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to States to study and to improve the collection of data with respect 
to individuals whose parole or post-incarceration supervision is 
revoked, and which such individuals represent the greatest risk 
to victims and community safety. 
(b) APPLICATION.—As a condition of receiving a grant under 
this section, a State shall— 
(1) certify that the State has, or intends to establish, a 
program that collects comprehensive and reliable data with 
respect to individuals described in subsection (a), including 
data on— 
(A) the number and type of parole or post-incarceration 
supervision violations that occur with the State; 
(B) the reasons for parole or post-incarceration super-
vision revocation; 
(C) the underlying behavior that led to the revocation; 
and 
(D) the term of imprisonment or other penalty that 
is imposed for the violation; and 
(2) provide the data described in paragraph (1) to the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, in a form prescribed by the Bureau. 
(c) ANALYSIS.—Any statistical analysis of population data under 
this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Federal 
Register Notice dated October 30, 1997, relating to classification 
standards. 
SEC. 243. ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED 
PARENTS. 
(a) BEST PRACTICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available to carry 
out this section, the Attorney General may collect data and 
develop best practices of State corrections departments and 
child protection agencies relating to the communication and 
coordination between such State departments and agencies to 
ensure the safety and support of children of incarcerated par-
ents (including those in foster care and kinship care), and 
the support of parent-child relationships between incarcerated 
(and formerly incarcerated) parents and their children, as 
appropriate to the health and well-being of the children. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The best practices developed under para-
graph (1) shall include information related to policies, proce-
dures, and programs that may be used by States to address— 
(A) maintenance of the parent-child bond during incar-
ceration; 
(B) parental self-improvement; and 
(C) parental involvement in planning for the future 
and well-being of their children. 
(b) DISSEMINATION TO STATES.—Not later than 1 year after 
the development of best practices described in subsection (a), the 
Attorney General shall disseminate to States and other relevant 
entities such best practices. 
(c) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
States and other relevant entities should use the best practices 
developed and disseminated in accordance with this section to 
evaluate and improve the communication and coordination between 
State corrections departments and child protection agencies to 
ensure the safety and support of children of incarcerated parents 
(including those in foster care and kinship care), and the support
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of parent-child relationships between incarcerated (and formerly 
incarcerated) parents and their children, as appropriate to the 
health and well-being of the children. 
SEC. 244. STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF DEPOT NALTREXONE FOR 
HEROIN ADDICTION. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Attorney General, through the 
National Institute of Justice, and in consultation with the National 
Institute on Drug Abuse, may make grants to public and private 
research entities (including consortia, single private research enti-
ties, and individual institutions of higher education) to evaluate 
the effectiveness of depot naltrexone for the treatment of heroin 
addiction. 
(b) EVALUATION PROGRAM.—An entity described in subsection 
(a) desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney 
General an application that— 
(1) contains such information as the Attorney General 
specifies, including information that demonstrates that— 
(A) the applicant conducts research at a private or 
public institution of higher education, as that term is 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101); 
(B) the applicant has a plan to work with parole officers 
or probation officers for offenders who are under court 
supervision; and 
(C) the evaluation described in subsection (a) will 
measure the effectiveness of such treatments using random-
ized trials; and 
(2) is in such form and manner and at such time 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 that grant. 
SEC. 245. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
to carry out sections 241, 242, 243, and 244 of this chapter, 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
CHAPTER 3—CORRECTIONAL REFORMS TO EXISTING 
LAW 
SEC. 251. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PLACE PRISONER IN 
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. 
(a) PRERELEASE CUSTODY.—Section 3624(c) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PRERELEASE CUSTODY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that a prisoner serving 
a term of imprisonment spends a portion of the final months 
of that term (not to exceed 12 months), under conditions that 
will afford that prisoner a reasonable opportunity to adjust 
to and prepare for the reentry of that prisoner into the commu-
nity. Such conditions may include a community correctional 
facility.