mining when release is appropriate and in the 
use of data to inform the release decision; 
‘‘(C) using validated assessment tools to 
assess the risk factors of returning inmates, 
and developing or adopting procedures to en-
sure that dangerous felons are not released 
from prison prematurely; and 
‘‘(D) developing and implementing proce-
dures to identify efficiently and effectively those 
violators of probation, parole, or post-incarcer-
ation supervision who represent the greatest 
risk to community safety.’’. 
(b) 
JUVENILE
OFFENDER
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS REAUTHORIZED.—Section 2976(c) of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797w(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘may be ex-
pended for’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘may be expended for any activity re-
ferred to in subsection (b).’’. 
(c) APPLICATIONS; REQUIREMENTS; PRIORITIES; 
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS.—Section 2976 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797w) is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (o); and 
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(2) by striking subsections (d) through (g) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—A State, unit of local govern-
ment, territory, or Indian tribe, or combination thereof, 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Attorney General that— 
‘‘(1) contains a reentry strategic plan, as de-
scribed in subsection (h), which describes the long- 
term strategy and incorporates a detailed implemen-
tation schedule, including the plans of the applicant 
to pay for the program after the Federal funding is 
discontinued; 
‘‘(2) identifies the local government role and 
the role of governmental agencies and nonprofit or-
ganizations that will be coordinated by, and that will 
collaborate on, the offender reentry strategy of the 
applicant and certifies their involvement; and 
‘‘(3) describes the evidence-based methodology 
and outcome measures that will be used to evaluate 
the program, and specifically explains how such 
measurements will provide valid measures of the 
program’s impact. 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney General may 
make a grant to an applicant under this section only if 
the application— 
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‘‘(1) reflects explicit support of the chief execu-
tive officer of the State, unit of local government, 
territory, or Indian tribe applying for a grant under 
this section; 
‘‘(2) provides extensive discussion of the role of 
State corrections departments, community correc-
tions agencies, juvenile justice systems, or local jail 
systems in ensuring successful reentry of offenders 
into their communities; 
‘‘(3) provides extensive evidence of collaboration 
with State and local government agencies overseeing 
health, housing, child welfare, education, substance 
abuse, victims services, and employment services, 
and with local law enforcement; 
‘‘(4) provides a plan for analysis of the statu-
tory, regulatory, rules-based, and practice-based hur-
dles to reintegration of offenders into the commu-
nity; and 
‘‘(5) includes the use of a State, local, terri-
torial, or tribal task force, described in subsection 
(i), to carry out the activities funded under the 
grant. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY
CONSIDERATIONS.—The Attorney 
General shall give priority to grant applications under this 
section that best— 
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‘‘(1) focus initiative on geographic areas with a 
disproportionate population of offenders released 
from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; 
‘‘(2) include— 
‘‘(A) input from nonprofit organizations, in 
any case where relevant input is available and 
appropriate to the grant application; 
‘‘(B) consultations with crime victims and 
offenders who are released from prisons, jails, 
and juvenile facilities; and 
‘‘(C) coordination with families of offend-
ers; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate effective case assessment and 
management abilities in order to provide comprehen-
sive and continuous reentry, including— 
‘‘(A) planning while offenders are in pris-
on, jail, or a juvenile facility, pre-release transi-
tion housing, and community release; 
‘‘(B) establishing pre-release planning pro-
cedures to ensure that the eligibility of an of-
fender for Federal or State benefits upon re-
lease is established prior to release, subject to 
any limitations in law, and to ensure that of-
fenders obtain all necessary referrals for reentry 
services; and 
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‘‘(C) delivery of continuous and appro-
priate drug treatment, medical care, job train-
ing 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 super-
vision following release from prison, jail, or a juve-
nile facility, taking into account public safety and 
the use of graduated, community-based sanctions for 
minor and technical violations of parole, probation, 
or supervision (specifically those violations that are 
not otherwise, and independently, a violation of law); 
‘‘(5) provide for an independent evaluation of 
reentry programs that include, to the maximum ex-
tent possible, random assignment and controlled 
studies to determine the effectiveness of such pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(6) target high-risk offenders for reentry pro-
grams through validated assessment tools. 
‘‘(g) USES OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Federal share of a grant 
received under this section may not exceed 75 
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