§ 30308. Requirement that accreditation organizations adopt accreditation standards

Legislative history

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1. 2003

   Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003

   Pub. L. 108–79 § 9 · 117 Stat. 972

   Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 30308

   (Pub. L. 108–79, § 9, Sept. 4, 2003, 117 Stat. 987.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Pub. L. 108–79, § 9, Sept. 4, 2003, 117 Stat. 987.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 9. REQUIREMENT THAT ACCREDITATION ORGANIZATIONS ADOPT ACCREDITATION STANDARDS. (a) Eligibility for Federal Grants.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an organization responsible for the accreditation of Federal, State, local, or private prisons, jails, or other penal facilities may not receive any new Federal grants during any period in which such organization fails to meet any of the requirements of subsection (b). (b) Requirements.— To be eligible to receive Federal grants, an accreditation organization referred to in subsection (a) must meet the following requirements: (1) At all times after 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the organization shall have in effect, for each facility that it is responsible for accrediting, accreditation standards for the detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of prison rape. (2) At all times after 1 year after the date of the adoption of the final rule under section 8(a)(4), the organization shall, in addition to any other such standards that it may promulgate relevant to the detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of prison rape, adopt accreditation standards consistent with the national standards adopted pursuant to such final rule.

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