119-s307

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 307 Engrossed in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 307

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

 To address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons 
 staff in 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 ``Prison Staff Safety Enhancement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress finds the following:

    (1) In 2023, the Office of the Inspector General of the 
 Department of Justice released a report titled ``Evaluation of 
 the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Efforts to Address Sexual 
 Harassment and Sexual Assault Committed by Inmates Toward 
 Staff'' (in this section referred to as the ``Inspector General 
 report'').

    (2) The Inspector General report examined all sanctioned 
 inmate sexual incidents in the Bureau of Prisons (in this 
 section referred to as the ``Bureau'') between fiscal years 
 2015 and 2021, and found that inmate-on-staff sexual harassment 
 and sexual assault is widespread.

    (3) The Inspector General report further found that the 
 Bureau does not collect adequate data on inmate-on-staff sexual 
 harassment and sexual assault and that, because of the Bureau's 
 inadequate data, the Bureau has not been able to identify the 
 full scope of inmate-on-staff sexual harassment and sexual 
 assault.

    (4) The Inspector General report further found that the 
 Bureau does not have systems to evaluate the effectiveness of 
 the Bureau's strategies to mitigate inmate-on-staff sexual 
 harassment and sexual assault.

    (5) The Inspector General report made recommendations to 
 the Bureau to address the failures in the Bureau's data 
 collection and mitigation efforts, but the Bureau has not 
 implemented these recommendations.

SEC. 3. ADDRESSING SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF BUREAU OF 
 PRISONS STAFF.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of 
 Prisons.

    (2) Correctional officer.--The term ``correctional 
 officer'' has the meaning given the term in 

section 4051 of 
 title 18, United States Code.

    (3) Inspector general.--The term ``Inspector General'' 
 means the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.

    (4) Incarcerated individual.--The term ``incarcerated 
 individual'' has the meaning given the term ``prisoner'' in 
 

section 4051 of title 18, United States Code.

    (5) Sexual assault.--The term ``sexual assault'' means an 
 act described in subsection

    (b) ,
            (c) , or
            (d) of 

section 920 of 
 title 10, United States Code.

    (6) Sexual harassment.--The term ``sexual harassment'' 
 means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or 
 other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that 
 explicitly or implicitly affect an individual's employment, 
 unreasonably interfere with an individual's work performance, 
 or create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work 
 environment.

    (b) Implementation of Recommendations by Bureau.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall fully implement each 
 recommendation in the report released by the Inspector General 
 in 2023 titled ``Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' 
 Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault 
 Committed by Inmates Toward Staff''.

    (2) Report.--If the Bureau has not fully implemented each 
 recommendation referenced in paragraph

    (1) by the deadline 
 under that paragraph, the Bureau shall submit a report to 
 Congress by that deadline that includes an explanation of the 
 failure to fully implement each recommendation and a detailed 
 timeline for full implementation.
            (c) Data Analysis by Inspector General.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date as of 
 which the Bureau has fully implemented each recommendation 
 referenced in subsection

    (b)

    (1) --
        (A) the Inspector General shall request from the 
 Bureau, and the Bureau shall provide, updated data on 
 the number and prevalence of sexual harassment and 
 sexual assault incidents perpetrated by incarcerated 
 individuals against a correctional officer or other 
 employee of the Bureau during fiscal years 2022 through 
 2025;
        (B) the Inspector General shall conduct an analysis 
 of the data described in subparagraph
        (A) ; and
            (C) the Inspector General shall provide Congress 
 and the Attorney General with the analysis conducted 
 under subparagraph
        (B) and any additional 
 recommendations, including analysis of whether the 
 Bureau has taken sufficient steps to identify the 
 prevalence and scope of sexual harassment and sexual 
 assault incidents perpetrated by incarcerated 
 individuals against a correctional officer or other 
 employee of the Bureau and to mitigate such incidents.

    (2) Analysis of punishments.--The analysis required under 
 paragraph

    (1)
            (C) shall include an analysis of punishments for 
 sexual harassment and sexual assault as of the date of 
 enactment of this Act in facilities controlled by the Bureau of 
 Prisons, including data on the use of such punishments during 
 the 5-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
            (d) Rulemaking by Attorney General.--Not later than 1 year after 
receiving the analysis under subsection
            (c) , the Attorney General shall 
promulgate a rule adopting national standards for prevention, 
reduction, and punishment of sexual harassment and sexual assault 
perpetrated by an incarcerated individual against a correctional 
officer or other employee of the Bureau.

 Passed the Senate April 29, 2025.

 Attest:

 Secretary.
119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 307

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

 To address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons 
 staff in prisons, and for other purposes.