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Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics under section 
234(c)(2) of the Second Chance Act of 2007; 
‘‘(B) reduction in crime; 
‘‘(C) increased employment and education opportuni-
ties; 
‘‘(D) reduction in violations of conditions of supervised 
release; 
‘‘(E) increased payment of child support; 
‘‘(F) increased housing opportunities; 
‘‘(G) reduction in drug and alcohol abuse; and 
‘‘(H) increased participation in substance abuse and 
mental health services. 
‘‘(3) OTHER OUTCOMES.—A grantee under this section may 
include in the reentry strategic plan developed under subsection 
(h) other performance outcomes that increase the success rates 
of offenders who transition from prison, jails, or juvenile facili-
ties. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—A grantee under this section shall 
coordinate with communities and stakeholders about the selec-
tion of performance outcomes identified by the applicant, and 
shall consult with the Attorney General for assistance with 
data collection and measurement activities as provided for in 
the grant application materials. 
‘‘(5) REPORT.—Each grantee under this section shall submit 
to the Attorney General an annual report that— 
‘‘(A) identifies the progress of the grantee toward 
achieving its strategic performance outcomes; and 
‘‘(B) describes other activities conducted by the grantee 
to increase the success rates of the reentry population, 
such as programs that foster effective risk management 
and treatment programming, offender accountability, and 
community and victim participation. 
‘‘(k) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in consultation 
with grantees under this section, shall— 
‘‘(A) identify primary and secondary sources of informa-
tion to support the measurement of the performance indica-
tors identified under this section; 
‘‘(B) identify sources and methods of data collection 
in support of performance measurement required under 
this section; 
‘‘(C) provide to all grantees technical assistance and 
training on performance measures and data collection for 
purposes of this section; and 
‘‘(D) consult with the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration and the National Institute 
on Drug Abuse on strategic performance outcome measures 
and data collection for purposes of this section relating 
to substance abuse and mental health. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Attorney General shall coordinate 
with other Federal agencies to identify national and other 
sources of information to support performance measurement 
of grantees. 
‘‘(3) STANDARDS FOR ANALYSIS.—Any statistical analysis of 
population data conducted pursuant to this section shall be 
conducted in accordance with the Federal Register Notice dated 
October 30, 1997, relating to classification standards.
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‘‘(l) FUTURE ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section in any fiscal year after the fiscal year in which a 
grantee receives a grant under this section, a grantee shall submit 
to the Attorney General such information as is necessary to dem-
onstrate that— 
‘‘(1) the grantee has adopted a reentry plan that reflects 
input from nonprofit organizations, in any case where relevant 
input is available and appropriate to the grant application; 
‘‘(2) the reentry plan of the grantee includes performance 
measures to assess progress of the grantee toward a 10 percent 
reduction in the rate of recidivism over a 2-year period; 
‘‘(3) the grantee will coordinate with the Attorney General, 
nonprofit organizations (if relevant input from nonprofit 
organizations is available and appropriate), and other experts 
regarding the selection and implementation of the performance 
measures described in subsection (k); and 
‘‘(4) the grantee has made adequate progress, as determined 
by the Attorney General, toward reducing the rate of recidivism 
by 10 percent over a 2-year period. 
‘‘(m) NATIONAL ADULT
AND JUVENILE OFFENDER REENTRY 
RESOURCE CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General may, using 
amounts made available to carry out this subsection, make 
a grant to an eligible organization to provide for the establish-
ment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry 
Resource Center. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—An organization eligible for 
the grant under paragraph (1) is any national nonprofit 
organization approved by the Interagency Task Force on Fed-
eral Programs and Activities Relating to the Reentry of 
Offenders Into the Community, that provides technical assist-
ance and training to, and has special expertise and broad, 
national-level 
experience 
in, 
offender 
reentry 
programs, 
training, and research. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The organization receiving a grant 
under paragraph (1) shall establish a National Adult and Juve-
nile Offender Reentry Resource Center to— 
‘‘(A) provide education, training, and technical assist-
ance for States, tribes, territories, local governments, 
service providers, nonprofit organizations, and corrections 
institutions; 
‘‘(B) collect data and best practices in offender reentry 
from demonstration grantees and others agencies and 
organizations; 
‘‘(C) develop and disseminate evaluation tools, mecha-
nisms, and measures to better assess and document coali-
tion performance measures and outcomes; 
‘‘(D) disseminate information to States and other rel-
evant entities about best practices, policy standards, and 
research findings; 
‘‘(E) develop and implement procedures to assist rel-
evant authorities in determining when release is appro-
priate and in the use of data to inform the release decision; 
‘‘(F) develop and implement procedures to identify effi-
ciently and effectively those violators of probation, parole, 
or supervision following release from prison, jail, or a juve-
nile facility who should be returned to prisons, jails, or
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juvenile facilities and those who should receive other pen-
alties based on defined, graduated sanctions; 
‘‘(G) collaborate with the Interagency Task Force on 
Federal Programs and Activities Relating to the Reentry 
of Offenders Into the Community, and the Federal Resource 
Center for Children of Prisoners; 
‘‘(H) develop a national reentry research agenda; and 
‘‘(I) establish a database to enhance the availability 
of information that will assist offenders in areas including 
housing, employment, counseling, mentoring, medical and 
mental 
health 
services, 
substance 
abuse 
treatment, 
transportation, and daily living skills. 
‘‘(4) LIMIT.—Of amounts made available to carry out this 
section, not more than 4 percent of the authorized level shall 
be available to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(n) ADMINISTRATION.—Of amounts made available to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) not more than 2 percent of the authorized level shall 
be available for administrative expenses in carrying out this 
section; and 
‘‘(2) not more than 2 percent of the authorized level shall 
be made available to the National Institute of Justice to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the demonstration projects funded 
under this section, using a methodology that— 
‘‘(A) includes, to the maximum extent feasible, random 
assignment of offenders (or entities working with such 
persons) to program delivery and control groups; and 
‘‘(B) generates evidence on which reentry approaches 
and strategies are most effective.’’. 
(d) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—Section 2976(a) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘States, Territories’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘States, 
local governments, territories, or Indian Tribes, or any combination 
thereof, in partnership with stakeholders, service providers, and 
nonprofit organizations.’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 2976(o) of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3797w), as so redesignated by subsection (c) of this section, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2003’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘$55,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION; EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—Of the amount made available to 
carry out this section for any fiscal year, not more than 
3 percent or less than 2 percent may be used for technical 
assistance and training. 
‘‘(B) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—The Attorney General 
shall ensure that grants awarded under this section are 
equitably distributed among the geographical regions and 
between urban and rural populations, including Indian 
Tribes, consistent with the objective of reducing recidivism 
among criminal offenders.’’.
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SEC. 102. IMPROVEMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
TREATMENT FOR STATE OFFENDERS PROGRAM. 
(a) 
REQUIREMENT
FOR
AFTERCARE
COMPONENT.—Section 
1902(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff–1(c)), is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘REQUIREMENT FOR AFTERCARE COMPONENT’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) To be eligible for funding under this part, a State 
shall ensure that individuals who participate in the substance 
abuse treatment program established or implemented with 
assistance provided under this part will be provided with 
aftercare services, which may include case management serv-
ices and a full continuum of support services that ensure pro-
viders furnishing services under that program are approved 
by the appropriate State or local agency, and licensed, if nec-
essary, to provide medical treatment or other health services.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 1904(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff–3(d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) RESIDENTIAL
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT
PROGRAM 
DEFINED.—In this part, the term ‘residential substance abuse treat-
ment program’ means a course of comprehensive individual and 
group substance abuse treatment services, lasting a period of at 
least 6 months, in residential treatment facilities set apart from 
the general population of a prison or jail (which may include the 
use of pharmacological treatment, where appropriate, that may 
extend beyond such period).’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY AND REPORT ON AFTERCARE SERV-
ICES.—The Attorney General, through the National Institute of 
Justice, and in consultation with the National Institute on Drug 
Abuse, shall conduct a study on the use and effectiveness of funds 
used by the Department of Justice for aftercare services under 
section 1902(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, for 
offenders who reenter the community after completing a substance 
abuse program in prison or jail. 
SEC. 103 DEFINITION OF VIOLENT OFFENDER FOR DRUG COURT 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 2953(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u–2(a)(1)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘that is punishable by a term of imprisonment 
exceeding one year’’ after ‘‘convicted of an offense’’. 
(b) PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE.—Notwithstanding section 2952(2) 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797u–1(2)), each grantee under part EE of such Act shall 
have not more than 3 years from the date of the enactment of 
this Act to adopt the definition of ‘‘violent offender’’ under such 
part, as amended by subsection (a) of this section. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise any regulations 
or guidelines described in section 2952 of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u–1) in accordance 
with the amendments made by subsection (a). Such regulations 
shall specify that grant amounts under part EE of such Act shall 
be reduced for any drug court that does not adopt the definition
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of ‘‘violent offender’’ under such part, as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section, within 3 years after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 104. USE OF VIOLENT OFFENDER TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING GRANT 
FUNDING FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) PERMISSIBLE USES.—Section 20102(a) of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13702(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) to carry out any activity referred to in section 2976(b) 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)).’’. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED.—Section 20108(b)(4) of the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13708(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Funds 
obligated, but subsequently unspent and deobligated, may remain 
available, to the extent as may provided in appropriations Acts, 
for the purpose described in section 20102(a)(4) for any subsequent 
fiscal year. The further obligation of such funds by an official 
for such purpose shall not be delayed, directly or indirectly, in 
any manner by any officer or employee in the executive branch.’’. 
Subtitle B—New and Innovative Programs 
To Improve Offender Reentry Services 
SEC. 111. STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL REENTRY COURTS. 
Part FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2978. STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL REENTRY COURTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General may award 
grants, in accordance with this section, of not more than $500,000 
to— 
‘‘(1) State, Tribal, and local courts; and 
‘‘(2) State agencies, municipalities, public agencies, non-
profit organizations, territories, and Indian Tribes that have 
agreements with courts to take the lead in establishing a 
reentry court (as described in section 2976(b)(19)). 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under this 
section shall be administered in accordance with such guidelines, 
regulations, and procedures as promulgated by the Attorney Gen-
eral, and may be used to— 
‘‘(1) monitor juvenile and adult offenders reentering the 
community; 
‘‘(2) provide juvenile and adult offenders reentering the 
community with coordinated and comprehensive reentry serv-
ices and programs such as— 
‘‘(A) drug and alcohol testing and assessment for treat-
ment; 
‘‘(B) assessment for substance abuse from a substance 
abuse professional who is approved by the State or Indian
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Tribe and licensed by the appropriate entity to provide 
alcohol and drug addiction treatment, as appropriate; 
‘‘(C) substance abuse treatment from a provider that 
is approved by the State or Indian Tribe, and licensed, 
if necessary, to provide medical and other health services; 
‘‘(D) health (including mental health) services and 
assessment; 
‘‘(E) aftercare and case management services that— 
‘‘(i) facilitate access to clinical care and related 
health services; and 
‘‘(ii) coordinate with such clinical care and related 
health services; and 
‘‘(F) any other services needed for reentry; 
‘‘(3) convene community impact panels, victim impact 
panels, or victim impact educational classes; 
‘‘(4) provide and coordinate the delivery of community serv-
ices to juvenile and adult offenders, including— 
‘‘(A) housing assistance; 
‘‘(B) education; 
‘‘(C) job training; 
‘‘(D) conflict resolution skills training; 
‘‘(E) batterer intervention programs; and 
‘‘(F) other appropriate social services; and 
‘‘(5) establish and implement graduated sanctions and 
incentives. 
‘‘(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed as preventing a grantee that operates a drug court 
under part EE at the time a grant is awarded under this section 
from using funds from such grant to supplement such drug court 
in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under this section, 
an entity described in subsection (a) shall, in addition to any other 
requirements required by the Attorney General, submit to the 
Attorney General an application that— 
‘‘(1) describes the program to be assisted under this section 
and the need for such program; 
‘‘(2) 
describes 
a 
long-term 
strategy 
and 
detailed 
implementation plan for such program, including how the entity 
plans to pay for the program after the Federal funding is 
discontinued; 
‘‘(3) identifies the governmental and community agencies 
that will be coordinated by the project; 
‘‘(4) certifies that— 
‘‘(A) all agencies affected by the program, including 
community corrections and parole entities, have been 
appropriately consulted in the development of the program; 
‘‘(B) there will be appropriate coordination with all 
such agencies in the implementation of the program; and 
‘‘(C) there will be appropriate coordination and con-
sultation with the Single State Authority for Substance 
Abuse (as that term is defined in section 201(e) of the 
Second Chance Act of 2007) of the State; and 
‘‘(5) describes the methodology and outcome measures that 
will be used to evaluate the program. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—
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‘‘(1) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of a 
grant under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the 
program funded under such grant. 
‘‘(2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
recipient of a grant under this section may meet the 
matching requirement under paragraph (1) by making in- 
kind contributions of goods or services that are directly 
related to the purpose for which such grant was awarded. 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.—Not more than 50 per-
cent of the amount provided by a recipient of a grant 
under this section to meet the matching requirement under 
paragraph (1) may be provided through in-kind contribu-
tions under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) 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. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each entity receiving a grant under this 
section shall submit to the Attorney General, for each fiscal year 
in which funds from the grant are expended, a report, at such 
time and in such manner as the Attorney General may reasonably 
require, that contains— 
‘‘(1) a summary of the activities carried out under the 
program assisted by the grant; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of whether the activities are meeting 
the need for the program identified in the application submitted 
under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(3) such other information as the Attorney General may 
require. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS; EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATIONS.—Of the amount made available to 
carry out this section in any fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) not more than 2 percent may be used by the 
Attorney General for salaries and administrative 
expenses; and 
‘‘(ii) not more than 5 percent nor less than 2 per-
cent may be used for technical assistance and training. 
‘‘(B) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—The Attorney General 
shall ensure that grants awarded under this section are 
equitably distributed among the geographical regions and 
between urban and rural populations, including Indian 
Tribes, consistent with the objective of reducing recidivism 
among criminal offenders.’’. 
SEC. 112. PROSECUTION DRUG TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after part BB the following:
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‘‘PART CC—PROSECUTION DRUG TREATMENT 
ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 2901. GRANT AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make grants 
to State, Tribal, and local prosecutors to develop, implement, or 
expand qualified drug treatment programs that are alternatives 
to imprisonment, in accordance with this part. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS DESCRIBED.—For 
purposes of this part, a qualified drug treatment program is a 
program— 
‘‘(1) that is administered by a State, Tribal, or local pros-
ecutor; 
‘‘(2) that requires an eligible offender who is sentenced 
to participate in the program (instead of incarceration) to 
participate in a comprehensive substance abuse treatment pro-
gram that is approved by the State or Indian Tribe and licensed, 
if necessary, to provide medical and other health services; 
‘‘(3) that requires an eligible offender to receive the consent 
of the State, Tribal, or local prosecutor involved to participate 
in such program; 
‘‘(4) that, in the case of an eligible offender who is sentenced 
to participate in the program, requires the offender to serve 
a sentence of imprisonment with respect to the crime involved 
if the prosecutor, in conjunction with the treatment provider, 
determines that the offender has not successfully completed 
the relevant substance abuse treatment program described in 
paragraph (2); 
‘‘(5) that provides for the dismissal of the criminal charges 
involved in an eligible offender’s participation in the program 
if the offender is determined to have successfully completed 
the program; 
‘‘(6) that requires each substance abuse provider treating 
an eligible offender under the program to— 
‘‘(A) make periodic reports of the progress of the treat-
ment of that offender to the State, Tribal, or local pros-
ecutor involved and to the appropriate court in which the 
eligible offender was convicted; and 
‘‘(B) notify such prosecutor and such court if the eligible 
offender absconds from the facility of the treatment pro-
vider or otherwise violates the terms and conditions of 
the program, consistent with Federal and State confiden-
tiality requirements; and 
‘‘(7) that has an enforcement unit comprised of law enforce-
ment officers under the supervision of the State, Tribal, or 
local prosecutor involved, the duties of which shall include 
verifying an eligible offender’s addresses and other contacts, 
and, if necessary, locating, apprehending, and arresting an 
eligible offender who has absconded from the facility of a sub-
stance abuse treatment provider or otherwise violated the terms 
and conditions of the program, consistent with Federal and 
State confidentiality requirements, and returning such eligible 
offender to court for sentencing for the crime involved. 
‘‘SEC. 2902. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State, Tribal, or local prosecutor that 
receives a grant under this part shall use such grant for expenses
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of a qualified drug treatment program, including for the following 
expenses: 
‘‘(1) Salaries, personnel costs, equipment costs, and other 
costs directly related to the operation of the program, including 
the enforcement unit. 
‘‘(2) Payments for substance abuse treatment providers that 
are approved by the State or Indian Tribe and licensed, if 
necessary, to provide alcohol and drug addiction treatment 
to eligible offenders participating in the program, including 
aftercare supervision, vocational training, education, and job 
placement. 
‘‘(3) Payments to public and nonprofit private entities that 
are approved by the State or Indian Tribe and licensed, if 
necessary, to provide alcohol and drug addiction treatment 
to offenders participating in the program. 
‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENT
AND NOT SUPPLANT.—Grants made under 
this part shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non- 
Federal funds that would otherwise be available for programs 
described in this part. 
‘‘SEC. 2903. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘To request a grant under this part, a State, Tribal, or local 
prosecutor shall submit an application to the Attorney General 
in such form and containing such information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require. Each such application shall con-
tain the certification by the State, Tribal, or local prosecutor that 
the program for which the grant is requested is a qualified drug 
treatment program, in accordance with this part. 
‘‘SEC. 2904. FEDERAL SHARE. 
‘‘(a) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of a grant 
under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of 
the qualified drug treatment program funded under such grant. 
‘‘(b) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the recipient 
of a grant under this part may meet the matching requirement 
under subsection (a) by making in-kind contributions of goods 
or services that are directly related to the purpose for which 
such grant was awarded. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.—Not more than 50 percent 
of the amount provided by a recipient of a grant under this 
part to meet the matching requirement under subsection (a) 
may be provided through in-kind contributions under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘SEC. 2905. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. 
‘‘The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the extent prac-
ticable, the distribution of grants under this part is equitable and 
includes State, Tribal, or local prosecutors— 
‘‘(1) in each State; and 
‘‘(2) in rural, suburban, Tribal, and urban jurisdictions. 
‘‘SEC. 2906. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS. 
‘‘For each fiscal year, each recipient of a grant under this 
part during that fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General 
a report with respect to the effectiveness of activities carried out 
using that grant. Each report shall include an evaluation in such 
form and containing such information as the Attorney General
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may reasonably require. The Attorney General shall specify the 
dates on which such reports shall be submitted. 
‘‘SEC. 2907. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) STATE OR LOCAL PROSECUTOR.—The term ‘State, Tribal, 
or local prosecutor’ means any district attorney, State attorney 
general, county attorney, tribal attorney, or corporation counsel 
who has authority to prosecute criminal offenses under State, 
Tribal, or local law. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
OFFENDER.—The term ‘eligible offender’ 
means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) has been convicted, pled guilty, or admitted guilt 
with respect to a crime for which a sentence of imprison-
ment is required and has not completed such sentence; 
‘‘(B) has never been charged with or convicted of an 
offense, during the course of which— 
‘‘(i) the individual carried, possessed, or used a 
firearm or dangerous weapon; or 
‘‘(ii) there occurred the use of force against the 
person of another, without regard to whether any of 
the behavior described in clause (i) is an element of 
the offense or for which the person is charged or con-
victed; 
‘‘(C) does not have 1 or more prior convictions for 
a felony crime of violence involving the use or attempted 
use of force against a person with the intent to cause 
death or serious bodily harm; and 
‘‘(D)(i) has received an assessment for alcohol or drug 
addiction from a substance abuse professional who is 
approved by the State or Indian Tribe and licensed by 
the appropriate entity to provide alcohol and drug addiction 
treatment, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(ii) has been found to be in need of substance abuse 
treatment because that individual has a history of sub-
stance abuse that is a significant contributing factor to 
the criminal conduct of that individual.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 1001(a) of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(26) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out part CC $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 
2010.’’. 
SEC. 113. GRANTS FOR FAMILY-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREAT-
MENT. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
part CC, as added by this Act, the following: 
‘‘PART DD—GRANTS FOR FAMILY-BASED 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT 
‘‘SEC. 2921. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘The Attorney General may make grants to States, units of 
local government, territories, and Indian Tribes to—
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‘‘(1) develop, implement, and expand comprehensive and 
clinically-appropriate family-based substance abuse treatment 
programs as alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent parent 
drug offenders; and 
‘‘(2) to provide prison-based family treatment programs 
for incarcerated parents of minor children. 
‘‘SEC. 2922. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 
‘‘Grants made to an entity under section 2921 for a program 
described in such section may be used for— 
‘‘(1) the development, implementation, and expansion of 
prison-based family treatment programs in correctional facili-
ties for incarcerated parents with minor children (except for 
any such parent who there is reasonable evidence to believe 
engaged in domestic violence or child abuse); 
‘‘(2) the development, implementation, and expansion of 
residential substance abuse treatment; 
‘‘(3) coordination between appropriate correctional facility 
representatives and the appropriate governmental agencies; 
‘‘(4) payments to public and nonprofit private entities to 
provide substance abuse treatment to nonviolent parent drug 
offenders participating in that program; and 
‘‘(5) salaries, personnel costs, facility costs, and other costs 
directly related to the operation of that program. 
‘‘SEC. 2923. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A program for which a grant is made under 
section 2921(1) shall comply with the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) The program shall ensure that all providers of sub-
stance abuse treatment are approved by the State or Indian 
Tribe and are licensed, if necessary, to provide medical and 
other health services. 
‘‘(2) The program shall ensure appropriate coordination 
and consultation with the Single State Authority for Substance 
Abuse of the State (as that term is defined in section 201(e) 
of the Second Chance Act of 2007). 
‘‘(3) The program shall consist of clinically-appropriate, 
comprehensive, and long-term family treatment, including the 
treatment of the nonviolent parent drug offender, the child 
of such offender, and any other appropriate member of the 
family of the offender. 
‘‘(4) The program shall be provided in a residential setting 
that is not a hospital setting or an intensive outpatient setting. 
‘‘(5) The program shall provide that if a nonviolent parent 
drug offender who participates in that program does not 
successfully complete the program the offender shall serve an 
appropriate sentence of imprisonment with respect to the 
underlying crime involved. 
‘‘(6) The program shall ensure that a determination is 
made as to whether a nonviolent drug offender has completed 
the substance abuse treatment program. 
‘‘(7) The program shall include the implementation of a 
system of graduated sanctions (including incentives) that are 
applied based on the accountability of the nonviolent parent 
drug offender involved throughout the course of that program 
to encourage compliance with that program. 
‘‘(8) The program shall develop and implement a reentry 
plan for each participant.
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‘‘(b) PRISON-BASED PROGRAMS.—A program for which a grant 
is made under section 2921(2) shall comply with the following 
requirements: 
‘‘(1) The program shall integrate techniques to assess the 
strengths and needs of immediate and extended family of the 
incarcerated parent to support a treatment plan of the incarcer-
ated parent. 
‘‘(2) The program shall ensure that each participant in 
that program has access to consistent and uninterrupted care 
if transferred to a different correctional facility within the 
State or other relevant entity. 
‘‘(3) The program shall be located in an area separate 
from the general population of the prison. 
‘‘SEC. 2924. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An entity described in section 2921 desiring 
a grant under this part shall submit to the Attorney General 
an application in such form and manner and at such time as 
the Attorney General requires. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—An application under subsection (a) shall 
include a description of the methods and measurements the 
applicant will use for purposes of evaluating the program involved. 
‘‘SEC. 2925. REPORTS. 
‘‘An entity that receives a grant under this part during a 
fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General, not later than 
a date specified by the Attorney General, a report that describes 
and evaluates the effectiveness of that program during such fiscal 
year that— 
‘‘(1) is based on evidence-based data; and 
‘‘(2) uses the methods and measurements described in the 
application of that entity for purposes of evaluating that pro-
gram. 
‘‘SEC. 2926. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this part $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
and 2010. 
‘‘(b) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Of the amount made available to carry 
out this part in any fiscal year, not less than 5 percent shall 
be used for grants to Indian Tribes. 
‘‘SEC. 2927. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) NONVIOLENT PARENT DRUG OFFENDER.—The term ‘non-
violent parent drug offender’ means an offender who is— 
‘‘(A) a parent of an individual under 18 years of age; 
and 
‘‘(B) convicted of a drug (or drug-related) felony that 
is a nonviolent offense. 
‘‘(2) NONVIOLENT OFFENSE.—The term ‘nonviolent offense’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2991(a). 
‘‘(3) PRISON-BASED FAMILY TREATMENT PROGRAM.—The term 
‘prison-based family treatment program’ means a program for 
incarcerated parents in a correctional facility that provides 
a comprehensive response to offender needs, including sub-
stance abuse treatment, child early intervention services, family 
counseling, legal services, medical care, mental health services,