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(i) conducted during a period of three 
consecutive fiscal years, commencing dur-
ing fiscal year 2008; 
(ii) conducted at 12 Federal correc-
tional institutions; and 
(iii) offered to 6,000 inmates, who are 
categorized as minimum security or less, 
and are within five years of release. 
(C) REPORT ON RESULTS OF PROGRAM.— 
Not later than 60 days after completion of the 
demonstration program, the Director shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the results of the 
program. At a minimum, the report shall in-
clude an analysis of employment stability, sta-
bility of residence, and rates of recidivism 
among inmates who participated in the program 
after 18 months of release. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 
in each of the three fiscal years after fiscal year 
2007, to remain available until expended, for the 
purposes of conducting the demonstration program 
authorized by subsection (a). 
(e) PRERELEASE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, afford to inmates opportunities to par-
ticipate in programs and activities designed to help 
prepare such inmates to obtain employment upon re-
lease. 
(2) PRERELEASE
EMPLOYMENT
PLACEMENT 
ASSISTANCE.—Such prerelease employment place-
ment assistance required by subsection (a) shall in-
clude— 
(A) training in the preparation of resumes 
and job applications; 
(B) training in interviewing skills; 
(C) training and assistance in job search 
techniques; 
(D) conduct of job fairs; and 
(E) such other methods deemed appro-
priate by the Director. 
(3) PRIORITY PARTICIPATION.—Priority in pro-
gram participation shall be accorded to inmates who 
are participating in work opportunities afforded by 
Federal Prison Industries and are within 24 months 
of release from incarceration. 
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SEC. 11. RE-ENTRY EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION THROUGH 
WORK-BASED TRAINING AND APPRENTICE-
SHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 307 of title 18, United 
States Code, is further amended by inserting after section 
4124a, as added by section 10(b), the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 4124b. Re-entry employment preparation through 
work-based training and apprenticeship 
‘‘(a) PARTICIPATION AUTHORIZED.—A private for- 
profit business entity shall be an eligible entity for partici-
pation in the program authorized by section 4124a of this 
title, if such participation conforms with the requirements 
and limitations of this section. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PRODUCTS AND 
SERVICES.—A private for-profit business entity is eligible 
for such participation if such business entity proposes to 
train participating inmates, pursuant to subsection (c), by 
producing a product or performing a service, if such prod-
uct or service is of a type for which there is no production 
or performance within the United States by noninmate 
workers. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the training of participating inmates shall be 
work-based training that provides to a participating 
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inmate apprenticeship training or a functionally 
equivalent structured program that combines hands- 
on work experience with conceptual understanding of 
the work being performed. Other inmates with reg-
ular work assignments within Federal Prison Indus-
tries may be assigned to support the program. 
‘‘(2) DOCUMENTATION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) Each inmate who successfully com-
pletes participation in training undertaken pur-
suant to this section shall be provided a certifi-
cate or other written document memorializing 
such successful completion, providing a market-
able summary of the skills learned and an over-
all assessment of performance. 
‘‘(B) Copies of such documents shall be 
furnished to perspective employers upon the re-
quest of the participant for a period of not less 
than 24 months from the date of such partici-
pant’s release from incarceration. 
‘‘(3) DOCUMENTS
REQUIRED
FOR
EMPLOY-
MENT.—The Federal Bureau of Prisons, in coopera-
tion with a business entity providing an inmate 
work-based training at the time of his or her sched-
uled release, shall make every reasonable effort to 
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