‘‘(ii) initiate proceedings to impose 
upon the person furnishing the certification 
regarding non-displacement of non-inmate 
workers required by subsection (d)(2)(B) 
any administrative, civil, and criminal 
sanctions as may be available.’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for the purposes 
of paying the wages of inmates and otherwise under-
taking the maximum number of agreements with eli-
gible entities pursuant to section 4124a of title 18, 
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1). 
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—For purposes of sec-
tions 4124a and 4124b of title 18, United States 
Code, as added by sections 10(b) and 11, respectively, 
it is the sense of Congress that an inmate training 
wage that is at least 50 percent of the minimum wage 
prescribed pursuant to section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) 
will facilitate successful achievement of the goals of 
the work-based training and apprenticeship program 
authorized under such section 4124a. 
(c) INMATE WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF 
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES.— 
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(1) PROPOSALS FOR DONATION PROGRAMS.—The 
Chief Operating Officer of Federal Prison Industries 
shall develop and present to the Board of Directors of 
Federal Prison Industries proposals to have Federal 
Prison Industries donate products and services to eli-
gible entities that provide goods or services to low-in-
come individuals who would likely otherwise have dif-
ficulty purchasing such products or services in the 
commercial market. 
(2) SCHEDULE FOR SUBMISSION AND CONSIDER-
ATION OF DONATION PROGRAMS.— 
(A) INITIAL PROPOSALS.—The Chief Oper-
ating Officer shall submit the initial group of 
proposals for programs of the type described in 
paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. The Board of Directors 
of Federal Prison Industries shall consider such 
proposals from the Chief Operating Officer not 
later than the date that is 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN.—The Board 
of Directors of Federal Prison Industries shall 
consider proposals by the Chief Operating Officer 
for programs of the type described in paragraph 
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(1) as part of the annual operating plan for Fed-
eral Prison Industries. 
(C) OTHER
PROPOSALS.—In addition to 
proposals submitted by the Chief Operating Offi-
cer, the Board of Directors may, from time to 
time, consider proposals presented by prospective 
eligible entities. 
(3) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ 
means an entity— 
(A) that is an organization described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code and that has been such an 
organization for a period of not less than 36 
months prior to inclusion in a proposal of the 
type described in paragraph (1), or 
(B) that is a religious organization de-
scribed in section 501(d) of such Code and ex-
empt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
Code. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for the 
purposes of paying the wages of inmates and other-
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wise carrying out programs of the type described in 
paragraph (1). 
(d) MAXIMIZING INMATE REHABILITATIVE OPPORTU-
NITIES THROUGH COGNITIVE ABILITIES ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby estab-
lished within the Federal Bureau of Prisons a 
program to be known as the ‘‘Cognitive Abilities 
Assessment Demonstration Program’’. The pur-
pose of the demonstration program is to deter-
mine the effectiveness of a program that assesses 
the cognitive abilities and perceptual skills of 
Federal inmates to maximize the benefits of var-
ious rehabilitative opportunities designed to pre-
pare each inmate for a successful return to soci-
ety and reduce recidivism. The demonstration 
program shall be undertaken by a contractor 
with a demonstrated record of enabling the be-
havioral and academic improvement of adults 
through the use of research-based systems that 
maximize the development of both the cognitive 
and perceptual capabilities of a participating 
individual, including adults in a correctional 
setting. 
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