Bureau of Prisons Inmate Trust Fund Accountability Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8131 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8131 To improve the oversight of inmate accounts, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2024 Mr. Gooden of Texas (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve the oversight of inmate accounts, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Prisons Inmate Trust Fund Accountability Act''. SEC. 2. PRISON INMATE FUNDS. (a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 4044 the following: ``Sec. 4044A. Oversight of inmate funds ``(a) Centralization and Digitization.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, in coordination with the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, shall centralize access to and digitize covered inmate accounts. ``(b) Monitoring.--Not later than September 30, 2025, and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, in coordination with the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, shall monitor covered inmate accounts to deter and report illicit financial activity. ``(c) Monthly Account Information Transfers.--Not later than September 30, 2025, and every month thereafter, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall transfer