BOP Program Statement 5380.06 § 1

procedures for the assessment and collection of a fee to cover

the cost of incarceration. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons

has been delegated the authority of the Attorney General (see 28

CFR 0.96c) to assess and collect a fee imposed by the Bureau in

the event the court neither imposes nor waives a fine pursuant to

the Sentencing Guidelines 5E1.2(d). For purposes of this part,

revocation of parole or supervised release is to be treated as a

separate period of incarceration for which a fee may be imposed.]

"This part" refers to the rules text (28 CFR § 505.1 through

505.9) contained in this Program Statement. In 1992, Congress

enacted Public Law 102-395, requiring the Bureau to establish

policy and procedures to collect fees for incarceration costs

(see 18 U.S.C. §4001, note). This policy applies to inmates who

are:

# convicted in U.S. District Courts,

# committed to Bureau custody, and

# serving a period of incarceration which began on or after

January 1, 1995.

Unless exempted, the Cost of Incarceration Fee (COIF) is a

financial obligation that sentenced inmates are required to

satisfy at the earliest possible time. Fees generated shall be

used to benefit the inmate population through program funding.

Collection of the COIF should be viewed within the larger context

of the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP).