SEC. 206. AMENDMENT TO THE ADULT EDUCATION AND 
FAMILY LITERACY ACT TO REMOVE RESTRIC-
TION ON AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR 
CORRECTIONS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 222(a) of the Adult Education and Family 
Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9222(a)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘, of which not more than 10 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘, of which not less than 10 percent’’. 
SEC. 207. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PLACE PRIS-
ONER IN COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. 
(a) PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT.—Section 3621 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘or 
correctional facility’’ the following: ‘‘, including a commu-
nity corrections facility,’’. 
(b) PRE-RELEASE CUSTODY.—Section 3624(c) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking all 
after the subsection heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘The Bureau of Prisons shall, to the extent practicable, 
ensure that a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment 
spends a reasonable part of the final portion of that term 
under conditions that will afford the prisoner a reasonable 
opportunity to adjust to and prepare for the prisoner’s re- 
entry into the community. In addition, this subsection au-
thorizes the Bureau of Prisons to place a prisoner in home 
confinement during the last 10 percent of the term of im-
prisonment, not to exceed 6 months.’’.
SEC. 208. DENIAL OF TANF AND FOOD STAMPS FOR FELONY 
CONVICTION FOR WELFARE FRAUD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 115(a) of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a(a)) is amended— 
(1) by amending the header to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS FOR 
WELFARE FRAUD CONVICTIONS.—’’; and 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘the possession, use, or distribution of a 
controlled substance (as defined in section 102(6) of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fraud in connection with an applica-
tion for, or receipt of, welfare assistance or bene-
fits’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 209. REFORM OF PROVISIONS THAT LIMIT FAMILY RE-
UNIFICATION AFTER PRISON. 
(a) CONSIDERATION
OF
PARENTAL
INCARCER-
ATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 475(5) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H)(i) the State may extend the time lim-
its otherwise applicable under subparagraph 
(E), with respect to filing or joining a petition 
to terminate the parental rights of the parents 
of a child who has been in foster care under the 
responsibility of the State for 15 of the most re-
cent 22 months, if 1 of the parents is incarcer-
ated in a Federal, State, or local correctional 
facility; and 
‘‘(ii) the incarceration of 1 of the child’s 
parents in a Federal, State, or local correctional 
facility is a factor, but not the sole basis, for 
making a determination that it would be in the 
best interests of the child to terminate parental 
rights.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) REASONABLE EFFORT TO PRESERVE AND RE-
UNIFY FAMILIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 471(a)(15) of title 
IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(15)) 
is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(E)’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
through (F) as subparagraphs (D) through (G), 
respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) when applied to parents incarcerated 
for crimes unrelated to the abuse of a child, 
‘reasonable efforts’ to preserve and unify fami-
lies includes— 
‘‘(i) coordinating visitation between 
the child, unless such contact is found by 
a court to be contrary to the child’s best 
interest, including transporting the child to 
visits where other means of transportation 
are unavailable; 
‘‘(ii) giving preference to family mem-
bers when placing a child in foster care ab-
sent a finding of unfitness;
‘‘(iii) coordinating the receipt of tran-
sitional services upon release from incar-
ceration when return of custody to the par-
ent will be impossible without such serv-
ices; 
‘‘(iv) providing the incarcerated par-
ent with the opportunity to participate in 
planning meetings and hearings concerning 
the child, unless prohibited by the institu-
tion in which the parent is incarcerated; 
and 
‘‘(v) providing a means of communica-
tion, such as acceptance of collect tele-
phone calls, between the incarcerated par-
ent and the agency, and between the incar-
cerated parent and child unless such con-
tact is found by a court to be contrary to 
the child’s best interest;’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (F), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
475(5)(E)(iii) of title IV of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 675(5)(E)(iii)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 471(a)(15)(B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graphs (B)(ii) and (C) of section 471(a)(15)’’. 
(c) PROTECTING THE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF INCAR-
CERATED PARENTS.—Section 475(5)(E) of title IV of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(E)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iii); 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) the parent has been unable to 
retain custody of the child due to an incar-
ceration unrelated to the abuse of a child, 
has not evinced an intent to abandon the 
child prior to incarceration, and is sen-
tenced to, or will be eligible for parole in, 
5 years or less;’’. 
(d) ELIMINATION OF AGE REQUIREMENT FOR REL-
ATIVE CAREGIVER UNDER NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER 
SUPPORT PROGRAM.—Section 372 of the National Family 
Caregiver Support Act (part E of title III of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965; 42 U.S.C. 3030s) is amended in 
paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘who is 60 years of age or older 
and—’’ and inserting ‘‘who—’’.