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123STA T . 3 40 1 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 200 9(b)Anyi n d i v id ualo n the li s t c o mp iled unde r subsection (a) shall be ineli g ible f or admission to the U nited S tates . (c) T he Secretary may w aive the application of subsection (b) if the Secretary determines that admission to the United States is necessary to attend the United N ations or to further United States law enforcement ob j ectives , or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be included on the list have changed sufficiently to justify the removal of the individual from the list. (d) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and 18 0 days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall report in writing, in classified form if necessary, to the C ommittees on Appropriations describing the evidence of corruption concerning each of the individ - uals listed pursuant to subsection (a). INTER N A TI O NA LP RI S ON C ON D ITIONS SEC. 7 08 5 . (a) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report, which shall also be made publicly available including on the D epartment of State ’ s website, describing the conditions in prisons and other detention facilities in countries receiving United States assistance where the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, H uman R ights and L abor has determined, based on the Department of State’s most recent Human Rights Report and any other relevant information, arbitrary detention and / or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment of prisoners or detainees, or inhumane prison conditions, is common, and identi- fying those countries, if any, whose governments the Assistant Secretary determines are ma k ing significant efforts to eliminate inhumane conditions and those countries whose governments the Assistant Secretary determines are not making such efforts. (b) F or purposes of each determination made pursuant to sub- section (a), the Assistant Secretary shall consider whether

(1) the number of prisoners or detainees does not so e x ceed prison capacity such that per capita floor space is sufficient to allow for humane sleeping conditions and reasonable physical movement

( 2 ) human waste facilities are available and are located separately from the prison population at large, and human waste is disposed of regularly and in a sanitary manner; ( 3 ) the lighting, ventilation, temperature and physical construction of prisons and other detention facilities do not seriously endanger health and safety; ( 4 ) prisoners and detainees have access to ade q uate food and potable drinking water; (5) prisoners and detainees have access to basic and emer- gency medical care; ( 6 ) to the maximum extent practicable, prisoners and detainees are allowed reasonable contact with visitors and per- mitted religious observance; (7) the government permits prisoners and detainees to submit complaints to judicial authorities without censorship, investigates credible allegations of inhumane conditions, and documents the results of such investigations in a manner that is publicly accessible; (8) the government is investigating and monitoring the conditions of prisons and other detention facilities under its Deadlin e .R e ports . Pub li c in f or m ation. W eb postin g . Determination. Deadlines. Reports. C lassified information. Wai v er aut h orit y . Determination.