Cuellar (TX)

#2

(REVISED) Requires inmates performing work for the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to contribute a portion of their earnings to living expenses.

Davis, Danny (IL)

#9

(WITHDRAWN) (LATE)  Allows inmates to be treated as employees for purposes of the minimum wage provisions no later than January 1, 2008.

Lungren (CA)/Chabot (OH)/Scott, Robert (VA)

#4

Postpones the scheduled phase out of mandatory source for one year if the percentage of inmates employed by Federal Prison Industries (FPI) falls below 17%.  Also requires the Attorney General to study ways to increase participation in FPI if participation in FPI falls below 17%.

Rohrabacher (CA)

#1

Establishes a pilot program for 3 years, administered by the Federal Prison Industry Board, to allow inmates to work in the agricultural industry.  Contracts for such inmate work would have to cover all costs of the program, including incidentals such as transportation and security.  Participation by prisoners would be voluntary, and those prisoners who choose to participate would be paid at least the minimum wage in the state of jurisdiction.  Deductions would be taken from the salary of participating prisoners for taxes, court ordered fines and restitution, and child support.  The remainder of their paycheck would go into an interest bearing account, to be released to the prisoner when their prison term is over.  This fund could then be used to rent an apartment, buy clothes, and pay for other expenses incurred in reintegrating into society.

Scott, Robert (VA)

#5

(LATE)  Strikes the section in the bill which restricts the ability of State and local prison industries to participate in service contracts with private for-profit entities.

Scott, Robert (VA)

#6

(LATE)  Allows agencies to continue to award contracts to Federal Prison Industries (FPI) on a non-competitive basis if the agencies deem the award helpful to a war effort or efforts of the Federal government to assist in a national disaster, emergency, or other humanitarian effort.

Scott, Robert (VA)

#7

(REVISED)  (LATE)  Allows Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to continue service contracts of the nature and to the extent it was doing so on the date of enactment of the bill.

Scott, Robert (VA)

#8

(LATE)  Allows the Attorney General to direct agencies within the Department of Justice to award individual contracts to Federal Prison Industries (FPI) on a non-competitive basis.

Sensenbrenner (WI)

#3

Manager's Amendment. Modifies 13 dates in various provisions of the bill to reflect the passage of time since the bill's introduction, which were not modified during the Committee's consideration.  Also corrects one sectional cross reference and a reference to an Executive Branch agency.  Adds a provision explicitly requiring Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to establish a cost accounting system which was implicit in, and necessary to implement, the amendment by Rep. Issa which was adopted during Judiciary Committee consideration of the bill.  Also makes a grammatical correction to the Issa amendment.