(B) provides for an independent evaluation 
that includes, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of offenders to program de-
livery and control groups. 
(d) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The At-
torney General shall require each applicant under this sec-
tion to identify specific performance outcomes related to 
the long-term goal of stabilizing communities by reducing 
recidivism (using a measure that is consistent with the re-
search undertaken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics 
under section 241(b)(6)), and reintegrating offenders into 
the community. 
(e) REPORTS.—An entity that receives a grant under 
subsection (a) during a fiscal year shall, not later than 
the last day of the following fiscal year, submit to the At-
torney General a report that describes and assesses the 
uses of that grant during that fiscal year and that identi-
fies the progress of the grantee toward achieving its stra-
tegic performance outcomes. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2009 and 2010. 
SEC. 212. RESPONSIBLE REINTEGRATION OF OFFENDERS. 
(a) ELIGIBLE OFFENDERS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘el-
igible offender’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is 18 years of age or older; 
(B) has been convicted as an adult and im-
prisoned under Federal or State law; 
(C) has never been convicted of a violent or 
sex-related offense; and 
(D) except as provided in paragraph (2), 
has been released from a prison or jail for not 
more than 180 days before the date on which 
the individual begins participating in a grant 
program carried out under this section. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Each grantee under this sec-
tion may permit not more than 10 percent of the in-
dividuals served with a grant under this section to 
be individuals who— 
(A) meet the conditions of subparagraphs 
(A) through (C) of paragraph (1); and 
(B) have been released from a prison or 
jail for more than 180 days before the date on 
which the individuals begin participating in the 
grant program carried out under this section. 
(3) PRIORITY OF SERVICE.—Grantees shall pro-
vide a priority of service in projects funded under 
this section to individuals meeting the requirements 
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of paragraph (1) who have been released from State 
correctional facilities. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Secretary 
of Labor may make grants to nonprofit organizations for 
the purpose of providing mentoring, job training and job 
placement services, and other comprehensive transitional 
services to assist eligible offenders in obtaining and retain-
ing employment. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded under this 
section may be used for— 
(A) mentoring eligible offenders, including 
the provision of support, guidance, and assist-
ance in the community and the workplace to 
address the challenges faced by such offenders; 
(B) providing job training and job place-
ment services to eligible offenders, including 
work readiness activities, job referrals, basic 
skills remediation, educational services, occupa-
tional skills training, on-the-job training, work 
experience, and post-placement support, in co-
ordination with the one-stop partners and one- 
stop operators (as such terms are defined in 
section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)) that provide services at 
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any center operated under a one-stop delivery 
system established under section 134(c) of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2864(c)), businesses, and educational institu-
tions; and 
(C) providing outreach, orientation, intake, 
assessments, counseling, case management, and 
other transitional services to eligible offenders, 
including prerelease outreach and orientation. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) CERTAIN
SERVICES
EXCLUDED.—A 
grant under this section may not be used to 
provide substance abuse treatment services, 
mental health treatment services, or housing 
services, except that such a grant may be used 
to coordinate with other programs and entities 
to arrange for such programs and entities to 
provide substance abuse treatment services, 
mental health treatment services, or housing 
services to eligible offenders.— 
(B) ADMINISTRATIVE
COST
LIMIT.—Not 
more than 15 percent of the amounts awarded 
to a grantee under this section may be used for 
the costs of administration, as determined by 
the Secretary of Labor. 
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