‘‘(5) Each grantee shall submit an annual re-
port to the Department of Justice that— 
‘‘(A) identifies the grantee’s progress to-
ward achieving its strategic performance out-
comes; and 
‘‘(B) describes other activities conducted 
by the grantee to increase the success rates of 
the re-entry population. 
‘‘(k) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) The Department of Justice shall, in con-
sultation with the States— 
‘‘(A) identify primary and secondary 
sources of information to support the measure-
ment of the performance indicators identified 
under this section; 
‘‘(B) identify sources and methods of data 
collection in support of performance measure-
ment required under this section; 
‘‘(C) provide to all grantees technical as-
sistance and training on performance measures 
and data collection for purposes of this section; 
and 
‘‘(D) coordinate with the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration on 
strategic performance outcome measures and
data collection for purposes of this section relat-
ing to substance abuse and mental health. 
‘‘(2) The Department of Justice shall coordi-
nate with other Federal agencies to identify national 
sources of information to support State performance 
measurement. 
‘‘(l) FUTURE ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section for fiscal years after the first 
receipt of such a grant, a State shall submit to the Attor-
ney General such information as is necessary to dem-
onstrate that, with respect to the comprehensive strategic 
re-entry plan developed by the State pursuant to sub-
section (h)— 
‘‘(1) the public has been afforded an oppor-
tunity to provide input in the development of the 
plan; 
‘‘(2) the plan includes performance measures to 
assess the State’s progress toward increasing public 
safety by reducing rates of recidivism and enabling 
released offenders to transition successfully into 
their communities; and 
‘‘(3) the State will coordinate with communities 
and stakeholders about the selection and implemen-
tation of performance outcome measures and with
the Department of Justice for assistance with data 
collection and measurement activities. 
‘‘(m) NATIONAL ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDER 
REENTRY RESOURCE CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) The Attorney General may, using amounts 
made available to carry out this subsection, make a 
grant to an eligible organization to provide for the 
establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Of-
fender Reentry Resource Center. 
‘‘(2) An organization eligible for the grant 
under paragraph (1) is any national nonprofit orga-
nization approved by the Federal task force estab-
lished under the Re-Entry Enhancement Act that 
represents, provides technical assistance and train-
ing to, and has special expertise and broad, national- 
level experience in offender re-entry programs, train-
ing, and research. 
‘‘(3) The organization receiving the grant shall 
establish a National Adult and Juvenile Offender 
Reentry Resource Center to— 
‘‘(A) provide education, training, and tech-
nical assistance for States, local governments, 
service providers, community-based organiza-
tions, and corrections institutions;
‘‘(B) collect data and best practices in of-
fender re-entry 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 knowledge to States and 
other relevant entities about best practices, pol-
icy standards, and research findings; 
‘‘(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 or parole who should be returned 
to prison and those who should receive other 
penalties based on defined, graduated sanctions; 
‘‘(G) collaborate with the Federal task 
force established under the Re-Entry Enhance-
ment Act and the Federal Resource Center for 
Children of Prisoners; 
‘‘(H) develop a national research agenda; 
and
‘‘(I) bridge the gap between research and 
practice by translating knowledge from research 
into practical information. 
‘‘(4) Of amounts made available to carry out 
this section, not more than 4 percent shall be avail-
able to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(n) ADMINISTRATION.—Of amounts made available 
to carry out this section, not more than 2 percent shall 
be available for administrative expenses in carrying out 
this section.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Such 
section is further amended in paragraph (1) of subsection 
(o) (as redesignated by subsection (c)) by striking ‘‘and 
$16,000,000 for fiscal year 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2008’’. 
SEC. 102. IMPROVED RE-ENTRY PROCEDURES FOR FED-
ERAL PRISONERS. 
(a) GENERAL RE-ENTRY PROCEDURES.—The Attor-
ney General shall take such steps as are necessary to mod-
ify existing procedures and policies to enhance case plan-
ning and to improve the transition of persons from the 
custody of the Bureau of Prisons to the community, in-
cluding placement of such individuals in community cor-
rections facilities.