‘‘PART JJ—GRANTS FOR FAMILY SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO IN-
CARCERATION 
‘‘SEC. 3001. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘The Attorney General may make grants to States, 
units of local government, territories, and Indian tribes 
to develop, implement, and expand comprehensive and 
clinically-appropriate family-based substance abuse treat-
ment programs as alternatives to incarceration for non-
violent parent drug offenders. 
‘‘SEC. 3002. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 
‘‘Grants made to an entity under section 3001 for 
a program described in such section may be used for the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Salaries, personnel costs, facility costs, and 
other costs directly related to the operation of the 
program. 
‘‘(2) Payments to providers of substance abuse 
treatment for providing treatment and case manage-
ment to nonviolent parent drug offenders partici-
pating in the program, including comprehensive 
treatment for mental health disorders, parenting 
classes, educational classes, vocational training, and 
job placement. 
‘‘(3) Payments to public and nonprofit private 
entities to provide substance abuse treatment to 
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nonviolent parent drug offenders participating in the 
program. 
‘‘SEC. 3003. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘A program for which a grant is made under section 
3001 shall comply with the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) The program shall ensure that all pro-
viders of substance abuse treatment are approved by 
the State and are licensed, if necessary, to provide 
medical and other health services. 
‘‘(2) The program shall provide for appropriate 
coordination and consultation with the Single State 
Authority for Substance Abuse (as defined in section 
201(e) of the Second Chance Act of 2007) of the 
State in which the program is located. 
‘‘(3) The program shall consist of clinically-ap-
propriate, comprehensive, and long-term family 
treatment, including the treatment of the nonviolent 
parent drug offender, the child of such offender, and 
any other appropriate member of the family of the 
offender. 
‘‘(4) The program shall be provided in a resi-
dential setting that is not a hospital setting or an 
intensive outpatient setting. 
‘‘(5) The program shall provide that if a non-
violent parent drug offender who participates in the 
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program does not successfully complete the program 
the offender shall serve an appropriate sentence of 
imprisonment with respect to the underlying crime 
involved. 
‘‘(6) The program shall ensure that a deter-
mination is made as to whether or not a nonviolent 
drug offender has completed the substance abuse 
treatment program. 
‘‘(7) The program shall include the implementa-
tion of a system of graduated sanctions (including 
incentives) that are applied based on the account-
ability of the nonviolent parent drug offender in-
volved throughout the course of the program to en-
courage compliance with the program. 
‘‘(8) The program shall develop and implement 
a reentry plan for each nonviolent parent drug of-
fender that shall include reinforcement strategies for 
family involvement as appropriate, relapse strategies, 
support groups, placement in transitional housing, 
and continued substance abuse treatment, as need-
ed. 
‘‘SEC. 3004. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) NONVIOLENT
PARENT
DRUG
OFFEND-
ERS.—The term ‘nonviolent parent drug offender’ 
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means an offender who is a parent of a minor and 
who is convicted of a drug (or drug-related) felony 
that is a nonviolent offense. 
‘‘(2) NONVIOLENT OFFENSE.—The term ‘non-
violent offense’ has the meaning given such term 
under section 2991(a). 
‘‘SEC. 3005. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 
2009.’’. 
SEC. 115. PRISON-BASED FAMILY TREATMENT PROGRAMS 
FOR INCARCERATED PARENTS OF MINOR 
CHILDREN. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), is further amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating Part X at the end (relating 
to grants for sex offender apprehension and juvenile 
sex offender treatment) as Part KK; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new part: 
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‘‘PART LL—PRISON-BASED FAMILY TREATMENT 
PROGRAMS FOR INCARCERATED PARENTS 
OF MINOR CHILDREN 
‘‘SEC. 3021. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘The Attorney General may make grants to States, 
units of local government, territories, and Indian tribes 
to provide prison-based family treatment programs for in-
carcerated parents of minor children. 
‘‘SEC. 3022. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 
‘‘An entity that receives a grant under this part shall 
use amounts provided under the grant to— 
‘‘(1) develop, implement, and expand prison- 
based family treatment programs in correctional fa-
cilities for incarcerated parents with minor children, 
excluding from the programs those parents with re-
spect to whom there is reasonable evidence of do-
mestic violence or child abuse; 
‘‘(2) coordinate the design and implementation 
of such programs between appropriate correctional 
facility representatives, the Single State Authority 
for Substance Abuse (as defined in section 201(e) of 
the Second Chance Act of 2007), and other appro-
priate governmental agencies; and 
‘‘(3) develop and implement a pre-release as-
sessment and a reentry plan for each incarcerated 
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parent scheduled to be released to the community, 
and such plan shall include— 
‘‘(A) a treatment program for the incarcer-
ated parent to receive continuous substance 
abuse treatment services and related support 
services, as needed; 
‘‘(B) a housing plan during transition from 
incarceration to reentry, as needed; 
‘‘(C) a vocational or employment plan, in-
cluding training and job placement services; 
and 
‘‘(D) any other services necessary to pro-
vide successful reentry into the community. 
‘‘SEC. 3023. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘A prison-based family treatment program for incar-
cerated parents with respect to which a grant is made 
shall comply with the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) The program shall integrate techniques to 
assess the strengths and needs of immediate and ex-
tended family of the incarcerated parent to support 
a treatment plan of the incarcerated parent. 
‘‘(2) The program shall ensure that each partic-
ipant in the program has access to consistent and 
uninterrupted care if transferred to a different cor-
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rectional facility within the State or other relevant 
entity. 
‘‘(3) The program shall be located in an area 
separate from the general population of the prison 
or jail. 
‘‘SEC. 3024. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘To be eligible for a grant under this part for a pris-
on-based family treatment program, an entity described 
in section 3021 shall, in addition to any other requirement 
specified by the Attorney General, submit an application 
to the Attorney General in such form and manner and 
at such time as specified by the Attorney General. Such 
application shall include a description of the methods and 
measurements the entity will use for purposes of evalu-
ating the program involved and such other information as 
the Attorney General may reasonably require. 
‘‘SEC. 3025. REPORTS. 
‘‘An entity that receives a grant under this part for 
a prison-based family treatment program during a fiscal 
year shall submit to the Attorney General, not later than 
a date specified by the Attorney General, a report that 
describes and evaluates the effectiveness of such program 
during such fiscal year. Such evaluation shall be based on 
evidence-based data and shall use the methods and meas-
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urements described in the application of the entity for pur-
poses of evaluating the program. 
‘‘SEC. 3026. PRISON-BASED FAMILY TREATMENT PROGRAM 
DEFINED. 
‘‘In this part, the term ‘prison-based family treat-
ment program’ means a program for incarcerated parents 
in a correctional facility that provides a comprehensive re-
sponse to offender needs, including substance abuse treat-
ment, child early intervention services, family counseling, 
legal services, medical care, mental health services, nurs-
ery and preschool, parenting skills training, pediatric care, 
physical therapy, prenatal care, sexual abuse therapy, re-
lapse prevention, transportation, and vocational or GED 
training. 
‘‘SEC. 3027. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 
2009.’’. 
SEC. 116. GRANT PROGRAMS RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL 
METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE 
FACILITIES. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), as amended 
by section 115 of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new part: 
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‘‘PART MM—GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE 
EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, 
AND JUVENILE FACILITIES 
‘‘SEC. 3031. GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE EDUCATIONAL 
METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE 
FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 
General shall carry out a grant program under which the 
Attorney General makes grants to States, units of local 
government, territories, Indian tribes, and other public 
and private entities to— 
‘‘(1) evaluate methods to improve academic and 
vocational education for offenders in prisons, jails, 
and juvenile facilities; and 
‘‘(2) identify, and make recommendations to the 
Attorney General regarding, best practices relating 
to academic and vocational education for offenders 
in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities, based on the 
evaluation under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a State or other entity described in subsection 
(a) shall submit to the Attorney General an application 
in such form and manner and at such time as the Attorney 
General specifies. Such application shall contain such in-
formation as the Attorney General specifies. 
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‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the last 
day of the final fiscal year for which an entity described 
in subsection (a) receives a grant under such subsection, 
such an entity shall submit to the Attorney General a de-
tailed report of the aggregate findings and conclusions of 
the evaluation described in subsection (a)(1), and the rec-
ommendations to the Attorney General described in sub-
section (a)(2). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) to carry out subsection (a)(1), $5,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 and 2009; and 
‘‘(2) to carry out subsection (a)(2), $5,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
‘‘SEC. 3032. GRANTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 
IN PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILI-
TIES. 
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 
General shall carry out a grant program under which the 
Attorney General makes grants to States, units of local 
government, territories, and Indian tribes for the purpose 
of improving the academic and vocational education pro-
grams available to offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile 
facilities. 
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‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an entity described in subsection (a) shall 
submit to the Attorney General an application in such 
form and manner and at such time as the Attorney Gen-
eral specifies. Such application shall contain such informa-
tion as the Attorney General specifies. 
‘‘(c) 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 Attorney General a report that describes and assesses 
the uses of such grant. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry 
out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.’’. 
Subtitle C—Conforming 
Amendments 
SEC. 121. USE OF VIOLENT OFFENDER TRUTH-IN-SEN-
TENCING GRANT FUNDING FOR DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECT ACTIVITIES. 
Section 20102(a) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13702(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) to carry out any activity referred to in sec-
tion 2976(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)).’’. 
TITLE 
II—ENHANCED 
DRUG 
TREATMENT 
AND 
MEN-
TORING GRANT PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—Drug Treatment 
SEC. 201. GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS TO 
REDUCE DRUG USE AND RECIDIVISM IN 
LONG-TERM SUBSTANCE ABUSERS. 
(a) AWARDS
REQUIRED.—The Attorney General 
shall make competitive grants to eligible partnerships, in 
accordance with this section, for the purpose of estab-
lishing demonstration programs to reduce the use of alco-
hol and other drugs by supervised long-term substance 
abusers during the period in which each such long-term 
substance abuser is in prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, 
and until the completion of parole or court supervision of 
such abuser. 
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(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant made under 
subsection (a) to an eligible partnership for a demonstra-
tion program, shall be used— 
(1) to support the efforts of the agencies, orga-
nizations, and researchers included in the eligible 
partnership, with respect to the program; 
(2) to develop and implement a program for su-
pervised long-term substance abusers during the pe-
riod described in subsection (a), which shall in-
clude— 
(A) alcohol and drug abuse assessments 
that— 
(i) are provided by a State-approved 
program; and 
(ii) provide adequate incentives for 
completion of a comprehensive alcohol or 
drug abuse treatment program, including 
through the use of graduated sanctions; 
and 
(B) coordinated and continuous delivery of 
drug treatment and case management services 
during such period; and 
(3) to provide addiction recovery support serv-
ices (such as job training and placement, peer sup-
port, mentoring, education, and other related serv-
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