2020 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 21 - Civil Rights
Subchapter I-A - Institutionalized Persons
Sec. 1997f - Report to Congress

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 1997f (2020)
Section Name §1997f. Report to Congress
Section Text

The Attorney General shall include in the report to Congress on the business of the Department of Justice prepared pursuant to section 522 of title 28—

(1) a statement of the number, variety, and outcome of all actions instituted pursuant to this subchapter including the history of, precise reasons for, and procedures followed in initiation or intervention in each case in which action was commenced;

(2) a detailed explanation of the procedures by which the Department has received, reviewed and evaluated petitions or complaints regarding conditions in institutions;

(3) an analysis of the impact of actions instituted pursuant to this subchapter, including, when feasible, an estimate of the costs incurred by States and other political subdivisions;

(4) a statement of the financial, technical, or other assistance which has been made available from the United States to the State in order to assist in the correction of the conditions which are alleged to have deprived a person of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States; and

(5) the progress made in each Federal institution toward meeting existing promulgated standards for such institutions or constitutionally guaranteed minima.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 96–247, §8, May 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 353; Pub. L. 97–256, title II, §201(b), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 104–134, title I, §101[(a)] [title VIII, §803(e)], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321–73; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, §1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1996—Pub. L. 104–134 substituted "the report" for "his report" in introductory provisions .

1982—Pub. L. 97–256 substituted "Attorney General" for "Attorney".

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, 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 21 - CIVIL RIGHTS
SUBCHAPTER I-A - INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Sec. 1997f - Report to Congress
Contains section 1997f
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 94 Stat. 353
96 Stat. 817
110 Stat. 1321, 1327
Public Law References Public Law 96-247, Public Law 97-256, Public Law 104-134, Public Law 104-140
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