percent of the project funded under such grant 
in fiscal year 2008. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply if the Attorney General— 
‘‘(i) waives, in whole or in part, the 
requirement of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) publishes in the Federal Register 
the rationale for the waiver. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Federal 
funds received under this section shall be used to 
supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that 
would otherwise be available for the activities funded 
under this section. 
‘‘(h) REENTRY STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
financial assistance under this section, each appli-
cant shall develop a comprehensive strategic reentry 
plan that contains measurable annual and 5-year 
performance outcomes, and that uses, to the max-
imum extent possible, random assigned and con-
trolled studies to determine the effectiveness of the 
program. One goal of the plan shall be to reduce the 
rate of recidivism (as defined by the Attorney Gen-
eral, consistent with the research on offender reentry 
undertaken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics) for 
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offenders released from prison, jail, or a juvenile fa-
cility who are served with funds made available 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In developing a reentry 
plan under this subsection, an applicant shall coordi-
nate with communities and stakeholders, including 
persons in the fields of public safety, juvenile and 
adult corrections, housing, health, education, sub-
stance abuse, children and families, victims services, 
employment, and business and members of nonprofit 
organizations that can provide reentry services. 
‘‘(3) MEASUREMENTS OF PROGRESS.—Each re-
entry plan developed under this subsection shall 
measure the progress of the applicant toward in-
creasing public safety by reducing rates of recidivism 
and enabling released offenders to transition suc-
cessfully back into their communities. 
‘‘(i) REENTRY TASK FORCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
financial assistance under this section, each appli-
cant shall establish or empower a Reentry Task 
Force, or other relevant convening authority, to— 
‘‘(A) examine ways to pool resources and 
funding streams to promote lower recidivism 
rates for returning offenders and minimize the 
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harmful effects of offenders’ time in prison, jail, 
or a juvenile facility on families and commu-
nities of offenders by collecting data and best 
practices in offender reentry from demonstra-
tion grantees and other agencies and organiza-
tions; and 
‘‘(B) provide the analysis described in sub-
section (e)(4). 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The task force or other 
authority under this subsection shall be comprised 
of— 
‘‘(A) relevant State, tribal, territorial, or 
local leaders; and 
‘‘(B) representatives of relevant— 
‘‘(i) agencies; 
‘‘(ii) service providers; 
‘‘(iii) nonprofit organizations; and 
‘‘(iv) stakeholders. 
‘‘(j) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each applicant shall iden-
tify in the reentry strategic plan developed under 
subsection (h), specific performance outcomes re-
lated to the long-term goals of increasing public 
safety and reducing recidivism. 
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