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GAO-12-1005R 1 (2012-08-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadozi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-323800 August 21, 2012 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Larmar Smith Chairman The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Subject: Department of Justice: National Standards To Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Justice (Justice), entitled National Standards To Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape (RIN: 1105-AB34). We received the rule on August 7, 2012. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule; request for comment on specific issue on June 20, 2012. 77 Fed. Reg. 37,106. The final rule adopts national standards to prevent, detect, and respond to prison rape, as required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA). The rule has a stated effective date of August 20, 2012. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 20, 2012, and we did not receive the rule until August 7, 2012. Therefore, putting aside the compliance date, the final rule does not have the required 60-day delay in its effective date. GAO-12-1005R

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