Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SHORT TITLE. <<NOTE: Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000. 42 USC 13701 note.>>
This Act may be cited as the ``Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000''.
Section 20104(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13704(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(B)''; (3) in paragraph (3)-- (A) by striking ``(3)'' and inserting ``(C)''; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and (C) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) such State has provided assurances that it will follow guidelines established by the Attorney General in reporting, on a quarterly basis, information regarding the death of any person who is in the process of arrest, is en route to be incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a municipal or county jail, State prison, or other local or State correctional facility (including any juvenile facility) that, at a minimum, includes-- ``(A) the name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the deceased; ``(B) the date, time, and location of death; and ``(C) a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the death.''.
Approved October 13, 2000.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1800: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): July 24, considered and passed House. Oct. 3, considered and passed Senate.
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