2014 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 136 - Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement (Sections 13701 - 14223)
Subchapter I - Prisons (Sections 13701 - 13727a)
Part B - Miscellaneous Provisions (Sections 13721 - 13727a)
Sec. 13727a - Federal law enforcement death in custody reporting requirement

For each fiscal year (beginning after the date that is 120 days after December 18, 2014), the head of each Federal law enforcement agency shall submit to the Attorney General a report (in such form and manner specified by the Attorney General) that contains information regarding the death of any person who is—

(1) detained, under arrest, or is in the process of being arrested by any officer of such Federal law enforcement agency (or by any State or local law enforcement officer while participating in and for purposes of a Federal law enforcement operation, task force, or any other Federal law enforcement capacity carried out by such Federal law enforcement agency); or

(2) en route to be incarcerated or detained, or is incarcerated or detained at—

(A) any facility (including any immigration or juvenile facility) pursuant to a contract with such Federal law enforcement agency;

(B) any State or local government facility used by such Federal law enforcement agency; or

(C) any Federal correctional facility or Federal pre-trial detention facility located within the United States.

Each report required by this section shall include, at a minimum, the information required by section 13727(b) of this title.

Information reported under subsection (a) shall be analyzed and included in the study and report required by section 13727(f) of this title.

(Pub. L. 113–242, §3, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2861.)

This section was enacted as part of the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, and not as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 which enacted this chapter.