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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3060 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison 

Education, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 25, 2021 

Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. 

SANDERS, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. SMITH, 

and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an 

Office of Prison Education, 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 ‘‘Promoting Reentry 

5 through Education in Prisons Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘PREP 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Over the course of an 8-year-period fol2 lowing the release of individuals from Federal pris3 ons, the United States Sentencing Commission 

4 found that 49.3 percent of such individuals were re5 arrested, 31.7 percent were reconvicted, and 24.6 

6 percent were reincarcerated. 

7 (2) The Bureau of Justice Statistics found that 

8 over a similar time period as described in paragraph 

9 (1), 83 percent of people released from State prisons 

10 were rearrested. 

11 (3) A broad spectrum of prison education pro12 gramming can prepare individuals for the contem13 porary workforce pre-release, ensuring that upon re14 lease the individuals are best situated to be produc15 tive members of their communities. 

16 (4) Education for people in prisons has a clear 

17 public safety benefit, reducing recidivism rates by 

18 over 43 percent. 

19 (5) Employment is 13 percent higher for indi20 viduals who participated in either academic or voca21 tional programs in prison, and 28 percent higher for 

22 individuals who participated in vocational programs 

23 alone. 

24 (6) During the first 3 years after an individual 

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1 cation programs reduces incarceration costs by 4 to 

2 5 dollars. 

3 (7) Prison education helps to improve the safety 

4 of the prison environment, not only for incarcerated 

5 individuals, but also for correctional officers and 

6 prison staff. 

7 (8) A 2016 analysis of the Bureau of Prisons 

8 education programs found that the Bureau of Pris9 ons spends 20 percent as much on inmate education 

10 as the nearest-sized State prison systems and experi11 ences a proportionally low return. 

12 (9) The 2016 analysis described in paragraph 

13 (8) also found that the Bureau of Prisons lacked the 

14 staff, programmatic strategy and alignment, budget, 

15 assessment, and educational support to effectively 

16 administer educational programs. 

17 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to create 

18 a dedicated office within the Bureau of Prisons to— 

19 (1) improve the prison education programs pro20 vided by the Bureau of Prisons; 

21 (2) ensure access to quality education programs 

22 across all Federal penal and correctional institu23 tions; 

24 (3) create partnerships with education providers 

25 to offer quality programs; and 


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1 (4) create a repository of research and best 

2 practices for State and local correctional institutions 

3 on quality education programs. 

4 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Assist7 ant Director’’ means the Assistant Director for Pris8 on Education appointed under section 4142(b) of 

9 title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act. 

10 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

11 the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. 

12 SEC. 4. OFFICE OF PRISON EDUCATION. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of title 18, United States 

14 Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 307 the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘CHAPTER 308—EDUCATION 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘4141. Definitions. 

‘‘4142. Office of Prison Education. 

‘‘4143. Federal Prison Education Program. 

17 ‘‘§ 4141. Definitions 

18 ‘‘In this chapter: 

19 ‘‘(1) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Assist20 ant Director’ means the Assistant Director for Pris21 on Education appointed under section 4142(b). 

22 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 

23 the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. 


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1 ‘‘(3) DISABILITY.—The term ‘disability’ has the 

2 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Ameri3 cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

4 12102). 

5 ‘‘(4) HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.—The term ‘high 

6 school diploma’ has the meaning given the term in 

7 section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu8 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

9 ‘‘§ 4142. Office of Prison Education 

10 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this chapter are 

11 to— 

12 ‘‘(1) ensure that all Federal penal and correc13 tional institutions provide quality educational pro14 grams for incarcerated individuals; 

15 ‘‘(2) be a nationwide repository for research, 

16 policies, and best practices on education in prison; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(3) offer training and technical assistance for 

19 State prison systems in implementing and admin20 istering education programs in prison. 

21 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF PRISON

22 EDUCATION.—The Director shall establish within the Bu23 reau of Prisons an Office of Prison Education, which shall 

24 be headed by an Assistant Director for Prison Education 

25 appointed by the Director. 


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1 ‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF PRISON EDU2 CATION.—The Office of Prison Education required to be 

3 established under this section shall ensure the provision 

4 of educational services for incarcerated individuals in all 

5 Federal penal and correctional institutions, including pro6 grams such as adult literacy, basic skills development, 

7 education toward a regular high school diploma or its rec8 ognized equivalent, postsecondary education, workforce 

9 development, that leads to an industry-recognized creden10 tial, a certificate, or an associate degree, pre-apprentice11 ships, registered apprenticeships, career and technical 

12 education, and expanded opportunities for individuals with 

13 a disability, including by— 

14 ‘‘(1) implementing the Federal Prison Edu15 cation Program under section 4143; 

16 ‘‘(2) coordinating and standardizing quality, 

17 evidence-based, and effective education programs in 

18 prison and services across all Federal penal and cor19 rectional institutions; 

20 ‘‘(3) coordinating relevant Federal agencies in 

21 providing quality educational services, including by 

22 consulting with the Office of Career, Technical, and 

23 Adult Education of the Department of Education; 

24 ‘‘(4) coordinating with the Secretary of Vet25 erans Affairs to identify and provide information to 


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1 incarcerated veterans regarding potential eligibility 

2 for educational assistance under laws administered 

3 by the Secretary, including educational assistance 

4 under chapters 30 and 33 of title 38, United States 

5 Code; 

6 ‘‘(5) conducting research and issuing reports on 

7 education programs in prison, including on best 

8 practices, particularly as it relates to pedagogy and 

9 instruction of incarcerated people; 

10 ‘‘(6) providing training and technical assistance 

11 for State prison systems to improve education pro12 grams in prison; and 

13 ‘‘(7) coordinating with the Bureau of Justice 

14 Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, National 

15 Center for Education Statistics, the National Insti16 tute of Corrections, and other relevant agencies as 

17 designated by the Assistant Director in collecting 

18 and reporting Federal and State data on— 

19 ‘‘(A) the number of individuals who enroll 

20 in and complete an education program in pris21 on, including a regular high school diploma or 

22 its recognized equivalent, a career and technical 

23 education sequence, or a postsecondary degree 

24 or certificate; 


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1 ‘‘(B) the number of individuals who do not 

2 complete an education program in prison and 

3 the reasons for non-completion; 

4 ‘‘(C) any State or Federal prohibitions or 

5 limitations on employment for individuals with 

6 felony convictions who complete an education 

7 program in prison; 

8 ‘‘(D) the correlation between participating 

9 in or completing an education program in pris10 on and continued educational enrollment, both 

11 in-custody and post-release; 

12 ‘‘(E) the correlation between participating 

13 in and completing an education program in 

14 prison with post-release outcomes, including job 

15 placement, job retention, and recidivism; 

16 ‘‘(F) the correlation between participating 

17 in and completing an education program in 

18 prison with in-custody outcomes, including en19 rollment in other education or training pro20 grams and reduction in citations; 

21 ‘‘(G) the impact of the correlation de22 scribed in subparagraphs (C) through (F) on 

23 overall corrections spending through factors 

24 such as— 

25 ‘‘(i) impacts on recidivism; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) spending on Federal penal and 

2 correctional institutions and State prisons; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(iii) other relevant factors; and 

5 ‘‘(H) other relevant data. 

6 ‘‘§ 4143. Federal Prison Education Program 

7 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS.—The 

9 term ‘demonstrated effectiveness’ means the past ef10 fectiveness of an eligible provider demonstrated by 

11 providing— 

12 ‘‘(A) performance data on its record of im13 proving the skills of eligible students, particu14 larly eligible individuals who have low levels of 

15 literacy, in the content domains of reading, 

16 writing, mathematics, English language acquisi17 tion, and other relevant subject areas; and 

18 ‘‘(B) information regarding its outcomes 

19 for participants related to program completion, 

20 employment attainment, pursuit of additional 

21 education, and other relevant factors. 

22 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER.—The term ‘eligible 

23 provider’ means an organization that has dem24 onstrated effectiveness in providing programs such 

25 as adult literacy, basic skills development, education 


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1 toward a regular high school diploma or its recog2 nized equivalent, postsecondary education, workforce 

3 readiness, apprenticeships, career and technical edu4 cation, and programing individuals with learning dis5 abilities, which may include— 

6 ‘‘(A) an institution of higher education; 

7 ‘‘(B) a local educational agency; 

8 ‘‘(C) a community-based organization or 

9 faith-based organization; 

10 ‘‘(D) a volunteer literacy organization; 

11 ‘‘(E) a public or private nonprofit agency; 

12 ‘‘(F) a nonprofit institution that is not de13 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (E) and 

14 has the ability to provide adult education and 

15 literacy activities to eligible individuals; 

16 ‘‘(G) a consortium or coalition of the agen17 cies, organizations, and institutions described in 

18 any of subparagraphs (A) through (F); and 

19 ‘‘(H) a partnership between an employer 

20 and an entity described in any of subpara21 graphs (A) through (G). 

22 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eligible 

23 student’ means an individual who is incarcerated in 

24 a Federal correctional facility. 


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1 ‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

2 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

3 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

4 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

5 ‘‘(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 

6 the Federal Prison Education Program required to 

7 be established under subsection (b)(1). 

8 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Director 

10 shall establish a Federal Prison Education Program 

11 to develop and support partnerships between eligible 

12 providers and Federal correctional facilities to pro13 vide quality educational opportunities to facilitate 

14 successful community reintegration. 

15 ‘‘(2) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.— 

16 The Assistant Director shall select eligible providers 

17 to partner with Federal correctional facilities to de18 velop quality education programs for eligible stu19 dents, such as— 

20 ‘‘(A) adult literacy; 

21 ‘‘(B) basic skills development; 

22 ‘‘(C) education toward a regular high 

23 school diploma or its recognized equivalent; 

24 ‘‘(D) postsecondary education; 


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1 ‘‘(E) workforce development that leads to 

2 an industry recognized credential, a certificate, 

3 or an associate degree; 

4 ‘‘(F) apprenticeships; and 

5 ‘‘(G) career and technical education. 

6 ‘‘(3) QUALITY PROGRAMS.—When determining 

7 which eligible providers will be selected for participa8 tion in the Program, the Assistant Director shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) consider the evidence that an eligible 

10 provider demonstrates a strong record on stu11 dent outcomes and successful community re12 integration that shall include— 

13 ‘‘(i) high rates of program completion; 

14 ‘‘(ii) a demonstrated record of a re15 duction in recidivism rates, if available; 

16 ‘‘(iii) success in securing employment, 

17 if available; 

18 ‘‘(iv) employment retention, if avail19 able; 

20 ‘‘(v) housing stability, if available; and 

21 ‘‘(vi) other relevant factors; and 

22 ‘‘(B) give preference to eligible providers 

23 that demonstrate success in the categories de24 scribed in subparagraph (A). 


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1 ‘‘(4) DIPLOMA MILLS.—The Assistant Director 

2 will prevent diploma mills (as defined in section 103 

3 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

4 1003)) from participating in the Program. 

5 ‘‘(c) PARTICIPATION BY ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible provider that 

7 desires to participate in the Program under this sec8 tion shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) develop a quality program, in coordi10 nation with the Federal correctional facility 

11 with which the institution is in partnership, for 

12 eligible students, in which the Federal correc13 tional facility shall administer the logistics of 

14 the program, such as— 

15 ‘‘(i) scheduling; 

16 ‘‘(ii) location and space; 

17 ‘‘(iii) security; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) other logistical factors; 

19 ‘‘(B) ensure that all eligible students with20 out a verifiable high school diploma or its rec21 ognized equivalent receive adult literacy, basic 

22 adult education, skills development, and edu23 cation toward a regular high school diploma or 

24 its recognized equivalent; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) prioritize workforce development pro2 grams that prepare eligible students for in-de3 mand sectors or occupations from which they 

4 are not legally barred from entering due to re5 strictions on formerly incarcerated individuals 

6 obtaining any necessary licenses or certifi7 cations for those occupations, and in doing so, 

8 providers shall— 

9 ‘‘(i) consider State licensing require10 ments, administrative barriers, and waiver 

11 provisions that will impact eligible students 

12 in certain occupations when designing their 

13 programs; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) inform eligible students prior to 

15 participation in programs of potential pro16 hibitions or limitations to licensing or em17 ployment upon release depending on the 

18 program offered and the States in which 

19 eligible students settle. 

20 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.— 

21 Eligible providers that participate in the Program 

22 under this section shall, as applicable— 

23 ‘‘(A) disclose to eligible students and the 

24 Office of Prison Education information about 

25 any part of the academic program developed 


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1 under this section that, by design, cannot be 

2 completed while a student is incarcerated, as 

3 well as the options available for an eligible stu4 dent to complete any remaining program re5 quirements post-release; 

6 ‘‘(B) offer eligible students who are re7 leased while in enrolled in an education pro8 gram in prison education the opportunity to 

9 continue the students’ enrollment in the aca10 demic program and transfer credits earned if 

11 the student is released from the Federal correc12 tional facility prior to completion of the edu13 cation program; 

14 ‘‘(C) inform eligible students of the aca15 demic and financial aid options available if the 

16 students are not able to complete the academic 

17 program while incarcerated, including whether 

18 the eligible students can continue in the pro19 gram after release, transfer credits earned in 

20 the program to another program offered by the 

21 institution, or transfer credits earned in the 

22 program to another institution of higher edu23 cation; 

24 ‘‘(D) for eligible students who wish to con25 tinue their education upon release— 


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1 ‘‘(i) offer academic advising; and 

2 ‘‘(ii) offer appropriate financial aid 

3 counseling, including Federal and State fi4 nancial aid and student loan counseling; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(E) offer eligible students career coun7 seling and job placement assistance upon com8 pletion of an education program in prison and 

9 release from custody. 

10 ‘‘(3) INFORMATION TO THE OFFICE OF PRISON

11 EDUCATION.—An eligible provider that participates 

12 in the Program under this section shall submit to 

13 the Assistant Director— 

14 ‘‘(A) a plan for providing academic and ca15 reer guidance to eligible students, as well as 

16 transition services, to support successful com17 munity reintegration of such students; and 

18 ‘‘(B) relevant information about the eligi19 ble students participating in the Program it re20 lates to subparagraph (A). 

21 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Assistant Direc22 tor shall work with relevant Federal agencies to provide 

23 technical assistance to eligible providers, and the Federal 

24 correctional facilities with which they are in partnership, 


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1 developing new quality academic programs for eligible stu2 dents, or expanding existing programs. 

3 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible provider that 

5 participates in the Program, working with the Fed6 eral correctional facility with which it is in partner7 ship, shall submit to the Assistant Director an an8 nual report on the provider’s academic program for 

9 eligible students, including implementation and re10 sults. 

11 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each annual re12 port submitted under paragraph (1) shall include in13 formation on— 

14 ‘‘(A) courses and programs offered; 

15 ‘‘(B) numbers, rates, and types of certifi16 cates and degrees awarded; 

17 ‘‘(C) the partnership with the Federal cor18 rectional facility, including information on space 

19 allocation, resources, staffing, and other rel20 evant information on effective collaboration; 

21 ‘‘(D) the effectiveness of the various edu22 cation program’s length, and the value of cre23 dentials or degrees earned with different credit 

24 length; 


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1 ‘‘(E) the variance of different doses or 

2 credit length by educational program; 

3 ‘‘(F) the models of instruction, curriculum, 

4 and other characteristics of program delivery 

5 that are most effective in a correctional envi6 ronment; 

7 ‘‘(G) challenges in providing programs and 

8 courses in the prison settings; 

9 ‘‘(H) how such challenges were addressed; 

10 ‘‘(I) suggestions for the agency to assist in 

11 addressing challenges; 

12 ‘‘(J) impacts on the environment and safe13 ty of the correctional facility; 

14 ‘‘(K) average and projected costs, overall 

15 and per student, of the program; 

16 ‘‘(L) student demographic data, including 

17 age, gender, race, ethnicity, and security or cus18 tody level; and 

19 ‘‘(M) other relevant data. 

20 ‘‘(f) EVALUATION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Director, in 

22 coordination with the National Institute of Justice, 

23 the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Insti24 tute of Corrections, and the Secretary of Education, 


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1 shall conduct an evaluation of the Program that as2 sesses— 

3 ‘‘(A) in-custody outcomes, including im4 pacts on tickets, segregation, program partici5 pation outside of education, and continued en6 rollment in the Program; 

7 ‘‘(B) post-release outcomes of the Pro8 gram, including— 

9 ‘‘(i) postsecondary enrollment in and 

10 continuance of education by eligible stu11 dents after release; 

12 ‘‘(ii) degree attainment from an insti13 tution of higher education; 

14 ‘‘(iii) progress toward a degree in 

15 credits or time; 

16 ‘‘(iv) continued participation in edu17 cational programs after release; 

18 ‘‘(v) factors related to the pursuit of 

19 education, such as housing attainment; and 

20 ‘‘(vi) other relevant factors; 

21 ‘‘(C) the impact of the Program on safety 

22 in correctional facilities; 

23 ‘‘(D) the demand for participation in the 

24 Program, including the size of waiting lists; 


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1 ‘‘(E) employment outcomes of participants 

2 in the Program; 

3 ‘‘(F) the impact of the Program on recidi4 vism; and 

5 ‘‘(G) other relevant data. 

6 ‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The data collected 

7 through the evaluation required under paragraph (1) 

8 shall, to the extent practicable, be disaggregated by 

9 program provider to facilitate selection of eligible 

10 providers under subsection (b). 

11 ‘‘(3) STUDENT OUTCOMES.—The evaluation de12 scribed in paragraph (1) shall gather data on eligible 

13 students while incarcerated and for the 3- and 5- 

14 year periods post-release from incarceration. 

15 ‘‘(4) PARTNERSHIP.—The evaluation described 

16 in paragraph (1) shall be conducted in partnership 

17 with one or multiple external evaluators. 

18 ‘‘(5) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date on which the evaluations required 

20 under paragraph (1) is completed, the Assistant Di21 rector shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) submit the evaluation, including rec23 ommendations for Program improvements, to 

24 Congress; and 

25 ‘‘(B) publish the evaluation. 


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1 ‘‘(g) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Federal share of the 

2 cost of an academic program carried out under this section 

3 may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the aca4 demic program. 

5 ‘‘(h) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—For fiscal years 2020 

6 through 2026, of the amounts appropriated to the Bureau 

7 of Prisons, $170,000,000 shall be used to carry out sub8 section (b).’’. 

9 (b) AMENDMENT TO DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF

10 PRISONS.—Section 4042(a) of title 18, United States 

11 Code, is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (D)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘(D) establish’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘(6) establish’’; and 

15 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

16 end; 

17 (2) by inserting after paragraph (6), as so re18 designated, the following: 

19 ‘‘(7) establish the Office of Prison Education 

20 required under section 4142; and’’; and 

21 (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘(E) es22 tablish’’ and inserting ‘‘(8) establish’’. 

23 (c) TABLE OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENT.—The table 

24 of chapters for part III of title 18, United States Code, 


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1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

2 307 the following: 

‘‘308. Education ....................................................................................... 4141’’. 

3 SEC. 5. PRISON EDUCATION RESEARCH, POLICES, AND 

4 BEST PRACTICES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Director, in col6 laboration with relevant Federal agencies, including the 

7 Department of Education, State correctional agencies, 

8 State and local correctional institutions, civil rights orga9 nizations, criminal justice organizations, and research 

10 agencies and organizations, shall establish and maintain 

11 a clearinghouse for research, policies, and best practices 

12 on quality education programs in prison. 

13 (b) INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.—The Assistant 

14 Director shall maintain information and resources on the 

15 public-facing website of the Bureau of Prisons. 

16 SEC. 6. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Director shall use 

18 funds available to the Bureau of Prisons to provide State 

19 correctional institutions with training and technical assist20 ance on developing and implementing policies and proce21 dures for quality education programs in prison. 

22 (b) PARTNERSHIP.—Federal correctional and penal 

23 institutions with education programs in prison established 

24 under section 4143 of title 18, United States Code, as 

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1 rectional institutions and education providers located in 

2 the same State or region to facilitate training and tech3 nical assistance to improve the quality of correctional edu4 cation offered in State prisons. 

5 SEC. 7. PRISON EDUCATION FOR INCARCERATED VET6 ERANS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Af8 fairs, in coordination with the Director and State correc9 tional agencies, shall— 

10 (1) carry out a program of outreach to inform 

11 veterans incarcerated in a Federal or State correc12 tional facility about potential eligibility for edu13 cational assistance under laws administered by the 

14 Secretary, including educational assistance under 

15 chapters 30 and 33 of title 38, United States Code; 

16 (2) ensure that educational assistance under 

17 laws administered by the Secretary is available to a 

18 veteran who is incarcerated as described in para19 graph (1) and otherwise eligible for the assistance; 

20 (3) assist each veteran who is incarcerated as 

21 described in paragraph (1) and eligible for edu22 cational assistance under a law administered by the 

23 Secretary by connecting the veteran to one or more 

24 quality education programs in prison, including the 

25 Federal Prison Education Program established 


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1 under section 4143 of title 18, United States Code, 

2 as added by this Act, when the veteran is incarcer3 ated in a Federal or State correctional facility that 

4 provides one or more education programs in prison 

5 that are approved for the use of such assistance; 

6 (4) provide financial aid counseling related to 

7 continued educational enrollment and matriculation 

8 post-release; and 

9 (5) compile and make available to incarcerated 

10 veterans a resource guide for incarcerated veterans 

11 that includes general information about the avail12 ability, post-release, of— 

13 (A) educational assistance available under 

14 laws administered by the Secretary; and 

15 (B) job counseling, training, and place16 ment services available under chapters 41 and 

17 42 of title 38, United States Code. 

18 (b) LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AS19 SISTANCE.— 

20 (1) MONTHLY HOUSING STIPEND.—A veteran 

21 with a felony conviction who is incarcerated in a 

22 Federal or State correctional facility may not re23 ceive, while so incarcerated— 

24 (A) any monthly housing stipend under 

25 section 3313 of title 38, United States Code; or 


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1 (B) any amount under section 3014 of 

2 such title otherwise payable to help meet the 

3 veteran’s subsistence costs. 

4 (2) COSTS COVERED BY OTHER PROGRAMS.— 

5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec6 retary shall reduce the amount of educational assist7 ance that the Secretary would otherwise provide to 

8 a veteran described in paragraph (1) under a law 

9 administered by the Secretary for costs of tuition, 

10 fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other edu11 cational costs relating to pursuing a program of edu12 cation while incarcerated by an amount equal to the 

13 amount that such costs are paid by another Federal, 

14 State, or local program. 

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