was living in prior to being arrested, and 
the potential for changing such laws, regu-
lations, rules, and practices; and 
‘‘(xi) prerelease planning procedures 
for offenders to ensure that the eligibility 
of an offender for Federal or State benefits 
(including Medicaid, Medicare, Social Se-
curity and veterans benefits) upon release 
is established prior to release, subject to 
any limitations in law, and to ensure that 
offenders are provided with referrals to ap-
propriate social and health services or are 
linked to appropriate nonprofit organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORTS.—On an annual basis, 
the task force established under paragraph (1) shall 
submit to Congress a report on the activities of the 
task force, including specific recommendations of the 
task force on the matters described in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(5) STANDARDS FOR ANALYSIS.—Any statis-
tical 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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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) is amended in subsection 
(o)(1) by striking ‘$60,000,000’ and all that follows, and 
inserting ‘$60,000,000 for each fiscal years 2011 through 
2015’ ’’. 
SEC. 112. CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS AND 
FAMILIES. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may— 
(1) prepare and make available to States a re-
port on any recommendations regarding the role of 
State child protective services at the time of the ar-
rest of an individual; and 
(2) by regulation, establish such services as the 
Secretary determines necessary for the preservation 
of families that have been impacted by the incarcer-
ation of a family member, with special attention 
given to the impact on children. 
SEC. 113. REMOVAL OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FUNDS 
AVAILABLE FOR CORRECTIONS EDUCATION 
PROGRAMS UNDER THE ADULT EDUCATION 
AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 222(a)(1) of the Adult 
Education 
and 
Family 
Literacy 
Act 
(20 
U.S.C. 
9222(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘, of which not more 
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than 10 percent of the 82.5 percent shall be available to 
carry out section 225’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall 
submit to Congress a report— 
(1) on the use of literacy funds provided under 
the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 
U.S.C. 9201 et seq.) to correctional institutions, as 
defined in section 225(d)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
9225(d)(2)); and 
(2) that— 
(A) specifies the amount of literacy funds 
that are provided to each category of correc-
tional institution in each State; and 
(B) identifies whether funds are being suf-
ficiently allocated among the various types of 
institutions. 
SEC. 114. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVED WORKPLACE 
AND COMMUNITY TRANSITION TRAINING FOR 
INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS. 
Section 821 of the Higher Education Amendments of 
1998 (20 U.S.C. 1151) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 821. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVED WORKPLACE 
AND COMMUNITY TRANSITION TRAINING FOR 
INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘youth 
offender’ means a male or female offender who is— 
‘‘(1) 30 years of age or younger; and 
‘‘(2) incarcerated in a State prison, including a 
prerelease facility. 
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Education 
(in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’)— 
‘‘(1) shall establish a program in accordance 
with this section to provide grants to the State cor-
rectional education agencies in the States, from allo-
cations for the States under subsection (h), to assist 
and encourage youth offenders to acquire functional 
literacy, life, and job skills, through— 
‘‘(A) the pursuit of a postsecondary edu-
cation certificate, or an associate or bachelor’s 
degree while in prison; and 
‘‘(B) employment counseling and other re-
lated services which start during incarceration 
and end not later than 1 year after release from 
confinement; and 
‘‘(2) may establish such performance objectives 
and reporting requirements for State correctional 
education agencies receiving grants under this sec-
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tion as the Secretary determines are necessary to as-
sess the effectiveness of the program under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a State correctional education agency shall 
submit to the Secretary a proposal for a youth offender 
program that— 
‘‘(1) identifies the scope of the problem, includ-
ing the number of youth offenders in need of post-
secondary education and career and technical edu-
cation; 
‘‘(2) lists the accredited public or private edu-
cational institution or institutions that will provide 
postsecondary educational services; 
‘‘(3) lists the cooperating agencies, public and 
private, or businesses that will provide related serv-
ices, such as counseling in the areas of career devel-
opment, substance abuse, health, and parenting 
skills; 
‘‘(4) describes how the proposed program will 
educate youth offenders on how to withdraw them-
selves from criminal street gangs; 
‘‘(5) describes specific performance objectives 
and evaluation methods (in addition to, and con-
sistent with, any objectives established by the Sec-
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