[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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