Sec. 6. Definitions
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Chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after section 401,7 as amended in section 5, the following: In sections 4015, 4016, and 4017: The term alternative unit means any unit that is separate from the general facility population or is in any way more restrictive than the general facility population in terms of access to programming, services, or other aspects of daily life. The term attempting means having the intent to carry out a particular act and completing significant steps in the advancement of the attempt.
Evidence of withdrawal or abandonment of a plan to carry out the act shall negate a finding of intent. The term Federal agency means the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Marshals Service, Department of Health and Human Services, any other Federal agency that has people in its care or custody, and any Federal, State, local, or private entity that has contracted with any of these or other Federal agencies for holding or providing services to people in their care or custody.
The term Federal facility means a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, Department of Homeland Security facility, U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, Office of Refugee Resettlement facility, United States Marshals Service facility, Department of Health and Human Services facility, any other facility operated by a Federal agency that has people in its care or custody, and any Federal, State, local, or private facility that has contracted with any Federal agencies for incarcerating people in their care or custody or providing services to incarcerated people in their care or custody.
The term health care staff means people who are employed, contracted, or volunteer to provide medical, mental, and behavioral health care services at a Federal facility. The term incarcerated means being held in a Federal facility for any reason. The term mental health need means having any current mental health diagnosis by any medical or mental health professional, or having had any such mental health diagnosis in the previous two years. The term multidisciplinary team means a group of staff or other people working or operating in a Federal facility who have different professional backgrounds and roles in the facility, and which shall include program and health care staff.
The term placement hearing means an administrative hearing to determine whether a person may be placed in an alternative unit in a Federal facility. The term protective custody means any housing of a person for their own protection. The term representative of the news media means any person or entity that gathers information of potential interest to a segment of the public, uses its editorial skills to turn the raw materials into a distinct work, and distributes that work to an audience.
The term solitary confinement means being confined in a cell or other space without access to meaningful group interaction in a shared space. The term special administrative measures means the special administrative measures under section 501.3 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. The term supervisory medical provider means a practicing doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who has supervisory responsibilities over other medical staff in a Federal facility. .
The table of contents for chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4018 as added by section 5 the following: 4018. Certain definitions. .