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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 8044 (Introduced in House) — To improve the provision of services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to incarcerated veterans, and for other... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Separate housing units for incarcerated veterans

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Chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall, wherever feasible, establish dedicated wards or housing units for incarcerated veterans in Federal correctional institutions, which shall provide an environment conducive to the discipline, structure, and order familiar to veterans in order to facilitate more effective mental health treatment, peer support, and rehabilitation efforts. The head of each Federal correctional institution with a veteran housing unit described in subsection
(a)shall collaborate with local facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that, with respect to that housing unit, correctional staff are trained regarding, resources are allocated for, and rehabilitation programming is tailored to the needs of veterans. In the case of a Federal correctional institution lacking the capacity or resources for a housing unit described in subsection (a), the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall, at a minimum, create structured veteran-focused programs aimed at providing similar benefits, with oversight and support coordinated through the Department of Veterans Affairs. . The table of sections for chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4014 the following: 4015. Housing for incarcerated veterans. .
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