Subtitle B—New and Innovative 
Programs To Improve Offender 
Reentry Services 
SEC. 111. STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL REENTRY COURTS. 
Part FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2978. STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL REENTRY COURTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
may award grants, in accordance with this section, of not 
more than $500,000 to— 
‘‘(1) State, Tribal, and local courts; and 
‘‘(2) State agencies, municipalities, public agen-
cies, nonprofit organizations, territories, and Indian 
Tribes that have agreements with courts to take the 
lead in establishing a reentry court (as described in 
section 2976(b)(19)). 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded 
under this section shall be administered in accordance 
with such guidelines, regulations, and procedures as pro-
mulgated by the Attorney General, and may be used to— 
‘‘(1) monitor juvenile and adult offenders reen-
tering the community; 
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‘‘(2) provide juvenile and adult offenders reen-
tering the community with coordinated and com-
prehensive reentry services and programs such as— 
‘‘(A) drug and alcohol testing and assess-
ment for treatment; 
‘‘(B) assessment for substance abuse from 
a substance abuse professional who is approved 
by the State or Indian Tribe and licensed by 
the appropriate entity to provide alcohol and 
drug addiction treatment, as appropriate; 
‘‘(C) substance abuse treatment from a 
provider that is approved by the State or Indian 
Tribe, and licensed, if necessary, to provide 
medical and other health services; 
‘‘(D) health (including mental health) serv-
ices and assessment; 
‘‘(E) aftercare and case management serv-
ices that— 
‘‘(i) facilitate access to clinical care 
and related health services; and 
‘‘(ii) coordinate with such clinical care 
and related health services; and 
‘‘(F) any other services needed for reentry; 
‘‘(3) convene community impact panels, victim 
impact panels, or victim impact educational classes; 
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‘‘(4) provide and coordinate the delivery of com-
munity services to juvenile and adult offenders, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) housing assistance; 
‘‘(B) education; 
‘‘(C) job training; 
‘‘(D) conflict resolution skills training; 
‘‘(E) batterer intervention programs; and 
‘‘(F) other appropriate social services; and 
‘‘(5) establish and implement graduated sanc-
tions and incentives. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as preventing a grantee that oper-
ates a drug court under part EE at the time a grant is 
awarded under this section from using funds from such 
grant to supplement such drug court in accordance with 
paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an entity described in subsection (a) shall, 
in addition to any other requirements required by the At-
torney General, submit to the Attorney General an appli-
cation that— 
‘‘(1) describes the program to be assisted under 
this section and the need for such program; 
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‘‘(2) describes a long-term strategy and detailed 
implementation plan for such program, including 
how the entity plans to pay for the program after 
the Federal funding is discontinued; 
‘‘(3) identifies the governmental and community 
agencies that will be coordinated by the project; 
‘‘(4) certifies that— 
‘‘(A) all agencies affected by the program, 
including community corrections and parole en-
tities, have been appropriately consulted in the 
development of the program; 
‘‘(B) there will be appropriate coordination 
with all such agencies in the implementation of 
the program; and 
‘‘(C) there will be appropriate coordination 
and consultation with the Single State Author-
ity for Substance Abuse (as that term is de-
fined in section 201(e) of the Second Chance 
Act of 2007) of the State; and 
‘‘(5) describes the methodology and outcome 
measures that will be used to evaluate the program. 
‘‘(e) 
MATCHING
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Federal 
share of a grant under this section may not exceed 75 
percent of the costs of the project assisted by such grant 
unless the Attorney General— 
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‘‘(1) waives, wholly or in part, the matching re-
quirement under this subsection; and 
‘‘(2) publicly delineates the rationale for the 
waiver. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney Gen-
eral, for each fiscal year in which funds from the grant 
are expended, a report, at such time and in such manner 
as the Attorney General may reasonably require, that con-
tains— 
‘‘(1) a summary of the activities carried out 
under the program assisted by the grant; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of whether the activities are 
meeting the need for the program identified in the 
application submitted under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(3) such other information as the Attorney 
General may require. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 and 2010 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) 
LIMITATIONS; 
EQUITABLE
DISTRIBU-
TION.— 
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‘‘(A) LIMITATIONS.—Of the amount made 
available to carry out this section in any fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(i) not more than 2 percent may be 
used by the Attorney General for salaries 
and administrative expenses; and 
‘‘(ii) not more than 5 percent nor 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 
Tribes, consistent with the objective of reducing 
recidivism among criminal offenders.’’. 
SEC. 112. PROSECUTION DRUG TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE 
TO PRISON PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after part BB the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘PART CC—PROSECUTION DRUG TREATMENT 
ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 2901. GRANT AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to State, Tribal, and local prosecutors to develop, 
implement, or expand qualified drug treatment programs 
that are alternatives to imprisonment, in accordance with 
this part. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS DE-
SCRIBED.—For purposes of this part, a qualified drug 
treatment program is a program— 
‘‘(1) that is administered by a State, Tribal, or 
local prosecutor; 
‘‘(2) that requires an eligible offender who is 
sentenced to participate in the program (instead of 
incarceration) to participate in a comprehensive sub-
stance abuse treatment program that is approved by 
the State or Indian Tribe and licensed, if necessary, 
to provide medical and other health services; 
‘‘(3) that requires an eligible offender to receive 
the consent of the State, Tribal, or local prosecutor 
involved to participate in such program; 
‘‘(4) that, in the case of an eligible offender 
who is sentenced to participate in the program, re-
quires the offender to serve a sentence of imprison-
ment with respect to the crime involved if the pros-
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ecutor, in conjunction with the treatment provider, 
determines that the offender has not successfully 
completed the relevant substance abuse treatment 
program described in paragraph (2); 
‘‘(5) that provides for the dismissal of the 
criminal charges involved in an eligible offender’s 
participation in the program if the offender is deter-
mined to have successfully completed the program; 
‘‘(6) that requires each substance abuse pro-
vider treating an eligible offender under the program 
to— 
‘‘(A) make periodic reports of the progress 
of the treatment of that offender to the State, 
Tribal, or local prosecutor involved and to the 
appropriate court in which the eligible offender 
was convicted; and 
‘‘(B) notify such prosecutor and such court 
if the eligible offender absconds from the facil-
ity of the treatment provider or otherwise vio-
lates the terms and conditions of the program, 
consistent with Federal and State confiden-
tiality requirements; and 
‘‘(7) that has an enforcement unit comprised of 
law enforcement officers under the supervision of the 
State, Tribal, or local prosecutor involved, the duties 
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of which shall include verifying an eligible offender’s 
addresses and other contacts, and, if necessary, lo-
cating, apprehending, and arresting an eligible of-
fender who has absconded from the facility of a sub-
stance abuse treatment provider or otherwise vio-
lated the terms and conditions of the program, con-
sistent with Federal and State confidentiality re-
quirements, and returning such eligible offender to 
court for sentencing for the crime involved. 
‘‘SEC. 2902. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State, Tribal, or local pros-
ecutor that receives a grant under this part shall use such 
grant for expenses of a qualified drug treatment program, 
including for the following expenses: 
‘‘(1) Salaries, personnel costs, equipment costs, 
and other costs directly related to the operation of 
the program, including the enforcement unit. 
‘‘(2) Payments for substance abuse treatment 
providers that are approved by the State or Indian 
Tribe and licensed, if necessary, to provide alcohol 
and drug addiction treatment to eligible offenders 
participating in the program, including aftercare su-
pervision, vocational training, education, and job 
placement. 
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‘‘(3) Payments to public and nonprofit private 
entities that are approved by the State or Indian 
Tribe and licensed, if necessary, to provide alcohol 
and drug addiction treatment to offenders partici-
pating in the program. 
‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENT
AND NOT SUPPLANT.—Grants 
made under this part shall be used to supplement, and 
not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be 
available for programs described in this part. 
‘‘SEC. 2903. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘To request a grant under this part, a State, Tribal, 
or local prosecutor shall submit an application to the At-
torney General in such form and containing such informa-
tion as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 
Each such application shall contain the certification by the 
State, Tribal, or local prosecutor that the program for 
which the grant is requested is a qualified drug treatment 
program, in accordance with this part. 
‘‘SEC. 2904. FEDERAL SHARE. 
‘‘The Federal share of a grant made under this part 
shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the quali-
fied drug treatment program funded by such grant for the 
fiscal year for which the program receives assistance under 
this part. 
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‘‘SEC. 2905. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. 
‘‘The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the ex-
tent practicable, the distribution of grants under this part 
is equitable and includes State, Tribal, or local prosecu-
tors— 
‘‘(1) in each State; and 
‘‘(2) in rural, suburban, Tribal, and urban ju-
risdictions. 
‘‘SEC. 2906. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS. 
‘‘For each fiscal year, each recipient of a grant under 
this part during that fiscal year shall submit to the Attor-
ney General a report with respect to the effectiveness of 
activities carried out using that grant. Each report shall 
include an evaluation in such form and containing such 
information as the Attorney General may reasonably re-
quire. The Attorney General shall specify the dates on 
which such reports shall be submitted. 
‘‘SEC. 2907. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) STATE
OR
LOCAL
PROSECUTOR.—The 
term ‘State, Tribal, or local prosecutor’ means any 
district attorney, State attorney general, county at-
torney, tribal attorney, or corporation counsel who 
has authority to prosecute criminal offenses under 
State, Tribal, or local law. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE OFFENDER.—The term ‘eligible 
offender’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) has been convicted, pled guilty, or ad-
mitted guilt with respect to a crime for which 
a sentence of imprisonment is required and has 
not completed such sentence; 
‘‘(B) has never been charged with or con-
victed of an offense, during the course of 
which— 
‘‘(i) the individual carried, possessed, 
or used a firearm or dangerous weapon; or 
‘‘(ii) there occurred the use of force 
against the person of another, without re-
gard to whether any of the behavior de-
scribed in clause (i) is an element of the 
offense or for which the person is charged 
or convicted; 
‘‘(C) does not have 1 or more prior convic-
tions for a felony crime of violence involving the 
use or attempted use of force against a person 
with the intent to cause death or serious bodily 
harm; and 
‘‘(D)(i) has received an assessment for al-
cohol or drug addiction from a substance abuse 
professional who is approved by the State or In-
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dian Tribe and licensed by the appropriate enti-
ty to provide alcohol and drug addiction treat-
ment, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(ii) has been found to be in need of sub-
stance abuse treatment because that individual 
has a history of substance abuse that is a sig-
nificant contributing factor to the criminal con-
duct of that individual.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(26) There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out part CC $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2009 and 2010.’’. 
SEC. 113. GRANTS FOR FAMILY-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
TREATMENT. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after part CC, as added by this Act, the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘PART DD—GRANTS FOR FAMILY-BASED 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT 
‘‘SEC. 2921. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘The Attorney General may make grants to States, 
units of local government, territories, and Indian Tribes 
to— 
‘‘(1) develop, implement, and expand com-
prehensive and clinically-appropriate family-based 
substance abuse treatment programs as alternatives 
to incarceration for nonviolent parent drug offend-
ers; and 
‘‘(2) to provide prison-based family treatment 
programs for incarcerated parents of minor children. 
‘‘SEC. 2922. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 
‘‘Grants made to an entity under section 2921 for 
a program described in such section may be used for— 
‘‘(1) the development, implementation, and ex-
pansion of prison-based family treatment programs 
in correctional facilities for incarcerated parents 
with minor children (except for any such parent who 
there is reasonable evidence to believe engaged in do-
mestic violence or child abuse); 
‘‘(2) the development, implementation, and ex-
pansion of residential substance abuse treatment; 
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‘‘(3) coordination between appropriate correc-
tional facility representatives and the appropriate 
governmental agencies; 
‘‘(4) payments to public and nonprofit private 
entities to provide substance abuse treatment to 
nonviolent parent drug offenders participating in 
that program; and 
‘‘(5) salaries, personnel costs, facility costs, and 
other costs directly related to the operation of that 
program. 
‘‘SEC. 2923. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A program for which a grant is 
made under section 2921(1) shall comply with the fol-
lowing requirements: 
‘‘(1) The program shall ensure that all pro-
viders of substance abuse treatment are approved by 
the State or Indian Tribe and are licensed, if nec-
essary, to provide medical and other health services. 
‘‘(2) The program shall ensure appropriate co-
ordination and consultation with the Single State 
Authority for Substance Abuse of the State (as that 
term is defined in section 201(e) of the Second 
Chance Act of 2007). 
‘‘(3) The program shall consist of clinically-ap-
propriate, comprehensive, and long-term family 
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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 that 
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 a nonviolent drug 
offender has completed the substance abuse treat-
ment 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 that program to en-
courage compliance with that program. 
‘‘(8) The program shall develop and implement 
a reentry plan for each participant. 
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‘‘(b) PRISON-BASED PROGRAMS.—A program for 
which a grant is made under section 2921(2) 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 that program has access to consistent and 
uninterrupted care if transferred to a different cor-
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. 
‘‘SEC. 2924. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An entity described in section 
2921 desiring a grant under this part shall submit to the 
Attorney General an application in such form and manner 
and at such time as the Attorney General requires. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—An application under subsection 
(a) shall include a description of the methods and meas-
urements the applicant will use for purposes of evaluating 
the program involved. 
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‘‘SEC. 2925. REPORTS. 
‘‘An entity that receives a grant under this part dur-
ing a fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General, not 
later than a date specified by the Attorney General, a re-
port that describes and evaluates the effectiveness of that 
program during such fiscal year that— 
‘‘(1) is based on evidence-based data; and 
‘‘(2) uses the methods and measurements de-
scribed in the application of that entity for purposes 
of evaluating that program. 
‘‘SEC. 2926. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this part $10,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
‘‘(b) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Of the amount made avail-
able to carry out this part in any fiscal year, not less than 
5 percent shall be used for grants to Indian Tribes. 
‘‘SEC. 2927. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) NONVIOLENT PARENT DRUG OFFENDER.— 
The term ‘nonviolent parent drug offender’ means 
an offender who is— 
‘‘(A) a parent of an individual under 18 
years of age; and 
‘‘(B) convicted of a drug (or drug-related) 
felony that is a nonviolent offense. 
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