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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

102 STAT. 4413

"(2) in the lease, purchase, other acquisition, repair, alteration, erection, and maintenance of industrial buildings and equipment; "(3) in the vocational training of inmates without regard to their industrial or other assignments; "(4) in paying, under rules and regulations promulgated by the Attorney General, compensation to inmates employed in any industry, or performing outstanding services in institutional operations, and compensation to inmates or their dependents for injuries suffered in any industry or in any work activity in connection with the maintenance or operation of the institution in which the inmates are confined. In no event may compensation for such injuries be paid in an amount greater than that provided in chapter 81 of title 5."; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(f) Funds available to the corporation may be used for the lease, purchase, other acquisition, repair, alteration, erection, or maintenance of facilities only to the extent such facilities are necessary for the industrial operations of the corporation under this chapter. Such funds may not be used for the construction or acquisition of penal or correctional institutions, including camps described in section 4125.". SEC. 7095. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

Section 4127 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "The board of directors of Federal Prison Industries shall submit an annual report to the Congress on the conduct of the business of the corporation during each fiscal year, and on the condition of its funds during such fiscal year. Such report shall include a statement of the amount of obligations issued under section 4129(a)(1) during such fiscal year, and an estimate of the amount of obligations that will be so issued in the following fiscal year.". SEC. 7096. GUIDELINES AND PUBLIC COMMENT ON NEW OR EXPANDED PRODUCTION BY FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.

Section 4122(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(b)"; (2) by striking out "all physically fit inmates in the United States penal and correctional institutions" and inserting in lieu thereof "the greatest number of those inmates in the United States penal and correctional institutions who are eligible to work as is reasonably possible"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: "(2) Federal Prison Industries shall conduct its operations so as to produce products on an economic basis, but shall avoid capturing more than a reasonable share of the market among Federal departments, agencies, and institutions for any specific product. Federal Prison Industries shall concentrate on providing to the Federal Government only those products which permit employment of the greatest number of those inmates who are eligible to work as is reasonably possible. "(3) Federal Prison Industries shall diversify its products so that its sales are distributed among its industries as broadly as possible. "(4) Any decision by Federal Prison Industries to produce a new product or to significantly expand the production of an existing product shall be made by the board of directors of the corporation.

Corporations.

Employment and unemployment.