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On the recordFebruary 12, 2021
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 312 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 ``COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF COVERED EMERGENCY PERIOD. Section 12003(a)(2) of the CARES Act (18 U.S.C. 3621 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``ending on the date'' and inserting the following: ``ending on the later of-- ``(A) the date''; (2) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by striking the ``and'' at the end and inserting ``or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Bureau of Prisons ceases modified operations in response to COVID-19; and''. SEC. 3. HOME DETENTION FOR CERTAIN ELDERLY NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS. Section 231(g) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Feb 12, 2021

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