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(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATION.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for 
the purposes of paying the wages of inmates and 
otherwise undertaking the maximum number of 
agreements with eligible entities pursuant to section 
4124a of title 18, United States Code, as added by 
paragraph (1). 
(3) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—For purposes of 
sections 4124a and 4124b of title 18, United States 
Code, as added by sections 10(b) and 11, respec-
tively, it is the sense of Congress that an inmate 
training wage that is at least 50 percent of the min-
imum wage prescribed pursuant to section 6(a)(1) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206(a)(1)) will facilitate successful achievement of 
the goals of the work-based training and apprentice-
ship program authorized under such section 4124a. 
(c) INMATE WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF 
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES.— 
(1) PROPOSALS FOR DONATION PROGRAMS.— 
The Chief Operating Officer of Federal Prison In-
dustries shall develop and present to the Board of 
Directors of Federal Prison Industries proposals to 
have Federal Prison Industries donate products and 
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services to eligible entities that provide goods or 
services to low-income individuals who would likely 
otherwise have difficulty purchasing such products 
or services in the commercial market. 
(2) SCHEDULE FOR SUBMISSION AND CONSID-
ERATION OF DONATION PROGRAMS.— 
(A) INITIAL PROPOSALS.—The Chief Oper-
ating Officer shall submit the initial group of 
proposals for programs of the type described in 
paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. The Board of Direc-
tors of Federal Prison Industries shall consider 
such proposals from the Chief Operating Officer 
not later than the date that is 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) 
ANNUAL
OPERATING
PLAN.—The 
Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries 
shall consider proposals by the Chief Operating 
Officer for programs of the type described in 
paragraph (1) as part of the annual operating 
plan for Federal Prison Industries. 
(C) OTHER
PROPOSALS.—In addition to 
proposals submitted by the Chief Operating Of-
ficer, the Board of Directors may, from time to 
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time, consider proposals presented by prospec-
tive eligible entities. 
(3) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For 
the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means an entity— 
(A) that is an organization described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 and exempt from taxation under sec-
tion 501(a) of such Code and that has been 
such an organization for a period of not less 
than 36 months prior to inclusion in a proposal 
of the type described in paragraph (1), or 
(B) that is a religious organization de-
scribed in section 501(d) of such Code and ex-
empt from taxation under section 501(a) of 
such Code. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for 
the purposes of paying the wages of inmates and 
otherwise carrying out programs of the type de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(d) MAXIMIZING INMATE REHABILITATIVE OPPOR-
TUNITIES
THROUGH
COGNITIVE
ABILITIES
ASSESS-
MENTS.— 
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(1) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby estab-
lished within the Federal Bureau of Prisons a 
program to be known as the ‘‘Cognitive Abili-
ties Assessment Demonstration Program’’. The 
purpose of the demonstration program is to de-
termine the effectiveness of a program that as-
sesses the cognitive abilities and perceptual 
skills of Federal inmates to maximize the bene-
fits of various rehabilitative opportunities de-
signed to prepare each inmate for a successful 
return to society and reduce recidivism. The 
demonstration program shall be undertaken by 
a contractor with a demonstrated record of ena-
bling the behavioral and academic improvement 
of adults through the use of research-based sys-
tems that maximize the development of both the 
cognitive and perceptual capabilities of a par-
ticipating individual, including adults in a cor-
rectional setting. 
(B) SCOPE
OF
DEMONSTRATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The demonstration program shall to 
the maximum extent practicable, be— 
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