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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 7281 (Introduced in House) — To require States and units of local government to certify a commitment to release certain individuals from jails and... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Requirement for release of certain individuals

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In submitting an application for Federal funds under section 502 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10153 ), the chief executive of a State or unit of local government shall submit to the Attorney General a certification that not later than 10 days after the enactment of this Act, such State or unit of local government has released any person described from the custody of a correctional facility. A person described released under subsection (a), may be placed on pretrial supervision, home confinement, or other supervision determined by the State or unit of local government to be appropriate.
A person described placed on pretrial supervision, home confinement, or other supervision determined by the State or unit of local government to be appropriate shall not be incarcerated for a violation of the conditions of such supervision or confinement pursuant to paragraph (1), unless such violation is the commission of a crime that causes bodily injury or uses violent force against another individual. Subsection
(a)shall apply to an application for Federal funds under section 502 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10153 ) beginning fiscal year 2021 and shall apply to such an application for each fiscal year until the fiscal year that is after the date— on which the President declares the end of the COVID-19 national emergency; and on which a Governor of a State declares the end of a state of emergency with respect to the coronavirus, if such state of emergency was declared by such Governor. On the date that is one month after the date that is 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the chief executive of a State or unit of local government shall submit to the Attorney General a report including— a certification that each correctional facility in such State or unit of local government has released persons described; how many persons described have been released from each correctional facility, including the criteria met to qualify for release pursuant to section 4(5); and an estimate of the amount of sums not expended by a State or unit of local government to keep a person described in a correctional facility in such State or unit of local government. Not later than seven days after the date on which a report under paragraph
(1)is submitted to the Attorney General, the chief executive of a State or unit of local government shall publish on the internet website of such State or unit of local government the report under paragraph
(1)and shall provide meaningful access to such report for individuals with limited English proficiency. Not later than seven days after the date on which a report under paragraph
(1)is submitted to the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall publish on the internet website of the Department of Justice each report under paragraph
(1)and shall provide meaningful access to such reports to an individual with limited English proficiency.
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