Covered emergency period (1) Relief without exhausting administrative remedies Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, during the covered emergency period, a prisoner may commence, without exhausting all administrative remedies, an action relating to conditions of imprisonment under which the prisoner is at significant risk of harm or under which the prisoner’s access to counsel has been impaired. If the court determines the prisoner is reasonably likely to prevail, the court may order such appropriate relief, limited in time and scope, as may be necessary to prevent or remedy the significant risk of harm or provide access to counsel. (2) Retaliation prohibited Section 6 shall apply in the case of retaliation against a prisoner who files an administrative claim or lawsuit during the covered emergency period or attempts to so file. (3) Definitions For purposes of this subsection, the term covered emergency period has the meaning given the term in section 12003 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ). . 191105. Increasing availability of home detention for elderly offenders (a) Good conduct time credits for certain elderly nonviolent offenders Section 231(g)(5)(A)(ii) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60541(g)(5)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking to which the offender was sentenced and inserting reduced by any credit toward the service of the prisoner’s sentence awarded under section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code . (b) Increasing eligibility for home detention for certain elderly nonviolent offenders During the covered emergency period an offender who is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, including pursuant to a conviction for a criminal offense under the laws of the District of Columbia, shall be considered an eligible elderly offender under section 231(g) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60541(g) ) if the offender— (1) is not less than 50 years of age