[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6985 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6985

 To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification documents to 
 prisoners being released from Federal custody, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2024

 Mr. Trone (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Moran, Ms. Dean of 
  Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. 
 Blunt Rochester, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Houlahan, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
  Rutherford, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
 McClintock) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification documents to 
 prisoners being released from Federal custody, 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 ``BOP Release Card ID Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR PRISONERS BEING RELEASED.

    (a) Prisoners Being Released From Federal Custody.--Section 4042 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Identification Documents.--
            ``(1) Identification documents.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of the enactment of the BOP Release Card ID Act 
        of 2024, the Director shall issue a photo identification 
        release card that meets the minimum standards under section 
        202(b) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301(b) note) to 
        each prisoner who is a citizen of the United States and is 
        being released from custody from a facility of the Bureau of 
        Prisons.
            ``(2) Period of validity.--A photo identification release 
        card shall be valid for not less than 18 months after the date 
        on which the prisoner to whom the card is issued is released 
        from custody.
            ``(3) Acceptance of photo identification release card for 
        state ids.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Director shall negotiate 
                with each State to establish a system under which a 
                prisoner may use a photo identification release card to 
                obtain identification from the State.
                    ``(B) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of the BOP Release Card ID Act of 
                2024, and every year thereafter, the Director shall 
                submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
                and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives a report on the progress of the 
                Director in negotiating agreements under subparagraph 
                (A).
            ``(4) Acceptance of photo identification release card for 
        federal programs and by federal agencies.--A photo 
        identification release card shall be accepted as proof of the 
        identity of the former prisoner to whom the card relates for 
        purposes of--
                    ``(A) the old-age, survivors, and disability 
                insurance benefits program established under title II 
                of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.);
                    ``(B) the Medicaid program established under title 
                XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
                seq.);
                    ``(C) the Medicare program established under title 
                XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
                seq.);
                    ``(D) any other program, project, or activity of 
                the Department of Health and Human Services;
                    ``(E) the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
                U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
                    ``(F) any program, project, or activity funded by 
                the temporary assistance for needy families program 
                under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                    ``(G) any program, project, or activity of the 
                Office of Probation and Pretrial Services of the 
                Administrative Office of the United States Courts;
                    ``(H) any program, project, or activity of the 
                Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
                District of Columbia;
                    ``(I) any program, project, or activity of the 
                Department of Education;
                    ``(J) any program, project, or activity of the 
                Department of Housing and Urban Development;
                    ``(K) any program, project, or activity of the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs; and
                    ``(L) any requirement for an individual to present 
                an identification document to obtain entry into a 
                Federal building.
            ``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed to satisfy the requirement for the Bureau of 
        Prisons to establish prerelease planning procedures under 
        subsection (a)(6).
            ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `Director' means the Director of the 
                Bureau of Prisons; and
                    ``(B) the term `State' means each of the several 
                States of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
                and any commonwealth or territory of the United 
                States.''.
    (b) Guidance for States.--
            (1) Guidance.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue 
        guidance for States regarding the issuance of photo 
        identification release cards for prisoners being released from 
        custody of a correctional facility of the State.
            (2) State defined.--In this subsection, the term ``State'' 
        means each of the several States of the United States, the 
        District of Columbia, and any commonwealth or territory of the 
        United States.
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