42 U.S.C. § 15608 : US Code - Section 15608: Requirement that accreditation organizations adopt accreditation standards

Search 42 U.S.C. § 15608 : US Code - Section 15608: Requirement that accreditation organizations adopt accreditation standards

(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.