the solicitation of construction proposals for, any 
Federal detention center.
    (b) Centers and Prisons in Maryland.--The Attorney General of the 
United States is prohibited from constructing or acquiring any property 
or facilities in the State of Maryland to be used as a detention center 
or Federal prison.
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