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Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73not60

§30308 Requirement That Accreditation Organizations Adopt Accreditation Standards

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle III— Prevention of Particular Crimes › Chapter 303— PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION › § 30308

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Groups that accredit federal, state, local, or private prisons, jails, or other detention facilities cannot get new federal grants while they fail to meet the rules below. For each facility they accredit, they must have accreditation rules to detect, prevent, reduce, and punish prison rape no later than 90 days after September 4, 2003. Within 1 year after the date the final rule under section 30307(a)(4) of this title is adopted, they must also adopt standards that match those national standards.

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Title 34, §30308

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(a)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)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 30307(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.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15608 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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34 U.S.C. § 30308

Title 34 — Navy

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60