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(2) As a demonstration program in seven 
States, the Incarcerated Veterans Transition Pro-
gram (IV–TP) has cut recidivism among its veterans 
by 90 percent. 
(3) Of the veterans engaged in the national IV– 
TP program, 90 percent were moved into permanent 
housing and 72 percent became gainfully employed. 
(4) IV–TP saves taxpayers millions of dollars a 
year in incarceration costs and stimulates local job 
growth and economic development. In Kentucky’s 
IV–TP, for example, studies show that up to 166 in-
dividuals from the program would have re-offended 
and returned to a correctional institution at a finan-
cial cost of $1.6 million per year. The aggregate an-
nual wages of the veterans assisted by the Kentucky 
IV–TP program is more than $2.1 million. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR REFER-
RAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO ASSIST 
AT-RISK 
VETERANS 
TRANSITIONING 
INTO 
THE WORKPLACE. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a workforce reentry program 
for eligible veterans consisting of job referral, counseling, 
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and other services deemed necessary by the Secretary to 
minimize recidivism and improve job placement. 
(b) LOCATION OF PROGRAM.—The program shall be 
carried out in at least twenty-four locations equitably dis-
tributed within the United States. One location shall be 
a penal institution under the jurisdiction of the Bureau 
of Prisons. 
(c) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) To the extent practicable, the program shall 
provide both referral and counseling services, includ-
ing assistance with job training and placement (in-
cluding job readiness), housing, health care, and 
other benefits to assist eligible veterans in the tran-
sition from institutional living. 
(2)(A) To the extent that referral or counseling 
services are provided at a location under the pro-
gram, the Secretary must ensure that referral serv-
ices are administered in person preceding the date of 
release or discharge from incarceration. Counseling 
services must begin after an eligible veteran is dis-
charged from incarceration. The Secretary may de-
termine an acceptable period of time to begin refer-
ral and counseling services. 
(B) The Secretary may, as part of the program, 
furnish to officials of penal institutions outreach in-
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formation with respect to referral and counseling 
services for presentation to veterans in the custody 
of such officials during the 18-month period that 
precedes such date of release or discharge. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may 
distribute funds to eligible entities to carry out the 
referral and counseling services required under the 
program. Eligible entities may include: Relevant 
State agencies, non-profit organizations, or State 
and local workforce investment boards as defined in 
sections 111 and 117 of the Workforce Investment 
Act. Eligible entities must have demonstrated com-
petence in managing grants and the capability to 
provide referrals to other service providers. 
(4) In developing the program, the Secretary 
shall consult with officials of the U.S. Bureau of 
Prisons, officials of penal institutions of States and 
political subdivisions of States, and such other offi-
cials as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(d) DURATION.—The Secretary shall have authority 
to make grants for fiscal years 2008 to 2011. 
(e) EVALUATION.—Each program shall provide a re-
port to the Secretary containing all relevant program data 
including percentage of veterans moved into permanent 
housing, percentage of veterans gainfully employed, and 
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rates of recidivism among participants. Grantees must 
submit an evaluation exactly three years after grants are 
awarded. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 
veteran’’ means a veteran who— 
(1) is a resident of a penal institution or an in-
stitution that provides long-term care for mental ill-
ness; and 
(2) is at risk for homelessness absent referral 
and counseling services provided under the program 
(as determined under guidelines established by the 
Secretary). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out this program. 
Æ 
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