‘‘(3) demonstrate effective case assessment and 
management abilities in order to provide comprehen-
sive and continuous reentry, including— 
‘‘(A) planning while offenders are in pris-
on, jail, or a juvenile facility, pre-release transi-
tion housing, and community release; 
‘‘(B) establishing pre-release planning pro-
cedures to ensure that the eligibility of an of-
fender for Federal or State benefits upon re-
lease is established prior to release, subject to 
any limitations in law, and to ensure that of-
fenders obtain all necessary referrals for reentry 
services; and 
‘‘(C) delivery of continuous and appro-
priate drug treatment, medical care, job train-
ing and placement, educational services, or any 
other service or support needed for reentry; 
‘‘(4) review the process by which the applicant 
adjudicates violations of parole, probation, or super-
vision following release from prison, jail, or a juve-
nile facility, taking into account public safety and 
the use of graduated, community-based sanctions for 
minor and technical violations of parole, probation, 
or supervision (specifically those violations that are 
not otherwise, and independently, a violation of law); 
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‘‘(5) provide for an independent evaluation of 
reentry programs that include, to the maximum ex-
tent possible, random assignment and controlled 
studies to determine the effectiveness of such pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(6) target high-risk offenders for reentry pro-
grams through validated assessment tools. 
‘‘(g) USES OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Federal share of a grant 
received under this section may not exceed 75 
percent of the project funded under such grant 
in fiscal year 2008. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply if the Attorney General— 
‘‘(i) waives, in whole or in part, the 
requirement of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) publishes in the Federal Register 
the rationale for the waiver. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Federal 
funds received under this section shall be used to 
supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that 
would otherwise be available for the activities funded 
under this section. 
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‘‘(h) REENTRY STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
financial assistance under this section, each appli-
cant shall develop a comprehensive strategic reentry 
plan that contains measurable annual and 5-year 
performance outcomes, and that uses, to the max-
imum extent possible, random assigned and con-
trolled studies to determine the effectiveness of the 
program. One goal of the plan shall be to reduce the 
rate of recidivism (as defined by the Attorney Gen-
eral, consistent with the research on offender reentry 
undertaken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics) for 
offenders released from prison, jail, or a juvenile fa-
cility who are served with funds made available 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In developing a reentry 
plan under this subsection, an applicant shall coordi-
nate with communities and stakeholders, including 
persons in the fields of public safety, juvenile and 
adult corrections, housing, health, education, sub-
stance abuse, children and families, victims services, 
employment, and business and members of nonprofit 
organizations that can provide reentry services. 
‘‘(3) MEASUREMENTS OF PROGRESS.—Each re-
entry plan developed under this subsection shall 
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measure the progress of the applicant toward in-
creasing public safety by reducing rates of recidivism 
and enabling released offenders to transition suc-
cessfully back into their communities. 
‘‘(i) REENTRY TASK FORCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
financial assistance under this section, each appli-
cant shall establish or empower a Reentry Task 
Force, or other relevant convening authority, to— 
‘‘(A) examine ways to pool resources and 
funding streams to promote lower recidivism 
rates for returning offenders and minimize the 
harmful effects of offenders’ time in prison, jail, 
or a juvenile facility on families and commu-
nities of offenders by collecting data and best 
practices in offender reentry from demonstra-
tion grantees and other agencies and organiza-
tions; and 
‘‘(B) provide the analysis described in sub-
section (e)(4). 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The task force or other 
authority under this subsection shall be comprised 
of— 
‘‘(A) relevant State, tribal, territorial, or 
local leaders; and 
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‘‘(B) representatives of relevant— 
‘‘(i) agencies; 
‘‘(ii) service providers; 
‘‘(iii) nonprofit organizations; and 
‘‘(iv) stakeholders. 
‘‘(j) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each applicant shall iden-
tify in the reentry strategic plan developed under 
subsection (h), specific performance outcomes re-
lated to the long-term goals of increasing public 
safety and reducing recidivism. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The perform-
ance outcomes identified under paragraph (1) shall 
include, with respect to offenders released back into 
the community— 
‘‘(A) reduction in recidivism rates, which 
shall be reported in accordance with the meas-
ure selected by the Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons under section 234(c)(2) of the Second 
Chance Act of 2007; 
‘‘(B) reduction in crime; 
‘‘(C) increased employment and education 
opportunities; 
‘‘(D) reduction in violations of conditions 
of supervised release; 
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‘‘(E) increased child support; 
‘‘(F) increased housing opportunities; 
‘‘(G) reduction in drug and alcohol abuse; 
and 
‘‘(H) increased participation in substance 
abuse and mental health services. 
‘‘(3) OTHER OUTCOMES.—A grantee under this 
section may include in their reentry strategic plan 
other performance outcomes that increase the suc-
cess rates of offenders who transition from prison, 
jails, or juvenile facilities. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—A grantee under this 
section shall coordinate with communities and stake-
holders about the selection of performance outcomes 
identified by the applicant, and shall consult with 
the Attorney General for assistance with data collec-
tion and measurement activities as provided for in 
the grant application materials. 
‘‘(5) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each grantee under 
this section shall submit an annual report to 
the Attorney General that— 
‘‘(i) identifies the progress of the 
grantee toward achieving its strategic per-
formance outcomes; and 
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‘‘(ii) describes other activities con-
ducted by the grantee to increase the suc-
cess rates of the reentry population, such 
as programs that foster effective risk man-
agement and treatment programming, of-
fender accountability, and community and 
victim participation. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On an 
annual basis, the Attorney General shall submit 
all reports received under this paragraph during 
the previous year to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(k) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in 
consultation with grantees under this section, 
shall— 
‘‘(A) identify primary and secondary 
sources of information to support the measure-
ment of the performance indicators identified 
under this section; 
‘‘(B) identify sources and methods of data 
collection in support of performance measure-
ment required under this section; 
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‘‘(C) provide to all grantees technical as-
sistance and training on performance measures 
and data collection for purposes of this section; 
and 
‘‘(D) consult with the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration and 
the National Institute on Drug Abuse on stra-
tegic performance outcome measures and data 
collection for purposes of this section relating to 
substance abuse and mental health. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Attorney General 
shall coordinate with other Federal agencies to iden-
tify national and other sources of information to 
support performance measurement of grantees. 
‘‘(3) STANDARDS FOR ANALYSIS.—Any statis-
tical analysis of population data conducted pursuant 
to this section shall be conducted in accordance with 
the Federal Register Notice dated October 30, 1997, 
relating to classification standards. 
‘‘(l) FUTURE ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section in any fiscal year after the fiscal 
year in which a grantee receives a grant under this section, 
a grantee shall submit to the Attorney General such infor-
mation as is necessary to demonstrate that— 
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‘‘(1) the grantee has adopted a reentry plan 
that reflects input from nonprofit organizations, in 
any case where relevant input is available and appro-
priate to the grant application; 
‘‘(2) the reentry plan of the grantee includes 
performance measures to assess the progress of the 
grantee toward increasing public safety by reducing 
the rate at which individuals released from prisons, 
jails, or juvenile facilities who participate in the re-
entry system supported by Federal funds are recom-
mitted to prisons, jails, or juvenile facilities; and 
‘‘(3) the grantee will coordinate with the Attor-
ney General, nonprofit organizations (if relevant 
input from nonprofit organizations is available and 
appropriate), and other experts regarding the selec-
tion and implementation of the performance meas-
ures described in subsection (k). 
‘‘(m) NATIONAL ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDER 
REENTRY RESOURCE CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General may, 
using amounts made available to carry out this sub-
section, make a grant to an eligible organization to 
provide for the establishment of a National Adult 
and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—An organiza-
tion eligible for the grant under paragraph (1) is 
any national nonprofit organization approved by the 
Interagency Task Force on Federal Programs and 
Activities Relating to the Reentry of Offenders Into 
the Community, that provides technical assistance 
and training to, and has special expertise and broad, 
national-level experience in, offender reentry pro-
grams, training, and research. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The organization receiv-
ing the grant under paragraph (1) shall establish a 
National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Re-
source Center to— 
‘‘(A) provide education, training, and tech-
nical assistance for States, tribes, territories, 
local governments, service providers, nonprofit 
organizations, and corrections institutions; 
‘‘(B) collect data and best practices in of-
fender reentry from demonstration grantees and 
others agencies and organizations; 
‘‘(C) develop and disseminate evaluation 
tools, mechanisms, and measures to better as-
sess and document coalition performance meas-
ures and outcomes; 
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‘‘(D) disseminate information to States 
and other relevant entities about best practices, 
policy standards, and research findings; 
‘‘(E) develop and implement procedures to 
assist relevant authorities in determining when 
release is appropriate and in the use of data to 
inform the release decision; 
‘‘(F) develop and implement procedures to 
identify efficiently and effectively those violators 
of probation, parole, or supervision following re-
lease from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility who 
should be returned to prisons, jails, or juvenile 
facilities and those who should receive other 
penalties based on defined, graduated sanctions; 
‘‘(G) collaborate with the Interagency Task 
Force on Federal Programs and Activities Re-
lating to the Reentry of Offenders Into the 
Community, and the Federal Resource Center 
for Children of Prisoners; 
‘‘(H) develop a national reentry research 
agenda; 
‘‘(I) bridge the gap between reentry re-
search and practice by translating knowledge 
from research into practical information; and 
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‘‘(J) establish a database to enhance the 
availability of information that will assist of-
fenders in areas such as housing, employment, 
counseling, mentoring, medical and mental 
health services, substance abuse treatment, 
transportation, and daily living skills. 
‘‘(4) LIMIT.—Of amounts made available to 
carry out this section, not more than 4 percent shall 
be available to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(n) ADMINISTRATION.—Of amounts made available 
to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) not more than 2 percent shall be available 
for administrative expenses in carrying out this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) not more than 2 percent shall be made 
available to the National Institute of Justice to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the demonstration 
projects funded under this section, using a method-
ology that— 
‘‘(A) includes, to the maximum extent fea-
sible, random assignment of offenders (or enti-
ties working with such persons) to program de-
livery and control groups; and 
‘‘(B) generates evidence on which reentry 
approaches and strategies are most effective.’’. 
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(d) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—Section 2976(a) of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797w(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘States, Terri-
tories’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘States, local governments, 
territories, or Indian tribes, or any combination thereof, 
in partnership with stakeholders, service providers, and 
nonprofit organizations.’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
2976(o) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w), as so redesignated by 
subsection (c) of this section, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 
for fiscal year 2003’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘$65,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
$65,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Of the amount made avail-
able to carry out this section in any fiscal year, not 
more than 3 percent or less than 2 percent may be 
used for technical assistance and training.’’. 
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