[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1645 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1645

To establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program in the Bureau of 
                    Prisons, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 4, 2011

   Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program in the Bureau of 
                    Prisons, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Correctional Officer 
Protective Equipment Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. OLEORESIN CAPSICUM SPRAY PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Prisons shall conduct a pilot program to determine the effectiveness 
of the routine issuance of Oleoresin Capsicum spray to staff.
    (b) Scope of Pilot Program.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons shall have the discretion to--
            (1) select the specific Bureau of Prisons institutions, 
        which shall include high security and administrative 
        facilities, to participate in the pilot program;
            (2) determine the length of the pilot program, not to 
        exceed 12 months;
            (3) select the type of Oleoresin Capsicum spray device 
        utilized in the pilot program; and
            (4) determine which Bureau of Prisons staff will be 
        authorized to participate in the pilot program, which shall 
        include bargaining unit employees and not only include 
        supervisors and managers.
    (c) Requirements Subject to Availability of Appropriations.--The 
requirements of this section are subject to the availability of 
appropriations.
    (d) GAO Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which 
the pilot program ends, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the effects of the pilot 
program and provide to Congress any research and analysis that the 
Comptroller General determines appropriate on tools to improve officer 
safety in Federal prisons.
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