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II 119th CONGRESS1st Session S. 1843 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2025 Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Britt, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Justice, Mr. Coons, and Ms. Alsobrooks) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025.

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Improvements to existing programs

(a)

State and local reentry demonstration projects

Section 2976 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)— (A)in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end; (B)in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end; and (C)by adding at the end the following: (9)treating substance use disorders, including by providing peer recovery services, case management, and access to overdose education and overdose reversal medications; and (10)providing reentry housing services.; and (2)in subsection (o)(1), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030. (b)

Grants for family-Based substance abuse treatment

Section 2926(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10595a(a)) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030. (c)

Grant program To evaluate and improve educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities

Section 1001(a)(28) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(28)) is amended by striking 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030. (d)

Careers training demonstration grants

Section 115(f) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60511(f)) is amended by striking 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030. (e)

Offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program

Section 201(f)(1) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60521(f)(1)) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030. (f)

Community-Based mentoring and transitional service grants to nonprofit organizations

Section 211(f) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60531(f)) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030.