Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 2.djvu/158

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114 STAT. 1040 PUBLIC LAW 106-294—OCT. 12, 2000 "(2) for services provided before the expiration of such period. Effective date. "(i) NOTICE TO PRISONERS OF REGULATIONS. —The regulations promulgated by the Director under subsection (b)(1), and any amendments to those regulations, shall not take effect until the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which each prisoner in the prison system is provided with written and oral notices of the provisions of those regulations (or amendments, as the case may be). A fee under this section may not be assessed against, or collected from, a prisoner pursuant to such regulations (or amendments, as the case may be) for services provided before the expiration of such period. "(j) NOTICE BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. —Before the beginning of any period a proposed regulation under this section is open to public comment, the Director shall provide written and oral notice of the provisions of that proposed regulation to groups that advocate on behalf of Federal prisoners and to each prisoner subject to such proposed regulation. Deadline. "(k) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 2000, and annually thereafter, the Director shall transmit to Congress a report, which shall include— "(1) a description of the amounts collected under this section during the preceding 12-month period; "(2) an analysis of the effects of the implementation of this section, if any, on the nature and extent of heath care visits by prisoners; "(3) an itemization of the cost of implementing and administering the program; "(4) a description of current inmate health status indicators as compared to the year prior to enactment; and "(5) a description of the quality of health care services provided to inmates during the preceding 12-month period, as compared with the quality of those services provided during the 12-month period ending on the date of the enactment of such Act. "(1) COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS SERVICES REQUIRED. — The Bureau of Prisons shall provide comprehensive coverage for services relating to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) to each Federal prisoner in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons when medically appropriate. The Bureau of Prisons may not assess or collect a fee under this section for providing such coverage.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. —The analysis for chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "4048. Fees for health care services for prisoners.". SEC. 3. HEALTH CARE FEES FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS IN NON-FED- ERAL INSTITUTIONS. Section 4013 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(c) HEALTH CARE FEES FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS IN NON-FED- ERAL INSTITUTIONS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding amoionts paid under subsection (a)(3), a State or local government may assess and