109 HR 4202 IH: Re-Entry Enhancement Act U.S. House of Representatives 2005-11-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4202 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2005 Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To encourage successful re-entry of incarcerated persons into the community after release, and for other purposes.
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Short title; table of contents
(a)
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Re-Entry Enhancement Act. (b)
Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents Sec. 2. Findings Title I—Grants to encourage successful prisoner re-entry Sec. 101. Reauthorization of adult and juvenile offender State and local re-entry demonstration projects Sec. 102. Improved re-entry procedures for Federal prisoners Sec. 103. Task force on Federal programs and activities relating to reentry of offenders Sec. 104. Offender re-entry research Sec. 105. Use of violent offender truth-in-sentencing Grant funding for demonstration project activities Sec. 106. State and local reentry courts Sec. 107. Federal Enhanced In-Prison Vocational Assessment and Training Demonstration Project Title II—Removing barriers to re-entry Sec. 201. Right to vote in Federal elections for nonincarcerated ex-offenders Sec. 202. Prohibition on unwarranted employment discrimination Sec. 203. Increase in Federal work opportunity tax credit Sec. 204. Reform of student financial assistance Sec. 205. Reform of one strike mandatory eviction Sec. 206. Amendment to the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to remove restriction on amount of funds available for corrections education programs Sec. 207. Clarification of authority to place prisoner in community corrections Sec. 208. Denial of TANF and food stamps for felony conviction for welfare fraud Sec. 209. Reform of provisions that limit family reunification after prison Sec. 210. State medicaid plan requirement to ensure restoration of coverage for eligible individuals upon release from confinement Sec. 211. Reform of supervised release Sec. 212. Grants to study parole violations and revocations Sec. 213. Residential substance abuse treatment programs Sec. 214. Family treatment alternatives to incarceration Sec. 215. Prison-based treatment for female offenders Sec. 216. Aftercare treatment for female offenders with minor children
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Findings
Congress finds the following: (1)Over 2,000,000 prisoners are now held in Federal and State prisons and local jails. Nearly 925,000 Americans are convicted of felony offenses in the Nation’s courts each year, and some 600,000 are incarcerated as a result. Over 5,600,000 American adults have spent time in a State or Federal prison. If incarceration rates remain unchanged, 6.6 percent of Americans born in 2001 will go to prison at some time during their lifetime. A total of 6,700,000 Americans were under some form of criminal justice supervision by the end of 2002. Over 4,700,000 adult men and women were under Federal, State, or local probation or parole by the end of 2002. Over 650,000 people a year return to their communities following a prison or jail sentence. (2)The successful reintegration of former prisoners is one of the most formidable challenges facing society today. The transition from prison life is inherently difficult, and especially so for individuals who have served a lengthy sentence and received little preparation for life in law-abiding society. A former prisoner may find it difficult to find employment, housing, health care, and public assistance. He or she may be cut off from his or her family and community. (3)As a result of these challenges, nearly two-thirds of released State prisoners are expected to be re-arrested for a felony or serious misdemeanor within 3 years after release. Such high recidivism rates can be averted through improved prisoner re-entry efforts. (4)In recent years, a number of States and local governments have begun to establish improved systems for reintegrating former prisoners. Under such systems, corrections officials begin to plan for a prisoner’s release while he or she is incarcerated and provide a transition to needed services in the community. (5)Successful re-entry protects those who might otherwise be crime victims. It also improves the likelihood that individuals released from prison or juvenile detention facilities can pay fines, fees, restitution, and family support. (6)According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, expenditures on corrections alone increased from $9,000,000,000 in 1982 to $44,000,000,000 in 1997. These figures do not include the cost of arrest and prosecution, nor do they take into account the cost to victims. (7)Incarceration results in profound collateral consequences including, but not limited to, barriers to housing, public assistance, family reunification, employment, and voting rights, which results in public health risks, homelessness, unemployment, and disenfranchisement. All of these negative outcomes contribute to increased recidivism. (8)The high prevalence of infectious disease, substance abuse, and mental health disorders that has been found in incarcerated populations demands that a recovery model of treatment should be used for handling the more than two-thirds of all offenders with such needs. (9)One of the most significant costs of prisoner re-entry is the impact on children, the weakened ties among family members, and destabilized communities. The long-term generational effects of a social structure in which imprisonment is the norm and law-abiding role models are absent are difficult to measure but undoubtedly exist. (10)According to the 2001 national data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 3,500,000 parents were supervised by the correctional system. Prior to incarceration, 64 percent of female prisoners and 44 percent of male prisoners in State facilities lived with their children. (11)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. (12)Approximately 100,000 juveniles (ages 17 and under) leave juvenile correctional facilities, State prison, or Federal prison each year. Juveniles released from 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 re-entry and aftercare programs. (13)Studies have shown that from 15 percent to 27 percent of prisoners expect to go to homeless shelters upon release from prison. (14)The National Institute of Justice has found that after 1 year of release, up to 60 percent of former inmates are not employed. (15)Fifty-seven percent of Federal and 70 percent of State inmates used drugs regularly before prison, with some estimates of involvement with drugs or alcohol around the time of the offense as high as 84 percent (BJS Trends in State Parole, 1990–2000). (16)According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 60 to 83 percent of the Nation’s correctional population have used drugs at some point in their lives. This is twice the estimated drug use of the total United States population of 40 percent. (17)Family-based treatment programs have proven results for serving the special population of female offenders and substance abusers with children. An evaluation by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of family-based treatment for substance abusing mothers and children found that at 6 months post treatment, 60 percent of the mothers remain alcohol and drug free, and drug-related offenses declined from 28 to 7 percent. Additionally, 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 remain stabilized. (18)A Bureau of Justice Statistics analysis indicated that only 33 percent of Federal and 36 percent of State inmates had participated in residential inpatient 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. (19)According to the National Institute of Literacy, 70 percent of all prisoners function at the two lowest literacy levels. (20)The Bureau of Justice Statistics has found that 27 percent of Federal inmates, 40 percent of State inmates, and 47 percent of local jail inmates have never completed high school or its equivalent. Furthermore, the Bureau of Justice Statistics has found that less-educated inmates are more likely to be recidivists. Only 1 in 4 local jails offer basic adult education programs. (21)Participation in State correctional education programs lowers the likelihood of reincarceration by 29 percent, according to a recent United States Department of Education study. A Federal Bureau of Prisons study found a 33-percent drop in recidivism among federal prisoners who participated in vocational and apprenticeship training.
<enum>I</enum><header>Grants to encourage successful prisoner re-entry</header> <section id="HA54A4B99D2D2416000A2804FBBE73EB5"><enum>101.</enum><header>Reauthorization of adult and juvenile offender State and local re-entry demonstration projects</header> <subsection id="H14B3F78FF8644C62A9D191CE33F8E1B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adult and juvenile offender demonstration projects authorized</header><text>Section 2976 of the <act-name parsable-cite="OCCSS">Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797w">42 U.S.C. 3797w</external-xref>) is amended in subsection (b) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968" id="HADCB67B99CFB49859D4322E36D8671E"> <paragraph id="H594EF62DD1894C6685008BDE4C5609ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishing or improving the system or systems under which—</text> <subparagraph id="H1448346B31F6471DB18CC1A8177D30B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the correctional agency of the State or local government develops and carries out plans to facilitate the re-entry into the community of each offender in State or local custody;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4E405FBFBBB44588931E3F8853E58594"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the supervision and services provided to offenders in State or local custody are coordinated with the supervision and services provided to offenders after re-entry into the community;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H982C0144E05543F597752D7CE755DFF0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the efforts of various public and private entities to provide supervision and services to offenders after re-entry into the community, and to family members of such offenders, are coordinated; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H70EF9FD542A64C6D8C9233F33F869872"><enum>(D)</enum><text>offenders awaiting re-entry into the community are provided with documents (such as identification papers, referrals to services, medical prescriptions, job training certificates, apprenticeship papers, and information on obtaining public assistance) useful in achieving a successful transition from prison;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD92893A6FB214553AAC895EC3C2E5DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>carrying out programs and initiatives by units of local government to strengthen re-entry services for individuals released from local jails;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3BC9148DB5B443AA9450321F005B4319"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enabling prison mentors of offenders to remain in contact with those offenders, including through the use of such technology as videoconferencing, during incarceration and after re-entry into the community and encouraging the involvement of prison mentors in the re-entry process;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6377D643DBCD478BBF97E085F876FF39"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing structured post-release housing and transitional housing, including group homes for recovering substance abusers, through which offenders are provided supervision and services immediately following re-entry into the community;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H955BB764FA2E4264B4840537FF9E7822"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assisting offenders in securing permanent housing upon release or following a stay in transitional housing;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H573FD73C943644D1AA17DB4D6E357B90"><enum>(6)</enum><text>providing continuity of health services (including mental health services, substance abuse treatment and aftercare, and treatment for contagious diseases) to offenders in custody and after re-entry into the community;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE0072E0D783149B09FF7D53C4E639D76"><enum>(7)</enum><text>providing offenders with education, job training, English as a Second Language programs, work experience programs, self-respect and life skills training, and other skills useful in achieving a successful transition from prison;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5A1B2F9D47549A4BC9400B5AABF11CA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>facilitating collaboration among corrections and community corrections, technical schools, community colleges, and the workforce development and employment service sectors to—</text> <subparagraph id="HE073B5358A5047A7901D4BE6D931DC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promote, where appropriate, the employment of people released from prison and jail, through efforts such as educating employers about existing financial incentives and facilitate the creation of job opportunities, including transitional jobs, for this population that will benefit communities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H65A292F6B8E94A30A6D65057887FB75F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>connect inmates to employment, including supportive employment and employment services, before their release to the community; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0C02F69F91246DF84745F6B292E2EE1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>address barriers to employment;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2678CEF9084045A3A2A96F8B15B2AA38"><enum>(9)</enum><text>assessing the literacy and educational needs of offenders in custody and identifying and providing services appropriate to meet those needs, including followup assessments and long-term services;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H56D6B86EEEED437298B23CEFA009DAB"><enum>(10)</enum><text>systems under which family members of offenders are involved in facilitating the successful re-entry of those offenders into the community, including removing obstacles to the maintenance of family relationships while the offender is in custody, strengthening the family’s capacity as a stable living situation during re-entry where appropriate, and involving family members in the planning and implementation of the re-entry process;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2231FA6F51B94D9EA962E4BCFF582BDC"><enum>(11)</enum><text>programs under which victims are included, on a voluntary basis, in the re-entry process;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA6D09985498F4801973D10419855CBE3"><enum>(12)</enum><text>programs that facilitate visitation and maintenance of family relationships with respect to offenders in custody by addressing obstacles such as travel, telephone costs, mail restrictions, and restrictive visitation policies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB029551F794442D08DAE814C23847919"><enum>(13)</enum><text>identifying and addressing barriers to collaborating with child welfare agencies in the provision of services jointly to offenders in custody and to the children of such offenders;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDDF3FED283874713AC3112B8B639D1DE"><enum>(14)</enum><text>implementing programs in correctional agencies to include the collection of information regarding any dependent children of an incarcerated person as part of intake procedures, including the number of children, age, and location or jurisdiction, and connect identified children with appropriate services;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBCBE1E33E9AF44FE9E4CC350A2F216BC"><enum>(15)</enum><text>addressing barriers to the visitation of children with an incarcerated parent, and maintenance of the parent-child relationship, such as the location of facilities in remote areas, telephone costs, mail restrictions, and visitation policies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF0803846133B4B6FBD4DB1A4422227B1"><enum>(16)</enum><text>creating, developing, or enhancing prisoner and family assessments curricula, policies, procedures, or programs (including mentoring programs) to help prisoners with a history or identified risk of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking reconnect with their families and communities as appropriate (or when it is safe to do so) and become mutually respectful, nonabusive parents or partners, under which particular attention is paid to the safety of children affected and the confidentiality concerns of victims, and efforts are coordinated with existing victim service providers;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2BEF8EF94B3B471E96C63D8C69627B98"><enum>(17)</enum><text>developing programs and activities that support parent-child relationships, such as—</text> <subparagraph id="HBAF8E54D21E5462CB939AC6CE6658E10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>using telephone conferencing to permit incarcerated parents to participate in parent-teacher conferences;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFD43CC83C0C84BA484B7782D166D8C50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>using videoconferencing to allow virtual visitation when incarcerated persons are more than 100 miles from their families;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7799869A0B504A7B00EA90F8C7526EDC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development of books on tape programs, through which incarcerated parents read a book into a tape to be sent to their children;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H68AF8EA8F9BE4A24BC008BBE2F60D800"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the establishment of family days, which provide for longer visitation hours or family activities; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36E4B334329C44FABBA1153FE044356"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the creation of children’s areas in visitation rooms with parent-child activities;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9EE5FC3E1D444171AAC75022935C3B47"><enum>(18)</enum><text>expanding family-based treatment centers that offer family-based comprehensive treatment services for parents and their children as a complete family unit;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD2CBDACA28F94F16814EB600DBF3D9A7"><enum>(19)</enum><text>conducting studies to determine who is returning to prison or jail and which of those returning prisoners represent the greatest risk to community safety;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC4D283F6B1A0484493BD8461E8ABAB5"><enum>(20)</enum><text>developing or adopting procedures to ensure that dangerous felons are not released from prison prematurely;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A967A73CF5A485EBE49C6E9E709C918"><enum>(21)</enum><text>developing and implementing procedures to assist relevant authorities in determining when release is appropriate and in the use of data to inform the release decision;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD486839E99A64EDB8DAC03090150D185"><enum>(22)</enum><text>developing and implementing procedures to identify efficiently and effectively those violators of probation or parole who should be returned to prison;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HED9411AF7709461FBCF58D32534D19B6"><enum>(23)</enum><text>utilizing established assessment tools to assess the risk factors of returning inmates and prioritizing services based on risk;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H62573E3780444BA8A27EC992D1687015"><enum>(24)</enum><text>conducting studies to determine who is returning to prison or jail and which of those returning prisoners represent the greatest risk to community safety;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9169A59161784A16BE45A89BA685DBC4"><enum>(25)</enum><text>facilitating and encouraging timely and complete payment of restitution and fines by ex-offenders to victims and the community;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE345FCD2EC314EEEB393F55754BE1E6E"><enum>(26)</enum><text>developing or adopting procedures to ensure that dangerous felons are not released from prison prematurely;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H108FAD9389D44E53B25874059C997822"><enum>(27)</enum><text>establishing or expanding the use of re-entry courts to—</text> <subparagraph id="HED8D0A94B2EC43AAB14ED126AF002FA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>monitor offenders returning to the community;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9B8AF4EC2801419F9891BC8F3B88281F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide returning offenders with—</text> <clause id="H07E88F4F69C54382B738A878B24300ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>drug and alcohol testing and treatment; and</text></clause> <clause id="H6036C92D73A94ADCB0BF6FA6F9E6D43"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>mental and medical health assessment and services;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBBD5C8624A874D88AA8E7136D10350BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>facilitate restorative justice practices and convene family or community impact panels, family impact educational classes, victim impact panels, or victim impact educational classes;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47A87B41680F4980845DE597ECB684B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide and coordinate the delivery of other community services to offenders, including—</text> <clause id="HD886E004E71F4F74936F408E6C35EDBE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>housing assistance;</text></clause> <clause id="HBFA3A79EAA1945CCB571B5961902F4F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>education;</text></clause> <clause id="HE5049DACA6644A1EA6546D4CC08FA7C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employment training;</text></clause> <clause id="H90DD955D4D3646658D4F50FFBE331547"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>children and family support;</text></clause> <clause id="HC330317528674D33991E40FA5DC972D6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>conflict resolution skills training;</text></clause> <clause id="H05373F8679AC43949D00E03C36877817"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>family violence intervention programs; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1E9C1F35E2BE4FB4AD73A3260089C0C0"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other appropriate social services; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H49126BCEA02247E4A942CA8931114C4C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establish and implement graduated sanctions and incentives; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2475CD9C916848D7BE2CDEF4FAD31B4F"><enum>(28)</enum><text>providing technology to advance post release supervision.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H719D75C75CB5498BB100EA7CE96E00D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Juvenile offender demonstration projects reauthorized</header><text>Such section is further amended in subsection (c) by striking <quote>may be expended for</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>may be expended for any activity referred to in subsection (b).</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9CB4DD8E3225490183E22CB3BACD9283"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications; priorities; performance measurements</header><text>Such section is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC6ADFB4B4E3B4E51A021F1F2BE1613"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (o); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7CEFEB563418424FB0A7E941FC1301E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (d) through (g) and inserting the following new subsections:</text> <quoted-block id="H9A8F5917EFBD47D69C1B0817B526B0A4"> <subsection id="H407C4678610A46D29960D40027621009"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>A State, unit of local government, territory, or Indian tribe desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General that—</text> <paragraph id="H12FAE0A2B0CC42AC8F02F9004E155E44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contains a re-entry strategic plan, which describes the long-term strategy, and a detailed implementation schedule, including the jurisdiction’s plans to pay for the program after the Federal funding is discontinued;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H44A6F70E13254AD1BB87E6B67D3C47CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies the governmental agencies and community-based organizations that will be coordinated by, and collaborate on, the applicant’s prisoner re-entry strategy and certifies their involvement; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E6D0D00094C4E18B82653710135D9ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describes the methodology and outcome measures that will be used in evaluating the program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD167266D5F034C8EB169D2B9B58F3200"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority consideration</header><text>The Attorney General shall give priority to grant applications that best—</text> <paragraph id="H33C82D8B3C6F44219C3750371206D3B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>focus initiative on geographic areas with a substantiated high population of ex-offenders;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA0798F255D1944718E084E5E8B5749B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include partnerships with community-based organizations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9AE4EBCCC0645B39B0022D9065D33A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide consultations with crime victims and former incarcerated prisoners and their families;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6443FC85FCD24E10AB705DFE898F11C3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>review the process by which the State adjudicates violations of parole or supervised release and consider reforms to maximize the use of graduated, community-based sanctions for minor and technical violations of parole or supervised release;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H392EC2E621474600AF404D5DA55B6267"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establish pre-release planning procedures for prisoners to ensure that a prisoner’s eligibility for Federal or State benefits (including Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and Veterans benefits) upon release is established prior to release, subject to any limitations in law, and to ensure that prisoners are provided with referrals to appropriate social and health services or are linked to appropriate community-based organizations; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9AA1C794A32D482999D553B01B5CA301"><enum>(6)</enum><text>target high-risk offenders for re-entry programs through validated assessment tools.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H982E388C2ED042B7A0EF184BD4C8FF35"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Condition of funding</header><text>As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, a State must agree to—</text> <paragraph id="HC169FF7DDD944C549BE977FCB829F3E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a process to identify and review existing State laws, regulations, and rules that impose restrictions or occupational disqualifications on people with criminal convictions and to consider modifications of such laws, regulations, and rules to ensure that each such restriction or disqualification bears a substantial relationship to the nature of the conduct that resulted in the criminal conviction;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1BD9E894C0C343B2AEC5299654030204"><enum>(2)</enum><text>afford members of the public an opportunity to participate in the process described in the preceding paragraph;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC62CCFC1C3A14DFF83635032B324B21E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish a meaningful and accessible process to enable people with criminal convictions to regain their civil rights and privileges if they have led a law-abiding life following release from prison;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H985718DBCF68431AB1AD9FE512B6B9B1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>review the process by which the State adjudicates violations of parole or supervised release and consider reforms to maximize the use of graduated, community-based sanctions for minor and technical violations of parole or supervised release;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC66653963C45405AA604E750CD75004E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>review the State’s correctional policies and expenditures to maximize the use of community-based corrections for non-violent offenders;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC01CC266CF549E58F9299461EC91200"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish pre-release planning procedures for State prisoners to ensure that a prisoner’s eligibility for Federal or State benefits (including Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and Veterans benefits) upon release is established prior to release, subject to any limitations in law; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3FF12F25DF024048BDC55CFEAEC2A1D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>maintain existing State funding for prisoner re-entry activities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0F8860EE4ACF452CABB3C50094E0D7D1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Uses of Grant funds</header> <paragraph id="H9F6026A936C245C89932908CEE563948"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of a grant received under this section may not exceed 75 percent of the project funded under the grant, unless the Attorney General—</text> <subparagraph id="H607A87779F5E4BE2B01BFA046FAB6E41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>waives, in whole or in part, the requirement of this paragraph; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HACB0FD3764914C9EBF4753D1EE84A700"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publicly delineates the rationale for the waiver.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD1DBDFFF288E4679B8191B2D88A4365B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supplement not supplant</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H99282679836F4B439EABCECE3025BA6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reentry strategic plan</header> <paragraph id="HDFDBADF1D49940E3A5C2FEEFA9BAE916"><enum>(1)</enum><text>As a condition of receiving financial assistance under this section, each applicant shall develop a comprehensive strategic re-entry plan that contains measurable annual and 5- to 10-year performance outcomes. The plan shall have as a goal to reduce significantly the rate of recidivism of formerly incarcerated persons within the State over a period of 5 years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAE28A905C6741D8B60242AFE601008D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In developing re-entry plans under this subsection, applicants shall coordinate with communities and stakeholders, including experts in the fields of public safety, corrections, housing, health, education, employment, and members of community-based organizations that provide re-entry services.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H985913111E234D3CA1E5984BCA6CA8AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Each re-entry plan developed under this subsection shall measure the applicant’s progress toward increasing public safety by reducing rates of recidivism and enabling released offenders to transition successfully back into their communities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H828CD5D2C9E5499AAC2D8844BA7E6CD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reentry Task Force</header><text>As a condition of receiving financial assistance under this section, each State or local government receiving a grant shall establish a Reentry Task Force or other relevant convening authority to examine ways to pool existing resources and funding streams to promote lower recidivism rates for returning prisoners and to minimize the harmful effects of incarceration on families and communities by collecting data and best practices in offender re-entry from demonstration grantees and other agencies and organizations. The task force or other authority shall be comprised of relevant State or local leaders, agencies, service providers, community-based organizations, or stakeholders.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H124E50224A1E488B815949D91D9036C5"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Strategic performance outcomes</header> <paragraph id="H1C019099B0E24C42AEF8BC286431AD1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each applicant shall identify specific performance outcomes related to the long-term goals of increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA582A61BA7434CE6913DB59814F171AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The performance outcomes identified under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to offenders released back into the community—</text> <subparagraph id="H887C7C33482A4D39AE5CF9FB9EE20051"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommitment rates;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H41771391936F4C21A77B7F1800017E02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduction in crime;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6F67E6DEB9824ED8AD4F31AEB7FD5BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>employment and education;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2ABD5CEF4255469BA34B9200916F43C1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>violations of conditions of supervised release;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE3FC4AABF2944E0A985D9D67D2C01B68"><enum>(E)</enum><text>child support;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC576337FE05C47AA8B4F30D11E8ED194"><enum>(F)</enum><text>housing;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD77613CE84D44D2D8953D5BD1B6976C2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>drug and alcohol abuse; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H075BE7C0B6E942EF9930A513F41EB517"><enum>(H)</enum><text>participation in mental health services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89423A5395234C30A9B06B73C8178D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>States may also report on other activities that increase the success rates of offenders who transition from prison, such as programs that foster effective risk management and treatment programming, offender accountability, and community and victim participation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC887FF5FD6504B9000D889F2C159FF74"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Applicants should coordinate with communities and stakeholders about the selection of performance outcomes identified by the applicants and with the Department of Justice for assistance with data collection and measurement activities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD8D1D53DCCC4E49BEEAA78DDA66CE3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Each grantee shall submit an annual report to the Department of Justice that—</text> <subparagraph id="H3FBE5D6251444D9EB2BFC448B76E778F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies the grantee’s progress toward achieving its strategic performance outcomes; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4FB1A8F6C024407CB2524FC59FF315F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes other activities conducted by the grantee to increase the success rates of the re-entry population.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF1CD9A256D9244008573BFCE3323CCBE"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Performance measurement</header> <paragraph id="H00A287A8B73340F58B9DD400153DF6BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Department of Justice shall, in consultation with the States—</text> <subparagraph id="HA6C90E5C223A48C8896ED3B9805E3590"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify primary and secondary sources of information to support the measurement of the performance indicators identified under this section;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H37649DA1C0854B6DAF59BF67FA9DEA6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify sources and methods of data collection in support of performance measurement required under this section;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5E9D251444AC4F488D955B119ED5FDAE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide to all grantees technical assistance and training on performance measures and data collection for purposes of this section; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBCAC909F9852465C860082941CC0F7C3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>coordinate with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on strategic performance outcome measures and data collection for purposes of this section relating to substance abuse and mental health.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB515C6D287D4CF58C5816E365AFC395"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Department of Justice shall coordinate with other Federal agencies to identify national sources of information to support State performance measurement.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAD44752073E2495F9CFF6118A6EC8B61"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Future eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section for fiscal years after the first receipt of such a grant, a State shall submit to the Attorney General such information as is necessary to demonstrate that, with respect to the comprehensive strategic re-entry plan developed by the State pursuant to subsection (h)—</text> <paragraph id="H03C638553379454FA2986B094DCBC158"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the public has been afforded an opportunity to provide input in the development of the plan;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H63DFFCF452C94C63BD442E8E737DEBC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the plan includes performance measures to assess the State’s progress toward increasing public safety by reducing rates of recidivism and enabling released offenders to transition successfully into their communities; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H236EA4914B004380BC5E7FA87AAF030"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the State will coordinate with communities and stakeholders about the selection and implementation of performance outcome measures and with the Department of Justice for assistance with data collection and measurement activities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA0C53C8A60484167A32BBE56E76EB6E"><enum>(m)</enum><header>National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center</header> <paragraph id="H4D3881A882754B72A53FD3007F9147FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Attorney General may, using amounts made available to carry out this subsection, make a grant to an eligible organization to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB4991FC109FA47608DA785D97194C0E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An organization eligible for the grant under paragraph (1) is any national nonprofit organization approved by the Federal task force established under the Re-Entry Enhancement Act that represents, provides technical assistance and training to, and has special expertise and broad, national-level experience in offender re-entry programs, training, and research.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H32E8583FEBEB48BFAB313818D61623A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The organization receiving the grant shall establish a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center to—</text> <subparagraph id="HB34B851DF3F34B7184F061B96B183C00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide education, training, and technical assistance for States, local governments, service providers, community-based organizations, and corrections institutions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC078530EAF1A4B95941CAAEDEDAB3084"><enum>(B)</enum><text>collect data and best practices in offender re-entry from demonstration grantees and others agencies and organizations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF6B412B609DD41F1BFEF0063A3A962ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop and disseminate evaluation tools, mechanisms, and measures to better assess and document coalition performance measures and outcomes;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0A8AA71E7911463F920084F621943FF1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>disseminate knowledge to States and other relevant entities about best practices, policy standards, and research findings;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF8BA1F8AE5F542A8874EAAFBEE75F2A0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>develop and implement procedures to assist relevant authorities in determining when release is appropriate and in the use of data to inform the release decision;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95E93CA4E6DD406DA310991989ABDAB9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>develop and implement procedures to identify efficiently and effectively those violators of probation or parole who should be returned to prison and those who should receive other penalties based on defined, graduated sanctions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB2FA725D303340B492ADE924DFF92DB0"><enum>(G)</enum><text>collaborate with the Federal task force established under the Re-Entry Enhancement Act and the Federal Resource Center for Children of Prisoners;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H65058A1A9A90437EB8D6CC890054F660"><enum>(H)</enum><text>develop a national research agenda; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H912747432C574D0F94151CF0796764DD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>bridge the gap between research and practice by translating knowledge from research into practical information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9971DD2C46C4316819CB19DC703CCD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Of amounts made available to carry out this section, not more than 4 percent shall be available to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC5D567349D8E474600009F61F23312D4"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Of amounts made available to carry out this section, not more than 2 percent shall be available for administrative expenses in carrying out this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H03167EEE34EE4FE997DAB1A720FBC84C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Such section is further amended in paragraph (1) of subsection (o) (as redesignated by subsection (c)) by striking <quote>and $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2006</quote> and inserting <quote>and $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2008</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H98DFC41722A44CA485CB5095216D5102"><enum>102.</enum><header>Improved re-entry procedures for Federal prisoners</header> <subsection id="H80D06FB00F22483A888FFA2D170099B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General re-entry procedures</header><text>The Attorney General shall take such steps as are necessary to modify existing procedures and policies to enhance case planning and to improve the transition of persons from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to the community, including placement of such individuals in community corrections facilities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC29E6ED373134D78A4B1494FD2962F2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedures regarding benefits</header><text>The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall establish pre-release planning procedures for Federal prisoners to ensure that a prisoner’s eligibility for Federal or State benefits (including Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and Veterans benefits) upon release is established prior to release, subject to any limitations in law.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC126027C2D1F4F2485849BF548400AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procedures regarding children of incarcerated parents</header><text>The Director of the Bureau of Prisoners shall—</text> <paragraph id="H67DB4C7A8BF549CAB19E1B8C1764F19F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect information regarding the dependent children of an incarcerated person as part of standard intake procedures, including the number, age, and residence of such children;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9EA451F948FD4A0CBD5E64FA313C0729"><enum>(2)</enum><text>review all policies, practices, and facilities to ensure that they support the relationship between parent and child; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC34C65839344BAB8C646F632708FC00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify the training needs of staff with respect to the effect of incarceration on children, families, and communities, age-appropriate interactions, and community resources for the families of incarcerated persons.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H69FBC5361E06440895093388F16D57ED"><enum>103.</enum><header>Task force on Federal programs and activities relating to reentry of offenders</header> <subsection id="H22B5757D5C474B758CE8DD9EB38CC0EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Task force established</header><text>There is established in the executive branch an interagency task force on Federal programs and activities related to the re-entry of former prisoners into the community. The Attorney General shall chair the task force, whose members shall consist of the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the heads of such other government departments or agencies as the Attorney General deems appropriate.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF451A6B2B7C04D10A20079D98D5DCB27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The task force required by subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="HDE65F76E2072468C9738E15DEF6BA44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify such programs and activities that may be resulting in overlapping or duplication of services, the scope of such overlapping or duplication, and the relationship of such overlapping and duplication to public safety, public health, and effectiveness and efficiency;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2DD70B3F2D85482F804F86A17B1580B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify methods to improve collaboration and coordination of such programs and activities;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF1EF7C902BA8444282C162E92CD4B73"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify areas of responsibility in which improved collaboration and coordination of such programs and activities would result in increased effectiveness or efficiency;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5EFBDBF2F5C94E20BD5B11D3331604AA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop innovative interagency or intergovernmental programs, activities, or procedures that would improve outcomes of reentering offenders and children of offenders;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H76572B23540E44EFAC246CA7B8C77500"><enum>(5)</enum><text>develop methods for increasing regular communication that would increase interagency program effectiveness;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H54AE9F3F3AF64073B485B2A2F0998433"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identify areas of research that can be coordinated across agencies with an emphasis on applying science-based practices to support, treatment, and intervention programs for reentering offenders;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAEE09C471204250AE5451169D17E373"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identify funding areas that should be coordinated across agencies and any gaps in funding; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF607258F66B0405E903CB06103C74398"><enum>(8)</enum><text>identify successful programs currently operating and collect best practices in offender re-entry from demonstration grantees and other agencies and organizations, determine the extent to which such programs and practices can be replicated, and make information on such programs and practices available to States, localities, community-based organizations, and others.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDC702073046440DBA89354E4B6DC4D2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the task force established by subsection (a) shall submit to Congress a report on legal barriers to successful prisoner re-entry. The task force shall provide for public input in preparing the report. The report shall identify all such barriers in Federal law and those that are common features of State law, analyze the effect of such barriers on prisoners and their families, and propose modifications to Federal law to ensure that such barriers are narrowly tailored and do not unnecessarily hinder successful prisoner re-entry. Among the issues the report shall address are the following:</text> <paragraph id="H5AA053811E494A9891DC846E879F78F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Policies related to the admission and eviction of former prisoners and their families in public housing programs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD36A3F755D0F4F10B59FC0DE5B7821C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Eligibility criteria for Federal benefit programs (including Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and Veterans benefits) that limit the ability of former prisoners to obtain eligibility immediately upon release from prison.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H64C615C00E8745928E78B8C521EFC3B1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Eligibility for welfare benefits.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H88F48492D5134482A90040CD5FAA9041"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The consideration of parental incarceration in terminating parental rights under the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6BDDB28F2DEB4ABEAE8DDE7F92E3BEB9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The ineligibility of prisoners for education loans.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9BB1D407FCF8448FBD02DEFFC4D1EC4D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Felon disenfranchisement laws.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F82303377484AC7B08FDBEB6E006E98"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Federal statutory protections against employment discrimination based on criminal record.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1AA08A32230C462CAD6EDBEBE069E43"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>On an annual basis, the task force required by subsection (a) shall submit to Congress a report on the activities of the task force, including specific recommendations of the task force on matters referred to in subsection (b).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HBD71583D9337448DA449F1411BC261F"><enum>104.</enum><header>Offender re-entry research</header> <subsection id="HF5D35EB5170C4B1ABDE72B186008959"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National Institute of Justice</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this Act, the National Institute of Justice shall conduct research on offender re-entry, including—</text> <paragraph id="H63DFB3E781DC420A93C27E7D930560BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a study identifying the number and characteristics of children who have had a parent incarcerated and the likelihood of these minors becoming involved in the criminal justice system some time in their lifetime;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1942D2A006EE4F4894E1A5CF12BB0100"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a study identifying a mechanism to compare rates of recidivism (including re-arrest, violations of parole and probation, and re-incarceration) among States; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C0E458E97B54C2C00603BFED3FBB1DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a study on the population of individuals released from custody who do not engage in recidivism and the characteristics (housing, employment, treatment, family connection) of that population.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1EFCA57212CB470EAAD1B46500CF6ED5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bureau of Justice Statistics</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this Act, the Bureau of Justice Statistics may conduct research on offender re-entry, including—</text> <paragraph id="HF192B7AA2EA9422CB8C562BD29DF34DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an analysis of special populations, including prisoners with mental illness or substance abuse disorders, female offenders, juvenile offenders, and the elderly, that present unique re-entry challenges;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H375744B5D111439A9816629D8D008BAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>studies to determine who is returning to prison or jail and which of those returning prisoners represent the greatest risk to community safety;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB37DA90725DF4DA09BCD2415DEDCFEEF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>annual reports on the profile of the population coming out of prisons, jails, and juvenile justice facilities;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF4934663905492FAA29382D9355BC26"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a national recidivism study every 3 years; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB3037A7E0B804F728D8D5F9DC0E90040"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a study of parole violations and revocations.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H103F182EA27C459DB5F82C1658FC6200"><enum>105.</enum><header>Use of violent offender truth-in-sentencing grant funding for demonstration project activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20102(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="VCCLEA94">Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13702">42 U.S.C. 13702(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H79354ED8E3654ED2B44C97A2F57C15B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H409975FCBA2040A1A85E7C07F85E8191"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD360E785BBBD485798B1FAC47F032450"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H3701E23B55214D589F0000BFF35F78C3"> <paragraph id="HC2A579C0B27A4467B2A79BE3E70030F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to carry out any activity referred to in section 2976(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="OCCSS">Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797w">42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H49B036A0AC2242FC96AC5DBD465C98"><enum>106.</enum><header>State and local reentry courts</header> <subsection id="H744B92F2615D4DD785CCC139F1F9699F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Part FF of title I of the <act-name parsable-cite="OCCSS">Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797w">42 U.S.C. 3797w et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968" id="H40C8F4041CF449E8B5C44088F743E0C6"> <section id="H92CF214A1E0F4DE5B79C009EBD367C61"><enum>2979.</enum><header>State and local reentry courts</header> <subsection id="H376E97511E9C4690B0B4F0FED6EB3481"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><text>The Attorney General shall award grants of not more than $500,000 to—</text> <paragraph id="HA5DCB4D4267647C09FB9139E05F9AB05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>State and local courts; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA67792550E774D4589CA8265FA4243D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State agencies, municipalities, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and tribes that have agreements with courts to take the lead in establishing a re-entry court.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE1F9488572DE4B658CFF73BAC52BD3EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Grant funds awarded under this section shall be administered in accordance with the guidelines, regulations, and procedures promulgated by the Attorney General, and may be used to—</text> <paragraph id="H7C3B77F0A5694F48898D77DCAA911712"><enum>(1)</enum><text>monitor offenders returning to the community;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC244D7E373724CC792F0ACED8874458F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide returning offenders with—</text> <subparagraph id="HB7592E215CFD4AF3A9C06FC3D6D74C66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>drug and alcohol testing and treatment; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H11EECD3E7AA7449A8308006E3402FF8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mental and medical health assessment and services;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70D3A66DA9E7424382522CB5BAD9E2BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>convene community impact panels, victim impact panels, or victim impact educational classes;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H379629DA557B43FFA4CF89CED8ECA8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide and coordinate the delivery of other community services to offenders, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HACFDDE3D9AAC42BC00D3A88E46DD505C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>housing assistance;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H28A5B80D1E564F0E008ECF359F30277B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>education;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H226794BA52C441479D753D7CECB23064"><enum>(C)</enum><text>employment training;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFBE00E74450941DBAE7DFE37BE7D5B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conflict resolution skills training;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H32468B0CB3E54368A1C6F2509D234D00"><enum>(E)</enum><text>batterer intervention programs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H820045E9B2134D33A615FF304075D600"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other appropriate social services; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H23778CF6B4AE41D600B6824C1821E510"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establish and implement graduated sanctions and incentives.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5F76AE1683D0472B9CDDFFD2BA6046C2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall, in addition to any other requirements required by the Attorney General, submit an application to the Attorney General that—</text> <paragraph id="H2BF35D61754B4C7D8C0212465DE48B16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes a long-term strategy and detailed implementation plan, including how the entity plans to pay for the program after the Federal funding ends;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H62242DBCAE7F45D7BA83B0E82E491C7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies the governmental and community agencies that will be coordinated by this project;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E99C3FDBFA14BE789A0C2A9DEEE5682"><enum>(3)</enum><text>certifies that—</text> <subparagraph id="H0A8BE267113B46C88F0500A939B0D771"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there has been appropriate consultation with all affected agencies, including existing community corrections and parole entities; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD86A2300EB79486E994D3EEB4F04B444"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there will be appropriate coordination with all affected agencies in the implementation of the program; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H002EEC22A7C5439F9000D1C186977D57"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describes the methodology and outcome measures that will be used in evaluation of the program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H14F08B67D8CE4AAA8CA0ACD84B6195AA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header><text>The Federal share of a grant received under this section may not exceed 75 percent of the costs of the project funded under this section unless the Attorney General—</text> <paragraph id="HD92BEE772EB344C7B1D0C92EE4266FBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>waives, wholly or in part, this matching requirement; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB2BDB1D7D933490200008C12B0BF86F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publicly delineates the rationale for the waiver.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H24682BEC47F64FF6ABDCEBECBF9C8E2C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Each grantee under this section shall submit to the Attorney General, for each fiscal year in which funds from a grant received under this part is expended, a report, at such time and in such manner as the Attorney General may reasonably require, that contains—</text> <paragraph id="H7574C20CF1E64CAA87D245C6CB21F068"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a summary of the activities carried out under the grant;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7A74744440B4D70B2E55166BC3700BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of whether the activities summarized under paragraph (1) are meeting the needs identified in the application submitted under subsection (c); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H38118E83BE5F46E9BDCF096F5994E048"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such other information as the Attorney General may require.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5390901CF7124EF793BB056907A34DE1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="H042D228A9E9947FCB891F69BB4C64661"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2009 to carry out this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2C6A845C82B4D63942DF07CE1DE05A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Of the amount made available to carry out this section in any fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="H7C3F4E69D9304491AE9094F26909F6B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than 2 percent may be used by the Attorney General for salaries and administrative expenses; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B13ABABDC28480FAABF75F455B8263"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than 5 percent nor less than 2 percent may be used for technical assistance and training.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HC953C7C12F4D455AB9E1BF88EC549EA3"><enum>107.</enum><header>Federal Enhanced In-Prison Vocational Assessment and Training Demonstration Project</header> <subsection id="H827DFF0B8C1E46339D20A160667C7CFC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="H68A5ECF6567C4AF98BC1A42DF81DBE42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Attorney General shall establish the Federal Enhanced In-Prison Vocational Assessment and Training Demonstration Project in selected institutions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7CD6364A3E9748CCB368F91408C0F64F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The project established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall provide—</text> <subparagraph id="H3228A65E4D894864A25F24B2192C707D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in-prison assessments of the vocational needs and aptitudes of prisoners;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED22B1B875AD4D7E949D6DF62E860280"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enhanced work skills development;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HADBA6B199E4740D0001BABABA5BFFC00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhanced release readiness programming; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4277D44405AF49F3B73502DADF4B7E60"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other components, as appropriate, to prepare Federal prisoners for release and re-entry into the community.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H289655C0AA40412FBC1F004685505235"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project duration</header> <paragraph id="H29CC2A031DD045BD9D4F014CEE7B6FB7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The project under this section shall begin not later than 6 months after funds are made available to carry out this section, and shall continue for 3 years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE27120F5595A4E56B65DD304FC2D4B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>The Attorney General may extend the project for a period of not more than 6 months to enable participating prisoners to complete their involvement in the project.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFA061ED0BD2747B59FA0EF2423264824"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="H50E3A7970D0F4E5FA7689900F98E8C59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Progress report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report, which describes the progress of the demonstration project established pursuant to subsection (a), to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H066E396E4AAC45D68264D340A0EB9E76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the end of the demonstration project established pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons shall submit a report, which describes the effectiveness of such project on post-release outcomes, including employment rates and re-arrest rates, for participants for a period of 3 years following release from custody, to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <enum>II</enum><header>Removing barriers to re-entry</header> <section id="HF227BAB44F4A49B9A8702E7DEF770E1"><enum>201.</enum><header>Right to vote in Federal elections for nonincarcerated ex-offenders</header> <subsection id="HD303B5C2C012488D8080087B25C29195"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Right to vote</header><text>The right of an individual who is a citizen of the United States to vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility at the time of the election.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6A511A5FD9554FFAB21BCDA2B92DE51E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enforcement</header> <paragraph id="H2D7C4B3BCBE74DBAB3FC11D4C9B4AB9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Attorney General</header><text>The Attorney General may, in a civil action, obtain such declaratory or injunctive relief as is necessary to remedy a violation of this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0356EA6217FA40CDAF4035BB7DC0B28D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Private right of action</header> <subparagraph id="HFE181CF0B5C04A47A7737E016C16865D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A person who is aggrieved by a violation of this section may provide written notice of the violation to the chief election official of the State involved.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA03D155E38A4485A89D5F375E2F0DDAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), if the violation is not corrected within 90 days after receipt of a notice under subparagraph (A), or within 20 days after receipt of the notice if the violation occurred within 120 days before the date of an election for Federal office, the aggrieved person may, in a civil action obtain declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to the violation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36388B90372141CBA9FFC6BB00A652D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If the violation occurred within 30 days before the date of an election for Federal office, the aggrieved person need not provide notice to the chief election official of the State under subparagraph (A) before bringing a civil action to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to the violation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3DC595A1C3FA487FB168F0B44175547F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text> <paragraph id="HDCD8F1E0AD7E4250008BA3C69840D9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <term>correctional institution or facility</term> means any prison, penitentiary, jail, or other institution or facility for the confinement of individuals convicted of criminal offenses, whether publicly or privately operated, except that such term does not include any residential community treatment center (or similar public or private facility); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEACF49C35930404C007664FB5500D800"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the terms <term>election</term> and <term>Federal office</term> have the meaning given such terms in section 301 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/431">2 U.S.C. 431</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H42A997F4C00447A0BDCDB25C10648FAD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relation to other laws</header> <paragraph id="H486EB2D27DBE41F297E562623C7855E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the States from enacting any State law which affords the right to vote in any election for Federal office on terms less restrictive than those established by this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD31AE05E27DB49B2A5001E16C170E6C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The rights and remedies established by this section are in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and neither rights and remedies established by this section shall supersede, restrict, or limit the application of the <act-name parsable-cite="VRA65">Voting Rights Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1973">42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.</external-xref>) or the National Voter Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 1973–gg).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9C85F620AE164F68A534EECF020915CC"><enum>202.</enum><header>Prohibition on unwarranted employment discrimination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 703(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000e-2">42 U.S.C. 2000e–2(k)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H672C44C7E882416188358D22D07951BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC8741F297974670B2009E62B97B9F6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0C6B5E6A1BDC4EFDB189C9D1D370C811"> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H24D17FB9D4E84CDBBBA1B358A63B034"><enum>(2)</enum> <subparagraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB188BD98E17A46C2A63E3EEADB5B10CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an unlawful employment practice based on disparate impact is established under this title if—</text> <clause indent="up1" id="H323237E4C4DF44130088BB3E42A9B457"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a complaining party demonstrates that a respondent uses a particular employment practice that—</text> <subclause id="H8EC297C3D5D04AF38D3DD605E7A43FA8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>excludes individuals from employment on the basis of their conviction records; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3069D772CF1C450FA518A85304F622A9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>causes a disparate impact on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; and</text> <item indent="up2" id="H5F113824D5684631AC77BDFBD0E8ECC0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the respondent fails to demonstrate that the challenged practice is consistent with business necessity.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="HD3F91366079E44328E00F322FD353699"><enum>(B)</enum><text>With respect to demonstrating that a challenged practice is consistent with business necessity as described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the respondent shall demonstrate that the respondent considered—</text> <clause id="HBF5B28EC6A2B4A32985B09312D7CC84C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the nature and gravity of the offense for which the conviction occurred;</text></clause> <clause id="HCC61F1C3EBA94644A013D38FCD6B0FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the period of time that has elapsed since the conviction or the completion of the sentence involved; and</text></clause> <clause id="HDAD1AC338A294E6091122728D7A9006F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the nature of the employment position held or sought.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H8E1A59F9DE83457B88162D88BE2E95"><enum>203.</enum><header>Increase in Federal work opportunity tax credit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/51">Section 51(b)(3)</external-xref> of title 26, United States Code, is amended in the heading and in the text by striking <quote>$6,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H03F1DC2DDC0F41A7A3CDDD2C512769D0"><enum>204.</enum><header>Reform of student financial assistance</header> <subsection id="HD31DBB788A9E435A8BC6FCBEB8DDDDE6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Suspension of student loan eligibility for drug-related offense only if offense committed during period of enrollment</header><text>Section 484(r)(1) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1091">20 U.S.C. 1091(r)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>A student</quote> and all that follows through <quote>table:</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>A student who is convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance for conduct that occurred during a period of enrollment for which the student was receiving any grant, loan, or work assistance under this title shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance under this title from the date of that conviction for the period of time specified in the following table:</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA6C35B2CE78849E4A5101EB14FAEDF7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pell grants for incarcerated individuals</header><text>Section 401(b)(8) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(8)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Higher Education Act of 1965" id="H06D3ECD58B50475C83F63B266B2DEDE1"> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H4F20AF5CB1604DD690F734BA7B09674"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Incarcerated individuals</header> <subparagraph id="H3BF057E5403644B5B0954DBCF5B2DE72"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no Federal Pell Grant shall be awarded under this subpart to any individual who is incarcerated in any Federal or State penal institution.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0F561E76851942B2A3D2D28E438BC350"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility for pell Grant</header> <clause id="HF87551A4C47140D5AF78BB7CDDBB72B7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal or State penal institution shall be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant under this subpart if such individual—</text> <subclause id="H56330F409F63488E9750A584C8C86312"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is eligible to be considered for release from the penal institution into the general community not later than 9 years after the date of application for such Grant; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HDFE6092846EC42B9A5320054FE892869"><enum>(II)</enum><text>notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), is enrolled on at least a half-time basis in a degree program.</text> <item indent="up2" id="H80EF895517D841E89D415E90B9BF394B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitations on eligibility</header><text>No Federal Pell Grant shall be awarded to an incarcerated individual pursuant to clause (i)—</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H4AB2B29F748D4F1A9C4387BE9D64FDB9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that exceeds—</text> <item id="H894763BB738745D69BE6BE2BB1D4148"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the sum of the amount of tuition and fees normally assessed for the course of study by the institution of higher education offering classes to the individual for the course of study such individual is pursuing, plus an allowance for books associated with such course of study; or</text></item> <item id="H954CA15F29444E85ACBF5E143872D01C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Federal Pell Grant level specified in the relevant appropriations Act for this subpart in any fiscal year;</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H17F1282751554D6B8FA2600007845FF3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who is incarcerated in a State penal institution if the State in which such penal institution is located reduces its level of postsecondary assistance provided from State sources to incarcerated individuals after the date of enactment of the Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act of 2004; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H7A4C7D0CD6D047D288B847D92C4FA75"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for use at an institution of higher education in which the percentage of full-time equivalent students at such institution who are incarcerated exceeds 10 percent of such institution’s student body.</text> <item indent="up2" id="HC89E701B46F649C0A34899A3358764E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>Funds transmitted pursuant to this subparagraph shall be transferred directly to the institution of higher education in which the incarcerated individual is enrolled for payment of expenses provided under clause (ii)(I)(aa). Such institution shall not transmit such funds directly or indirectly to such individual.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HA48537C708A148DDB4E5DDB7E100ED0"><enum>205.</enum><header>Reform of <quote>one strike</quote> mandatory eviction</header> <subsection id="HF1922F81FABA491D90D7615582C19FA5"><enum>(a)</enum><header><act-name parsable-cite="USHA">United States Housing Act of 1937</act-name></header><text>Section 6(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="USHA">United States Housing Act of 1937</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437d">42 U.S.C. 1437d(k)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD8E6DE2CC61646B1BFBFD2EB12EDCFE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(k) The Secretary shall</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H70197FF7121C456A954700A7A519A2F2"> <subsection id="H0BCAA19DF44448DE8F8B5B5B00F40884"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Review of eviction and denials of tenancy</header> <paragraph id="H2ACA4B481D3D409B00A8AAF3ED6712E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H34494B66A7A04EC0B5BE81C64CC184C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F) and indenting accordingly;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H05BAEB5F6BA540329900981FCBB3A79"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>For any grievance concerning</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H76256C6C59DD44C0AC3D92DC7C8066CC"> <paragraph id="H6573F7DF0AFF410DBD7F10B5C0F9D0D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expedited procedures</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), any grievance concerning</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H25BE28BFE777483F995DFE44C89FDF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HD311FC1FB63C4DF3A6F03614B0A1A1E3"> <paragraph id="HB1EDB279952F45898B16CAE55812A6B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mitigating circumstances and innocent owner</header> <subparagraph id="H9D72D91EFD6F4ECEA5FD50614C362CF1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mitigating circumstances</header><text>In determining whether to evict a tenant, terminate a tenancy, or deny an application for tenancy due to a criminal conviction of the person that is the subject of a grievance, and in any judicial review of such determination, the public housing agency or other reviewing body shall consider all mitigating circumstances and the impact of the eviction, termination, or denial upon the family and dependents of that person.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93B83FAFF63D465A9E96F315A45CACD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Innocent tenants</header><text>A tenant shall not be subject to eviction, denied a tenancy, or have a tenancy terminated based solely upon the familial relationship of the tenant to a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3D66A3C503F0400384B17B0C1D8DD1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998</header> <paragraph id="H6B1A67181A8A4D8100DC800CF6D000"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header><text>Section 576 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13661">42 U.S.C. 13661</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H63E9B07DED014CBF825D00808CA047FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <clause id="H282FAEB8E9614086AD6185A76EA18257"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>any household with a member</quote> and inserting <quote>any person</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3397E365A8AA4A2BAF83EB9B669CC1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subclause id="HF06F6CE3701D45CD8688F6D17B5DA9E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>any household</quote> and inserting <quote>any person</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8B6B0778B2CF4B60B41F006306897000"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>household member</quote> each place that term appears and inserting <quote>person</quote>;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5E0BC4213D034DD5BF4EDFAEE0A127F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <clause id="H97E37556C196405D93F4B309CED74F2D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text> <subclause id="HB7E98CA9BF0C4C0D8D25485640E96221"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or any member of the applicant’s household</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2B7AF4A61F4E4402BC22EE7566D941B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>applicant household</quote> and inserting <quote>applicant</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HFB6AD1A36E214A88BE46002C65923380"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subclause id="H7A6C5C39A57D41BC8B77A3EFE1EA9D31"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or individual in the applicant’s household</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HAEBE2595182F4D908CDB71FC93EDC2C5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>have not</quote> and inserting <quote>has not</quote>;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA1292028ED3442649D3DCC84279749D8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEAEE2690780C476A9BCFE07D4EA5D68"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7DCBAE58A31D4008B1546E6872E6A88C"> <subsection id="H6CCCAA4E6CA6495795566E0023E69952"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review of denial of application</header> <paragraph id="H1BDF6ECD83E24303AB5D82D0E9F8134E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review of denial</header><text>The denial of an application under this section shall be subject to review in accordance with the provisions of section 6(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="USHA">United States Housing Act of 1937</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437d">42 U.S.C. 1437d(k)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H85E36359EAA4426DA4C3BF888847004B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Innocent applicants</header><text>Nothing in this section shall allow for the denial of an application based solely on the familial relationship of an applicant to a person who has a criminal conviction or is otherwise in violation of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF41D695D94114D09B1D77B1BA9F834C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of tenancy and assistance for illegal drug users and alcohol abusers in federally assisted housing</header><text>Section 577 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13662">42 U.S.C. 13662</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H7F06E3745CA2481ABEE33DE88E1DB4DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>household with a member</quote> and inserting <quote>person</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9B889AECF31C4CA68466DEEC0000AAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <clause id="H39E294C5D81C4FEE8205F71BB1AB5C1E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>household based</quote> and inserting <quote>person based</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H87DADF72F9FE4BDCA0A1C4B3F16259C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>by a household member</quote> and inserting <quote>by that person</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4EC8EF5054AE41F78BABEE1D7D46267B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such household member</quote> and inserting <quote>such person</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC2C1FFC7D70D44B1AC9E33C8E7B7777D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H5AE755D4FAE54E85A35EF1820017F2D1"> <subsection id="HBDB06ED0DFE44D6DA2D748F05E2D5E4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of termination of tenancy</header><text>The decision to terminate the tenancy or assistance of any person shall be subject to review in accordance with the provisions of section 6(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="USHA">United States Housing Act of 1937</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437d">42 U.S.C. 1437d(k)</external-xref>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H85192F441AF94DF283933966417812EB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Innocent tenants</header><text>Nothing in this section shall allow for the termination of a tenancy or assistance to any person based solely on the familial relationship of the tenant to a person who is in violation of this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6E6C97CC071A4A1583928ECDA9C14A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement of intent or knowledge of crime before eviction from or denial of public and publicly assisted housing</header><text>Sections 6(l)(6) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437d">42 U.S.C. 1437d(l)(6)</external-xref>), 8(d)(1)(B)(iii) <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(1)(B)(iii)</external-xref>), and 8(o)(7)(D) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(7)(D)</external-xref>) of the <act-name parsable-cite="USHA">United States Housing Act of 1937</act-name> are each amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>; except that such criminal or drug-related activity, engaged in by a member of a tenant’s household or any guest or other person under the tenant’s control, shall not be cause for termination of tenancy of the tenant if the tenant did not know and should not have known of the activity, or if the tenant, member of the tenant’s household, or any guest or other person under the tenant’s control was the victim of criminal activity</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HE1A77B4B8A9C4CCFBCD54796F1AC6226"><enum>206.</enum><header>Amendment to the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to remove restriction on amount of funds available for corrections education programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 222(a) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9222">20 U.S.C. 9222(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, of which not more than 10 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>, of which not less than 10 percent</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H8113130B6703406C908B14711D80E700"><enum>207.</enum><header>Clarification of authority to place prisoner in community corrections</header> <subsection id="HB3FFC53FCE694052B9ABA273A679C22D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Place of imprisonment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3621">Section 3621</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <quote>or correctional facility</quote> the following: <quote>, including a community corrections facility,</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H57F3C151903C43099F47179C9B399C28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pre-release custody</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3624">Section 3624(c)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking all after the subsection heading and inserting the following: <quote>The Bureau of Prisons shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment spends a reasonable part of the final portion of that term under conditions that will afford the prisoner a reasonable opportunity to adjust to and prepare for the prisoner’s re-entry into the community. In addition, this subsection authorizes the Bureau of Prisons to place a prisoner in home confinement during the last 10 percent of the term of imprisonment, not to exceed 6 months.</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H26C749B9B22A4C228308F43980DB6F27"><enum>208.</enum><header>Denial of TANF and food stamps for felony conviction for welfare fraud</header> <subsection id="H69A5442DE9E14E9F8F9C174D5B5E4E00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 115(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/862a">21 U.S.C. 862a(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6535609EBE034903B4A91966C4464415"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the header to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H04446B81526142B0911DC400A422C0F8"> <subsection id="HDA98A9450D1F4CA7ABD7407EADA893C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Denial of assistance and benefits for welfare fraud convictions</header></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD71DF656EAD94F8B95E8DB963986997D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance (as defined in section 102(6) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CSA">Controlled Substances Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/802">21 U.S.C. 802(6)</external-xref>))</quote> and inserting <quote>fraud in connection with an application for, or receipt of, welfare assistance or benefits</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA7043EE5423D460790C4F96026249BEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HDD9B5B340C734F00B7D200DB00D0B82E"><enum>209.</enum><header>Reform of provisions that limit family reunification after prison</header> <subsection id="HA193B51565C64C40985CEA56CAA02E49"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consideration of parental incarceration</header> <paragraph id="HCFDEA4EE8EBC46CA96A0A1CB7E324300"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 475(5) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/675">42 U.S.C. 675(5)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H6FE2CA930B504791AFFFB1B6211385D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3B3F08BA5A084E7B86D932E949D34C6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93FB8F227EFC4BC5954C4FFDDE0631C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H868F682F31EF4F48B768A28DC6821976"> <subparagraph id="HD502D75988B94371B8CAA39424E69740"><enum>(H)</enum> <clause display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAAA0C8864912497A94D753EEBEDD091C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State may extend the time limits otherwise applicable under subparagraph (E), with respect to filing or joining a petition to terminate the parental rights of the parents of a child who has been in foster care under the responsibility of the State for 15 of the most recent 22 months, if 1 of the parents is incarcerated in a Federal, State, or local correctional facility; and</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="H022F9DCDAD3549808E499000D380A15C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the incarceration of 1 of the child’s parents in a Federal, State, or local correctional facility is a factor, but not the sole basis, for making a determination that it would be in the best interests of the child to terminate parental rights.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE0087342AD642489CDD9EB711F59BDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC20F8C3F730E42F393C090E62C3C54C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reasonable effort to preserve and reunify families</header> <paragraph id="H66F885662E074E20A9310037E637B000"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 471(a)(15) of title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/671">42 U.S.C. 671(a)(15)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H354FDFD2A10540DFB257777D53D3B0BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (E)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D6E8811B47C4F8BABDB00E96669CFA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) as subparagraphs (D) through (G), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H555174E4D6094CC993039C1DD6F20350"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C):</text> <quoted-block id="H44C544DBD31A4F849291AFC811EE3D3C"> <subparagraph id="H5DA9120056CC487FA1D97445F3ED0500"><enum>(C)</enum><text>when applied to parents incarcerated for crimes unrelated to the abuse of a child, <quote>reasonable efforts</quote> to preserve and unify families includes—</text> <clause id="H51473F623E7F4FB186DB12B038CEF200"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordinating visitation between the child, unless such contact is found by a court to be contrary to the child’s best interest, including transporting the child to visits where other means of transportation are unavailable;</text></clause> <clause id="H46717D5FCBE34579B917FDC0FB28F701"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>giving preference to family members when placing a child in foster care absent a finding of unfitness;</text></clause> <clause id="HC22BA19D7A434B5900EB7366F373ADBC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>coordinating the receipt of transitional services upon release from incarceration when return of custody to the parent will be impossible without such services;</text></clause> <clause id="HF015B0CC316A46B58453636C07A0106D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>providing the incarcerated parent with the opportunity to participate in planning meetings and hearings concerning the child, unless prohibited by the institution in which the parent is incarcerated; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA93A616917FE49439D19BEBDC8BE2772"><enum>(v)</enum><text>providing a means of communication, such as acceptance of collect telephone calls, between the incarcerated parent and the agency, and between the incarcerated parent and child unless such contact is found by a court to be contrary to the child’s best interest;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5A15C33386FE48F39C4BB1225CCAC1E6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (E)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE0A421A72DE2484CA2662C007DACC724"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 475(5)(E)(iii) of title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/675">42 U.S.C. 675(5)(E)(iii)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 471(a)(15)(B)(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C) of section 471(a)(15)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE17DC144DF13457AB0793CBB44F0010" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Protecting the Parental Rights of Incarcerated Parents</header><text>Section 475(5)(E) of title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/675">42 U.S.C. 675(5)(E)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD7C89004B95B40A580BD77E3E166E096"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of clause (ii);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60C9A711956542A8BC918E86E779800"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or</quote> at the end of clause (iii); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2558F99C0A94BCFA873556D0568D897"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block id="H69090DE72CD8426F87BCC6AF522BBF15"> <clause id="HB7818C57486F4096A17D60F5AEAE5315"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the parent has been unable to retain custody of the child due to an incarceration unrelated to the abuse of a child, has not evinced an intent to abandon the child prior to incarceration, and is sentenced to, or will be eligible for parole in, 5 years or less;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE11346EF387B4A9EB548BA03A74FF271"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Elimination of age requirement for relative caregiver under national family caregiver support program</header><text>Section 372 of the National Family Caregiver Support Act (part E of title III of the <act-name parsable-cite="OAA65">Older Americans Act of 1965</act-name>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3030s">42 U.S.C. 3030s</external-xref>) is amended in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>who is 60 years of age or older and—</quote> and inserting <quote>who—</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H204B6A61CC974403002844C717EBBB47"><enum>210.</enum><header>State medicaid plan requirement to ensure restoration of coverage for eligible individuals upon release from confinement</header> <subsection id="HD16E78E7DF25424FB73DAFC800EE0000"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1902(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396a">42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)</external-xref>), as amended by section 236(b) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/173">Public Law 108–173</external-xref>), is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H440458A9C9884DBDBEA37DD37280EB25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (66);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A85847D3124476F9FFE588B5BC1EFC1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of paragraph (67) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7CE04426D3E0448183B0E58365C7B204"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (67) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H399948DE786F45FCB852B86F74FFACF6"> <paragraph id="HFD0AF6C7C07F462A82E3C0173B6F84AB"><enum>(68)</enum><text>provide for a process whereby an individual confined to a jail, prison, penal institution, or correctional facility, or to any other State or local institution a purpose of which is to confine individuals as described in section 202(x)(1)(A)(ii), may obtain and submit an application for medical assistance within such time prior to the termination of the individual’s period of confinement as will allow, to the maximum extent possible, for the eligibility of an individual who would be determined to be eligible for medical assistance to be effective upon the termination of such period of confinement.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB01AE51CAE1C4D28B0815FD288D81B2E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H6DAADD4DDABC464FBEB07F5C00AF7218"><enum>211.</enum><header>Reform of supervised release</header> <subsection id="HA5729D3CF74F40BB84BF51EE29005075"><enum>(a)</enum><header>No mandatory revocation for possession of Controlled Substance</header><text>Subsection (g) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3583">section 3583</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H806819D046184F628B90005F2D4F51C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote>Controlled Substance or</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8BBE94CC5A742BE80F3374342624D5D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5CEFA2F6FF2A436888EFD4A1B2C72DCE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAAFF598622E54343AE33706C00202EFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical violations</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3583">Section 3583</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="H9F593869A3B8492CA8F230CE8721634"> <subsection id="H7A4B3BC5899844F7AB0042C6BA1B6F07"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Technical violations of supervised release</header> <paragraph id="H859254483BCE404A85ABF99BAC5776E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Following revocation of supervised release for a technical violation, the court shall impose a community-based sanction and shall not impose a term of imprisonment unless it finds that—</text> <subparagraph id="H4386B71CFD4843A7908EAEA4BD34E293"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the defendant was previously subject to more than one community-based sanction, graduated in severity;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H062A059825C94E5AB5B0840623693EBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the defendant thereafter did not abide by the terms of supervised release; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H43A9AEA567D8408D99F0094E22198F39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>no additional community-based sanction is likely to cause the defendant to abide by the terms of supervised release.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C8362D904CD4DF5A04D32FAD66000AA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Informal process</header><text>A defendant facing revocation of supervised release for a technical violation may temporarily waive the right to formal adjudication of the violation and agree to participate in an informal process under which a probation officer may impose graduated community-based sanctions for technical violations. If a defendant abides by the terms of supervised release for a 6-month period following the commencement of such an informal process, the petition for revocation of supervised release shall be dismissed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAF6151A20AB4DE9B8E93C00BB377CA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H9443182070BA498A8565BC2F2B162BBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term <term>technical violation</term> means conduct that does not constitute a new crime, except that possession of a controlled substance shall be treated as a technical violation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H83565AD7FC654AAD9772D85DFBD62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term <term>community-based sanction</term> means a sanction other than imprisonment that permits the defendant to remain in the community under continued supervised release, which may include commitment to a community correction facility, a requirement that the defendant obtain drug treatment or other social service, electronic monitoring, or other form of intensive supervision.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H54DE2967AEF944EAB5E98E22AE97D896"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Sentencing commission</header><text>The United States Sentencing Commission shall amend its existing policy statements regarding revocation of supervised release so as to be consistent with this subsection.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4AAEDCDBEB549DE89E880128BECBF7E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Probation service</header><text>The Federal Probation Service shall publish annually an analysis of cases involving the revocation of supervised release, including the number of violations of supervised release that constitute technical violations, the number of technical violations that involve possession of a controlled substance, and the disposition of violations of supervised release by category.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H11D210214A7F41B2A30066FCE22E0098"><enum>212.</enum><header>Grants to study parole violations and revocations</header> <subsection id="HC4B6DA7A5D934DF1851D6BC2C9D781A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Attorney General may award grants to States to study, and to improve the collection of data with respect to, individuals whose parole is revoked and which such individuals represent the greatest risk to community safety.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8C6CD177AFA249D9BFFFACAFD6F7BB98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, a State shall—</text> <paragraph id="HCA24E06160A8412A8B2086BF24593766"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="HF5105DDFBB7F443BBE22945500A40496"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number and type of parole violations that occur within the State;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4212E67D8C6A49B490F708BFA9C4D700"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the reasons for parole revocation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9DB12D4C582745FEA47D6EC3065F4B38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the underlying behavior that led to the revocation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E1DE420E39B45B2AB3808C53D7484C5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the term of imprisonment or other penalty that is imposed for the violation; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C389DFBEF1F45478BEDE9076356234C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide the data described in paragraph (1) to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in a form prescribed by the Bureau.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEE5CE5F667494F3A916433641FCE3857"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H7733CAB5DBB5449B8B3E2C406069FF2"><enum>213.</enum><header>Residential substance abuse treatment programs</header> <subsection id="H2F366AF707C84E55B2D025B767756DAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improvement of the residential substance abuse treatment for State prisoners program</header> <paragraph id="H0E7F60A23AAF4614A57CE3A2BD4D247B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 1902 of the <act-name parsable-cite="OCCSS">Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796ff-1">42 U.S.C. 3796ff–1</external-xref>) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968" id="HADFD24021F1E44B0A9E0A2A0956DB96"> <subsection id="HB0B2E65F6BA748D4B7CC20B0CD11F1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Residential substance abuse treatment</header><text>The term <term>residential substance abuse treatment</term> 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. This can include the use of pharmacotherapies, where appropriate, that may extend beyond the 6-month period.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB20C454C5374684A4BBAD9EC8AE59CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement for after care component</header><text>Section 1902 of such Act is further amended in subsection (d) (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HC8CE9FC5C96C492B9DEE4D872D04ED14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote>Eligibility for Preference With After Care Component</quote> and inserting <quote>Requirement for After Care Component</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H92C1947885AD4423B25D3F4139D15F38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H23AB52484D3E4DF49B416D351B51BD6E"> <paragraph id="H651B8FA14FFA468799DBF2512348F5B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To be eligible for funding under this part, a State must 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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9A71DCD5259442C5B611B2FDF941553"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H3BF705084CA2488694F16B75D4CB1278"> <paragraph id="H6AA719C9449C4196AA20C192C03D7C9C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Aftercare services required by this subsection shall be funded by the funding provided in this part.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H12836871826F41B59D6374762CB6C6AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Residential drug abuse program in Federal prisons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3621">Section 3621(e)(5)(A)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>means a course of</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: <quote>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 pharmacotherapies, where appropriate, that may extend beyond the 6-month period;</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HB757331296634AEC00B962188FA66D99"><enum>214.</enum><header>Family treatment alternatives to incarceration</header> <subsection id="HBCD765057B2048448FDD854F22CBC772"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Attorney General may make grants to the State for the purposes of developing, implementing, or expanding family-based drug treatment alternatives to prison programs for custodial parents who are convicted of non-violent drug or drug-related felonies.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H233E9FAF6A7740D48BD001849C60D5C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>A State that receives a grant under this part shall use amounts provided under the grant to develop, implement, or expand family-based drug treatment alternatives to incarceration for which the grant was made, which may include the following:</text> <paragraph id="H2FA9B6EBBD0648B1A0CBC6ED2841CED9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Salaries, personnel costs, facility costs, and other costs associated directly related to the operation of the program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H05A318F19EEB49B1B5366280D1A9BBDD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Payments to licensed substance abuse treatment providers for providing treatment to parent offenders participating in the program for which the grant was made, including comprehensive treatment for mental health disorders, parenting classes, educational, vocational training, and job placement.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19EC41ED67E245E7A81834C78B7869FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Payments to public and nonprofit private entities for providing treatment to parent offenders participating in the program for which the grant was made.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H96B31A2DDBF848FB906E001DE959C572"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program requirements</header><text>A family drug treatment program alternative to prison with respect to which a grant is made shall comply with the following requirements:</text> <paragraph id="H06A90D294A664FD1B1E7F39F01DEF40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Only comprehensive, long-term family treatment residential or outpatient programs focused on the treatment of the parent and child that is licensed under State or local law are eligible to provide treatment to a parent offender.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H069B6FABFBE542BCA7D5E3CC60074C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An eligible parent offender who participates in the family treatment as an alternative to incarceration shall be sentenced or placed with a long-term family treatment program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69490E9B1D9D4AA8A4D08D393E5DE4FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Each eligible parent offender who participates in the program shall serve a sentence of imprisonment with respect to the underlying crime if that parent offender does not successfully complete treatment with the residential treatment provider.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE1BFA6B56BF1495FA06B3FCA00EAFEEB"><enum>215.</enum><header>Prison-based treatment for female offenders</header> <subsection id="H9C8395A0C6FA4D24803431966587628F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Attorney General may make grants to the States for the purpose of providing jail-based substance abuse treatment programs in women’s correctional facilities for female offenders with minor children to be operated by a State or unit of local government.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H10A266C0026C47E89C7273A45106C3B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>A State that receives a grant under this part shall use amounts provided under the grant to—</text> <paragraph id="HB6C48380EC084784A3C91D0060294B41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop, implement, or expand jail-based treatment in women’s correctional facilities;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3395DAB77584F6BB021CEBDA788146"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate the design and implementation of the program between local and correctional facility representatives and the appropriate State and local alcohol and substance abuse agencies; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF07003D9F27742EBB0D82451566ED39"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide distinct services and counseling for female offenders with minor children.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFCDACF8D8F9E4397BCD3EE172C54CEEF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program requirements</header><text>A prison-based substance abuse treatment program with respect to which a grant is made shall comply with the following requirements:</text> <paragraph id="H2EEA9C5D02864B738C50287933035E97"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the manner in which amounts by the local women’s correctional facility from the State will be coordinated.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H20130D255CCC44D38EF66B00C152CA8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Implement urinalysis or other proven reliable forms of substance abuse testing of individuals participating in the program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1BD2D4D46FC24818BF2B07D893DD7800"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Develop the program in accordance with guidelines, which shall be established by the State, to ensure each participant in the program has access to consistent and interrupted care if transferred to a different women’s correctional facility within the State.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE2145C5305184258A6001497FFF7EBD2"><enum>216.</enum><header>Aftercare treatment for female offenders with minor children</header> <subsection id="H39C0C6BF040B4ECEA562F29D1FCA274"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Aftercare treatment services for custodial parents with children under the age of 18 shall be established to place participants with appropriate community family-based substance abuse treatment on release from the correctional facility at the end of sentence or on parole.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8B2BB996E3D9499F960036A44C02B5F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>A State that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts provided under the grant to—</text> <paragraph id="H4881D27E785840C59400A202D0FD0094"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate between prison-based treatment programs and other human services and rehabilitation programs to assist in the rehabilitation of program participants; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B24343BF8F74312BA4FCA3627A9F4C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and expand aftercare services for female offenders who are mothers with children in family-based treatment programs.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1207336B17884C9BB63268D5249508A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program requirements</header><text>An aftercare family-based services program fulfills the requirements if—</text> <paragraph id="H76B77EA5290E46E3B0B0CB4BCD734F99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the aftercare program prioritizes female offenders with minor children who have completed prison-based substance abuse treatment programs;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE3AC29134FF143F29B3F24068CD2D28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a comprehensive approach to the parent’s substance abuse is provided and services are rendered to the children and whole family unit; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1BFBAC83E60A4693A57FD7B4667D4B00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other rehabilitative services including education/job training, job placement, and transitional housing referrals comprise the aftercare treatment.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>