retary under subsection (b)(2)) that the State cor-
rectional education agency will use in carrying out 
its proposal, including— 
‘‘(A) specific and quantified student out-
come measures that are compared with out-
comes for non-program participants with simi-
lar demographic characteristics; and 
‘‘(B) measures, consistent with the data 
elements and definitions described in subsection 
(d)(1)(A), of— 
‘‘(i) program completion, including an 
explicit definition of what constitutes a 
program completion within the proposal; 
‘‘(ii) knowledge and skill attainment, 
including specification of instruments that 
will measure knowledge and skill attain-
ment; 
‘‘(iii) attainment of employment both 
before and after release; 
‘‘(iv) success in employment indicated 
by job retention and advancement; and 
‘‘(v) recidivism, including such sub-
indicators as time before subsequent of-
fense and severity of subsequent offense; 
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‘‘(6) describes how the proposed programs are 
to be integrated with existing State correctional edu-
cation programs (such as adult education, graduate 
education degree programs, and career and technical 
education) and State industry programs; 
‘‘(7) describes how the proposed programs will 
utilize technology to deliver the services under this 
section; and 
‘‘(8) describes how students will be selected so 
that only youth offenders eligible under subsection 
(e) will be enrolled in a program receiving a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Each State correc-
tional education agency receiving a grant under this sec-
tion shall— 
‘‘(1) annually report to the Secretary regard-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the results of the evaluations con-
ducted using data elements and definitions pro-
vided by the Secretary for the use of State cor-
rectional education programs; 
‘‘(B) any objectives or requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
(b)(2); and 
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‘‘(C) the additional performance objectives 
and evaluation methods contained in the pro-
posal described in subsection (c)(4), as nec-
essary to document the attainment of project 
performance objectives; and 
‘‘(2) expend on each participating eligible stu-
dent for an academic year, not more than the max-
imum Federal Pell Grant appropriated under section 
401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for such 
academic year, which shall be used for— 
‘‘(A) tuition, books, and essential mate-
rials; and 
‘‘(B) related services such as career devel-
opment, substance abuse counseling, parenting 
skills training, and health education. 
‘‘(e) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.—A youth offender shall 
be eligible for participation in a program receiving a grant 
under this section if the youth offender is eligible to be 
released within 5 years (including a youth offender who 
is eligible for parole within such time). 
‘‘(f) LENGTH OF PARTICIPATION.—A State correc-
tional education agency receiving a grant under this sec-
tion shall provide educational and related services to each 
participating youth offender for a period not to exceed 5 
years, 1 year of which may be devoted to study in a grad-
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uate education degree program or to remedial education 
services for students who have obtained a secondary school 
diploma or its recognized equivalent. Educational and re-
lated services shall start during the period of incarceration 
in prison or prerelease, and the related services may con-
tinue for not more than 1 year after release from confine-
ment. 
‘‘(g) EDUCATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS.—State cor-
rectional education agencies and cooperating institutions 
shall, to the extent practicable, use high-tech applications 
in developing programs to meet the requirements and 
goals of this section. 
‘‘(h) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—From the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated under subsection (i) for each 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State an 
amount that bears the same relationship to such funds 
as the total number of youth offenders eligible under sub-
section (e) in such State bears to the total number of such 
youth offenders in all States. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$30,000,000 for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.’’. 
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SEC. 115. IMPROVED REENTRY PROCEDURES FOR FED-
ERAL PRISONERS. 
(a) GENERAL REENTRY PROCEDURES.—The Attor-
ney General shall take such steps as are necessary to mod-
ify existing procedures and policies to enhance case plan-
ning and to improve the transition of offenders from the 
custody of the Bureau of Prisons to the community, in-
cluding placement of such individuals in community cor-
rections facilities. 
(b) PROCEDURES REGARDING BENEFITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of Prisons shall 
establish reentry planning procedures within the Re-
lease Preparation Program that include providing 
Federal offenders with information relating to: 
(A) health and nutrition; 
(B) employment; 
(C) personal finance and consumer skills; 
(D) information and community resources; 
(E) release requirements and procedures; 
and 
(F) personal growth and development. 
(2) FORMAT.— 
(A) WRITTEN INFORMATION PROVIDED TO 
OFFENDERS.—Any written information that the 
Bureau of Prisons provides to offenders for re-
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entry planning purposes shall use common ter-
minology and language. 
(B) MEDICAL INFORMATION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Bureau of 
Prisons shall provide the United States 
Probation and Pretrial Services System 
with relevant information on the medical 
care needs and the mental health treat-
ment needs of offenders scheduled for re-
lease and reentry into the community. 
(ii) CONSIDERATION
OF
INFORMA-
TION.—The United States Probation and 
Pretrial Services System shall take this in-
formation into account when developing 
supervision plans in an effort to address 
the medical care and mental health care 
needs of such offenders. 
(C) PROVISION
OF
MEDICATIONS.—The 
Bureau of Prisons shall provide offenders with 
a sufficient amount of all necessary medications 
upon release from custody. 
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Subtitle C—Economic 
Empowerment 
SEC. 121. EXPANSION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF THE 
MENTORING INITIATIVE FOR SYSTEM IN-
VOLVED YOUTH. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Section 261(a) of the Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5665(a)) is amended by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘The Administrator shall expand the number of sites re-
ceiving such grants from 4 to 12.’’ 
(b) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 299 of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5671) is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART 
E.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
part E $4,800,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011, 2012, 
2013, 2014, and 2015.’’. 
SEC. 122. REAUTHORIZATION OF LEARN AND SERVE AMER-
ICA. 
Section 501(a)(1)(A) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(1)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘subchapter I’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘subchapter I $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2015.’’. 
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SEC. 123. AMENDMENTS TO WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX 
CREDIT. 
(a) INCREASE OF CREDIT PERCENTAGE.—Subsection 
(a) of section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ‘‘40 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 
percent’’. 
(b) INCREASE OF LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
51(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘$6,000 per year’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘$12,000 per year.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Clause (ii) of section 51(d)(7)(B) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘$6,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$12,000’’. 
(B) Subparagraph (A) of section 51(h)(1) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘$6,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’. 
(c) INCLUSION OF SECOND-YEAR WAGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 51 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking ‘‘qualified first-year wages’’ and inserting 
‘‘qualified wages’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 51(b) of such Code is amended by inserting 
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‘‘which are attributable to service rendered dur-
ing the 2-year period beginning with the day 
the individual begins work for the employer.’’. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Sub-
section (b) of section 51 of such Code is amend-
ed by striking paragraph (2) and by redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Paragraph (2) of section 51(b) of such 
Code, as redesignated by paragraph (2)(B), is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘qualified 
first-year 
wages’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified wages’’. 
(B) Subsection (e) of section 51 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—This paragraph shall not 
apply with respect to any individual who begins work 
for the employer after the date of the enactment of 
the Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 
2010.’’. 
(d) EXTENSION.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
51(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘August 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘August 31, 
2014’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to individuals who begin 
work for an employer after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) EXTENSION.—The amendment made by 
subsection (d) shall apply with respect to individuals 
who begin work for an employer after August 31, 
2011. 
TITLE II—GANG ACTIVITY 
POLICING PROGRAM 
SEC. 201. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GANG ACTIVITY POLICING 
GRANTS. 
The Attorney General may make grants to States, 
units of local government, Indian tribes, other public and 
private entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional con-
sortia thereof to— 
(1) increase police presence; 
(2) expand and improve cooperative efforts be-
tween law enforcement agencies and members of the 
community to address gang activity problems; and 
(3) otherwise enhance public safety. 
SEC. 202. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. 
Grants made under this subtitle may include pro-
grams, projects, and other activities to— 
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(1) rehire law enforcement officers who have 
been laid off as a result of State and local budget 
reductions for deployment to reduce gang activity; 
(2) hire and train additional career law enforce-
ment officers for deployment to reduce gang activity; 
(3) procure equipment, technology, or support 
systems, or pay overtime, to increase the number of 
officers deployed in gang activity policing; 
(4) hire officers to perform intelligence activi-
ties to reduce gang activity; 
(5) increase the number of law enforcement of-
ficers involved in activities that are focused on inter-
action with members of the community or on 
proactive gang control and prevention by redeploying 
officers to such activities; 
(6) establish and implement innovative pro-
grams to increase and enhance proactive crime con-
trol and gang prevention programs involving law en-
forcement officers and young persons in the commu-
nity; 
(7) establish school-based partnerships between 
local law enforcement agencies and local school sys-
tems by using school resource officers who operate 
in and around elementary and secondary schools to 
combat gangs; 
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(8) create and disseminate anti-gang campaigns 
through broadcast advertisements and materials to 
schools to highlight after school, educational, and 
recreational activities; 
(9) develop new technologies, including inter-
operable communications technologies, modernized 
criminal record technology, and forensic technology, 
to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in 
reducing gang activity and to train law enforcement 
officers to use such technologies; and 
(10) support the purchase by law enforcement 
agencies of not more than 1 service weapon per offi-
cer, upon hiring for deployment in gang activity po-
licing or, if necessary, upon the initial redeployment 
of an officer to gang activity policing. 
SEC. 203. PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS. 
In awarding grants under this subtitle, the Attorney 
General may give preferential consideration to appli-
cants— 
(1) for the hiring and rehiring of additional ca-
reer law enforcement officers that involve a non-Fed-
eral contribution exceeding the 25 percent minimum 
under this subtitle; 
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