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help the inmate timely obtain such documentation 
(including a State government-issued photo identi-
fication card) as a person may be required to pro-
vide to a prospective employer, after such person 
completes an Employment Eligibility Verification 
(ICE Form I–9). 
‘‘(d) WAGE RATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Business entities partici-
pating in the program authorized by subsection (a) 
shall propose wages for inmates participating in the 
program at rates not less than the inmate training 
wage promulgated pursuant to section 17(c) of the 
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Con-
tracting Act of 2006. 
‘‘(2) INMATE TRAINING WAGE.—Not more than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries 
shall request the Secretary of Labor to promulgate 
an inmate training wage pursuant to section 14(a) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
214(a)). 
‘‘(e) SUPPORT FOR OTHER RELEASE PREPARATION 
PROGRAMS.—In addition to the matters listed in section 
4124a(d) of this title, a proposal for an agreement re-
ferred to in such section submitted by an eligible business 
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entity shall specify an amount of any supplemental fund-
ing, specified as a per-capita amount for each inmate par-
ticipating pursuant to the agreement, that the business 
entity will provide for the purpose of supporting remedial, 
vocational, and other release preparation programs for 
other nonparticipating inmates. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL STANDARDS APPLICABLE.—In con-
sidering a proposed agreement pursuant to section 
4124a(f)(1) of this title, the Board of Directors shall— 
‘‘(1) give preference to an agreement that pro-
poses— 
‘‘(A) work-based training opportunities 
that provide the participating inmate the best 
prospects for obtaining employment paying a 
livable wage upon release; 
‘‘(B) the highest per-capita amount pursu-
ant to subsection (e) relating to providing fi-
nancial support for release preparation for 
other inmates; and 
‘‘(C) the highest inmate wage rates; 
‘‘(2) not approve any agreement with respect to 
furnishing services of the type described in section 
4122(b)(6)(D)(iii) of this title; 
‘‘(3) not approve any agreement with respect to 
furnishing construction services described in section 
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4122(b)(6)(D)(iv) of this title, unless to be per-
formed within a Federal correctional institution; 
‘‘(4) not approve an agreement that does not 
meet the standards of subsection (b); and 
‘‘(5) request a determination from the Depart-
ment of Commerce (and such other executive branch 
entities as may be appropriate), regarding whether a 
product or service is of the type being produced or 
performed in the United States by noninmate work-
ers, whenever the Board determines that such an ad-
ditional assessment is warranted, including upon a 
request from an interested party presenting informa-
tion that the Board deems to warrant such addi-
tional assessment prior to the Board’s consideration 
of the proposed agreement. 
‘‘(g) LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF THE AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
‘‘(1) NO SALES BY FEDERAL PRISON INDUS-
TRIES.—Federal Prison Industries is prohibited 
from directly offering for commercial sale products 
produced or services furnished by Federal inmates, 
including through any form of electronic commerce. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.— 
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‘‘(A) No proposed agreement pursuant to 
this subsection may be approved by the Board 
of Directors after September 30, 2016. 
‘‘(B) Performance of all such agreements 
shall be concluded prior to October 1, 2021.’’. 
(b) REVIEW AND REPORTING BY THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL.—Not less than biannually, beginning in fiscal 
year 2008, the Attorney General shall meet in person 
jointly with the Chairman of the Board of Directors and 
the Chief Executive Officer of Federal Prison Industries 
to review the progress that Federal Prison Industries is 
making in maximizing the use of the authority provided 
by sections 4124a and 4124b of title 18, United States 
Code. The Attorney General shall provide annually a writ-
ten report to the Committees on the Judiciary and Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
addressing such progress by Federal Prison Industries. 
(c) GAO ASSESSMENT OF WORK-BASED TRAINING 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall undertake an on-going as-
sessment of the authority granted by section 4124b 
of title 18, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a). 
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