; and (3) correspond with and interview, with the ability to take notes and use electronic and other recording devices, incarcerated persons freely, privately, and confidentially upon their consent. (n) Inspectors general Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify, supersede, or otherwise affect the authority of any Inspector General to access all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other materials, as authorized by law. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4015 as added by section 3 the following: 4016. Oversight. . 5. Creating State incentives to end solitary confinement (a) In general Chapter 301 of title 18, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after section 4016, as amended in section 4, the following: 4017. Creating State incentives to end solitary confinement (a) In general Any State or local entity receiving any Federal funds from section 500 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq. ) shall annually certify to the Attorney General with comprehensive documentation that the State or local entity has in effect (or shall have in effect, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act) laws, policies, and programs that substantially comply with section 3 of this Act to fully and meaningfully end solitary confinement and ensure all people in the States’ and localities’ prisons, jails, and detention centers, have access to at least 14 hours of out-of-cell congregate interaction in a shared space, without physical barriers, that is conducive to meaningful group interaction. (b) Penalty Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, in the case of a State or local entity that is not in substantial compliance with section 3 of the End Solitary Confinement Act, or an amendment made by such Act, the Attorney General shall reduce by at least