Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42 : Section 1997f


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1997f. Report to Congress

      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.



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