S.Amdt. 4638

SA 4638. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory
Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION AGAINST DETAINING OR USING PHYSICAL
RESTRAINTS ON CERTAIN WOMEN.

(a) In General.--An agent or officer of the Department of
Homeland Security may not detain any woman who is pregnant,
nursing, or in postpartum recovery unless the Secretary of
Homeland Security makes an individualized determination that
such woman presents a threat to public safety or the national
security of the United States.
(b) Limitation on the Use of Restraints.--
(1) Defined term.--The term ``restraint''--
(A) means any physical restraint or mechanical device used
to control the movement of the body or limbs of an
individual's body for custody purposes, including--
(i) flex cuffs;
(ii) soft restraints;
(iii) hard metal handcuffs;
(iv) a black box;
(v) Chubb cuffs;
(vi) leg irons;
(vii) belly chains;
(viii) a security (tether) chain;
(ix) a convex shield; and
(x) any other type of shackles; and
(B) does not include medical restraints.
(2) Limitation.--An agent or officer of the Department of
Homeland Security may not use a restraint on a woman
described in subsection (a), including during labor,
transport to a medical facility or birthing center, delivery,
or postpartum recovery.
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