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‘‘(2) include— 
‘‘(A) input from nonprofit organizations, in any case 
where relevant input is available and appropriate to the 
grant application; 
‘‘(B) consultation with crime victims and offenders who 
are released from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and 
‘‘(C) coordination with families of offenders; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate effective case assessment and manage-
ment abilities in order to provide comprehensive and continuous 
reentry, including— 
‘‘(A) planning while offenders are in prison, jail, or 
a juvenile facility, prerelease transition housing, and 
community release; 
‘‘(B) establishing prerelease planning procedures to 
ensure that the eligibility of an offender for Federal or 
State benefits upon release is established prior to release, 
subject to any limitations in law, and to ensure that 
offenders obtain all necessary referrals for reentry services; 
and 
‘‘(C) delivery of continuous and appropriate drug treat-
ment, medical care, job training and placement, educational 
services, or any other service or support needed for reentry; 
‘‘(4) review the process by which the applicant adjudicates 
violations of parole, probation, or supervision following release 
from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, taking into account 
public safety and the use of graduated, community-based sanc-
tions for minor and technical violations of parole, probation, 
or supervision (specifically those violations that are not other-
wise, and independently, a violation of law); 
‘‘(5) provide for an independent evaluation of reentry pro-
grams that include, to the maximum extent possible, random 
assignment and controlled studies to determine the effective-
ness of such programs; and 
‘‘(6) target high-risk offenders for reentry programs through 
validated assessment tools. 
‘‘(g) USES OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal share of a grant 
received under this section may not exceed 50 percent 
of the project funded under such grant. 
‘‘(B) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the 
recipient of a grant under this section may meet the 
matching requirement under subparagraph (A) by 
making in-kind contributions of goods or services that 
are directly related to the purpose for which such grant 
was awarded. 
‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.—Not more than 50 
percent of the amount provided by a recipient of a 
grant under this section to meet the matching require-
ment under subparagraph (A) may be provided through 
in-kind contributions under clause (i). 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds received 
under this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, 
non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for the 
activities funded under this section. 
‘‘(h) REENTRY STRATEGIC PLAN.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving financial 
assistance under this section, each applicant shall develop a 
comprehensive strategic reentry plan that contains measurable 
annual and 5-year performance outcomes, and that uses, to 
the maximum extent possible, random assigned and controlled 
studies to determine the effectiveness of the program funded 
with a grant under this section. One goal of that plan shall 
be to reduce the rate of recidivism (as defined by the Attorney 
General, consistent with the research on offender reentry 
undertaken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics) by 50 percent 
over a 5-year period for offenders released from prison, jail, 
or a juvenile facility who are served with funds made available 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In developing a reentry plan under 
this subsection, an applicant shall coordinate with communities 
and stakeholders, including persons in the fields of public 
safety, juvenile and adult corrections, housing, health, edu-
cation, substance abuse, children and families, victims services, 
employment, and business and members of nonprofit organiza-
tions that can provide reentry services. 
‘‘(3) MEASUREMENTS
OF
PROGRESS.—Each reentry plan 
developed under this subsection shall measure the progress 
of the applicant toward increasing public safety by reducing 
rates of recidivism and enabling released offenders to transition 
successfully back into their communities. 
‘‘(i) REENTRY TASK FORCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving financial 
assistance under this section, each applicant shall establish 
or empower a Reentry Task Force, or other relevant convening 
authority, to— 
‘‘(A) examine ways to pool resources and funding 
streams to promote lower recidivism rates for returning 
offenders and minimize the harmful effects of offenders’ 
time in prison, jail, or a juvenile facility on families and 
communities of offenders by collecting data and best prac-
tices in offender reentry from demonstration grantees and 
other agencies and organizations; and 
‘‘(B) provide the analysis described in subsection (e)(4). 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The task force or other authority under 
this subsection shall be comprised of— 
‘‘(A) relevant State, Tribal, territorial, or local leaders; 
and 
‘‘(B) representatives of relevant— 
‘‘(i) agencies; 
‘‘(ii) service providers; 
‘‘(iii) nonprofit organizations; and 
‘‘(iv) stakeholders. 
‘‘(j) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each applicant shall identify in the 
reentry strategic plan developed under subsection (h), specific 
performance outcomes relating to the long-term goals of 
increasing public safety and reducing recidivism. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The performance outcomes 
identified under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to 
offenders released back into the community— 
‘‘(A) reduction in recidivism rates, which shall be 
reported in accordance with the measure selected by the