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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1690 

To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2013 

Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. BROWN, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. 

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 ‘‘Second Chance Reau5 thorization Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING PROGRAMS. 

7 (a) REAUTHORIZATION OF ADULT AND JUVENILE

8 OFFENDER STATE AND LOCAL DEMONSTRATION

9 PROJECTS.—Section 2976 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

10 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) 

11 is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney Gen4 eral shall make grants to States, local governments, terri5 tories, or Indian tribes, or any combination thereof (in this 

6 section referred to as an ‘eligible entity’), in partnership 

7 with interested persons (including Federal corrections and 

8 supervision agencies), services providers, and nonprofit or9 ganizations for the purpose of strategic planning and im10 plementation of adult and juvenile offender reentry 

11 projects.’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or re14 entry courts,’’ after ‘‘community,’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

16 the end; 

17 (C) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe18 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(8) promoting employment opportunities con21 sistent with the Transitional Jobs strategy (as de22 fined in section 4 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 

23 (42 U.S.C. 17502)).’’; 

24 (3) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f) and 

25 inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(d) COMBINED GRANT APPLICATION; PRIORITY

2 CONSIDERATION.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 

4 develop a procedure to allow applicants to submit a 

5 single application for a planning grant under sub6 section (e) and an implementation grant under sub7 section (f). 

8 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—The Attorney 

9 General shall give priority consideration to grant ap10 plications under subsections (e) and (f) that include 

11 a commitment by the applicant to partner with a 

12 local evaluator to identify and analyze data that 

13 will— 

14 ‘‘(A) enable the grantee to target the in15 tended offender population; and 

16 ‘‘(B) serve as a baseline for purposes of 

17 the evaluation. 

18 ‘‘(e) PLANNING GRANTS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para20 graph (3), the Attorney General may make a grant 

21 to an eligible entity of not more than $75,000 to de22 velop a strategic, collaborative plan for an adult or 

23 juvenile offender reentry demonstration project as 

24 described in subsection (h) that includes— 

25 ‘‘(A) a budget and a budget justification; 


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1 ‘‘(B) a description of the outcome meas2 ures that will be used to measure the effective3 ness of the program in promoting public safety 

4 and public health; 

5 ‘‘(C) the activities proposed; 

6 ‘‘(D) a schedule for completion of the ac7 tivities described in subparagraph (C); and 

8 ‘‘(E) a description of the personnel nec9 essary to complete the activities described in 

10 subparagraph (C). 

11 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM TOTAL GRANTS AND GEO12 GRAPHIC DIVERSITY.— 

13 ‘‘(A) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Attorney 

14 General may not make planning grants and im15 plementation grants to 1 eligible entity in a 

16 total amount that is more than a $1,000,000. 

17 ‘‘(B) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—The At18 torney General shall make every effort to en19 sure equitable geographic distribution of grants 

20 under this section and take into consideration 

21 the needs of underserved populations, including 

22 rural and tribal communities. 

23 ‘‘(3) PERIOD OF GRANT.—A planning grant 

24 made under this subsection shall be for a period of 


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1 not longer than 1 year, beginning on the first day 

2 of the month in which the planning grant is made. 

3 ‘‘(f) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring 

5 an implementation grant under this subsection shall 

6 submit to the Attorney General an application 

7 that— 

8 ‘‘(A) contains a reentry strategic plan as 

9 described in subsection (h), which describes the 

10 long-term strategy and incorporates a detailed 

11 implementation schedule, including the plans of 

12 the applicant to fund the program after Federal 

13 funding is discontinued; 

14 ‘‘(B) identifies the local government role 

15 and the role of governmental agencies and non16 profit organizations that will be coordinated by, 

17 and that will collaborate on, the offender re18 entry strategy of the applicant, and certifies the 

19 involvement of such agencies and organizations; 

20 ‘‘(C) describes the evidence-based method21 ology and outcome measures that will be used 

22 to evaluate the program funded with a grant 

23 under this subsection, and specifically explains 

24 how such measurements will provide valid meas25 ures of the impact of that program; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) describes how the project could be 

2 broadly replicated if demonstrated to be effec3 tive. 

4 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney General 

5 may make a grant to an applicant under this sub6 section only if the application— 

7 ‘‘(A) reflects explicit support of the chief 

8 executive officer, or their designee, of the State, 

9 unit of local government, territory, or Indian 

10 tribe applying for a grant under this subsection; 

11 ‘‘(B) provides extensive discussion of the 

12 role of Federal corrections, State corrections 

13 departments, community corrections agencies, 

14 juvenile justice systems, and tribal or local jail 

15 systems in ensuring successful reentry of of16 fenders into their communities; 

17 ‘‘(C) provides extensive evidence of collabo18 ration with State and local government agencies 

19 overseeing health, housing, child welfare, edu20 cation, substance abuse, victims services, and 

21 employment services, and with local law en22 forcement agencies; 

23 ‘‘(D) provides a plan for analysis of the 

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1 based hurdles to reintegration of offenders into 

2 the community; 

3 ‘‘(E) includes the use of a State, local, ter4 ritorial, or tribal task force, described in sub5 section (i), to carry out the activities funded 

6 under the grant; 

7 ‘‘(F) provides a plan for continued collabo8 ration with a local evaluator as necessary to 

9 meeting the requirements under subsection (h); 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(G) demonstrates that the applicant par12 ticipated in the planning grant process or en13 gaged in comparable planning for the reentry 

14 project. 

15 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS.—The Attor16 ney General shall give priority to grant applications 

17 under this subsection that best— 

18 ‘‘(A) focus initiative on geographic areas 

19 with a disproportionate population of offenders 

20 released from prisons, jails, and juvenile facili21 ties; 

22 ‘‘(B) include— 

23 ‘‘(i) input from nonprofit organiza24 tions, in any case where relevant input is 


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1 available and appropriate to the grant ap2 plication; 

3 ‘‘(ii) consultation with crime victims 

4 and offenders who are released from pris5 ons, jails, and juvenile facilities; 

6 ‘‘(iii) coordination with families of of7 fenders; 

8 ‘‘(iv) input, where appropriate, from 

9 the juvenile justice coordinating council of 

10 the region; 

11 ‘‘(v) input, where appropriate, from 

12 the reentry coordinating council of the re13 gion; and 

14 ‘‘(vi) other interested persons, as ap15 propriate; 

16 ‘‘(C) demonstrate effective case assessment 

17 and management abilities in order to provide 

18 comprehensive and continuous reentry, includ19 ing— 

20 ‘‘(i) planning for prerelease transi21 tional housing and community release that 

22 begins upon admission for juveniles and 

23 jail inmates, and, as appropriate, for pris24 on inmates, depending on the length of the 

25 sentence; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) establishing prerelease planning 

2 procedures to ensure that the eligibility of 

3 an offender for Federal, tribal, or State 

4 benefits upon release is established prior to 

5 release, subject to any limitations in law, 

6 and to ensure that offenders obtain all nec7 essary referrals for reentry services, includ8 ing assistance identifying and securing 

9 suitable housing; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) delivery of continuous and ap11 propriate mental health services, drug 

12 treatment, medical care, job training and 

13 placement, educational services, vocational 

14 services, and any other service or support 

15 needed for reentry; 

16 ‘‘(D) review the process by which the ap17 plicant adjudicates violations of parole, proba18 tion, or supervision following release from pris19 on, jail, or a juvenile facility, taking into ac20 count public safety and the use of graduated, 

21 community-based sanctions for minor and tech22 nical violations of parole, probation, or super23 vision (specifically those violations that are not 

24 otherwise, and independently, a violation of 

25 law); 


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1 ‘‘(E) provide for an independent evaluation 

2 of reentry programs that include, to the max3 imum extent possible, random assignment and 

4 controlled studies to determine the effectiveness 

5 of such programs; 

6 ‘‘(F) target moderate and high-risk offend7 ers for reentry programs through validated as8 sessment tools; and 

9 ‘‘(G) target offenders with histories of 

10 homelessness, substance abuse, or mental ill11 ness, including a prerelease assessment of the 

12 housing status of the offender and behavioral 

13 health needs of the offender with clear coordi14 nation with mental health, substance abuse, and 

15 homelessness services systems to achieve stable 

16 and permanent housing outcomes with appro17 priate support service. 

18 ‘‘(4) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant made 

19 under this subsection may not be more than 

20 $925,000. 

21 ‘‘(5) PERIOD OF GRANT.—A grant made under 

22 this subsection shall be effective for a 2-year pe23 riod— 


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1 ‘‘(A) beginning on the date on which the 

2 planning grant awarded under subsection (e) 

3 concludes; or 

4 ‘‘(B) in the case of an implementation 

5 grant awarded to an eligible entity that did not 

6 receive a planning grant, beginning on the date 

7 on which the implementation grant is award8 ed.’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (h)— 

10 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

11 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

12 (B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 

15 financial assistance under subsection (f), each appli16 cation shall develop a comprehensive reentry stra17 tegic plan that— 

18 ‘‘(A) contains a plan to assess inmate re19 entry needs and measurable annual and 3-year 

20 performance outcomes; 

21 ‘‘(B) uses, to the maximum extent possible, 

22 randomly assigned and controlled studies, or 

23 rigorous quasi-experimental studies with 

24 matched comparison groups, to determine the 


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1 effectiveness of the program funded with a 

2 grant under subsection (f); and 

3 ‘‘(C) includes as a goal of the plan to re4 duce the rate of recidivism for offenders re5 leased from prison, jail or a juvenile facility 

6 with funds made available under subsection (f). 

7 ‘‘(2) LOCAL EVALUATOR.—A partnership with a 

8 local evaluator described in subsection (d)(2) shall 

9 require the local evaluator to use the baseline data 

10 and target population characteristics developed 

11 under a subsection (e) planning grant to derive a 

12 feasible and meaningful target goal for recidivism re13 duction during the 3-year period beginning on the 

14 date of implementation of the program.’’; 

15 (5) in subsection (i)(1)— 

16 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

17 (A), by striking ‘‘under this section’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘under subsection (f)’’; and 

19 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub20 section (e)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

21 (f)(2)(D)’’; 

22 (6) in subsection (j)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘for an 

24 implementation grant under subsection (f)’’ 

25 after ‘‘applicant’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (i) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 

3 ‘‘, where appropriate’’ after ‘‘support’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (F), 

5 (G), and (H), and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(F) increased number of staff trained to 

7 administer reentry services; 

8 ‘‘(G) increased proportion of individuals 

9 served by the program among those eligible to 

10 receive services; 

11 ‘‘(H) increased number of individuals re12 ceiving risk screening needs assessment, and 

13 case planning services; 

14 ‘‘(I) increased enrollment in, and comple15 tion of treatment services, including substance 

16 abuse and mental health services among those 

17 assessed as needing such services; 

18 ‘‘(J) increased enrollment in and degrees 

19 earned from educational programs, including 

20 high school, GED, vocational training, and col21 lege education; 

22 ‘‘(K) increased number of individuals ob23 taining and retaining employment; 

24 ‘‘(L) increased number of individuals ob25 taining and maintaining housing; 


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1 ‘‘(M) increased self-reports of successful 

2 community living, including stability of living 

3 situation and positive family relationships; 

4 ‘‘(N) reduction in drug and alcohol use; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(O) reduction in recidivism rates for indi7 viduals receiving reentry services after release, 

8 as compared to either baseline recidivism rates 

9 in the jurisdiction of the grantee or recidivism 

10 rates of the control or comparison group.’’; 

11 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘facili12 ties.’’ and inserting ‘‘facilities, including a cost13 benefit analysis to determine the cost effective14 ness of the reentry program.’’; 

15 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘this sec16 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; and 

17 (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘this sec18 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 

19 (7) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ‘‘this sec20 tion’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

21 ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 

22 (8) in subsection (l)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘begin24 ning on the date on which the most recent im25 plementation grant is made to the grantee 


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1 under subsection (f)’’ after ‘‘2-year period’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘over a 

4 2-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘during the 2-year 

5 period described in paragraph (2)’’; 

6 (9) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ‘‘appro7 priated’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol8 lowing: ‘‘appropriated $35,000,000 for each of fiscal 

9 years 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

10 (10) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(p) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘reentry 

12 court’ means a program that— 

13 ‘‘(1) monitors juvenile and adult eligible offend14 ers reentering the community; 

15 ‘‘(2) provides continual judicial supervision; 

16 ‘‘(3) provides juvenile and adult eligible offend17 ers reentering the community with coordinated and 

18 comprehensive reentry services and programs, such 

19 as— 

20 ‘‘(A) drug and alcohol testing and assess21 ment for treatment; 

22 ‘‘(B) assessment for substance abuse from 

23 a substance abuse professional who is approved 

24 by the State or Indian tribe and licensed by the 


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1 appropriate entity to provide alcohol and drug 

2 addiction treatment, as appropriate; 

3 ‘‘(C) substance abuse treatment from a 

4 provider that is approved by the State or Indian 

5 tribe, and licensed, if necessary, to provide med6 ical and other health services; 

7 ‘‘(D) health (including mental health) serv8 ices and assessment; 

9 ‘‘(E) aftercare and case management serv10 ices that— 

11 ‘‘(i) facilitate access to clinical care 

12 and related health services; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) coordinate with such clinical care 

14 and related health services; and 

15 ‘‘(F) any other services needed for reentry; 

16 ‘‘(4) convenes community impact panels, victim 

17 impact panels, or victim impact educational classes; 

18 ‘‘(5) provides and coordinates the delivery of 

19 community services to juvenile and adult eligible of20 fenders, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) housing assistance; 

22 ‘‘(B) education; 

23 ‘‘(C) job training; 

24 ‘‘(D) conflict resolution skills training; 

25 ‘‘(E) batterer intervention programs; and 


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1 ‘‘(F) other appropriate social services; and 

2 ‘‘(6) establishes and implements graduated 

3 sanctions and incentives.’’. 

4 (b) GRANTS FOR FAMILY-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE

5 TREATMENT.—Part DD of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

6 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797s 

7 et seq.) is amended— 

8 (1) in section 2921 (42 U.S.C. 3797s), in the 

9 matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘non10 profit organizations,’’ before ‘‘and Indian’’; 

11 (2) in section 2923 (42 U.S.C. 3797s–2), by 

12 adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS.—The Attorney 

14 General shall give priority consideration to grant applica15 tions for grants under section 2921 that are submitted 

16 by a nonprofit organization that demonstrates a relation17 ship with State and local criminal justice agencies, includ18 ing— 

19 ‘‘(1) within the judiciary and prosecutorial 

20 agencies; or 

21 ‘‘(2) with the local corrections agencies, which 

22 shall be documented by a written agreement that de23 tails the terms of access to facilities and participants 

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1 nization of working with correctional populations.’’; 

2 and 

3 (3) by striking section 2926(a) (42 U.S.C. 

4 3797s–5(a)), and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap6 propriated to carry out this part $10,000,000 for each of 

7 fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

8 (c) GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE

9 EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVE10 NILE FACILITIES.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

11 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating part KK (42 U.S.C. 

14 3797ee et seq.) as part LL; 

15 (2) by redesignating the second part designated 

16 as part JJ, as added by the Second Chance Act of 

17 2007 (Public Law 110–199; 122 Stat. 677), relating 

18 to grants to evaluate and improve educational meth19 ods, as part KK; 

20 (3) by redesignating the second section des21 ignated as section 3001 and section 3002 (42 U.S.C. 

22 3797dd and 3797dd–1), as added by the Second 

23 Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199; 122 

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1 prove educational methods, as sections 3005 and 

2 3006, respectively; 

3 (4) in section 3005, as so redesignated— 

4 (A) in subsection (a)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking 

6 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

7 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the 

8 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

9 and 

10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(4) implement methods to improve academic 

13 and vocational education for offenders in prisons, 

14 jails, and juvenile facilities consistent with the best 

15 practices identified in subsection (c).’’; 

16 (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub17 section (d); and 

18 (C) by inserting after subsection (b), the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(c) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of enactment of the Second Chance Reau22 thorization Act of 2013, the Attorney General shall iden23 tify and publish best practices relating to academic and 

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1 uations performed and recommendations made under 

2 grants made under subsection (a) before the date of enact3 ment of the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 

4 2013.’’; and 

5 (5) in section 3006, as so redesignated, by 

6 striking ‘‘to carry’’ and all that follows through 

7 ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014, 

8 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 for grants for purposes 

9 described in section 3005(a)(4)’’. 

10 (d) CAREERS TRAINING DEMONSTRATION

11 GRANTS.—Section 115 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 

12 (42 U.S.C. 17511) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘and Indian’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘nonprofit organizations, and Indian’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘technology career training 

17 to prisoners’’ and inserting ‘‘career training, in18 cluding subsidized employment, when part of a 

19 training program, to prisoners and reentering 

20 youth and adults’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘technology careers train23 ing’’; 

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1 (C) by inserting ‘‘, as well as upon transi2 tion and reentry into the community’’ after ‘‘fa3 cility’’; 

4 (3) by striking subsections (c) and (e); 

5 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—Priority consider8 ation shall be given to any application under this section 

9 that— 

10 ‘‘(1) provides assessment of local demand for 

11 employees in the geographic areas to which offenders 

12 are likely to return; 

13 ‘‘(2) conducts individualized reentry career 

14 planning upon the start of incarceration or post-re15 lease employment planning for each offender served 

16 under the grant; 

17 ‘‘(3) demonstrates connections to employers 

18 within the local community; or 

19 ‘‘(4) tracks and monitors employment out20 comes.’’; and 

21 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

23 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

24 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 

25 2017, and 2018.’’. 


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1 (e) OFFENDER REENTRY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND

2 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COLLABORATION PROGRAM.—Section 

3 201(f)(1) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 

4 17521(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 

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

6 appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 

7 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

8 (f) COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING AND TRANSI9 TIONAL SERVICE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZA10 TIONS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 211 of the Second 

12 Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17531) is amend13 ed— 

14 (A) in the header, by striking ‘‘MEN15 TORING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANI16 ZATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘COMMUNITY17 BASED MENTORING AND TRANSITIONAL

18 SERVICE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANI19 ZATIONS’’; 

20 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘men21 toring and other’’; 

22 (C) in subsection (b), by striking para23 graph (2) and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(2) transitional services to assist in the re2 integration of offenders into the community, includ3 ing— 

4 ‘‘(A) educational, literacy, and vocational, 

5 services and the Transitional Jobs strategy; 

6 ‘‘(B) substance abuse treatment and serv7 ices; 

8 ‘‘(C) coordinated supervision and com9 prehensive services for offenders, including 

10 housing and mental and physical health care; 

11 ‘‘(D) family services; and 

12 ‘‘(E) validated assessment tools to assess 

13 the risk factors of returning inmates; and’’; and 

14 (D) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘this sec15 tion’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol16 lowing: ‘‘this section $15,000,000 for fiscal 

17 years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

18 (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 

19 table of contents in section 2 of the Second Chance 

20 Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17501 note) is amended by 

21 striking the item relating to section 211 and insert22 ing the following: 

‘‘Sec. 211. Community-based mentoring and transitional service grants.’’. 

23 (g) DEFINITIONS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Second 

2 Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17502) is amended 

3 to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

5 ‘‘In this Act— 

6 ‘‘(1) the term ‘exoneree’ means an individual 

7 who— 

8 ‘‘(A) has been convicted of a Federal, trib9 al, or State offense that is punishable by a term 

10 of imprisonment of more than 1 year; 

11 ‘‘(B) has served a term of imprisonment 

12 for not less than 6 months in a Federal, tribal, 

13 or State prison or correctional facility as a re14 sult of the conviction described in subparagraph 

15 (A); and 

16 ‘‘(C) has been determined to be factually 

17 innocent of the offense described in subpara18 graph (A); 

19 ‘‘(2) the term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning 

20 given in section 901 of the Omnibus Crime Control 

21 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791); 

22 ‘‘(3) the term ‘offender’ includes an exoneree; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(4) the term ‘Transitional Jobs strategy’ 

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1 who are chronically unemployed or those that have 

2 barriers to employment that— 

3 ‘‘(A) is conducted by State, tribal, and 

4 local governments, State, tribal, and local work5 force boards, and nonprofit organizations; 

6 ‘‘(B) provides time-limited employment 

7 using individual placements, team placements, 

8 and social enterprise placements, without dis9 placing existing employees; 

10 ‘‘(C) pays wages in accordance with appli11 cable law, but in no event less than the higher 

12 of the rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the 

13 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 

14 206(a)(1)) or the applicable State or local min15 imum wage law, which are subsidized, in whole 

16 or in part, by public funds; 

17 ‘‘(D) combines time-limited employment 

18 with activities that promote skill development, 

19 remove barriers to employment, and lead to un20 subsidized employment such as a thorough ori21 entation and individual assessment, job readi22 ness and life skills training, case management 

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1 tention support and incentives, and other simi2 lar activities; 

3 ‘‘(E) places participants into unsubsidized 

4 employment; and 

5 ‘‘(F) provides job retention, re-employment 

6 services, and continuing and vocational edu7 cation to ensure continuing participation in un8 subsidized employment and identification of op9 portunities for advancement.’’. 

10 (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 

11 table of contents in section 2 of the Second Chance 

12 Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17501 note) is amended by 

13 striking the item relating to section 4 and inserting 

14 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 4. Definitions.’’. 

15 (h) EXTENSION OF THE LENGTH OF SECTION 2976 

16 GRANTS.—Section 6(1) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 

17 (42 U.S.C. 17504(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or under 

18 section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

19 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w)’’ after ‘‘and 212’’. 

20 SEC. 3. AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF GRANTEES. 

21 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘unre22 solved audit finding’’ means an audit report finding or rec23 ommendation that a grantee has used grant funds for an 

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1 ning on the date of an initial notification of the finding 

2 or recommendation. 

3 (b) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—Beginning in fiscal year 

4 2013, and every 3 years thereafter, the Inspector General 

5 of the Department of Justice shall conduct an audit of 

6 not less than 5 percent of all grantees that are awarded 

7 funding under— 

8 (1) section 2976(b) of title I of the Omnibus 

9 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

10 U.S.C. 3797w(b)); 

11 (2) part CC of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

12 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

13 3797q et seq.), as amended by this Act; 

14 (3) part DD of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

15 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

16 3797s et seq.); 

17 (4) part JJ of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

18 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

19 3797dd et seq.); or 

20 (5) section 115, 201, or 211 of the Second 

21 Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17511, 17521, and 

22 17531). 

23 (c) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A grantee that is 

24 found to have an unresolved audit finding under an audit 

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1 funds under the grant programs described in paragraphs 

2 (1) through (5) of subsection (b) in the fiscal year fol3 lowing the fiscal year to which the finding relates. 

4 (d) PRIORITY OF GRANT AWARDS.—The Attorney 

5 General, in awarding grants under the programs described 

6 in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b) shall give 

7 priority to eligible entities that during the 2-year period 

8 preceding the application for a grant have not been found 

9 to have an unresolved audit finding. 

10 SEC. 4. FEDERAL REENTRY IMPROVEMENTS. 

11 (a) RESPONSIBLE REINTEGRATION OF OFFEND12 ERS.—Section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 

13 U.S.C. 17532) is repealed. 

14 (b) FEDERAL PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE.— 

15 Section 231 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 

16 17541) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (g)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘carried 

19 out during fiscal years 2009 and 2010’’ and in20 serting ‘‘carried out during fiscal years 2014 

21 through 2018’’; and 

22 (B) in paragraph (5)(A)— 

23 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘65 

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1 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or 75 

percent’’ and inserting ‘‘or 2 2 ⁄3’’; 

3 (2) by striking subsection (h); 

4 (3) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 

5 (h); and 

6 (4) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by 

7 striking ‘‘2009 and 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 

8 through 2018’’. 

9 (c) ENHANCING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PER10 TAINING TO COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS.—Section 3624(c) 

11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (5), in the second sentence, by 

13 inserting ‘‘, and number of prisoners not being 

14 placed in community corrections facilities for each 

15 reason set forth’’ before ‘‘, and any other informa16 tion’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the Second 

18 Chance Act of 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘the Second 

19 Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013’’. 

20 (d) TERMINATION OF STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF

21 DEPOT NALTREXONE FOR HEROIN ADDICTION.—Section 

22 244 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17554) 

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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RE2 SEARCH.—Section 245 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 

3 (42 U.S.C. 17555) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘243, and 244’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘and 243’’; and 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of the 

7 fiscal years 2009 and 2010’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014, 2015, 

9 2016, 2017, and 2018’’. 

10 (f) FEDERAL PRISONER RECIDIVISM REDUCTION

11 PROGRAMMING ENHANCEMENT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3621 of title 18, 

13 United States Code, is amended— 

14 (A) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub15 section (h); and 

16 (B) by inserting after subsection (f) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(g) PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO RE19 ENTRY PROGRAMS PROVEN TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM.— 

20 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—The term ‘demonstrated to 

21 reduce recidivism’ means that the Director of Bu22 reau of Prisons has determined that appropriate re23 search has been conducted and has validated the ef24 fectiveness of the type of program on recidivism. 


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1 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIDIVISM REDUCTION

2 PARTNERSHIP.—A faith-based or community-based 

3 nonprofit organization that provides mentoring or 

4 other programs that have been demonstrated to re5 duce recidivism is eligible to enter into a recidivism 

6 reduction partnership with a prison or community7 based facility operated by the Bureau of Prisons. 

8 ‘‘(3) RECIDIVISM REDUCTION PARTNERSHIPS.— 

9 The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall develop 

10 policies to require wardens of prisons and commu11 nity-based facilities to enter into recidivism reduc12 tion partnerships with faith-based and community13 based nonprofit organizations that are willing to pro14 vide, on a volunteer basis, programs described in 

15 paragraph (2). 

16 ‘‘(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Director 

17 of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to Congress 

18 an annual report on the last day of each fiscal year 

19 that— 

20 ‘‘(A) details, for each prison and commu21 nity-based facility for the fiscal year just 

22 ended— 

23 ‘‘(i) the number of recidivism reduc24 tion partnerships under this section that 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the number of volunteers that 

2 provided recidivism reduction program3 ming; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) the number of recidivism reduc5 tion programming hours provided; and 

6 ‘‘(B) explains any disparities between fa7 cilities in the numbers reported under subpara8 graph (A).’’. 

9 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

10 by paragraph (1) shall take effect 180 days after the 

11 date of enactment of this Act. 

12 (g) REPEALS.— 

13 (1) Section 2978 of title I of the Omnibus 

14 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

15 U.S.C. 3797w–2) is repealed. 

16 (2) Part CC of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

17 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

18 3797q et seq.) is repealed. 

19 SEC. 5. TASK FORCE ON FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVI20 TIES RELATING TO REENTRY OF OFFENDERS. 

21 (a) TASK FORCE REQUIRED.—The Attorney General, 

22 in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

23 Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 

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1 culture, and the heads of such other agencies of the Fed2 eral Government as the Attorney General considers appro3 priate, and in collaboration with interested persons, serv4 ice providers, nonprofit organizations, States, tribal, and 

5 local governments, shall establish an interagency task 

6 force on Federal programs and activities relating to the 

7 reentry of offenders into the community (referred to in 

8 this section as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 

9 (b) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall— 

10 (1) identify such programs and activities that 

11 may be resulting in overlap or duplication of serv12 ices, the scope of such overlap or duplication, and 

13 the relationship of such overlap and duplication to 

14 public safety, public health, and effectiveness and ef15 ficiency; 

16 (2) identify methods to improve collaboration 

17 and coordination of such programs and activities; 

18 (3) identify areas of responsibility in which im19 proved collaboration and coordination of such pro20 grams and activities would result in increased effec21 tiveness or efficiency; 

22 (4) develop innovative interagency or intergov23 ernmental programs, activities, or procedures that 

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1 (5) develop methods for increasing regular com2 munication among agencies that would increase 

3 interagency program effectiveness; 

4 (6) identify areas of research that can be co5 ordinated across agencies with an emphasis on ap6 plying evidence-based practices to support, treat7 ment, and intervention programs for reentering of8 fenders; 

9 (7) identify funding areas that should be co10 ordinated across agencies and any gaps in funding; 

11 and 

12 (8) in collaboration with the National Adult and 

13 Juvenile Offender Reentry Resources Center, iden14 tify successful programs currently operating and col15 lect best practices in offender reentry from dem16 onstration grantees and other agencies and organiza17 tions, determine the extent to which such programs 

18 and practices can be replicated, and make informa19 tion on such programs and practices available to 

20 States, localities, nonprofit organizations, and oth21 ers. 

22 (c) REPORT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

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1 Force shall submit a report, including recommenda2 tions, to Congress on barriers to reentry. 

3 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 

4 paragraph (1) shall identify Federal and other bar5 riers to successful reentry of offenders into the com6 munity and analyze the effects of such barriers on 

7 offenders and on children and other family members 

8 of offenders, including— 

9 (A) admissions and evictions from Federal 

10 housing programs; 

11 (B) child support obligations and proce12 dures; 

13 (C) Social Security benefits, veterans bene14 fits, food stamps, and other forms of Federal 

15 public assistance; 

16 (D) Medicaid Program and Medicare Pro17 gram procedures, requirements, regulations, 

18 and guidelines; 

19 (E) education programs, financial assist20 ance, and full civic participation; 

21 (F) Temporary Assistance for Needy Fam22 ilies program funding criteria and other welfare 

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1 (H) reentry procedures, case planning, and 

2 transitions of persons from the custody of the 

3 Federal Bureau of Prisons to a Federal parole 

4 or probation program or community corrections; 

5 (I) laws, regulations, rules, and practices 

6 that may require a parolee to return to the 

7 same county that they were living in before 

8 their arrest and therefore prevent offenders 

9 from changing their setting upon release; and 

10 (J) trying to establish pre-release planning 

11 procedures for prisoners to ensure that a pris12 oner’s eligibility for Federal or State benefits 

13 (including Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security 

14 and veterans benefits) upon release is estab15 lished prior to release, subject to any limita16 tions in law, and to ensure that prisoners are 

17 provided with referrals to appropriate social and 

18 health services or are referred to appropriate 

19 nonprofit organizations. 

20 (d) UPDATED REPORTS.—On an annual basis, the 

21 Task Force shall submit to Congress an updated report 

22 on the activities of the Task Force, including specific rec23 ommendations on issues described in subsections (b) and 

24 (c). 

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