[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 199 (Tuesday, December 18, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 4156. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 4108 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Grassley) to
the bill S. 756, to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to
promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. REPORT ON THE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN
PRISONS AND JAILS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to
Congress a report on--
(1) the prevalence of mental illness among inmates in
prisons and jails between 2013 and 2018 by clinical
diagnosis; and
(2) the levels of care to which inmates are assigned.
(b) Additional Contents.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall also include, specific to inmates in a
Bureau of Prisons facility, any data on such inmates that
would illuminate the reasons for the changes in assigned
mental care levels between 2013 and 2018, including staffing
levels during 2013 and 2018 and examination of patterns of
assigning inmates to different levels of care, including
demographic information, diagnosis, comorbid physical health
conditions, presence or absence of substance use disorder,
and medication.
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