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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 508 

To authorize appropriations for occupational education and training programs 

of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 

Mr. BOOKER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for occupational education and 

training programs of the Bureau of Prisons, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Work Oppor5 tunities in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXPANDED WORK PROGRAMS. 

7 (a) OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

9 appropriated to the Bureau of Prisons $210,000,000 


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1 for fiscal years 2024 through 2029 for occupational 

2 education and training programs. 

3 (2) REPORTS.—Beginning on the date that is 2 

4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

5 Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to 

6 the Attorney General public annual reports, pro7 duced by the Program Review Division of the Bu8 reau of Prisons, an independent governmental or 

9 nongovernmental agency, or a private auditor, 

10 that— 

11 (A) includes a list of the programs that re12 ceive the funds appropriated under paragraph 

13 (1); and 

14 (B) analyzes the efficacy of the programs 

15 described in subparagraph (A) in providing in16 carcerated workers with valuable job skills, im17 proving their quality of life, and increasing 

18 their job prospects upon release. 

19 (b) PRISON WORK PILOT PROJECTS.—Section 

20 1761(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 

21 by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘100’’. 

22 (c) VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 

23 (1) OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE

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1 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 

2 et seq.) is amended— 

3 (A) in section 1001(a) (34 U.S.C. 

4 10261(a)), by striking paragraph (28) and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘(28) There are authorized to be appropriated 

7 to carry out section 3041(a)(4) of part NN 

8 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 

9 2029.’’; and 

10 (B) in section 2976(o) (34 U.S.C. 

11 10631(o)), by striking paragraph (1) and in12 serting the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 

14 there are authorized to be appropriated $70,000,000 

15 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029.’’. 

16 (2) CAREERS TRAINING AND DEMONSTRATION

17 GRANTS.—Section 115 of the Second Chance Act of 

18 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60511) is amended by striking sub19 section (f) and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029.’’. 

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