I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4063 
To authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2007 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. NORTON, Mr. FATTAH, 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. RUSH, 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. KILPATRICK, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. BISHOP of 
Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize grants for programs that provide support 
services to exonerees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restitution for the Ex-
onerated Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
(a) EXONEREE SERVICES GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
The Attorney General may award grants to eligible organi-
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zations to carry out programs that provide support serv-
ices to exonerees. 
(b) GRANT
PERIOD; RENEWABILITY.—A grant 
awarded under this section shall be for a period of one 
year, and may be renewed for subsequent one-year periods 
as the Attorney General determines to be appropriate. 
(c) EMERGENCY GRANTS.—The Attorney General 
may award an emergency grant under this subsection to 
an eligible organization that is receiving a grant under 
subsection (a), in addition to such grant under subsection 
(a), if the Attorney General determines that there is a sys-
temic problem related to the provision of exoneree support 
services in the geographic region serviced by such organi-
zation, and that there is a need to address such systemic 
problem immediately by increasing the resources available 
to such organization. Such an emergency grant shall be 
used by the eligible organization to address the immediate 
need for support services for exonerees in such region, 
shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 6 months, and 
shall not be renewable. An eligible organization may not 
receive more than one emergency grant under this sub-
section. 
SEC. 3. GRANT USES. 
A grant under this section shall be used by an eligible 
organization— 
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(1) to carry out a program that provides and 
coordinates the delivery of support services for 
exonerees, including— 
(A) employment training; 
(B) vocational training; 
(C) education; 
(D) health care services; 
(E) mental health services; 
(F) housing assistance; 
(G) substance abuse training; 
(H) legal assistance; 
(I) children and family support; and 
(J) other appropriate services, as deter-
mined by the Attorney General; and 
(2) for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the program described in paragraph (1), 
including staff salaries, research, and training. 
SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To request a grant under this 
Act, an eligible organization shall submit an application 
to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Attorney General 
may require. Such application shall— 
(1) describe the program to be funded by the 
grant, and the need for such program; 
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(2) describe a long-term strategy and detailed 
implementation for such program; 
(3) identify the governmental and community 
agencies with which the program will collaborate, 
and that the program will utilize to enhance 
exoneree services; and 
(4) describe the methodology and outcome 
measures that will be used to evaluate the effective-
ness of such program. 
(b) APPLICATION DEADLINES.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall solicit and review applications for grants under 
this Act at least once during each six-month period. 
(c) PRIORITY BASED ON NEED.—In awarding grants 
under this Act, the Attorney General shall give priority 
to eligible organizations that serve geographic regions that 
have the greatest need for exoneree support services, as 
determined by the Attorney General. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS. 
For each year in which an eligible organization re-
ceives a grant under this Act, the eligible organization 
shall submit a report to the Attorney General that de-
scribes the program carried out by the organization with 
such grant, and evaluates the effectiveness of such pro-
gram during such year. 
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