2016 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 147 - Prison Rape Elimination
Sec. 15608 - Requirement that accreditation organizations adopt accreditation standards

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 15608 (2016)
Section Name §15608. Requirement that accreditation organizations adopt accreditation standards
Section Text (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 September 4, 2003, 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 15607(a)(4) of this title, 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.

Source Credit

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 147 - PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION
Sec. 15608 - Requirement that accreditation organizations adopt accreditation standards
Contains section 15608
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 117 Stat. 987
Public Law References Public Law 108-79
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