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nursery and preschool, parenting skills training, pediatric care, 
physical therapy, prenatal care, sexual abuse therapy, relapse 
prevention, transportation, and vocational or GED training.’’. 
SEC. 114. GRANT TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE EDUCATION AT 
PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILITIES. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating part X as part KK; and 
(2) by inserting after part II the following: 
‘‘PART JJ—GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE 
AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT 
PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILITIES 
‘‘SEC. 3001. GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE EDU-
CATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE 
FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General may 
carry out a grant program under which the Attorney General may 
make grants to States, units of local government, territories, Indian 
Tribes, and other public and private entities to— 
‘‘(1) evaluate methods to improve academic and vocational 
education for offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; 
‘‘(2) identify, and make recommendations to the Attorney 
General regarding, best practices relating to academic and voca-
tional education for offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile 
facilities, based on the evaluation under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) improve the academic and vocational education pro-
grams (including technology career training) available to 
offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under this part, 
a State or other entity described in subsection (a) shall submit 
to the Attorney General an application in such form and manner, 
at such time, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney 
General specifies. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the last day of 
the final fiscal year of a grant under this part, each entity described 
in subsection (a) receiving such a grant shall submit to the Attorney 
General a detailed report of the progress made by the entity using 
such grant, to permit the Attorney General to evaluate and improve 
academic and vocational education methods carried out with grants 
under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 3002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry 
out this part for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.’’. 
SEC. 
115. 
TECHNOLOGY 
CAREERS 
TRAINING 
DEMONSTRATION 
GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make 
grants to States, units of local government, territories, and Indian 
Tribes to provide technology career training to prisoners. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under subsection (a) may 
be used for establishing a technology careers training program 
to train prisoners for technology-based jobs and careers during
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the 3-year period before release from prison, jail, or a juvenile 
facility. 
(c) CONTROL OF INTERNET ACCESS.—An entity that receives 
a grant under subsection (a) shall restrict access to the Internet 
by prisoners, as appropriate, to ensure public safety. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than the last day of each fiscal year, 
an entity that receives a grant under subsection (a) during the 
preceding fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a report 
that describes and assesses the uses of such grant during the 
preceding fiscal year. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
TITLE 
II—ENHANCED 
DRUG 
TREAT-
MENT AND MENTORING GRANT PRO-
GRAMS 
Subtitle A—Drug Treatment 
SEC. 201. OFFENDER REENTRY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CRIMINAL JUS-
TICE COLLABORATION PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General may 
make competitive grants to States, units of local government, terri-
tories, and Indian Tribes, in accordance with this section, for the 
purposes of— 
(1) improving the provision of drug treatment to offenders 
in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and 
(2) reducing the use of alcohol and other drugs by long- 
term substance abusers during the period in which each such 
long-term substance abuser is in prison, jail, or a juvenile 
facility, and through the completion of parole or court super-
vision of such long-term substance abuser. 
(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant made under subsection 
(a) may be used— 
(1) for continuing and improving drug treatment programs 
provided at a prison, jail, or juvenile facility; 
(2) to develop and implement programs for supervised long- 
term substance abusers that include alcohol and drug abuse 
assessments, coordinated and continuous delivery of drug treat-
ment, and case management services; 
(3) to strengthen rehabilitation efforts for offenders by pro-
viding addiction recovery support services; and 
(4) to establish pharmacological drug treatment services 
as part of any drug treatment program offered by a grantee 
to offenders who are in a prison or jail. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An entity described in subsection (a) 
desiring a grant under that subsection shall submit to the 
Attorney General an application in such form and manner 
and at such time as the Attorney General requires. 
(2) CONTENTS.—An application for a grant under subsection 
(a) shall—
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(A) identify any agency, organization, or researcher 
that will be involved in administering a drug treatment 
program carried out with a grant under subsection (a); 
(B) certify that such drug treatment program has been 
developed in consultation with the Single State Authority 
for Substance Abuse; 
(C) certify that such drug treatment program shall— 
(i) be clinically-appropriate; and 
(ii) provide comprehensive treatment; 
(D) describe how evidence-based strategies have been 
incorporated into such drug treatment program; and 
(E) describe how data will be collected and analyzed 
to determine the effectiveness of such drug treatment pro-
gram and describe how randomized trials will be used 
where practicable. 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2009, 
the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that 
identifies the best practices relating to— 
(A) substance abuse treatment in prisons, jails, and 
juvenile facilities; and 
(B) the comprehensive and coordinated treatment of 
long-term substance abusers, including the best practices 
identified through the activities funded under subsection 
(b)(3). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2010, 
the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on 
the drug treatment programs funded under this section, 
including on the matters specified in paragraph (1). 
(e) DEFINITION OF SINGLE STATE AUTHORITY FOR SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE.—The term ‘‘Single State Authority for Substance Abuse’’ 
means an entity designated by the Governor or chief executive 
officer of a State as the single State administrative authority 
responsible for the planning, development, implementation, moni-
toring, regulation, and evaluation of substance abuse services. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 and 2010. 
(2) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Of the 
amount made available to carry out this section in any fiscal 
year, the Attorney General shall ensure that grants awarded 
under this section are equitably distributed among geographical 
regions and between urban and rural populations, including 
Indian Tribes, consistent with the objective of reducing recidi-
vism among criminal offenders. 
Subtitle B—Mentoring 
SEC. 211. MENTORING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make 
grants to nonprofit organizations and Indian Tribes for the purpose 
of providing mentoring and other transitional services essential 
to reintegrating offenders into the community.
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(b) USE
OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under subsection (a) 
may be used for— 
(1) mentoring adult and juvenile offenders during incarcer-
ation, through transition back to the community, and post- 
release; 
(2) transitional services to assist in the reintegration of 
offenders into the community; and 
(3) training regarding offender and victims issues. 
(c) APPLICATION; PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, a nonprofit organization or Indian Tribe shall 
submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Attorney General may require. 
(2) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—Priority consideration shall 
be given to any application under this section that— 
(A) includes a plan to implement activities that have 
been demonstrated effective in facilitating the successful 
reentry of offenders; and 
(B) provides for an independent evaluation that 
includes, to the maximum extent feasible, random assign-
ment of offenders to program delivery and control groups. 
(d) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall require each applicant under this section to identify 
specific performance outcomes related to the long-term goal of stabi-
lizing communities by reducing recidivism (using a measure that 
is consistent with the research undertaken by the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics under section 241(b)(6)), and reintegrating offenders into 
the community. 
(e) REPORTS.—An entity that receives a grant under subsection 
(a) during a fiscal year shall, not later than the last day of the 
following fiscal year, submit to the Attorney General a report that 
describes and assesses the uses of that grant during that fiscal 
year and that identifies the progress of the grantee toward achieving 
its strategic performance outcomes. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
SEC. 212. RESPONSIBLE REINTEGRATION OF OFFENDERS. 
(a) ELIGIBLE OFFENDERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 
offender’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is 18 years of age or older; 
(B) has been convicted as an adult and imprisoned 
under Federal or State law; 
(C) has never been convicted of a violent or sex-related 
offense; and 
(D) except as provided in paragraph (2), has been 
released from a prison or jail for not more than 180 days 
before the date on which the individual begins participating 
in a grant program carried out under this section. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Each grantee under this section may 
permit not more than 10 percent of the individuals served 
with a grant under this section to be individuals who— 
(A) meet the conditions of subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) of paragraph (1); and
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(B) have been released from a prison or jail for more 
than 180 days before the date on which the individuals 
begin participating in the grant program carried out under 
this section. 
(3) PRIORITY OF SERVICE.—Grantees shall provide a priority 
of service in projects funded under this section to individuals 
meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) who have been 
released from State correctional facilities. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Secretary of Labor may 
make grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing 
mentoring, job training and job placement services, and other com-
prehensive transitional services to assist eligible offenders in 
obtaining and retaining employment. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded under this section may 
be used for— 
(A) mentoring eligible offenders, including the provi-
sion of support, guidance, and assistance in the community 
and the workplace to address the challenges faced by such 
offenders; 
(B) providing job training and job placement services 
to eligible offenders, including work readiness activities, 
job referrals, basic skills remediation, educational services, 
occupational skills training, on-the-job training, work 
experience, and post-placement support, in coordination 
with the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such 
terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)) that provide services 
at any center operated under a one-stop delivery system 
established under section 134(c) of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)), businesses, and edu-
cational institutions; and 
(C) providing outreach, orientation, intake, assess-
ments, counseling, case management, and other transi-
tional services to eligible offenders, including prerelease 
outreach and orientation. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) CERTAIN SERVICES EXCLUDED.—A grant under this 
section may not be used to provide substance abuse treat-
ment services, mental health treatment services, or housing 
services, except that such a grant may be used to coordinate 
with other programs and entities to arrange for such pro-
grams and entities to provide substance abuse treatment 
services, mental health treatment services, or housing serv-
ices to eligible offenders. 
(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—Not more than 15 
percent of the amounts awarded to a grantee under this 
section may be used for the costs of administration, as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor. 
(d) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—A nonprofit organization 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the Secretary 
of Labor may require.
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(B) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an application for a 
grant under this section shall include— 
(i) the identification of the eligible area that is 
to be served and a description of the need for support 
in such area; 
(ii) a description of the mentoring, job training 
and job placement, and other services to be provided; 
(iii) a description of partnerships that have been 
established with the criminal justice system (including 
coordination with demonstration projects carried out 
under section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by this Act, 
where applicable), the local workforce investment 
boards established under section 117 of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832)), and housing 
authorities that will be used to assist in carrying out 
grant activities under this section; and 
(iv) a description of how other Federal, State, local, 
or private funding will be leveraged to provide support 
services that are not directly funded under this section, 
such as mental health and substance abuse treatment 
and housing. 
(2) ELIGIBLE AREA.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible 
area’’ means an area that— 
(A) is located within an urbanized area or urban 
cluster, as determined by the Bureau of the Census in 
the most recently available census; 
(B) has a large number of prisoners returning to the 
area each year; and 
(C) has a high rate of recidivism among prisoners 
returning to the area. 
(e) PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.— 
(1) 
CORE
INDICATORS.—Each 
nonprofit 
organization 
receiving a grant under this section shall report to the Secretary 
of Labor on the results of services provided to eligible offenders 
with that grant with respect to the following indicators of 
performance: 
(A) Rates of recidivism. 
(B) Entry into employment. 
(C) Retention in employment. 
(D) Average earnings. 
(2) ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.—In addition to the indicators 
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor may require 
a nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this section 
to report on additional indicators of performance. 
(f) REPORTS.—Each nonprofit organization receiving a grant 
under this section shall maintain such records and submit such 
reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Sec-
retary of Labor may require regarding the activities carried out 
under this section. 
(g) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Labor may 
reserve not more than 4 percent of the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section to provide technical assistance and for 
management information systems to assist grantees under this 
section.
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(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor to carry out this 
section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
SEC. 213. BUREAU OF PRISONS POLICY ON MENTORING CONTACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall, 
in order to promote stability and continued assistance to offenders 
after release from prison, adopt and implement a policy to ensure 
that any person who provides mentoring services to an incarcerated 
offender is permitted to continue such services after that offender 
is released from prison. That policy shall permit the continuation 
of mentoring services unless the Director demonstrates that such 
services would be a significant security risk to the released offender, 
incarcerated offenders, persons who provide such services, or any 
other person. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2009, the Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to Congress a report on 
the extent to which the policy described in subsection (a) has 
been implemented and followed. 
SEC. 214. BUREAU OF PRISONS POLICY ON CHAPEL LIBRARY MATE-
RIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall 
discontinue the Standardized Chapel Library project, or any other 
project by whatever designation that seeks to compile, list, or other-
wise restrict prisoners’ access to reading materials, audiotapes, 
videotapes, or any other materials made available in a chapel 
library, except that the Bureau of Prisons may restrict access to— 
(1) any materials in a chapel library that seek to incite, 
promote, or otherwise suggest the commission of violence or 
criminal activity; and 
(2) any other materials prohibited by any other law or 
regulation. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to impact policies of the Bureau of Prisons related to 
access by specific prisoners to materials for security, safety, sanita-
tion, or disciplinary reasons. 
Subtitle C—Administration of Justice 
Reforms 
CHAPTER 1—IMPROVING FEDERAL OFFENDER 
REENTRY 
SEC. 231. FEDERAL PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in coordination with 
the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, shall, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, conduct the following activities to establish 
a Federal prisoner reentry initiative: 
(1) The establishment of a Federal prisoner reentry strategy 
to help prepare prisoners for release and successful reintegra-
tion into the community, including, at a minimum, that the 
Bureau of Prisons—
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(A) assess each prisoner’s skill level (including aca-
demic, vocational, health, cognitive, interpersonal, daily 
living, and related reentry skills) at the beginning of the 
term of imprisonment of that prisoner to identify any areas 
in need of improvement prior to reentry; 
(B) generate a skills development plan for each pris-
oner to monitor skills enhancement and reentry readiness 
throughout incarceration; 
(C) determine program assignments for prisoners based 
on the areas of need identified through the assessment 
described in subparagraph (A); 
(D) ensure that priority is given to the reentry needs 
of high-risk populations, such as sex offenders, career crimi-
nals, and prisoners with mental health problems; 
(E) coordinate and collaborate with other Federal agen-
cies and with State, Tribal, and local criminal justice agen-
cies, community-based organizations, and faith-based 
organizations to help effectuate a seamless reintegration 
of prisoners into communities; 
(F) collect information about a prisoner’s family rela-
tionships, parental responsibilities, and contacts with chil-
dren to help prisoners maintain important familial relation-
ships and support systems during incarceration and after 
release from custody; and 
(G) provide incentives for prisoner participation in 
skills development programs. 
(2) Incentives for a prisoner who participates in reentry 
and skills development programs which may, at the discretion 
of the Director, include— 
(A) the maximum allowable period in a community 
confinement facility; and 
(B) such other incentives as the Director considers 
appropriate (not including a reduction of the term of impris-
onment). 
(b) IDENTIFICATION
AND RELEASE ASSISTANCE
FOR FEDERAL 
PRISONERS.— 
(1) OBTAINING IDENTIFICATION.—The Director shall assist 
prisoners in obtaining identification (including a social security 
card, driver’s license or other official photo identification, or 
birth certificate) prior to release. 
(2) ASSISTANCE DEVELOPING RELEASE PLAN.—At the request 
of a direct-release prisoner, a representative of the United 
States Probation System shall, prior to the release of that 
prisoner, help that prisoner develop a release plan. 
(3) DIRECT-RELEASE PRISONER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘direct-release prisoner’’ means a prisoner who is 
scheduled for release and will not be placed in prerelease cus-
tody. 
(c) IMPROVED REENTRY PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS.— 
The Attorney General shall take such steps as are necessary to 
modify the procedures and policies of the Department of Justice 
with respect to the transition of offenders from the custody of 
the Bureau of Prisons to the community— 
(1) to enhance case planning and implementation of reentry 
programs, policies, and guidelines;
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(2) to improve such transition to the community, including 
placement of such individuals in community corrections facili-
ties; and 
(3) to foster the development of collaborative partnerships 
with stakeholders at the national, State, and local levels to 
facilitate the exchange of information and the development 
of resources to enhance opportunities for successful offender 
reentry. 
(d) DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.— 
(1) DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS EXPANDED.—Section 
4042(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) establish prerelease planning procedures that help 
prisoners— 
‘‘(i) apply for Federal and State benefits upon 
release (including Social Security Cards, Social Secu-
rity benefits, and veterans’ benefits); and 
‘‘(ii) secure such identification and benefits prior 
to release, subject to any limitations in law; and 
‘‘(E) establish reentry planning procedures that include 
providing Federal prisoners with information in the fol-
lowing areas: 
‘‘(i) Health and nutrition. 
‘‘(ii) Employment. 
‘‘(iii) Literacy and education. 
‘‘(iv) Personal finance and consumer skills. 
‘‘(v) Community resources. 
‘‘(vi) Personal growth and development. 
‘‘(vii) Release requirements and procedures.’’. 
(2) MEASURING THE REMOVAL OF OBSTACLES TO REENTRY.— 
(A) CODING REQUIRED.—The Director shall ensure that 
each institution within the Bureau of Prisons codes the 
reentry needs and deficits of prisoners, as identified by 
an assessment tool that is used to produce an individualized 
skills development plan for each inmate. 
(B) TRACKING.—In carrying out this paragraph, the 
Director shall quantitatively track the progress in 
responding to the reentry needs and deficits of individual 
inmates. 
(C) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis, the Director 
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives a report that documents the 
progress of the Bureau of Prisons in responding to the 
reentry needs and deficits of inmates. 
(D) EVALUATION.—The Director shall ensure that— 
(i) the performance of each institution within the 
Bureau of Prisons in enhancing skills and resources 
to assist in reentry is measured and evaluated using 
recognized measurements; and 
(ii) plans for corrective action are developed and 
implemented as necessary. 
(3) MEASURING AND IMPROVING RECIDIVISM OUTCOMES.— 
(A) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—