Second Chance Act of 2007
PL 110-199 (H.R.1593), enacted 04/09/2008

122 STAT. 657 
PUBLIC LAW 110–199—APR. 9, 2008 
Public Law 110–199 
110th Congress 
An Act 
To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community 
in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry 
planning and implementation, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Second Chance Act of 2007: 
Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention’’ or the ‘‘Second 
Chance Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Purposes; findings. 
Sec. 4. Definition of Indian tribe. 
Sec. 5. Submission of reports to Congress. 
Sec. 6. Rule of construction. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND 
SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 
Subtitle A—Improvements to Existing Programs 
Sec. 101. Reauthorization of adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry 
demonstration projects. 
Sec. 102. Improvement of the residential substance abuse treatment for State of-
fenders program. 
Sec. 103 Definition of violent offender for drug court grant program. 
Sec. 104. Use of violent offender truth-in-sentencing grant funding for demonstra-
tion project activities. 
Subtitle B—New and Innovative Programs To Improve Offender Reentry Services 
Sec. 111. State, tribal, and local reentry courts. 
Sec. 112. Prosecution drug treatment alternative to prison programs. 
Sec. 113. Grants for family-based substance abuse treatment. 
Sec. 114. Grant to evaluate and improve education at prisons, jails, and juvenile fa-
cilities. 
Sec. 115. Technology Careers Training Demonstration Grants. 
TITLE II—ENHANCED DRUG TREATMENT AND MENTORING GRANT 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—Drug Treatment 
Sec. 201. Offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration pro-
gram. 
Subtitle B—Mentoring 
Sec. 211. Mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations. 
Sec. 212. Responsible reintegration of offenders. 
Second Chance 
Act of 2007: 
Community 
Safety Through 
Recidivism 
Prevention. 
42 USC 17501 
note. 
Apr. 9, 2008 
[H.R. 1593] 
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Sec. 213. Bureau of prisons policy on mentoring contacts. 
Sec. 214. Bureau of prisons policy on chapel library materials. 
Subtitle C—Administration of Justice Reforms 
CHAPTER 1—IMPROVING FEDERAL OFFENDER REENTRY 
Sec. 231. Federal prisoner reentry initiative. 
Sec. 232. Bureau of prisons policy on restraining of female prisoners. 
CHAPTER 2—REENTRY RESEARCH 
Sec. 241. Offender reentry research. 
Sec. 242. Grants to study parole or post-incarceration supervision violations and 
revocations. 
Sec. 243. Addressing the needs of children of incarcerated parents. 
Sec. 244. Study of effectiveness of depot naltrexone for heroin addiction. 
Sec. 245. Authorization of appropriations for research. 
CHAPTER 3—CORRECTIONAL REFORMS TO EXISTING LAW 
Sec. 251. Clarification of authority to place prisoner in community corrections. 
Sec. 252. Residential drug abuse program in Federal prisons. 
Sec. 253. Contracting for services for post-conviction supervision offenders. 
CHAPTER 4—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 261. Extension of national prison rape elimination commission. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES; FINDINGS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Act are— 
(1) to break the cycle of criminal recidivism, increase public 
safety, and help States, local units of government, and Indian 
Tribes, better address the growing population of criminal 
offenders who return to their communities and commit new 
crimes; 
(2) to rebuild ties between offenders and their families, 
while the offenders are incarcerated and after reentry into 
the community, to promote stable families and communities; 
(3) to encourage the development and support of, and to 
expand the availability of, evidence-based programs that 
enhance public safety and reduce recidivism, such as substance 
abuse treatment, alternatives to incarceration, and comprehen-
sive reentry services; 
(4) to protect the public and promote law-abiding conduct 
by providing necessary services to offenders, while the offenders 
are incarcerated and after reentry into the community, in a 
manner that does not confer luxuries or privileges upon such 
offenders; 
(5) to assist offenders reentering the community from incar-
ceration to establish a self-sustaining and law-abiding life by 
providing sufficient transitional services for as short of a period 
as practicable, not to exceed one year, unless a longer period 
is specifically determined to be necessary by a medical or other 
appropriate treatment professional; and 
(6) to provide offenders in prisons, jails or juvenile facilities 
with educational, literacy, vocational, and job placement serv-
ices to facilitate re-entry into the community. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 2002, over 7,000,000 people were incarcerated in 
Federal or State prisons or in local jails. Nearly 650,000 people 
are released from Federal and State incarceration into commu-
nities nationwide each year. 
(2) There are over 3,200 jails throughout the United States, 
the vast majority of which are operated by county governments. 
Each year, these jails will release more than 10,000,000 people 
back into the community. 
42 USC 17501. 
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(3) Recent studies indicate that over 2⁄3 of released State 
prisoners are expected to be rearrested for a felony or serious 
misdemeanor within 3 years after release. 
(4) According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, expendi-
tures on corrections alone increased from $9,000,000,000 in 
1982, to $59,600,000,000 in 2002. These figures do not include 
the cost of arrest and prosecution, nor do they take into account 
the cost to victims. 
(5) The Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative 
(SVORI) provided $139,000,000 in funding for State govern-
ments to develop and implement education, job training, mental 
health treatment, and substance abuse treatment for serious 
and violent offenders. This Act seeks to build upon the innova-
tive and successful State reentry programs developed under 
the SVORI, which terminated after fiscal year 2005. 
(6) Between 1991 and 1999, the number of children with 
a parent in a Federal or State correctional facility increased 
by more than 100 percent, from approximately 900,000 to 
approximately 2,000,000. According to the Bureau of Prisons, 
there is evidence to suggest that inmates who are connected 
to their children and families are more likely to avoid negative 
incidents and have reduced sentences. 
(7) Released prisoners cite family support as the most 
important factor in helping them stay out of prison. Research 
suggests that families are an often underutilized resource in 
the reentry process. 
(8) Approximately 100,000 juveniles (ages 17 years and 
under) leave juvenile correctional facilities, State prison, or 
Federal prison each year. Juveniles released from secure 
confinement still have their likely prime crime years ahead 
of them. Juveniles released from secure confinement have a 
recidivism rate ranging from 55 to 75 percent. The chances 
that young people will successfully transition into society 
improve with effective reentry and aftercare programs. 
(9) Studies have shown that between 15 percent and 27 
percent of prisoners expect to go to homeless shelters upon 
release from prison. 
(10) Fifty-seven percent of Federal and 70 percent of State 
inmates used drugs regularly before going to prison, and the 
Bureau of Justice statistics report titled ‘‘Trends in State 
Parole, 1990–2000’’ estimates the use of drugs or alcohol around 
the time of the offense that resulted in the incarceration of 
the inmate at as high as 84 percent. 
(11) Family-based treatment programs have proven results 
for serving the special populations of female offenders and 
substance abusers with children. An evaluation by the Sub-
stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of 
family-based treatment for substance-abusing mothers and chil-
dren found that 6 months after such treatment, 60 percent 
of the mothers remained alcohol and drug free, and drug- 
related offenses declined from 28 percent to 7 percent. Addition-
ally, a 2003 evaluation of residential family-based treatment 
programs revealed that 60 percent of mothers remained clean 
and sober 6 months after treatment, criminal arrests declined 
by 43 percent, and 88 percent of the children treated in the 
program with their mothers remained stabilized. 
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(12) A Bureau of Justice Statistics analysis indicated that 
only 33 percent of Federal inmates and 36 percent of State 
inmates had participated in residential in-patient treatment 
programs for alcohol and drug abuse 12 months before their 
release. Further, over one-third of all jail inmates have some 
physical or mental disability and 25 percent of jail inmates 
have been treated at some time for a mental or emotional 
problem. 
(13) State Substance Abuse Agency Directors, also known 
as Single State Authorities, manage the publicly funded sub-
stance abuse prevention and treatment system of the Nation. 
Single State Authorities are responsible for planning and imple-
menting statewide systems of care that provide clinically appro-
priate substance abuse services. Given the high rate of sub-
stance use disorders among offenders reentering our commu-
nities, successful reentry programs require close interaction 
and collaboration with each Single State Authority as the pro-
gram is planned, implemented, and evaluated. 
(14) According to the National Institute of Literacy, 70 
percent of all prisoners function at the lowest literacy levels. 
(15) Less than 32 percent of State prison inmates have 
a high school diploma or a higher level of education, compared 
to 82 percent of the general population. 
(16) Approximately 38 percent of inmates who completed 
11 years or less of school were not working before entry into 
prison. 
(17) The percentage of State prisoners participating in edu-
cational programs decreased by more than 8 percent between 
1991 and 1997, despite growing evidence of how educational 
programming while incarcerated reduces recidivism. 
(18) The National Institute of Justice has found that 1 
year after release, up to 60 percent of former inmates are 
not employed. 
(19) Transitional jobs programs have proven to help people 
with criminal records to successfully return to the workplace 
and to the community, and therefore can reduce recidivism. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF INDIAN TRIBE. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 901 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791). 
SEC. 5. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than January 31 of each year, the Attorney General 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
each report required by the Attorney General under this Act or 
an amendment made by this Act during the preceding year. 
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall 
be construed as creating a right or entitlement to assistance or 
services for any individual, program, or grant recipient. Each grant 
made under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall— 
(1) be made as competitive grants to eligible entities for 
a 12-month period, except that grants awarded under section 
113, 201, 211, and 212 may be made for a 24-month period; 
and 
42 USC 17504. 
42 USC 17503. 
42 USC 17502. 
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(2) require that services for participants, when necessary 
and appropriate, be transferred from programs funded under 
this Act or the amendment made by this Act, respectively, 
to State and community-based programs not funded under this 
Act or the amendment made by this Act, respectively, before 
the expiration of the grant. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS RELATED TO 
THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND 
SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 
Subtitle A—Improvements to Existing 
Programs 
SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDER 
STATE AND LOCAL REENTRY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
(a) ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDER DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 
AUTHORIZED.—Section 2976(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) providing offenders in prisons, jails, or juvenile facili-
ties with educational, literacy, vocational, and job placement 
services to facilitate re-entry into the community; 
‘‘(2) providing substance abuse treatment and services 
(including providing a full continuum of substance abuse treat-
ment services that encompasses outpatient and comprehensive 
residential services and recovery); 
‘‘(3) providing coordinated supervision and comprehensive 
services for offenders upon release from prison, jail, or a juve-
nile facility, including housing and mental and physical health 
care to facilitate re-entry into the community, and which, to 
the extent applicable, are provided by community-based entities 
(including coordinated reentry veteran-specific services for 
eligible veterans); 
‘‘(4) providing programs that— 
‘‘(A) encourage offenders to develop safe, healthy, and 
responsible family relationships and parent-child relation-
ships; and 
‘‘(B) involve the entire family unit in comprehensive 
reentry services (as appropriate to the safety, security, 
and well-being of the family and child); 
‘‘(5) encouraging the involvement of prison, jail, or juvenile 
facility mentors in the reentry process and enabling those men-
tors to remain in contact with offenders while in custody and 
after reentry into the community; 
‘‘(6) providing victim-appropriate services, encouraging the 
timely and complete payment of restitution and fines by 
offenders to victims, and providing services such as security 
and counseling to victims upon release of offenders; and 
‘‘(7) protecting communities against dangerous offenders 
by using validated assessment tools to assess the risk factors 
of returning inmates and developing or adopting procedures 
to ensure that dangerous felons are not released from prison 
prematurely.’’. 
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(b) JUVENILE OFFENDER DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS REAUTHOR-
IZED.—Section 2976(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(c)) is amended by striking 
‘‘may be expended for’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘may be expended for any activity described 
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 amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (o); and 
(2) by striking subsections (d) through (g) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—A State, unit of local government, territory, 
or Indian Tribe, or combination thereof, desiring a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General 
that— 
‘‘(1) contains a reentry strategic plan, as described in sub-
section (h), which describes the long-term strategy and incor-
porates a detailed implementation schedule, including the plans 
of the applicant to pay for the program after the Federal 
funding is discontinued; 
‘‘(2) identifies the local government role and the role of 
governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that will 
be coordinated by, and that will collaborate on, the offender 
reentry strategy of the applicant, and certifies the involvement 
of such agencies and organizations; 
‘‘(3) describes the evidence-based methodology and outcome 
measures that will be used to evaluate the program funded 
with a grant under this section, and specifically explains how 
such measurements will provide valid measures of the impact 
of that program; and 
‘‘(4) describes how the project could be broadly replicated 
if demonstrated to be effective. 
‘‘(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 executive 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 correc-
tions departments, community corrections 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 abuse, victims services, and 
employment services, and with local law enforcement agencies; 
‘‘(4) provides a plan for analysis of the statutory, regulatory, 
rules-based, and practice-based hurdles to reintegration of 
offenders into the community; and 
‘‘(5) includes the use of a State, local, territorial, 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 dispropor-
tionate population of offenders released from prisons, jails, 
and juvenile facilities; 
Certification. 
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‘‘(2) include— 
‘‘(A) input from nonprofit organizations, in any case 
where relevant input is available and appropriate to the 
grant application; 
‘‘(B) consultation with crime victims and offenders who 
are released from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and 
‘‘(C) coordination with families of offenders; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate effective case assessment and manage-
ment abilities in order to provide comprehensive and continuous 
reentry, including— 
‘‘(A) planning while offenders are in prison, jail, or 
a juvenile facility, prerelease transition housing, and 
community release; 
‘‘(B) establishing prerelease planning procedures to 
ensure that the eligibility of an offender for Federal or 
State benefits upon release is established prior to release, 
subject to any limitations in law, and to ensure that 
offenders obtain all necessary referrals for reentry services; 
and 
‘‘(C) delivery of continuous and appropriate drug treat-
ment, medical care, job training 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 supervision following release 
from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, taking into account 
public safety and the use of graduated, community-based sanc-
tions for minor and technical violations of parole, probation, 
or supervision (specifically those violations that are not other-
wise, and independently, a violation of law); 
‘‘(5) provide for an independent evaluation of reentry pro-
grams that include, to the maximum extent possible, random 
assignment and controlled studies to determine the effective-
ness of such programs; and 
‘‘(6) target high-risk offenders for reentry programs through 
validated assessment tools. 
‘‘(g) USES OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal share of a grant 
received under this section may not exceed 50 percent 
of the project funded under such grant. 
‘‘(B) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the 
recipient of a grant under this section may meet the 
matching requirement under subparagraph (A) by 
making in-kind contributions of goods or services that 
are directly related to the purpose for which such grant 
was awarded. 
‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.—Not more than 50 
percent of the amount provided by a recipient of a 
grant under this section to meet the matching require-
ment under subparagraph (A) may be provided through 
in-kind contributions under clause (i). 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(h) REENTRY STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving financial 
assistance under this section, each applicant shall develop a 
comprehensive strategic reentry plan that contains measurable 
annual and 5-year performance outcomes, and that uses, to 
the maximum extent possible, random assigned and controlled 
studies to determine the effectiveness of the program funded 
with a grant under this section. One goal of that plan shall 
be to reduce the rate of recidivism (as defined by the Attorney 
General, consistent with the research on offender reentry 
undertaken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics) by 50 percent 
over a 5-year period for offenders released from prison, jail, 
or a juvenile facility who are served with funds made available 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In developing a reentry plan under 
this subsection, an applicant shall coordinate with communities 
and stakeholders, including persons in the fields of public 
safety, juvenile and adult corrections, housing, health, edu-
cation, substance abuse, children and families, victims services, 
employment, and business and members of nonprofit organiza-
tions that can provide reentry services. 
‘‘(3) MEASUREMENTS
OF
PROGRESS.—Each reentry plan 
developed under this subsection shall measure the progress 
of the applicant toward increasing public safety by reducing 
rates of recidivism and enabling released offenders to transition 
successfully back into their communities. 
‘‘(i) REENTRY TASK FORCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving financial 
assistance under this section, each applicant 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 
communities of offenders by collecting data and best prac-
tices in offender reentry from demonstration grantees and 
other agencies and organizations; and 
‘‘(B) provide the analysis described in subsection (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 
‘‘(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 identify in the 
reentry strategic plan developed under subsection (h), specific 
performance outcomes relating to the long-term goals of 
increasing public safety and reducing recidivism. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The performance 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 measure selected by the 
Establishment. 
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Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics under section 
234(c)(2) of the Second Chance Act of 2007; 
‘‘(B) reduction in crime; 
‘‘(C) increased employment and education opportuni-
ties; 
‘‘(D) reduction in violations of conditions of supervised 
release; 
‘‘(E) increased payment of 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 the reentry strategic plan developed under subsection 
(h) other performance outcomes that increase the success rates 
of offenders who transition from prison, jails, or juvenile facili-
ties. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—A grantee under this section shall 
coordinate with communities and stakeholders about the selec-
tion of performance outcomes identified by the applicant, and 
shall consult with the Attorney General for assistance with 
data collection and measurement activities as provided for in 
the grant application materials. 
‘‘(5) REPORT.—Each grantee under this section shall submit 
to the Attorney General an annual report that— 
‘‘(A) identifies the progress of the grantee toward 
achieving its strategic performance outcomes; and 
‘‘(B) describes other activities conducted by the grantee 
to increase the success rates of the reentry population, 
such as programs that foster effective risk management 
and treatment programming, offender accountability, and 
community and victim participation. 
‘‘(k) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in consultation 
with grantees under this section, shall— 
‘‘(A) identify primary and secondary sources of informa-
tion to support the measurement of the performance indica-
tors identified under this section; 
‘‘(B) identify sources and methods of data collection 
in support of performance measurement required under 
this section; 
‘‘(C) provide to all grantees technical assistance 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 strategic 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 identify national and other 
sources of information to support performance measurement 
of grantees. 
‘‘(3) STANDARDS FOR ANALYSIS.—Any statistical 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. 
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‘‘(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 information as is necessary to dem-
onstrate that— 
‘‘(1) the grantee has adopted a reentry plan that reflects 
input from nonprofit organizations, in any case where relevant 
input is available and appropriate to the grant application; 
‘‘(2) the reentry plan of the grantee includes performance 
measures to assess progress of the grantee toward a 10 percent 
reduction in the rate of recidivism over a 2-year period; 
‘‘(3) the grantee will coordinate with the Attorney General, 
nonprofit organizations (if relevant input from nonprofit 
organizations is available and appropriate), and other experts 
regarding the selection and implementation of the performance 
measures described in subsection (k); and 
‘‘(4) the grantee has made adequate progress, as determined 
by the Attorney General, toward reducing the rate of recidivism 
by 10 percent over a 2-year period. 
‘‘(m) NATIONAL ADULT
AND JUVENILE OFFENDER REENTRY 
RESOURCE CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General may, using 
amounts made available to carry out this subsection, make 
a grant to an eligible organization to provide for the establish-
ment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry 
Resource Center. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—An organization eligible for 
the grant under paragraph (1) is any national nonprofit 
organization approved by the Interagency Task Force on Fed-
eral Programs and Activities Relating to the Reentry of 
Offenders Into the Community, that provides technical assist-
ance and training to, and has special expertise and broad, 
national-level 
experience 
in, 
offender 
reentry 
programs, 
training, and research. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The organization receiving a grant 
under paragraph (1) shall establish a National Adult and Juve-
nile Offender Reentry Resource Center to— 
‘‘(A) provide education, training, and technical assist-
ance for States, tribes, territories, local governments, 
service providers, nonprofit organizations, and corrections 
institutions; 
‘‘(B) collect data and best practices in offender reentry 
from demonstration grantees and others agencies and 
organizations; 
‘‘(C) develop and disseminate evaluation tools, mecha-
nisms, and measures to better assess and document coali-
tion performance measures and outcomes; 
‘‘(D) disseminate information to States and other rel-
evant entities about best practices, policy standards, and 
research findings; 
‘‘(E) develop and implement procedures to assist rel-
evant authorities in determining when release is appro-
priate and in the use of data to inform the release decision; 
‘‘(F) develop and implement procedures to identify effi-
ciently and effectively those violators of probation, parole, 
or supervision following release from prison, jail, or a juve-
nile facility who should be returned to prisons, jails, or 
Establishment. 
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juvenile facilities and those who should receive other pen-
alties based on defined, graduated sanctions; 
‘‘(G) collaborate with the Interagency Task Force on 
Federal Programs and Activities Relating to the Reentry 
of Offenders Into the Community, and the Federal Resource 
Center for Children of Prisoners; 
‘‘(H) develop a national reentry research agenda; and 
‘‘(I) establish a database to enhance the availability 
of information that will assist offenders in areas including 
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 of the authorized level 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 of the authorized level shall 
be available for administrative expenses in carrying out this 
section; and 
‘‘(2) not more than 2 percent of the authorized level shall 
be made available to the National Institute of Justice to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the demonstration projects funded 
under this section, using a methodology that— 
‘‘(A) includes, to the maximum extent feasible, random 
assignment of offenders (or entities working with such 
persons) to program delivery and control groups; and 
‘‘(B) generates evidence on which reentry approaches 
and strategies are most effective.’’. 
(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, Territories’’ 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 inserting ‘‘$55,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION; EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—Of the amount made available to 
carry out this section for any fiscal year, not more than 
3 percent or less than 2 percent may be used for technical 
assistance and training. 
‘‘(B) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—The Attorney General 
shall ensure that grants awarded 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.’’. 
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SEC. 102. IMPROVEMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
TREATMENT FOR STATE OFFENDERS PROGRAM. 
(a) 
REQUIREMENT
FOR
AFTERCARE
COMPONENT.—Section 
1902(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff–1(c)), is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘REQUIREMENT FOR AFTERCARE COMPONENT’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) To be eligible for funding under this part, a State 
shall ensure that individuals who participate in the substance 
abuse treatment program established or implemented with 
assistance provided under this part will be provided with 
aftercare services, which may include case management serv-
ices and a full continuum of support services that ensure pro-
viders furnishing services under that program are approved 
by the appropriate State or local agency, and licensed, if nec-
essary, to provide medical treatment or other health services.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 1904(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff–3(d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) RESIDENTIAL
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT
PROGRAM 
DEFINED.—In this part, the term ‘residential substance abuse treat-
ment program’ means a course of comprehensive individual and 
group substance abuse treatment services, lasting a period of at 
least 6 months, in residential treatment facilities set apart from 
the general population of a prison or jail (which may include the 
use of pharmacological treatment, where appropriate, that may 
extend beyond such period).’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY AND REPORT ON AFTERCARE SERV-
ICES.—The Attorney General, through the National Institute of 
Justice, and in consultation with the National Institute on Drug 
Abuse, shall conduct a study on the use and effectiveness of funds 
used by the Department of Justice for aftercare services under 
section 1902(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, for 
offenders who reenter the community after completing a substance 
abuse program in prison or jail. 
SEC. 103 DEFINITION OF VIOLENT OFFENDER FOR DRUG COURT 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 2953(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u–2(a)(1)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘that is punishable by a term of imprisonment 
exceeding one year’’ after ‘‘convicted of an offense’’. 
(b) PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE.—Notwithstanding section 2952(2) 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797u–1(2)), each grantee under part EE of such Act shall 
have not more than 3 years from the date of the enactment of 
this Act to adopt the definition of ‘‘violent offender’’ under such 
part, as amended by subsection (a) of this section. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise any regulations 
or guidelines described in section 2952 of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u–1) in accordance 
with the amendments made by subsection (a). Such regulations 
shall specify that grant amounts under part EE of such Act shall 
be reduced for any drug court that does not adopt the definition 
42 USC 3797u–1 
note. 
42 USC 3797u–2 
note. 
Deadlines. 
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of ‘‘violent offender’’ under such part, as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section, within 3 years after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 104. USE OF VIOLENT OFFENDER TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING GRANT 
FUNDING FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) PERMISSIBLE USES.—Section 20102(a) of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13702(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) to carry out any activity referred to in section 2976(b) 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)).’’. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED.—Section 20108(b)(4) of the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13708(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Funds 
obligated, but subsequently unspent and deobligated, may remain 
available, to the extent as may provided in appropriations Acts, 
for the purpose described in section 20102(a)(4) for any subsequent 
fiscal year. The further obligation of such funds by an official 
for such purpose shall not be delayed, directly or indirectly, in 
any manner by any officer or employee in the executive branch.’’. 
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 agencies, non-
profit 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 promulgated by the Attorney Gen-
eral, and may be used to— 
‘‘(1) monitor juvenile and adult offenders reentering the 
community; 
‘‘(2) provide juvenile and adult offenders reentering the 
community with coordinated and comprehensive reentry serv-
ices and programs such as— 
‘‘(A) drug and alcohol testing and assessment for treat-
ment; 
‘‘(B) assessment for substance abuse from a substance 
abuse professional who is approved by the State or Indian 
42 USC 3797w–2. 
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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) services and 
assessment; 
‘‘(E) aftercare and case management services 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; 
‘‘(4) provide and coordinate the delivery of community serv-
ices to juvenile and adult offenders, including— 
‘‘(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 sanctions and 
incentives. 
‘‘(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed as preventing a grantee that operates 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 Attorney General, submit to the 
Attorney General an application that— 
‘‘(1) describes the program to be assisted under this section 
and the need for such program; 
‘‘(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 entities, 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 con-
sultation with the Single State Authority for Substance 
Abuse (as that term is defined 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) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
Certification. 
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‘‘(1) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of a 
grant under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the 
program funded under such grant. 
‘‘(2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
recipient of a grant under this section may meet the 
matching requirement under paragraph (1) by making in- 
kind contributions of goods or services that are directly 
related to the purpose for which such grant was awarded. 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.—Not more than 50 per-
cent of the amount provided by a recipient of a grant 
under this section to meet the matching requirement under 
paragraph (1) may be provided through in-kind contribu-
tions under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) 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. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each entity receiving a grant under this 
section shall submit to the Attorney General, 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 contains— 
‘‘(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 DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(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 per-
cent may be used for technical assistance and training. 
‘‘(B) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—The Attorney General 
shall ensure that grants awarded 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 following: 
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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 DESCRIBED.—For 
purposes of this part, a qualified drug treatment program is a 
program— 
‘‘(1) that is administered by a State, Tribal, or local pros-
ecutor; 
‘‘(2) that requires an eligible offender who is sentenced 
to participate in the program (instead of incarceration) to 
participate in a comprehensive substance abuse treatment pro-
gram 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, requires the offender to serve 
a sentence of imprisonment with respect to the crime involved 
if the prosecutor, 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 determined to have successfully completed 
the program; 
‘‘(6) that requires each substance abuse provider treating 
an eligible offender under the program to— 
‘‘(A) make periodic reports of the progress of the treat-
ment of that offender to the State, Tribal, or local pros-
ecutor 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 facility of the treatment pro-
vider or otherwise violates 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 enforce-
ment officers under the supervision of the State, Tribal, or 
local prosecutor involved, the duties of which shall include 
verifying an eligible offender’s addresses and other contacts, 
and, if necessary, locating, apprehending, and arresting an 
eligible offender who has absconded from the facility of a sub-
stance abuse treatment provider or otherwise violated the terms 
and conditions of the program, consistent with Federal and 
State confidentiality requirements, 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 prosecutor that 
receives a grant under this part shall use such grant for expenses 
42 USC 3797q–1. 
Notification. 
42 USC 3797q. 
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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 supervision, vocational training, education, and job 
placement. 
‘‘(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 participating 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 Attorney General 
in such form and containing such information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require. Each such application shall con-
tain 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. 
‘‘(a) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of a grant 
under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of 
the qualified drug treatment program funded under such grant. 
‘‘(b) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the recipient 
of a grant under this part may meet the matching requirement 
under subsection (a) by making in-kind contributions of goods 
or services that are directly related to the purpose for which 
such grant was awarded. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.—Not more than 50 percent 
of the amount provided by a recipient of a grant under this 
part to meet the matching requirement under subsection (a) 
may be provided through in-kind contributions under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘SEC. 2905. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. 
‘‘The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the extent prac-
ticable, the distribution of grants under this part is equitable and 
includes State, Tribal, or local prosecutors— 
‘‘(1) in each State; and 
‘‘(2) in rural, suburban, Tribal, and urban jurisdictions. 
‘‘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 Attorney 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 
42 USC 3797q–5. 
42 USC 3797q–4. 
42 USC 3797q–3. 
Certification. 
42 USC 3797q–2. 
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may reasonably require. 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 attorney, tribal attorney, or corporation counsel 
who has authority to prosecute criminal offenses under State, 
Tribal, or local law. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
OFFENDER.—The term ‘eligible offender’ 
means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) has been convicted, pled guilty, or admitted guilt 
with respect to a crime for which a sentence of imprison-
ment is required and has not completed such sentence; 
‘‘(B) has never been charged with or convicted 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 regard to whether any of 
the behavior described in clause (i) is an element of 
the offense or for which the person is charged or con-
victed; 
‘‘(C) does not have 1 or more prior convictions 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 alcohol or drug 
addiction 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; and 
‘‘(ii) has been found to be in need of substance abuse 
treatment because that individual has a history of sub-
stance abuse that is a significant contributing factor to 
the criminal conduct 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 TREAT-
MENT. 
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 following: 
‘‘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— 
42 USC 3797s. 
42 USC 3797q–6. 
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‘‘(1) develop, implement, and expand comprehensive and 
clinically-appropriate family-based substance abuse treatment 
programs as alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent parent 
drug offenders; 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 expansion of 
prison-based family treatment programs in correctional facili-
ties for incarcerated parents with minor children (except for 
any such parent who there is reasonable evidence to believe 
engaged in domestic violence or child abuse); 
‘‘(2) the development, implementation, and expansion of 
residential substance abuse treatment; 
‘‘(3) coordination between appropriate correctional 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 following requirements: 
‘‘(1) The program shall ensure that all providers of sub-
stance abuse treatment are approved by the State or Indian 
Tribe and are licensed, if necessary, to provide medical and 
other health services. 
‘‘(2) The program shall ensure appropriate coordination 
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-appropriate, 
comprehensive, and long-term family 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 residential setting 
that is not a hospital setting or an intensive outpatient setting. 
‘‘(5) The program shall provide that if a nonviolent 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 determination is 
made as to whether a nonviolent drug offender has completed 
the substance abuse treatment program. 
‘‘(7) The program shall include the implementation of a 
system of graduated sanctions (including incentives) that are 
applied based on the accountability of the nonviolent parent 
drug offender involved throughout the course of that program 
to encourage compliance with that program. 
‘‘(8) The program shall develop and implement a reentry 
plan for each participant. 
42 USC 3797s–2. 
42 USC 3797s–1. 
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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 extended family of the 
incarcerated parent to support a treatment plan of the incarcer-
ated parent. 
‘‘(2) The program shall ensure that each participant in 
that program has access to consistent and uninterrupted care 
if transferred to a different correctional 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 measurements the 
applicant will use for purposes of evaluating the program involved. 
‘‘SEC. 2925. REPORTS. 
‘‘An entity that receives a grant under this part during a 
fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General, not later than 
a date specified by the Attorney General, a report 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 described in the 
application of that entity for purposes of evaluating that pro-
gram. 
‘‘SEC. 2926. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this part $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
and 2010. 
‘‘(b) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Of the amount made available 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 ‘non-
violent 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. 
‘‘(2) NONVIOLENT OFFENSE.—The term ‘nonviolent offense’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2991(a). 
‘‘(3) PRISON-BASED FAMILY TREATMENT PROGRAM.—The term 
‘prison-based family treatment program’ means a program for 
incarcerated parents in a correctional facility that provides 
a comprehensive response to offender needs, including sub-
stance abuse treatment, child early intervention services, family 
counseling, legal services, medical care, mental health services, 
42 USC 3797s–6. 
42 USC 3797s–5. 
42 USC 3797s–4. 
42 USC 3797s–3. 
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nursery and preschool, parenting skills training, pediatric care, 
physical therapy, prenatal care, sexual abuse therapy, relapse 
prevention, transportation, and vocational or GED training.’’. 
SEC. 114. GRANT TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE EDUCATION AT 
PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILITIES. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating part X as part KK; and 
(2) by inserting after part II the following: 
‘‘PART JJ—GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE 
AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT 
PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILITIES 
‘‘SEC. 3001. GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE EDU-
CATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE 
FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General may 
carry out a grant program under which the Attorney General may 
make grants to States, units of local government, territories, Indian 
Tribes, and other public and private entities to— 
‘‘(1) evaluate methods to improve academic and vocational 
education for offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; 
‘‘(2) identify, and make recommendations to the Attorney 
General regarding, best practices relating to academic and voca-
tional education for offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile 
facilities, based on the evaluation under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) improve the academic and vocational education pro-
grams (including technology career training) available to 
offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under this part, 
a State or other entity described in subsection (a) shall submit 
to the Attorney General an application in such form and manner, 
at such time, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney 
General specifies. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the last day of 
the final fiscal year of a grant under this part, each entity described 
in subsection (a) receiving such a grant shall submit to the Attorney 
General a detailed report of the progress made by the entity using 
such grant, to permit the Attorney General to evaluate and improve 
academic and vocational education methods carried out with grants 
under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 3002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry 
out this part for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.’’. 
SEC. 
115. 
TECHNOLOGY 
CAREERS 
TRAINING 
DEMONSTRATION 
GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make 
grants to States, units of local government, territories, and Indian 
Tribes to provide technology career training to prisoners. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under subsection (a) may 
be used for establishing a technology careers training program 
to train prisoners for technology-based jobs and careers during 
42 USC 17511. 
42 USC 
3797dd–1. 
42 USC 3797dd. 
42 USC 
prec. 3797ee. 
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the 3-year period before release from prison, jail, or a juvenile 
facility. 
(c) CONTROL OF INTERNET ACCESS.—An entity that receives 
a grant under subsection (a) shall restrict access to the Internet 
by prisoners, as appropriate, to ensure public safety. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than the last day of each fiscal year, 
an entity that receives a grant under subsection (a) during the 
preceding fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a report 
that describes and assesses the uses of such grant during the 
preceding fiscal year. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
TITLE 
II—ENHANCED 
DRUG 
TREAT-
MENT AND MENTORING GRANT PRO-
GRAMS 
Subtitle A—Drug Treatment 
SEC. 201. OFFENDER REENTRY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CRIMINAL JUS-
TICE COLLABORATION PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General may 
make competitive grants to States, units of local government, terri-
tories, and Indian Tribes, in accordance with this section, for the 
purposes of— 
(1) improving the provision of drug treatment to offenders 
in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and 
(2) reducing the use of alcohol and other drugs by long- 
term substance abusers during the period in which each such 
long-term substance abuser is in prison, jail, or a juvenile 
facility, and through the completion of parole or court super-
vision of such long-term substance abuser. 
(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant made under subsection 
(a) may be used— 
(1) for continuing and improving drug treatment programs 
provided at a prison, jail, or juvenile facility; 
(2) to develop and implement programs for supervised long- 
term substance abusers that include alcohol and drug abuse 
assessments, coordinated and continuous delivery of drug treat-
ment, and case management services; 
(3) to strengthen rehabilitation efforts for offenders by pro-
viding addiction recovery support services; and 
(4) to establish pharmacological drug treatment services 
as part of any drug treatment program offered by a grantee 
to offenders who are in a prison or jail. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An entity described in subsection (a) 
desiring a grant under that subsection shall submit to the 
Attorney General an application in such form and manner 
and at such time as the Attorney General requires. 
(2) CONTENTS.—An application for a grant under subsection 
(a) shall— 
42 USC 17521. 
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(A) identify any agency, organization, or researcher 
that will be involved in administering a drug treatment 
program carried out with a grant under subsection (a); 
(B) certify that such drug treatment program has been 
developed in consultation with the Single State Authority 
for Substance Abuse; 
(C) certify that such drug treatment program shall— 
(i) be clinically-appropriate; and 
(ii) provide comprehensive treatment; 
(D) describe how evidence-based strategies have been 
incorporated into such drug treatment program; and 
(E) describe how data will be collected and analyzed 
to determine the effectiveness of such drug treatment pro-
gram and describe how randomized trials will be used 
where practicable. 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2009, 
the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that 
identifies the best practices relating to— 
(A) substance abuse treatment in prisons, jails, and 
juvenile facilities; and 
(B) the comprehensive and coordinated treatment of 
long-term substance abusers, including the best practices 
identified through the activities funded under subsection 
(b)(3). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2010, 
the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on 
the drug treatment programs funded under this section, 
including on the matters specified in paragraph (1). 
(e) DEFINITION OF SINGLE STATE AUTHORITY FOR SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE.—The term ‘‘Single State Authority for Substance Abuse’’ 
means an entity designated by the Governor or chief executive 
officer of a State as the single State administrative authority 
responsible for the planning, development, implementation, moni-
toring, regulation, and evaluation of substance abuse services. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 and 2010. 
(2) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Of the 
amount made available to carry out this section in any fiscal 
year, the Attorney General shall ensure that grants awarded 
under this section are equitably distributed among geographical 
regions and between urban and rural populations, including 
Indian Tribes, consistent with the objective of reducing recidi-
vism among criminal offenders. 
Subtitle B—Mentoring 
SEC. 211. MENTORING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make 
grants to nonprofit organizations and Indian Tribes for the purpose 
of providing mentoring and other transitional services essential 
to reintegrating offenders into the community. 
42 USC 17531. 
Certification. 
Certification. 
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(b) USE
OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under subsection (a) 
may be used for— 
(1) mentoring adult and juvenile offenders during incarcer-
ation, through transition back to the community, and post- 
release; 
(2) transitional services to assist in the reintegration of 
offenders into the community; and 
(3) training regarding offender and victims issues. 
(c) APPLICATION; PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, a nonprofit organization or Indian Tribe shall 
submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Attorney General may require. 
(2) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—Priority consideration shall 
be given to any application under this section that— 
(A) includes a plan to implement activities that have 
been demonstrated effective in facilitating the successful 
reentry of offenders; and 
(B) provides for an independent evaluation that 
includes, to the maximum extent feasible, random assign-
ment of offenders to program delivery and control groups. 
(d) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall require each applicant under this section to identify 
specific performance outcomes related to the long-term goal of stabi-
lizing communities by reducing recidivism (using a measure that 
is consistent with the research undertaken by the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics under section 241(b)(6)), and reintegrating offenders into 
the community. 
(e) 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 during that fiscal 
year and that identifies the progress of the grantee toward achieving 
its strategic performance outcomes. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
SEC. 212. RESPONSIBLE REINTEGRATION OF OFFENDERS. 
(a) ELIGIBLE OFFENDERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 
offender’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is 18 years of age or older; 
(B) has been convicted as an adult and imprisoned 
under Federal or State law; 
(C) has never been convicted of a violent or sex-related 
offense; and 
(D) except as provided in paragraph (2), has been 
released from a prison or jail for not more than 180 days 
before the date on which the individual begins participating 
in a grant program carried out under this section. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Each grantee under this section may 
permit not more than 10 percent of the individuals served 
with a grant under this section to be individuals who— 
(A) meet the conditions of subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) of paragraph (1); and 
42 USC 17532. 
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(B) have been released from a prison or jail for more 
than 180 days before the date on which the individuals 
begin participating in the grant program carried out under 
this section. 
(3) PRIORITY OF SERVICE.—Grantees shall provide a priority 
of service in projects funded under this section to individuals 
meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) who have been 
released from State correctional facilities. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Secretary of Labor may 
make grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing 
mentoring, job training and job placement services, and other com-
prehensive transitional services to assist eligible offenders in 
obtaining and retaining employment. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded under this section may 
be used for— 
(A) mentoring eligible offenders, including the provi-
sion of support, guidance, and assistance in the community 
and the workplace to address the challenges faced by such 
offenders; 
(B) providing job training and job placement services 
to eligible offenders, including work readiness activities, 
job referrals, basic skills remediation, educational services, 
occupational skills training, on-the-job training, work 
experience, and post-placement support, in coordination 
with the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such 
terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)) that provide services 
at any center operated under a one-stop delivery system 
established under section 134(c) of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)), businesses, and edu-
cational institutions; and 
(C) providing outreach, orientation, intake, assess-
ments, counseling, case management, and other transi-
tional services to eligible offenders, including prerelease 
outreach and orientation. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) CERTAIN SERVICES EXCLUDED.—A grant under this 
section may not be used to provide substance abuse treat-
ment services, mental health treatment services, or housing 
services, except that such a grant may be used to coordinate 
with other programs and entities to arrange for such pro-
grams and entities to provide substance abuse treatment 
services, mental health treatment services, or housing serv-
ices to eligible offenders. 
(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—Not more than 15 
percent of the amounts awarded to a grantee under this 
section may be used for the costs of administration, as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor. 
(d) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—A nonprofit organization 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the Secretary 
of Labor may require. 
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(B) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an application for a 
grant under this section shall include— 
(i) the identification of the eligible area that is 
to be served and a description of the need for support 
in such area; 
(ii) a description of the mentoring, job training 
and job placement, and other services to be provided; 
(iii) a description of partnerships that have been 
established with the criminal justice system (including 
coordination with demonstration projects carried out 
under section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by this Act, 
where applicable), the local workforce investment 
boards established under section 117 of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832)), and housing 
authorities that will be used to assist in carrying out 
grant activities under this section; and 
(iv) a description of how other Federal, State, local, 
or private funding will be leveraged to provide support 
services that are not directly funded under this section, 
such as mental health and substance abuse treatment 
and housing. 
(2) ELIGIBLE AREA.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible 
area’’ means an area that— 
(A) is located within an urbanized area or urban 
cluster, as determined by the Bureau of the Census in 
the most recently available census; 
(B) has a large number of prisoners returning to the 
area each year; and 
(C) has a high rate of recidivism among prisoners 
returning to the area. 
(e) PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.— 
(1) 
CORE
INDICATORS.—Each 
nonprofit 
organization 
receiving a grant under this section shall report to the Secretary 
of Labor on the results of services provided to eligible offenders 
with that grant with respect to the following indicators of 
performance: 
(A) Rates of recidivism. 
(B) Entry into employment. 
(C) Retention in employment. 
(D) Average earnings. 
(2) ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.—In addition to the indicators 
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor may require 
a nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this section 
to report on additional indicators of performance. 
(f) REPORTS.—Each nonprofit organization receiving a grant 
under this section shall maintain such records and submit such 
reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Sec-
retary of Labor may require regarding the activities carried out 
under this section. 
(g) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Labor may 
reserve not more than 4 percent of the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section to provide technical assistance and for 
management information systems to assist grantees under this 
section. 
Reports. 
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(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor to carry out this 
section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
SEC. 213. BUREAU OF PRISONS POLICY ON MENTORING CONTACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall, 
in order to promote stability and continued assistance to offenders 
after release from prison, adopt and implement a policy to ensure 
that any person who provides mentoring services to an incarcerated 
offender is permitted to continue such services after that offender 
is released from prison. That policy shall permit the continuation 
of mentoring services unless the Director demonstrates that such 
services would be a significant security risk to the released offender, 
incarcerated offenders, persons who provide such services, or any 
other person. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2009, the Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to Congress a report on 
the extent to which the policy described in subsection (a) has 
been implemented and followed. 
SEC. 214. BUREAU OF PRISONS POLICY ON CHAPEL LIBRARY MATE-
RIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall 
discontinue the Standardized Chapel Library project, or any other 
project by whatever designation that seeks to compile, list, or other-
wise restrict prisoners’ access to reading materials, audiotapes, 
videotapes, or any other materials made available in a chapel 
library, except that the Bureau of Prisons may restrict access to— 
(1) any materials in a chapel library that seek to incite, 
promote, or otherwise suggest the commission of violence or 
criminal activity; and 
(2) any other materials prohibited by any other law or 
regulation. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to impact policies of the Bureau of Prisons related to 
access by specific prisoners to materials for security, safety, sanita-
tion, or disciplinary reasons. 
Subtitle C—Administration of Justice 
Reforms 
CHAPTER 1—IMPROVING FEDERAL OFFENDER 
REENTRY 
SEC. 231. FEDERAL PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in coordination with 
the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, shall, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, conduct the following activities to establish 
a Federal prisoner reentry initiative: 
(1) The establishment of a Federal prisoner reentry strategy 
to help prepare prisoners for release and successful reintegra-
tion into the community, including, at a minimum, that the 
Bureau of Prisons— 
42 USC 17541. 
Deadline. 
42 USC 17534. 
Deadlines. 
42 USC 17533. 
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(A) assess each prisoner’s skill level (including aca-
demic, vocational, health, cognitive, interpersonal, daily 
living, and related reentry skills) at the beginning of the 
term of imprisonment of that prisoner to identify any areas 
in need of improvement prior to reentry; 
(B) generate a skills development plan for each pris-
oner to monitor skills enhancement and reentry readiness 
throughout incarceration; 
(C) determine program assignments for prisoners based 
on the areas of need identified through the assessment 
described in subparagraph (A); 
(D) ensure that priority is given to the reentry needs 
of high-risk populations, such as sex offenders, career crimi-
nals, and prisoners with mental health problems; 
(E) coordinate and collaborate with other Federal agen-
cies and with State, Tribal, and local criminal justice agen-
cies, community-based organizations, and faith-based 
organizations to help effectuate a seamless reintegration 
of prisoners into communities; 
(F) collect information about a prisoner’s family rela-
tionships, parental responsibilities, and contacts with chil-
dren to help prisoners maintain important familial relation-
ships and support systems during incarceration and after 
release from custody; and 
(G) provide incentives for prisoner participation in 
skills development programs. 
(2) Incentives for a prisoner who participates in reentry 
and skills development programs which may, at the discretion 
of the Director, include— 
(A) the maximum allowable period in a community 
confinement facility; and 
(B) such other incentives as the Director considers 
appropriate (not including a reduction of the term of impris-
onment). 
(b) IDENTIFICATION
AND RELEASE ASSISTANCE
FOR FEDERAL 
PRISONERS.— 
(1) OBTAINING IDENTIFICATION.—The Director shall assist 
prisoners in obtaining identification (including a social security 
card, driver’s license or other official photo identification, or 
birth certificate) prior to release. 
(2) ASSISTANCE DEVELOPING RELEASE PLAN.—At the request 
of a direct-release prisoner, a representative of the United 
States Probation System shall, prior to the release of that 
prisoner, help that prisoner develop a release plan. 
(3) DIRECT-RELEASE PRISONER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘direct-release prisoner’’ means a prisoner who is 
scheduled for release and will not be placed in prerelease cus-
tody. 
(c) IMPROVED REENTRY PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS.— 
The Attorney General shall take such steps as are necessary to 
modify the procedures and policies of the Department of Justice 
with respect to the transition of offenders from the custody of 
the Bureau of Prisons to the community— 
(1) to enhance case planning and implementation of reentry 
programs, policies, and guidelines; 
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(2) to improve such transition to the community, including 
placement of such individuals in community corrections facili-
ties; and 
(3) to foster the development of collaborative partnerships 
with stakeholders at the national, State, and local levels to 
facilitate the exchange of information and the development 
of resources to enhance opportunities for successful offender 
reentry. 
(d) DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.— 
(1) DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS EXPANDED.—Section 
4042(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) establish prerelease planning procedures that help 
prisoners— 
‘‘(i) apply for Federal and State benefits upon 
release (including Social Security Cards, Social Secu-
rity benefits, and veterans’ benefits); and 
‘‘(ii) secure such identification and benefits prior 
to release, subject to any limitations in law; and 
‘‘(E) establish reentry planning procedures that include 
providing Federal prisoners with information in the fol-
lowing areas: 
‘‘(i) Health and nutrition. 
‘‘(ii) Employment. 
‘‘(iii) Literacy and education. 
‘‘(iv) Personal finance and consumer skills. 
‘‘(v) Community resources. 
‘‘(vi) Personal growth and development. 
‘‘(vii) Release requirements and procedures.’’. 
(2) MEASURING THE REMOVAL OF OBSTACLES TO REENTRY.— 
(A) CODING REQUIRED.—The Director shall ensure that 
each institution within the Bureau of Prisons codes the 
reentry needs and deficits of prisoners, as identified by 
an assessment tool that is used to produce an individualized 
skills development plan for each inmate. 
(B) TRACKING.—In carrying out this paragraph, the 
Director shall quantitatively track the progress in 
responding to the reentry needs and deficits of individual 
inmates. 
(C) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis, the Director 
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives a report that documents the 
progress of the Bureau of Prisons in responding to the 
reentry needs and deficits of inmates. 
(D) EVALUATION.—The Director shall ensure that— 
(i) the performance of each institution within the 
Bureau of Prisons in enhancing skills and resources 
to assist in reentry is measured and evaluated using 
recognized measurements; and 
(ii) plans for corrective action are developed and 
implemented as necessary. 
(3) MEASURING AND IMPROVING RECIDIVISM OUTCOMES.— 
(A) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—At the end of each fiscal year, 
the Director shall submit to the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 
containing statistics demonstrating the relative reduc-
tion in recidivism for inmates released by the Bureau 
of Prisons within that fiscal year and the 2 prior fiscal 
years, comparing inmates who participated in major 
inmate programs (including residential drug treatment, 
vocational training, and prison industries) with 
inmates who did not participate in such programs. 
Such statistics shall be compiled separately for each 
such fiscal year. 
(ii) SCOPE.—A report under this paragraph is not 
required to include statistics for a fiscal year that 
begins before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) MEASURE USED.—In preparing the reports required 
by subparagraph (A), the Director shall, in consultation 
with the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, select 
a measure for recidivism (such as rearrest, reincarceration, 
or any other valid, evidence-based measure) that the 
Director considers appropriate and that is consistent with 
the research undertaken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics 
under section 241(b)(6). 
(C) GOALS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—After the Director submits the 
first report required by subparagraph (A), the Director 
shall establish goals for reductions in recidivism rates 
and shall work to attain those goals. 
(ii) CONTENTS.—The goals established under clause 
(i) shall use the relative reductions in recidivism meas-
ured for the fiscal year covered by the first report 
required by subparagraph (A) as a baseline rate, and 
shall include— 
(I) a 5-year goal to increase, at a minimum, 
the baseline relative reduction rate of recidivism 
by 2 percent; and 
(II) a 10-year goal to increase, at a minimum, 
the baseline relative reduction rate of recidivism 
by 5 percent within 10 fiscal years. 
(4) FORMAT.—Any written information that the Bureau 
of Prisons provides to inmates for reentry planning purposes 
shall use common terminology and language. 
(5) MEDICAL CARE.—The Bureau of Prisons shall provide 
the United States Probation and Pretrial Services System with 
relevant information on the medical care needs and the mental 
health treatment needs of inmates scheduled for release from 
custody. The United States Probation and Pretrial Services 
System shall take this information into account when devel-
oping supervision plans in an effort to address the medical 
care and mental health care needs of such individuals. The 
Bureau of Prisons shall provide inmates with a sufficient 
amount of all necessary medications (which will normally con-
sist of, at a minimum, a 2-week supply of such medications) 
upon release from custody. 
(e) ENCOURAGEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OF FORMER PRISONERS.— 
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 
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shall take such steps as are necessary to educate employers and 
the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such terms are 
defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2801)) that provide services at any center operated 
under a one-stop delivery system established under section 134(c) 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)) 
regarding incentives (including the Federal bonding program of 
the Department of Labor and tax credits) for hiring former Federal, 
State, or local prisoners. 
(f) MEDICAL CARE FOR PRISONERS.—Section 3621 of title 18, 
United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) CONTINUED ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure a minimum standard 
of health and habitability, the Bureau of Prisons should ensure 
that each prisoner in a community confinement facility has 
access to necessary medical care, mental health care, and medi-
cine through partnerships with local health service providers 
and transition planning. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘community 
confinement’ has the meaning given that term in the application 
notes under section 5F1.1 of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines 
Manual, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Second 
Chance Act of 2007.’’. 
(g) ELDERLY AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION FOR CERTAIN NON-
VIOLENT OFFENDERS PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall conduct 
a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of removing 
eligible elderly offenders from a Bureau of Prisons facility 
and placing such offenders on home detention until the 
expiration of the prison term to which the offender was 
sentenced. 
(B) PLACEMENT IN HOME DETENTION.—In carrying out 
a pilot program as described in subparagraph (A), the 
Attorney General may release some or all eligible elderly 
offenders from the Bureau of Prisons facility to home deten-
tion. 
(C) WAIVER.—The Attorney General is authorized to 
waive the requirements of section 3624 of title 18, United 
States Code, as necessary to provide for the release of 
some or all eligible elderly offenders from the Bureau of 
Prisons facility to home detention for the purposes of the 
pilot program under this subsection. 
(2) VIOLATION OF TERMS OF HOME DETENTION.—A violation 
by an eligible elderly offender of the terms of home detention 
(including the commission of another Federal, State, or local 
crime) shall result in the removal of that offender from home 
detention and the return of that offender to the designated 
Bureau of Prisons institution in which that offender was impris-
oned immediately before placement on home detention under 
paragraph (1), or to another appropriate Bureau of Prisons 
institution, as determined by the Bureau of Prisons. 
(3) SCOPE OF PILOT PROGRAM.—A pilot program under para-
graph (1) shall be conducted through at least one Bureau of 
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Prisons facility designated by the Attorney General as appro-
priate for the pilot program and shall be carried out during 
fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall monitor and evaluate each eligible elderly offender 
placed on home detention under this section, and shall report 
to Congress concerning the experience with the program at 
the end of the period described in paragraph (3). The Adminis-
trative Office of the United States Courts and the United 
States probation offices shall provide such assistance and carry 
out such functions as the Attorney General may request in 
monitoring, supervising, providing services to, and evaluating 
eligible elderly offenders released to home detention under this 
section. 
(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) ELIGIBLE ELDERLY OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘eligible 
elderly offender’’ means an offender in the custody of the 
Bureau of Prisons— 
(i) who is not less than 65 years of age; 
(ii) who is serving a term of imprisonment that 
is not life imprisonment based on conviction for an 
offense or offenses that do not include any crime of 
violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United 
States Code), sex offense (as defined in section 111(5) 
of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act), 
offense described in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 18, 
United States Code, or offense under chapter 37 of 
title 18, United States Code, and has served the greater 
of 10 years or 75 percent of the term of imprisonment 
to which the offender was sentenced; 
(iii) who has not been convicted in the past of 
any Federal or State crime of violence, sex offense, 
or other offense described in clause (ii); 
(iv) who has not been determined by the Bureau 
of Prisons, on the basis of information the Bureau 
uses to make custody classifications, and in the sole 
discretion of the Bureau, to have a history of violence, 
or of engaging in conduct constituting a sex offense 
or other offense described in clause (ii); 
(v) who has not escaped, or attempted to escape, 
from a Bureau of Prisons institution; 
(vi) with respect to whom the Bureau of Prisons 
has determined that release to home detention under 
this section will result in a substantial net reduction 
of costs to the Federal Government; and 
(vii) who has been determined by the Bureau of 
Prisons to be at no substantial risk of engaging in 
criminal conduct or of endangering any person or the 
public if released to home detention. 
(B) HOME DETENTION.—The term ‘‘home detention’’ has 
the same meaning given the term in the Federal Sentencing 
Guidelines as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and includes detention in a nursing home or other residen-
tial long-term care facility. 
(C) TERM
OF
IMPRISONMENT.—The term ‘‘term of 
imprisonment’’ includes multiple terms of imprisonment 
ordered to run consecutively or concurrently, which shall 
Reports. 
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be treated as a single, aggregate term of imprisonment 
for purposes of this section. 
(h) FEDERAL
REMOTE
SATELLITE
TRACKING
AND
REENTRY 
TRAINING PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROGRAM.—The Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, in consulta-
tion with the Attorney General, may establish the Federal 
Remote Satellite Tracking and Reentry Training (ReStart) pro-
gram to promote the effective reentry into the community of 
high risk individuals. 
(2) HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘high risk individual’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is under supervised release, 
with respect to a Federal offense, and who has previously 
violated the terms of a release granted such individual 
following a term of imprisonment; or 
(B) an individual convicted of a Federal offense who 
is at a high risk for recidivism, as determined by the 
Director of the Bureau of Prisons, and who is eligible 
for early release pursuant to voluntary participation in 
a program of residential substance abuse treatment under 
section 3621(e) of title 18, United States Code, or a program 
described in this section. 
(3) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program authorized under 
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to high risk individ-
uals participating in such program, the following core elements: 
(A) A system of graduated levels of supervision, that 
uses, as appropriate and indicated— 
(i) satellite tracking, global positioning, remote sat-
ellite, and other tracking or monitoring technologies 
to monitor and supervise such individuals in the 
community; and 
(ii) community corrections facilities and home 
confinement. 
(B) Substance abuse treatment and aftercare related 
to such treatment, mental and medical health treatment 
and aftercare related to such treatment, vocational and 
educational training, life skills instruction, conflict resolu-
tion skills training, batterer intervention programs, and 
other programs to promote effective reentry into the 
community as appropriate. 
(C) Involvement of the family of such an individual, 
a victim advocate, and the victim of the offense committed 
by such an individual, if such involvement is safe for such 
victim (especially in a domestic violence case). 
(D) A methodology, including outcome measures, to 
evaluate the program. 
(E) Notification to the victim of the offense committed 
by such an individual of the status and nature of such 
an individual’s reentry plan. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION
FOR
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
BUREAU
OF 
PRISONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney 
General to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2009 and 2010. 
Notification. 
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SEC. 232. BUREAU OF PRISONS POLICY ON RESTRAINING OF FEMALE 
PRISONERS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on 
the practices and policies of agencies within the Department of 
Justice relating to the use of physical restraints on pregnant female 
prisoners during pregnancy, labor, delivery of a child, or post- 
delivery recuperation, including the number of instances occurring 
after the date of enactment of this Act in which physical restraints 
are used on such prisoners, the reasons for the use of the physical 
restraints, the length of time that the physical restraints were 
used, and the security concerns that justified the use of the physical 
restraints. 
CHAPTER 2—REENTRY RESEARCH 
SEC. 241. OFFENDER REENTRY RESEARCH. 
(a) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE.—The National Institute 
of Justice may conduct research on juvenile and adult offender 
reentry, including— 
(1) a study identifying the number and characteristics of 
minor children who have had a parent incarcerated, and the 
likelihood of such minor children becoming adversely involved 
in the criminal justice system some time in their lifetime; 
(2) a study identifying a mechanism to compare rates of 
recidivism (including rearrest, violations of parole, probation, 
post-incarceration supervision, and reincarceration) among 
States; and 
(3) a study on the population of offenders released from 
custody who do not engage in recidivism and the characteristics 
(housing, employment, treatment, family connection) of that 
population. 
(b) BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS.—The Bureau of Justice 
Statistics may conduct research on offender reentry, including— 
(1) an analysis of special populations (including prisoners 
with mental illness or substance abuse disorders, female 
offenders, juvenile offenders, offenders with limited English 
proficiency, and the elderly) that present unique reentry chal-
lenges; 
(2) studies to determine which offenders are returning to 
prison, jail, or a juvenile facility and which of those returning 
offenders represent the greatest risk to victims and community 
safety; 
(3) annual reports on the demographic characteristics of 
the population reentering society from prisons, jails, and juve-
nile facilities; 
(4) a national recidivism study every 3 years; 
(5) a study of parole, probation, or post-incarceration super-
vision violations and revocations; and 
(6) a study concerning the most appropriate measure to 
be used when reporting recidivism rates (whether rearrest, 
reincarceration, or any other valid, evidence-based measure). 
SEC. 242. GRANTS TO STUDY PAROLE OR POST-INCARCERATION 
SUPERVISION VIOLATIONS AND REVOCATIONS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made available to 
carry out this section, the Attorney General may make grants 
42 USC 17552. 
42 USC 17551. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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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 
Deadline. 
42 USC 17553. 
Certification. 
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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. 
42 USC 17555. 
42 USC 17554. 
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‘‘(2) HOME CONFINEMENT AUTHORITY.—The authority under 
this subsection may be used to place a prisoner in home confine-
ment for the shorter of 10 percent of the term of imprisonment 
of that prisoner or 6 months. 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE.—The United States Probation System 
shall, to the extent practicable, offer assistance to a prisoner 
during prerelease custody under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) NO LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this subsection shall be 
construed to limit or restrict the authority of the Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons under section 3621. 
‘‘(5) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (and every 
year thereafter), the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall 
transmit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives a report describing the Bureau’s utilization of community 
corrections facilities. Each report under this paragraph shall 
set forth the number and percentage of Federal prisoners placed 
in community corrections facilities during the preceding year, 
the average length of such placements, trends in such utiliza-
tion, the reasons some prisoners are not placed in community 
corrections facilities, and any other information that may be 
useful to the committees in determining if the Bureau is uti-
lizing community corrections facilities in an effective manner. 
‘‘(6) ISSUANCE
OF
REGULATIONS.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons shall issue regulations pursuant to this sub-
section not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall ensure that 
placement in a community correctional facility by the Bureau 
of Prisons is— 
‘‘(A) conducted in a manner consistent with section 
3621(b) of this title; 
‘‘(B) determined on an individual basis; and 
‘‘(C) of sufficient duration to provide the greatest likeli-
hood of successful reintegration into the community.’’. 
(b) COURTS MAY NOT REQUIRE A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT 
TO BE SERVED IN A COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FACILITY.—Section 
3621(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘Any order, recommendation, or request 
by a sentencing court that a convicted person serve a term of 
imprisonment in a community corrections facility shall have no 
binding effect on the authority of the Bureau under this section 
to determine or change the place of imprisonment of that person.’’. 
SEC. 252. RESIDENTIAL DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM IN FEDERAL PRISONS. 
Section 3621(e)(5)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘means a course of’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘means a course of individual and group activities 
and treatment, lasting at least 6 months, in residential treatment 
facilities set apart from the general prison population (which may 
include the use of pharmocotherapies, where appropriate, that may 
extend beyond the 6-month period);’’. 
SEC. 253. CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES FOR POST-CONVICTION 
SUPERVISION OFFENDERS. 
Section 3672 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the third sentence in the seventh undesignated 
Deadline. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1593: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110–140 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 153 (2007): Nov. 13, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 154 (2008): Mar. 11, considered and passed Senate. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 44 (2008): 
Apr. 9, Presidential remarks. 
paragraph the following: ‘‘He also shall have the authority to con-
tract with any appropriate public or private agency or person to 
monitor and provide services to any offender in the community 
authorized by this Act, including treatment, equipment and emer-
gency housing, corrective and preventative guidance and training, 
and other rehabilitative services designed to protect the public 
and promote the successful reentry of the offender into the commu-
nity.’’. 
CHAPTER 4—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 261. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION 
COMMISSION. 
Section 7(d)(3)(A) of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 
(42 U.S.C. 15606(d)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5 years’’. 
Approved April 9, 2008. 
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