‘‘(2) NONVIOLENT OFFENSE.—The term ‘non-
violent offense’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 2991(a). 
‘‘(3) PRISON-BASED FAMILY TREATMENT PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘prison-based family treatment 
program’ means a program for incarcerated parents 
in a correctional facility that provides a comprehen-
sive response to offender needs, including substance 
abuse treatment, child early intervention services, 
family counseling, legal services, medical care, men-
tal health services, nursery and preschool, parenting 
skills training, pediatric care, physical therapy, pre-
natal care, sexual abuse therapy, relapse prevention, 
transportation, and vocational or GED training.’’. 
SEC. 114. GRANT TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE EDUCATION 
AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILI-
TIES. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating part X as part KK; and 
(2) by inserting after part II the following: 
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‘‘PART JJ—GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND 
IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT PRIS-
ONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILITIES 
‘‘SEC. 3001. GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE 
EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, 
AND JUVENILE FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 
General may carry out a grant program under which the 
Attorney General may make grants to States, units of 
local government, territories, Indian Tribes, and other 
public and private entities to— 
‘‘(1) evaluate methods to improve academic and 
vocational education for offenders in prisons, jails, 
and juvenile facilities; 
‘‘(2) identify, and make recommendations to the 
Attorney General regarding, best practices relating 
to academic and vocational education for offenders 
in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities, based on the 
evaluation under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) improve the academic and vocational edu-
cation programs (including technology career train-
ing) available to offenders in prisons, jails, and juve-
nile facilities. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this part, a State or other entity described in subsection 
(a) shall submit to the Attorney General an application 
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in such form and manner, at such time, and accompanied 
by such information as the Attorney General specifies. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the last 
day of the final fiscal year of a grant under this part, 
each entity described in subsection (a) receiving such a 
grant shall submit to the Attorney General a detailed re-
port of the progress made by the entity using such grant, 
to permit the Attorney General to evaluate and improve 
academic and vocational education methods carried out 
with grants under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 3002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 
to carry out this part for each of fiscal years 2009 and 
2010.’’. 
SEC. 115. TECHNOLOGY CAREERS TRAINING DEMONSTRA-
TION GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—From amounts 
made available to carry out this section, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall make grants to States, units of local govern-
ment, territories, and Indian Tribes to provide technology 
career training to prisoners. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under sub-
section (a) may be used for establishing a technology ca-
reers training program to train prisoners for technology- 
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based jobs and careers during the 3-year period before re-
lease from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility. 
(c) CONTROL OF INTERNET ACCESS.—An entity that 
receives a grant under subsection (a) shall restrict access 
to the Internet by prisoners, as appropriate, to ensure 
public safety. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than the last day of each 
fiscal year, an entity that receives a grant under sub-
section (a) during the preceding fiscal year shall submit 
to the Attorney General a report that describes and as-
sesses the uses of such grant during the preceding fiscal 
year. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
TITLE 
II—ENHANCED 
DRUG 
TREATMENT 
AND 
MEN-
TORING GRANT PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—Drug Treatment 
SEC. 201. OFFENDER REENTRY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COLLABORATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 
General may make competitive grants to States, units of 
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local government, territories, and Indian Tribes, in accord-
ance with this section, for the purposes of— 
(1) improving the provision of drug treatment 
to offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; 
and 
(2) reducing the use of alcohol and other drugs 
by long-term substance abusers during the period in 
which each such long-term substance abuser is in 
prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, and through the 
completion of parole or court supervision of such 
long-term substance abuser. 
(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant made under 
subsection (a) may be used— 
(1) for continuing and improving drug treat-
ment programs provided at a prison, jail, or juvenile 
facility; 
(2) to develop and implement programs for su-
pervised long-term substance abusers that include al-
cohol and drug abuse assessments, coordinated and 
continuous delivery of drug treatment, and case 
management services; 
(3) to strengthen rehabilitation efforts for of-
fenders by providing addiction recovery support serv-
ices; and 
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(4) to establish pharmacological drug treatment 
services as part of any drug treatment program of-
fered by a grantee to offenders who are in a prison 
or jail. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity described in sub-
section (a) desiring a grant under that subsection 
shall submit to the Attorney General an application 
in such form and manner and at such time as the 
Attorney General requires. 
(2) CONTENTS.—An application for a grant 
under subsection (a) shall— 
(A) identify any agency, organization, or 
researcher that will be involved in administering 
a drug treatment program carried out with a 
grant under subsection (a); 
(B) certify that such drug treatment pro-
gram has been developed in consultation with 
the Single State Authority for Substance 
Abuse; 
(C) certify that such drug treatment pro-
gram shall— 
(i) be clinically-appropriate; and 
(ii) provide comprehensive treatment; 
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(D) describe how evidence-based strategies 
have been incorporated into such drug treat-
ment program; and 
(E) describe how data will be collected and 
analyzed to determine the effectiveness of such 
drug treatment program and describe how ran-
domized trials will be used where practicable. 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2009, the Attorney General shall submit 
to Congress a report that identifies the best prac-
tices relating to— 
(A) substance abuse treatment in prisons, 
jails, and juvenile facilities; and 
(B) the comprehensive and coordinated 
treatment of long-term substance abusers, in-
cluding the best practices identified through the 
activities funded under subsection (b)(3). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 
30, 2010, the Attorney General shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the drug treatment programs 
funded under this section, including on the matters 
specified in paragraph (1). 
(e) DEFINITION OF SINGLE STATE AUTHORITY FOR 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE.—The term ‘‘Single State Authority 
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for Substance Abuse’’ means an entity designated by the 
Governor or chief executive officer of a State as the single 
State administrative authority responsible for the plan-
ning, development, implementation, monitoring, regula-
tion, and evaluation of substance abuse services. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
(2) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION
OF
GRANT 
AMOUNTS.—Of the amount made available to carry 
out this section in any fiscal year, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall ensure that grants awarded under this sec-
tion are equitably distributed among geographical 
regions and between urban and rural populations, 
including Indian Tribes, consistent with the objective 
of reducing recidivism among criminal offenders. 
Subtitle B—Mentoring 
SEC. 211. MENTORING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—From amounts 
made available to carry out this section, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall make grants to nonprofit organizations and In-
dian Tribes for the purpose of providing mentoring and 
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other transitional services essential to reintegrating of-
fenders into the community. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under sub-
section (a) may be used for— 
(1) mentoring adult and juvenile offenders dur-
ing incarceration, through transition back to the 
community, and post-release; 
(2) transitional services to assist in the re-
integration of offenders into the community; and 
(3) training regarding offender and victims 
issues. 
(c) APPLICATION; PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a nonprofit organization or 
Indian Tribe shall submit an application to the At-
torney General at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Attorney 
General may require. 
(2) PRIORITY
CONSIDERATION.—Priority con-
sideration shall be given to any application under 
this section that— 
(A) includes a plan to implement activities 
that have been demonstrated effective in facili-
tating the successful reentry of offenders; and 
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