Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary , the Committee on Oversight and Accountability , and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives . The term carceral facility — means physical infrastructure or an environment in which currently incarcerated people are held or required to spend significant periods of time; and includes a prison, jail, juvenile detention center, juvenile secure facility, mental health facility, treatment facility, rehabilitation center, civil commitment facility, civil detention facility, and immigration facility.
The term carceral facility staff — means a person employed at or by, or who volunteers at, a carceral facility who faces exposure to similar environmental stressors as people incarcerated at the facility; and includes a person described in subparagraph
(A)who is a correctional officer, guard, contractor, grounds staff, maintenance staff, cafeteria staff, commissary and canteen staff, program staff, educator, healthcare worker, religious staff, legal counsel or advocate, or volunteer. The term comprehensible information , with respect to information communicated to an incarcerated person, means a standard of accessibility that— is in agreement with a native language of the person or a language the person speaks or reads with enough fluency to comprehend technical information; facilitates comprehension based on the educational level and disability status of the person; provides opportunity to seek out clarification and ask questions regarding the information and its implications for environmental health; and complies with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 794 ), and its implementing regulations or any successor regulations, and title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq. ), and its implementing regulations or any successor regulations. The term Director means the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The term environmental health means aspects of human health, including quality of life and disease, that are impacted by environmental stressors. The term environmental stressor means a physical, biological, chemical, or other aspect of the natural or built environment, including the presence or absence of functional infrastructure, which can lead to adverse health outcomes. The term exposure means the condition of being subject to an environmental stressor through inhalation, consumption, drinking, absorption, ambient conditions, or close proximity. The term Federal carceral facility means a carceral facility operated by, affiliated with, or operated under a contract with— the Bureau of Prisons; the United States Marshals Service; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The term incarcerated person — means an individual held in a carceral facility; and includes an individual awaiting trial, an individual awaiting a ruling by an immigration judge, and an individual serving a sentence. The term State, local, or Tribal carceral facility means a carceral facility operated by, affiliated with, or operated under a contract with a State, local, or Tribal government. The term Superfund site means a hazardous waste site or a site on the National Priorities List developed by the President in accordance with section 105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B) ). The term vulnerable population — means a group of incarcerated people and carceral facility staff who are at higher risk of exposure to environmental stressors or higher risk of negative health outcomes from exposure to environmental stressors; and includes— people who are older than 50 years of age; children; adolescents; young adults who are between 18 years of age and 25 years of age; pregnant, post-natal, or breastfeeding people; people who have preexisting medical conditions or take medications that can make them more susceptible to heat or cold; people who work or labor at sites having conditions hazardous to human health; people who have a disability that makes them especially susceptible to environmental stressors or less able to mitigate exposure to environmental stressors; people who have been substantially and cumulatively exposed to environmental stressors on account of the duration of their sentence; and people who are not yet acclimated to environmental stressors that are commonly experienced during incarceration, including those who have been incarcerated for less than 1 year from the date of intake.
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