S.Amdt. 4156Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 4156
Sponsored by
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Submitted December 18, 2018
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December 18, 2018
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SA 4156. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4108 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Grassley) to the bill S. 756, to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. REPORT ON THE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN PRISONS AND JAILS. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on-- (1) the prevalence of mental illness among inmates in prisons and jails between 2013 and 2018 by clinical diagnosis; and (2) the levels of care to which inmates are assigned. (b) Additional Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall also include, specific to inmates in a Bureau of Prisons facility, any data on such inmates that would illuminate the reasons for the changes in assigned mental care levels between 2013 and 2018, including staffing levels during 2013 and 2018 and examination of patterns of assigning inmates to different levels of care, including demographic information, diagnosis, comorbid physical health conditions, presence or absence of substance use disorder, and medication. ______