any case where relevant input is available and appro-
priate 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 Attor-
ney General, nonprofit organizations (if relevant 
input from nonprofit organizations is available and 
appropriate), and other experts regarding the selec-
tion and implementation of the performance meas-
ures described in subsection (k); and 
‘‘(4) the grantee has made adequate progress, 
as determined by the Attorney General, toward re-
ducing 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 sub-
section, make a grant to an eligible organization to 
provide for the establishment of a National Adult 
and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—An organiza-
tion eligible for the grant under paragraph (1) is 
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any national nonprofit organization approved by the 
Interagency Task Force on Federal Programs and 
Activities Relating to the Reentry of Offenders Into 
the Community, that provides technical assistance 
and training to, and has special expertise and broad, 
national-level experience in, offender reentry pro-
grams, training, and research. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The organization receiv-
ing a grant under paragraph (1) shall establish a 
National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Re-
source Center to— 
‘‘(A) provide education, training, and tech-
nical assistance for States, tribes, territories, 
local governments, service providers, nonprofit 
organizations, and corrections institutions; 
‘‘(B) collect data and best practices in of-
fender reentry from demonstration grantees and 
others agencies and organizations; 
‘‘(C) develop and disseminate evaluation 
tools, mechanisms, and measures to better as-
sess and document coalition performance meas-
ures and outcomes; 
‘‘(D) disseminate information to States 
and other relevant entities about best practices, 
policy standards, and research findings; 
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‘‘(E) develop and implement procedures to 
assist relevant authorities in determining when 
release is appropriate and in the use of data to 
inform the release decision; 
‘‘(F) develop and implement procedures to 
identify efficiently and effectively those violators 
of probation, parole, or supervision following re-
lease from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility who 
should be returned to prisons, jails, or juvenile 
facilities and those who should receive other 
penalties based on defined, graduated sanctions; 
‘‘(G) collaborate with the Interagency Task 
Force on Federal Programs and Activities Re-
lating 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 of-
fenders in areas including housing, employment, 
counseling, mentoring, medical and mental 
health services, substance abuse treatment, 
transportation, and daily living skills. 
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‘‘(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 Insti-
tute of Justice to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
demonstration projects funded under this section, 
using a methodology that— 
‘‘(A) includes, to the maximum extent fea-
sible, random assignment of offenders (or enti-
ties working with such persons) to program de-
livery 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, Terri-
tories’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘States, local governments, 
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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 insert-
ing ‘‘$55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 
2010.’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(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 At-
torney General shall ensure that grants award-
ed under this section are equitably distributed 
among the geographical regions and between 
urban and rural populations, including Indian 
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Tribes, consistent with the objective of reducing 
recidivism among criminal offenders.’’. 
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 amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading and in-
serting ‘‘REQUIREMENT
FOR
AFTERCARE
COMPO-
NENT’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) To be eligible for funding under this part, 
a State shall ensure that individuals who participate 
in the substance abuse treatment program estab-
lished or implemented with assistance provided 
under this part will be provided with aftercare serv-
ices, which may include case management services 
and a full continuum of support services that ensure 
providers furnishing services under that program are 
approved by the appropriate State or local agency, 
and licensed, if necessary, to provide medical treat-
ment or other health services.’’. 
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