fenders who qualify for such veterans services; 
and 
‘‘(21) protecting communities against dan-
gerous offenders, including— 
‘‘(A) conducting studies in collaboration 
with Federal research initiatives in effect on the 
date of enactment of the Second Chance Act of 
2007, to determine which offenders are return-
ing to prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities and 
which of those returning offenders represent the 
greatest risk to community safety; 
‘‘(B) developing and implementing proce-
dures to assist relevant authorities in deter-
mining when release is appropriate and in the 
use of data to inform the release decision; 
‘‘(C) using validated assessment tools to 
assess the risk factors of returning inmates, 
and developing or adopting procedures to en-
sure that dangerous felons are not released 
from prison prematurely; and 
‘‘(D) developing and implementing proce-
dures to identify efficiently and effectively those 
violators of probation, parole, or post-incarcer-
ation supervision who represent the greatest 
risk to community safety.’’. 
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(b) 
JUVENILE
OFFENDER
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS REAUTHORIZED.—Section 2976(c) of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797w(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘may be ex-
pended for’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘may be expended for any activity re-
ferred to in subsection (b).’’. 
(c) APPLICATIONS; REQUIREMENTS; PRIORITIES; 
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS.—Section 2976 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797w) is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (o); and 
(2) by striking subsections (d) through (g) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—A State, unit of local govern-
ment, territory, or Indian tribe, or combination thereof, 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Attorney General that— 
‘‘(1) contains a reentry strategic plan, as de-
scribed in subsection (h), which describes the long- 
term strategy and incorporates a detailed implemen-
tation schedule, including the plans of the applicant 
to pay for the program after the Federal funding is 
discontinued; 
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‘‘(2) identifies the local government role and 
the role of governmental agencies and nonprofit or-
ganizations that will be coordinated by, and that will 
collaborate on, the offender reentry strategy of the 
applicant and certifies their involvement; and 
‘‘(3) describes the evidence-based methodology 
and outcome measures that will be used to evaluate 
the program, and specifically explains how such 
measurements will provide valid measures of the 
program’s impact. 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney General may 
make a grant to an applicant under this section only if 
the application— 
‘‘(1) reflects explicit support of the chief execu-
tive officer of the State, unit of local government, 
territory, or Indian tribe applying for a grant under 
this section; 
‘‘(2) provides extensive discussion of the role of 
State corrections departments, community correc-
tions agencies, juvenile justice systems, or local jail 
systems in ensuring successful reentry of offenders 
into their communities; 
‘‘(3) provides extensive evidence of collaboration 
with State and local government agencies overseeing 
health, housing, child welfare, education, substance 
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abuse, victims services, and employment services, 
and with local law enforcement; 
‘‘(4) provides a plan for analysis of the statu-
tory, regulatory, rules-based, and practice-based hur-
dles to reintegration of offenders into the commu-
nity; and 
‘‘(5) includes the use of a State, local, terri-
torial, or tribal task force, described in subsection 
(i), to carry out the activities funded under the 
grant. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY
CONSIDERATIONS.—The Attorney 
General shall give priority to grant applications under this 
section that best— 
‘‘(1) focus initiative on geographic areas with a 
disproportionate population of offenders released 
from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; 
‘‘(2) include— 
‘‘(A) input from nonprofit organizations, in 
any case where relevant input is available and 
appropriate to the grant application; 
‘‘(B) consultations with crime victims and 
offenders who are released from prisons, jails, 
and juvenile facilities; and 
‘‘(C) coordination with families of offend-
ers; 
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