1. Short title This Act may be cited as the BOP Release Card ID Act of 2024 . 2. Identification documents for prisoners being released (a) Prisoners being released from Federal custody Section 4042 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Identification documents (1) Identification documents Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the BOP Release Card ID Act of 2024 , the Director shall issue a photo identification release card that meets the minimum standards under section 202(b) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 ( 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) to each prisoner who is a citizen of the United States and is being released from custody from a facility of the Bureau of Prisons. (2) Period of validity A photo identification release card shall be valid for not less than 18 months after the date on which the prisoner to whom the card is issued is released from custody. (3) Acceptance of photo identification release card for State IDs (A) In general The Director shall negotiate with each State to establish a system under which a prisoner may use a photo identification release card to obtain identification from the State. (B) Reporting Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the BOP Release Card ID Act of 2024 , and every year thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of the Director in negotiating agreements under subparagraph (A). (4) Acceptance of photo identification release card for Federal programs and by Federal agencies A photo identification release card shall be accepted as proof of the identity of the former prisoner to whom the card relates for purposes of— (A) the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits program established under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. )