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Committed Person

Related to information concerning the mental condition of a person committed to a psychiatric facility.

Registry statusNARA & DoD
MarkingCMPRS
Organizational index groupLaw Enforcement
Updated2026-05-15

This page exposes extracted CUI registry and authority analysis as crawlable text. The interactive explorer remains the operational workspace for filtering, comparison, and voice-agent aligned study.

Registry comparison

Field NARA Registry DoD Registry
Category description Related to information concerning the mental condition of a person committed to a psychiatric facility. Related to information concerning the mental condition of a person committed to a psychiatric facility.
Category marking CMPRS CMPRS
Banner marking CUI No corresponding field
Basic or Specified Basic No corresponding field
Authorities 18 USC 4247(e) 18 USC 4247(e)
DoD applicable policies No corresponding field None listed
Required warning statement No corresponding field None listed
Required dissemination control CUI None listed
Examples No corresponding field Psychiatric and psychological examinations, Criminal history, Discharge records, Video recorded events
Registry date July 29, 2025 2026-05-15

Authority analysis

Authority title
Registry authority evidence compiled; primary authority text analysis pending
Authorities
18 USC 4247(e)
Source currency
NARA last reviewed: July 29, 2025 | DoD detail accessed: 2026-05-15
How the authority operates
NARA registry status: Basic. Per-authority NARA status values: Basic. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.

Trigger conditions

  • NARA category scope: Related to information concerning the mental condition of a person committed to a psychiatric facility.

Covered information

  • Psychiatric and psychological examinations
  • Criminal history
  • Discharge records
  • Video recorded events
  • Registry-described information: Related to information concerning the mental condition of a person committed to a psychiatric facility.

Specified controls

Nara basic or specified
Basic
Nara authority rows
18 USC 4247(e) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
Nara banner markings
CUI

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

NARA Registry
CUI
DoD Registry
None listed
Authority analysis
No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
Basic or Specified
Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.

Related authorities

Authority-by-authority detail

18 USC 4247(e)

Listed by: NARA Registry, DoD Registry, Related authorities

Designation evidence

  • NARA authority row: 18 USC 4247(e) | status: Basic | banner: CUI.
  • DoD authority row: 18 USC 4247(e). DoD lists this citation for the category; this DoD detail page does not display a separate Basic/Specified field.
  • Related authority evidence: 18 USC 4247(e) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • Related authority evidence: DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
  • Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
  • Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.

Extracted authority meaning

  • Page 851 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 4247
  • Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.

Operating conditions

  • NARA category scope used with this authority: Related to information concerning the mental condition of a person committed to a psychiatric facility.
  • DoD category scope used with this authority: Related to information concerning the mental condition of a person committed to a psychiatric facility.
  • 18 USC 4247(e) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
  • NARA registry status: Basic. Per-authority NARA status values: Basic. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.
  • NARA category scope: Related to information concerning the mental condition of a person committed to a psychiatric facility.
  • Extracted authority condition: (e) P ERIODICREPORT ANDINFORMATIONRE- QUIREMENTS.—(1) The director of the facility in which a person is committed pursuant to— (A) section 4241 shall prepare semiannual re- ports; or (B) section 4243, 4244, 4245, 4246, or 4248 shall prepare annual reports concerning the mental condition of the person and containing recom- mendations concerning the need for his con- tinued commitment.
  • Extracted authority condition: A copy of each such report concerning a person committed after the beginning of a prosecution of that person for violation of section 871, 879, or 1751 of this title shall be submitted to the Director of the United States Secret Service.
  • Extracted authority condition: Such videotape record shall be submitted to the court along with the periodic report.
  • Extracted authority condition: (c) P SYCHIATRIC ORPSYCHOLOGICALREPORTS.— A psychiatric or psychological report ordered pursuant to this chapter shall be prepared by the examiner designated to conduct the psy- chiatric or psychological examination, shall be filed with the court with copies provided to the counsel for the person examined and to the at- torney for the Government, and shall include— (1) the person’s history and present symp- toms; (2) a description of the psychiatric, psycho- logical, and medical tests that were employed and their results; (3) the examiner’s findings; and (4) the examiner’s opinions as to diagnosis, prognosis, and— (A) if the examination is ordered under section 4241, whether the person is suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him mentally incompetent to the extent that he is unable to understand the nature and consequences of the proceedings against him or to assist properly in his defense; (B) if the examination is ordered under section 4242, whether the person was insane at the time of the offense charged; (C) if the examination is ordered under section 4243 or 4246, whether the person is suffering from a mental disease or defect as a result of which his release would create a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or serious damage to property of an- other; (D) if the examination is ordered under section 4248,...
  • Extracted authority condition: (C) drug, alcohol, and sex offender treat- ment programs, and other treatment pro- grams that will assist the individual in over- coming a psychological or physical depend- ence or any condition that makes the indi- vidual dangerous to others; and (D) organized physical sports and recre- ation programs; (2) ‘‘suitable facility’’ means a facility that is suitable to provide care or treatment given the nature of the offense and the characteris- tics of the defendant; (3) ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Colum- bia; (4) ‘‘bodily injury’’ includes sexual abuse; (5) ‘‘sexually dangerous person’’ means a person who has engaged or attempted to en- gage in sexually violent conduct or child mo- lestation and who is sexually dangerous to others; and (6) ‘‘sexually dangerous to others’’ with re- spect 1 a person, means that the person suffers from a serious mental illness, abnormality, or disorder as a result of which he would have se- rious difficulty in refraining from sexually violent conduct or child molestation if re- leased.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

  • NARA registry control evidence: status Basic; banner marking CUI.
  • Nara basic or specified: Basic
  • Nara authority rows: 18 USC 4247(e) | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • Nara banner markings: CUI
  • No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
  • Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.
  • Extracted authority control: If, after the hearing, the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person has recovered from his mental disease or defect to such an extent that— (1) his release would no longer create a sub- stantial risk of bodily injury to another per- son or serious damage to property of another, the court shall order that he be immediately discharged; or (2) his conditional release under a prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psycho- logical care or treatment would no longer cre- ate a substantial risk of bodily injury to an- other person or serious damage to property of another, the court shall— (A) order that he be conditionally dis- charged under a prescribed regimen of medi- cal, psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment that has been prepared for him, that has been certified to the court as appro- priate by the director of the facility in which he is committed, and that has been found by the court to be appropriate; and (B) order, as an explicit condition of re- lease, that he comply with the prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psycho- logical care or treatment.
  • Extracted authority control: The court shall order the discharge of the person or, on motion of the attorney for the Government or on its own motion, shall hold a hearing, conducted pursuant to the provisions of section 4247(d), to determine whether he should be released.
  • Extracted authority control: Except with the prior approval of the court, the Se- cret Service shall not use or disclose the infor- mation in these copies for any purpose other than carrying out protective duties under sec- tion 3056(a) of this title.
  • Extracted authority control: Except with the prior ap- proval of the court, the Secret Service shall not use or disclose the information in these copies for any purpose other than carrying out protective duties under section 3056(a) of this title.’’ 1984—Pub.
  • Extracted authority control: The court shall, after a hearing, determine whether the person should be remanded to a suitable facility on the ground that, in light of his failure to comply with the prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment, his continued release would create a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or seri- ous damage to property of another.
  • Extracted authority control: Civil commitment of a sexually dangerous person (a) I NSTITUTION OFPROCEEDINGS.—In relation to a person who is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, or who has been committed to the custody of the Attorney General pursuant to section 4241(d), or against whom all criminal charges have been dismissed solely for reasons relating to the mental condition of the person, the Attorney General or any individual author- ized by the Attorney General or the Director of the Bureau of Prisons may certify that the per- son is a sexually dangerous person, and transmit the certificate to the clerk of the court for the district in which the person is confined.
  • Extracted authority control: (i) A UTHORITY ANDRESPONSIBILITY OF THEAT- TORNEYGENERAL.—The Attorney General— (A) may contract with a State, a political subdivision, a locality, or a private agency for the confinement, hospitalization, care, or treatment of, or the provision of services to, a person committed to his custody pursuant to this chapter; (B) may apply for the civil commitment, pursuant to State law, of a person committed to his custody pursuant to section 4243, 4246, or 4248; (C) shall, before placing a person in a facility pursuant to the provisions of section 4241, 4243, 4244, 4245, 4246, or 4248, consider the suitability of the facility’s rehabilitation programs in meeting the needs of the person; and (D) shall consult with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in the general implementation of the provisions of this chapter and in the establishment of standards for facilities used in the implemen- tation of this chapter.

Authority excerpts

Most relevant extracted authority passage

If, after the hearing, the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person has recovered from his mental disease or defect to such an extent that— (1) his release would no longer create a sub- stantial risk of bodily injury to another per- son or serious damage to property of another, the court shall order that he be immediately discharged; or (2) his conditional release under a prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psycho- logical care or treatment would no longer cre- ate a substantial risk of bodily injury to an- other person or serious damage to property of another, the court shall— (A) order that he be conditionally dis- charged under a prescribed regimen of medi- cal, psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment that has been prepared for him, that has been certified to the court as appro- priate by the director of the facility in which he is committed, and that has been found by the court to be appropriate; and (B) order, as an explicit condition of re- lease, that he comply with the prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psycho- logical care or treatment.

Extracted authority passage 2

The court shall order the discharge of the person or, on motion of the attorney for the Government or on its own motion, shall hold a hearing, conducted pursuant to the provisions of section 4247(d), to determine whether he should be released.

Extracted authority passage 3

Except with the prior approval of the court, the Se- cret Service shall not use or disclose the infor- mation in these copies for any purpose other than carrying out protective duties under sec- tion 3056(a) of this title.

Extracted authority passage 4

Except with the prior ap- proval of the court, the Secret Service shall not use or disclose the information in these copies for any purpose other than carrying out protective duties under section 3056(a) of this title.’’ 1984—Pub.

Extracted authority passage 5

The court shall, after a hearing, determine whether the person should be remanded to a suitable facility on the ground that, in light of his failure to comply with the prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment, his continued release would create a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or seri- ous damage to property of another.

Extracted authority passage 6

(e) P ERIODICREPORT ANDINFORMATIONRE- QUIREMENTS.—(1) The director of the facility in which a person is committed pursuant to— (A) section 4241 shall prepare semiannual re- ports; or (B) section 4243, 4244, 4245, 4246, or 4248 shall prepare annual reports concerning the mental condition of the person and containing recom- mendations concerning the need for his con- tinued commitment.