(d) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—A nonprofit 
organization desiring a grant under this section 
shall submit an application to the Secretary of 
Labor at such time, in such manner, and ac-
companied by such information as the Secretary 
of Labor may require. 
(B) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an appli-
cation for a grant under this section shall in-
clude— 
(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 serv-
ices 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 Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as 
amended by this Act, where applicable), 
the local workforce investment boards es-
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tablished under section 117 of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2832)), and housing authorities that will 
be used to assist in carrying out grant ac-
tivities under this section; and 
(iv) a description of how other Fed-
eral, 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 cen-
sus; 
(B) has a large number of prisoners re-
turning 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 organi-
zation receiving a grant under this section shall re-
port to the Secretary of Labor on the results of serv-
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ices provided to eligible offenders with that grant 
with respect to the following indicators of perform-
ance: 
(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 Sec-
retary of Labor may require a nonprofit organiza-
tion 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 in-
formation, as the Secretary of Labor may require regard-
ing 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 sys-
tems to assist grantees under this section. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
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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 contin-
ued assistance to offenders after release from prison, 
adopt and implement a policy to ensure that any person 
who provides mentoring services to an incarcerated of-
fender 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 se-
curity 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 Con-
gress 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 LI-
BRARY MATERIALS. 
(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 Li-
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brary project, or any other project by whatever designation 
that seeks to compile, list, or otherwise 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 commis-
sion of violence or criminal activity; and 
(2) any other materials prohibited by any other 
law or regulation. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to impact policies of the Bureau 
of Prisons related to access by specific prisoners to mate-
rials for security, safety, sanitation, or disciplinary rea-
sons. 
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 coordi-
nation with the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, conduct the 
following activities to establish a Federal prisoner reentry 
initiative: 
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(1) The establishment of a Federal prisoner re-
entry strategy to help prepare prisoners for release 
and successful reintegration into the community, in-
cluding, at a minimum, that the Bureau of Prisons: 
(A) assess each prisoner’s skill level (in-
cluding academic, vocational, health, cognitive, 
interpersonal, daily living, and related reentry 
skills) at the beginning of the term of imprison-
ment of that prisoner to identify any areas in 
need of improvement prior to reentry; 
(B) generate a skills development plan for 
each prisoner 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 subpara-
graph (A); 
(D) ensure that priority is given to the re-
entry needs of high-risk populations, such as 
sex offenders, career criminals, and prisoners 
with mental health problems; 
(E) coordinate and collaborate with other 
Federal agencies and with State, Tribal, and 
local criminal justice agencies, community-based 
organizations, and faith-based organizations to 
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help effectuate a seamless reintegration of pris-
oners into communities; 
(F) collect information about a prisoner’s 
family relationships, parental responsibilities, 
and contacts with children to help prisoners 
maintain important familial relationships and 
support systems during incarceration and after 
release from custody; and 
(G) provide incentives for prisoner partici-
pation 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 imprisonment). 
(b) IDENTIFICATION AND RELEASE ASSISTANCE FOR 
FEDERAL PRISONERS.— 
(1) OBTAINING IDENTIFICATION.—The Director 
shall assist prisoners in obtaining identification (in-
cluding a social security card, driver’s license or 
other official photo identification, or birth certifi-
cate) prior to release. 
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(2) 
ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPING
RELEASE 
PLAN.—At the request of a direct-release prisoner, a 
representative of the United States Probation Sys-
tem 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 custody. 
(c) IMPROVED REENTRY PROCEDURES
FOR FED-
ERAL PRISONERS.—The Attorney General shall take such 
steps as are necessary to modify the procedures and poli-
cies of the Department of Justice with respect to the tran-
sition of offenders from the custody of the Bureau of Pris-
ons to the community— 
(1) to enhance case planning and implementa-
tion of reentry programs, policies, and guidelines; 
(2) to improve such transition to the commu-
nity, including placement of such individuals in com-
munity corrections facilities; 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 en-
hance opportunities for successful offender reentry. 
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(d) DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.— 
(1) DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS EX-
PANDED.—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 pe-
riod and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) establish prerelease planning proce-
dures that help prisoners— 
‘‘(i) apply for Federal and State bene-
fits upon release (including Social Security 
Cards, Social Security benefits, and vet-
erans’ 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 following areas: 
‘‘(i) Health and nutrition. 
‘‘(ii) Employment. 
‘‘(iii) Literacy and education. 
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‘‘(iv) Personal finance and consumer 
skills. 
‘‘(v) Community resources. 
‘‘(vi) Personal growth and develop-
ment. 
‘‘(vii) Release requirements and proce-
dures.’’. 
(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 assess-
ment tool that is used to produce an individual-
ized skills development plan for each inmate. 
(B) TRACKING.—In carrying out this para-
graph, 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 docu-
ments the progress of the Bureau of Prisons in 
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responding to the reentry needs and deficits of 
inmates. 
(D) EVALUATION.—The Director shall en-
sure 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 de-
veloped and implemented as necessary. 
(3) MEASURING
AND
IMPROVING
RECIDIVISM 
OUTCOMES.— 
(A) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—At the end of each 
fiscal year, the Director shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives a report con-
taining statistics demonstrating the rel-
ative reduction in recidivism for inmates 
released by the Bureau of Prisons within 
that fiscal year and the 2 prior fiscal 
years, comparing inmates who participated 
in major inmate programs (including resi-
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dential drug treatment, vocational training, 
and prison industries) with inmates who 
did not participate in such programs. Such 
statistics shall be compiled separately for 
each such fiscal year. 
(ii) SCOPE.—A report under this 
paragraph is not required to include statis-
tics for a fiscal year that begins before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) MEASURE USED.—In preparing the re-
ports required by subparagraph (A), the Direc-
tor shall, in consultation with the Director of 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics, select a meas-
ure for recidivism (such as rearrest, reincarcer-
ation, or any other valid, evidence-based meas-
ure) that the Director considers appropriate 
and that is consistent with the research under-
taken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics under 
section 241(b)(6). 
(C) GOALS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—After the Director 
submits the first report required by sub-
paragraph (A), the Director shall establish 
goals for reductions in recidivism rates and 
shall work to attain those goals. 
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(ii) CONTENTS.—The goals estab-
lished under clause (i) shall use the rel-
ative reductions in recidivism measured for 
the fiscal year covered by the first report 
required by subparagraph (A) as a baseline 
rate, and shall include— 
(I) a 5-year goal to increase, at a 
minimum, the baseline relative reduc-
tion rate of recidivism by 2 percent; 
and 
(II) a 10-year goal to increase, at 
a minimum, the baseline relative re-
duction rate of recidivism by 5 per-
cent within 10 fiscal years. 
(4) FORMAT.—Any written information that the 
Bureau of Prisons provides to inmates for reentry 
planning purposes shall use common terminology 
and language. 
(5) MEDICAL CARE.—The Bureau of Prisons 
shall provide the United States Probation and Pre-
trial Services System with relevant information on 
the medical care needs and the mental health treat-
ment needs of inmates scheduled for release from 
custody. The United States Probation and Pretrial 
Services System shall take this information into ac-
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count when developing supervision plans in an effort 
to address the medical care and mental health care 
needs of such individuals. The Bureau of Prisons 
shall provide inmates with a sufficient amount of all 
necessary medications (which will normally consist 
of, at a minimum, a 2-week supply of such medica-
tions) upon release from custody. 
(e) ENCOURAGEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OF FORMER 
PRISONERS.—The Attorney General, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Labor, shall take such steps as are nec-
essary to educate employers and the one-stop partners and 
one-stop operators (as such terms are defined in section 
101 of the Workforce Investment 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 Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2864(c)) regarding incentives (including the Fed-
eral bonding program of the Department of Labor and 
tax credits) for hiring former Federal, State, or local pris-
oners. 
(f) MEDICAL CARE FOR PRISONERS.—Section 3621 
of title 18, United States Code, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) CONTINUED ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure a min-
imum standard of health and habitability, the Bu-
reau of Prisons should ensure that each prisoner in 
a community confinement facility has access to nec-
essary medical care, mental health care, and medi-
cine through partnerships with local health service 
providers and transition planning. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘community confinement’ has the meaning given that 
term in the application notes under section 5F1.1 of 
the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual, as in ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of the Second 
Chance Act of 2007.’’. 
(g) ELDERLY
AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION
FOR 
CERTAIN NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
shall conduct a pilot program to determine the 
effectiveness of removing eligible elderly offend-
ers from a Bureau of Prisons facility and plac-
ing such offenders on home detention until the 
expiration of the prison term to which the of-
fender was sentenced. 
(B) PLACEMENT IN HOME DETENTION.— 
In carrying out a pilot program as described in 
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subparagraph (A), the Attorney General may 
release some or all eligible elderly offenders 
from the Bureau of Prisons facility to home de-
tention. 
(2) VIOLATION OF TERMS OF HOME DETEN-
TION.—A violation by an eligible elderly offender of 
the terms of home detention (including the commis-
sion of another Federal, State, or local crime) shall 
result in the removal of that offender from home de-
tention and the return of that offender to the des-
ignated Bureau of Prisons institution in which that 
offender was imprisoned immediately before place-
ment on home detention under paragraph (1), or to 
another appropriate Bureau of Prisons institution, 
as determined by the Bureau of Prisons. 
(3) SCOPE OF PILOT PROGRAM.—A pilot pro-
gram under paragraph (1) shall be conducted 
through a Bureau of Prisons facility designated by 
the Attorney General as appropriate for the pilot 
program and shall be carried out during fiscal years 
2009 and 2010. 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION.—The 
Attorney General shall monitor and evaluate each el-
igible elderly offender placed on home detention 
under this section, and shall report to Congress con-
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cerning the experience with the program at the end 
of the period described in paragraph (3). The Ad-
ministrative Office of the United States Courts and 
the United States probation offices shall provide 
such assistance and carry out such functions as the 
Attorney General may request in monitoring, super-
vising, providing services to, and evaluating eligible 
elderly offenders released to home detention under 
this section. 
(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) ELIGIBLE ELDERLY OFFENDER.—The 
term ‘‘eligible elderly offender’’ means an of-
fender in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons 
who— 
(i) is not less than 65 years of age; 
(ii) is serving a term of imprisonment 
that is not life imprisonment based on con-
viction for an offense or offenses that do 
not include any crime of violence (as de-
fined in section 16 of title 18, United 
States Code), sex offense (as defined in 
section 111(5) of the Sex Offender Reg-
istration and Notification Act), offense de-
scribed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 
18, United States Code, or offense under 
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chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code, 
and has served the greater of 10 years or 
75 percent of the term of imprisonment to 
which the offender was sentenced; 
(iii) has not been convicted in the past 
of any Federal or State crime of violence, 
sex offense, or other offense described in 
clause (ii); 
(iv) has not been determined by the 
Bureau of Prisons, on the basis of infor-
mation the Bureau uses to make custody 
classifications, and in the sole discretion of 
the Bureau, to have a history of violence, 
or of engaging in conduct constituting a 
sex offense or other offense described in 
clause (ii); 
(v) has not escaped, or attempted to 
escape, from a Bureau of Prisons institu-
tion; 
(vi) satisfies the requirements for 
seeking a reduction of the term of impris-
onment under section 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) of 
title 18, United States Code, as set forth 
in regulations issued by the Attorney Gen-
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eral or the Director of the Bureau of Pris-
ons; 
(vii) has been determined by the Bu-
reau of Prisons to be a person whose re-
lease to home detention under this section 
will result in a substantial net reduction of 
costs to the Federal Government; and 
(viii) has been determined by the Bu-
reau of Prisons to be at no substantial risk 
of engaging in criminal conduct or of en-
dangering any person or the public if re-
leased to home detention. 
(B) HOME DETENTION.—The term ‘‘home 
detention’’ has the same meaning given the 
term in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and in-
cludes detention in a nursing home or other res-
idential long-term care facility. 
(C) TERM OF IMPRISONMENT.—The term 
‘‘term of imprisonment’’ includes multiple terms 
of imprisonment ordered to run consecutively or 
concurrently, which shall be treated as a single, 
aggregate term of imprisonment for purposes of 
this section. 
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(h) FEDERAL REMOTE SATELLITE TRACKING AND 
REENTRY TRAINING PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROGRAM.—The Di-
rector of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts, in consultation with the Attorney 
General, may establish the Federal Remote Satellite 
Tracking and Reentry Training (ReStart) program 
to promote the effective reentry into the community 
of high risk individuals. 
(2) HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘high risk individual’’ 
means— 
(A) an individual who is under supervised 
release, with respect to a Federal offense, and 
who has previously violated the terms of a re-
lease granted such individual following a term 
of imprisonment; or 
(B) an individual convicted of a Federal 
offense who is at a high risk for recidivism, as 
determined by the Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons, and who is eligible for early release 
pursuant to voluntary participation in a pro-
gram of residential substance abuse treatment 
under section 3621(e) of title 18, United States 
Code, or a program described in section 231. 
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(3) PROGRAM
ELEMENTS.—The program au-
thorized under paragraph (1) shall include, with re-
spect to high risk individuals participating in such 
program, the following core elements: 
(A) A system of graduated levels of super-
vision, that uses, as appropriate and indi-
cated— 
(i) satellite tracking, global posi-
tioning, remote satellite, and other track-
ing or monitoring technologies to monitor 
and supervise such individuals in the com-
munity; and 
(ii) community corrections facilities 
and home confinement. 
(B) 
Substance 
abuse 
treatment 
and 
aftercare related to such treatment, mental and 
medical health treatment and aftercare related 
to such treatment, vocational and educational 
training, life skills instruction, conflict resolu-
tion skills training, batterer intervention pro-
grams, and other programs to promote effective 
reentry into the community as appropriate. 
(C) Involvement of the family of such an 
individual, a victim advocate, and the victim of 
the offense committed by such an individual, if 
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such involvement is safe for such victim (espe-
cially in a domestic violence case). 
(D) A methodology, including outcome 
measures, to evaluate the program. 
(E) Notification to the victim of the of-
fense committed by such an individuals of the 
status and nature of such an individual’s re-
entry plan. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR BU-
REAU OF PRISONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Attorney General to carry out this section, 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
SEC. 232. BUREAU OF PRISONS POLICY ON RESTRAINING 
OF FEMALE PRISONERS. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 
a report on the practices and policies of agencies within 
the Department of Justice relating to the use of physical 
restraints on pregnant female prisoners during pregnancy, 
labor, delivery of a child, or post-delivery recuperation, in-
cluding the number of instances occurring after the date 
of enactment of this Act in which physical restraints are 
used on such prisoners, the reasons for the use of the 
physical restraints, the length of time that the physical 
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restraints were used, and the security concerns that justi-
fied the use of the physical restraints. 
CHAPTER 2—REENTRY RESEARCH 
SEC. 241. OFFENDER REENTRY RESEARCH. 
(a) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE.—The Na-
tional Institute of Justice may conduct research on juve-
nile and adult offender reentry, including— 
(1) a study identifying the number and charac-
teristics of minor children who have had a parent in-
carcerated, and the likelihood of such minor children 
becoming adversely involved in the criminal justice 
system some time in their lifetime; 
(2) a study identifying a mechanism to compare 
rates of recidivism (including rearrest, violations of 
parole, probation, post-incarceration supervision, and 
reincarceration) among States; and 
(3) a study on the population of offenders re-
leased from custody who do not engage in recidivism 
and the characteristics (housing, employment, treat-
ment, family connection) of that population. 
(b) BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS.—The Bureau 
of Justice Statistics may conduct research on offender re-
entry, including— 
(1) an analysis of special populations (including 
prisoners with mental illness or substance abuse dis-
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orders, female offenders, juvenile offenders, offend-
ers with limited English proficiency, and the elderly) 
that present unique reentry challenges; 
(2) studies to determine which offenders are re-
turning to prison, jail, or a juvenile facility and 
which of those returning offenders represent the 
greatest risk to victims and community safety; 
(3) annual reports on the demographic charac-
teristics of the population reentering society from 
prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; 
(4) a national recidivism study every 3 years; 
(5) a study of parole, probation, or post-incar-
ceration supervision violations and revocations; and 
(6) a study concerning the most appropriate 
measure to be used when reporting recidivism rates 
(whether rearrest, reincarceration, or any other 
valid, evidence-based measure). 
SEC. 242. GRANTS TO STUDY PAROLE OR POST-INCARCER-
ATION SUPERVISION VIOLATIONS AND REV-
OCATIONS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Attorney General 
may make grants to States to study and to improve the 
collection of data with respect to individuals whose parole 
or post-incarceration supervision is revoked, and which 
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such individuals represent the greatest risk to victims and 
community safety. 
(b) APPLICATION.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this section, a State shall— 
(1) certify that the State has, or intends to es-
tablish, a program that collects comprehensive and 
reliable data with respect to individuals described in 
subsection (a), including data on— 
(A) the number and type of parole or post- 
incarceration supervision violations that occur 
with the State; 
(B) the reasons for parole or post-incarcer-
ation supervision revocation; 
(C) the underlying behavior that led to the 
revocation; and 
(D) the term of imprisonment or other 
penalty that is imposed for the violation; and 
(2) provide the data described in paragraph (1) 
to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in a form pre-
scribed by the Bureau. 
(c) ANALYSIS.—Any statistical analysis of population 
data under this section shall be conducted in accordance 
with the Federal Register Notice dated October 30, 1997, 
relating to classification standards. 
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SEC. 243. ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN OF IN-
CARCERATED PARENTS. 
(a) BEST PRACTICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Attorney General 
may collect data and develop best practices of State 
corrections departments and child protection agen-
cies relating to the communication and coordination 
between such State departments and agencies to en-
sure the safety and support of children of incarcer-
ated parents (including those in foster care and kin-
ship care), and the support of parent-child relation-
ships between incarcerated (and formerly incarcer-
ated) parents and their children, as appropriate to 
the health and well-being of the children. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The best practices developed 
under paragraph (1) shall include information re-
lated to policies, procedures, and programs that may 
be used by States to address— 
(A) maintenance of the parent-child bond 
during incarceration; 
(B) parental self-improvement; and 
(C) parental involvement in planning for 
the future and well-being of their children. 
(b) DISSEMINATION TO STATES.—Not later than 1 
year after the development of best practices described in 
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subsection (a), the Attorney General shall disseminate to 
States and other relevant entities such best practices. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that States and other relevant entities should use 
the best practices developed and disseminated in accord-
ance with this section to evaluate and improve the commu-
nication and coordination between State corrections de-
partments and child protection agencies to ensure the 
safety and support of children of incarcerated parents (in-
cluding those in foster care and kinship care), and the sup-
port of parent-child relationships between incarcerated 
(and formerly incarcerated) parents and their children, as 
appropriate to the health and well-being of the children. 
SEC. 
244. 
STUDY 
OF 
EFFECTIVENESS 
OF 
DEPOT 
NALTREXONE FOR HEROIN ADDICTION. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts 
made available to carry out this section, the Attorney Gen-
eral, through the National Institute of Justice, and in con-
sultation with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, may 
make grants to public and private research entities (in-
cluding consortia, single private research entities, and in-
dividual institutions of higher education) to evaluate the 
effectiveness of depot naltrexone for the treatment of her-
oin addiction. 
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(b) EVALUATION PROGRAM.—An entity described in 
subsection (a) desiring a grant under this section shall 
submit to the Attorney General an application that— 
(1) contains such information as the Attorney 
General specifies, including information that dem-
onstrates that— 
(A) the applicant conducts research at a 
private or public institution of higher education, 
as that term is defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1101); 
(B) the applicant has a plan to work with 
parole officers or probation officers for offend-
ers who are under court supervision; and 
(C) the evaluation described in subsection 
(a) will measure the effectiveness of such treat-
ments using randomized trials; and 
(2) is in such form and manner and at such 
time as the Attorney General specifies. 
(c) 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 At-
torney General a report that describes and assesses the 
uses of that grant. 
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SEC. 245. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RE-
SEARCH. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General to carry out sections 241, 242, 243, and 244 
of this chapter, $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2009 and 2010. 
CHAPTER 3—CORRECTIONAL REFORMS 
TO EXISTING LAW 
SEC. 251. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PLACE PRIS-
ONER IN COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. 
(a) PRERELEASE CUSTODY.—Section 3624(c) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PRERELEASE CUSTODY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Bureau 
of Prisons shall, to the extent practicable, ensure 
that a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment 
spends a portion of the final months of that term 
(not to exceed 12 months), under conditions that 
will afford that prisoner a reasonable opportunity to 
adjust to and prepare for the reentry of that pris-
oner into the community. Such conditions may in-
clude a community correctional facility. 
‘‘(2) HOME
CONFINEMENT
AUTHORITY.—The 
authority under this subsection may be used to place 
a prisoner in home confinement for the shorter of 10 
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