PUBLIC LAW 106-297—OCT. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 1045 Public Law 106-297 106th Congress An Act To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to ensure Oct. 13, 2000 that certain information regarding prisoners is reported to the Attorney General. [H.R. 1800] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Death in Custody This Act may be cited as the "Death in Custody Reporting 2000. "^^ ' ^° Act of 2000". SEC. 2. REPORTING OF INFORMATION. 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. 42 USC 13701 note.
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