National Institute of Corrections

Section 4351 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ten and inserting 14; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) One shall have served a sentence in either a Federal or State correctional facility or have a professional background advocating on the behalf of formerly incarcerated or incarcerated individuals. (4) One shall have a background as an emergency response coordinator that has created an emergency management accreditation program. (5) One shall have an educational and professional background in public health working with communicable diseases. (6) One shall represent the labor union that represents Bureau of Prisons employees.; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Field hearing Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the National Institute of Corrections shall conduct at least one public field hearing on how correctional facilities can incorporate in their emergency preparedness plans and recovery efforts— (1) inmate access to medical care, food, drinkable water, personal protective equipment, and personal hygiene products; (2) consideration by staff of using home confinement or early release; (3) inmate access to cost-free and uninterrupted visitation with legal counsel and visitors with clear standards for when facilities may suspend or alter visitations; (4) inmate access to appropriate accommodations for inmates with disabilities; (5) use of Federal funding to restore disaster-damaged correctional facilities; and (6) incorporation by staff of risk management best practices, such as those made available under the relevant agencies of the Federal Emergency Management Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Government Accountability Office to enhance emergency preparedness plans..