‘‘(ii) the release of the United States 
citizen covered individual from a sentence 
to a term in community confinement. 
‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE
IN
OBTAINING
DOCU-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(iii), for the purpose of issuing an identi-
fication card under this subsection, the Di-
rector shall obtain, on behalf of United 
States citizen covered individuals— 
‘‘(I) a social security card; and 
‘‘(II) a document described in 
clause (ii) as proof of United States 
citizenship. 
‘‘(ii) PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENSHIP.—A document described in this 
clause is— 
‘‘(I) a United States passport; 
‘‘(II) an original or certified copy 
of a birth certificate that indicates 
that the individual was born in the 
United States or a territory of the 
United States; 
‘‘(III) in the case of a United 
States citizen born inside the United 
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States for whom a document de-
scribed in subclause (I) or (II) is not 
available, any document described in 
subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 
435.407 of title 42, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor thereto; 
or 
‘‘(IV) in the case of a United 
States citizen born outside the United 
States, an original or certified copy 
of— 
‘‘(aa) a certificate of natu-
ralization (Form N–550 or N– 
570); 
‘‘(bb) a consular report of 
birth abroad (Form FS–240); 
‘‘(cc) a certification of birth 
abroad (Form FS–545); 
‘‘(dd) a certification of re-
port of birth (Form DS–1350); 
or 
‘‘(ee) a certificate of citizen-
ship (Form N–560). 
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTIONS.— 
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‘‘(I) LACK OF RESPONSE FROM 
FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY.—If the 
Director cannot obtain a copy of a 
document required under clause (i) 
because of inaction by the Federal or 
State agency from which the docu-
ment was requested, the Director 
shall provide to the United States cit-
izen covered individual— 
‘‘(aa) a written statement 
that explains what steps the Di-
rector took in trying to obtain 
the document; and 
‘‘(bb) any documents trans-
mitted to the Director by the 
Federal or State agency in re-
sponse to the request for the doc-
ument. 
‘‘(II) LACK
OF
AUTHORIZATION 
FROM UNITED STATES CITIZEN COV-
ERED
INDIVIDUAL.—If the Director 
cannot obtain a copy of a document 
required under clause (i) because the 
United States citizen covered indi-
vidual does not provide the authoriza-
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tion required to obtain the document, 
the Director shall provide a written 
statement to the United States citizen 
covered individual that explains why 
the document was not obtained. 
‘‘(C) PROVISION
OF
DOCUMENTS.—Upon 
issuance of an identification card to a covered 
individual under this paragraph, the Director 
shall provide all documents obtained for the 
United States citizen covered individual under 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(3) OBTAINING
DOCUMENTS
FOR
NONCITI-
ZENS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a non-
citizen covered individual, the Director shall as-
sist in obtaining from the Director of the U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services— 
‘‘(i) proof of lawful status in the 
United States of the noncitizen covered in-
dividual; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a noncitizen cov-
ered individual who is not admitted for 
lawful permanent residence, an employ-
ment authorization document. 
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‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE.—The assistance pro-
vided by the Director under subparagraph (A) 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) providing the noncitizen covered 
individual with applicable U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services forms and in-
structions; and 
‘‘(ii) assisting the noncitizen covered 
individual in completing and submitting 
such forms, together with any required 
supporting documentation. 
‘‘(C) PROVISION
OF
DOCUMENTS.—Upon 
receipt of a document for a noncitizen covered 
individual under this paragraph, the Director 
shall provide such document to the noncitizen 
covered individual. 
‘‘(4) 
ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPING
RELEASE 
PLAN.—At the request of a direct-release prisoner, a 
representative of the United States Probation Sys-
tem shall, prior to the release of that prisoner, help 
that prisoner develop a release plan.’’. 
Æ 
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