[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1934 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1934

   To reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for 
 reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on 
 Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders 
              into the community, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 27, 2005

  Mr. Specter (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
   DeWine, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. 
Obama) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for 
 reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on 
 Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders 
              into the community, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Second Chance Act of 2005: Community 
Safety Through Recidivism Prevention'' or the ``Second Chance Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 2002, over 7,000,000 people were incarcerated in 
        Federal or State prisons or in local jails. Nearly 650,000 
        people are released from State incarceration to communities 
        nationwide each year.
            (2) There are over 3,200 jails throughout the United 
        States, the vast majority of which are operated by county 
        governments. Each year, these jails will release in excess of 
        10,000,000 people back into the community.
            (3) Nearly \2/3\ of released State prisoners are expected 
        to be rearrested for a felony or serious misdemeanor within 3 
        years after release.
            (4) In his 2004 State of the Union address, President Bush 
        correctly stated: ``We know from long experience that if 
        [former prisoners] can't find work, or a home, or help, they 
        are much more likely to commit more crimes and return to 
        prison. . . . America is the land of the second chance, and 
        when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead 
        to a better life''.
            (5) 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 the 
        prisoner is incarcerated and provide a transition to needed 
        services in the community. After offenders are released, local 
        governments and community agencies coordinate and provide a 
        continuation of reentry services.
            (6) Faith leaders and parishioners have a long history of 
        helping ex-offenders transform their lives. Through prison 
        ministries and outreach in communities, churches and faith-
        based organizations have pioneered reentry services to 
        prisoners and their families.
            (7) Successful reentry protects those who might otherwise 
        be crime victims. It also improves the likelihood that 
        individuals released from prison, jail, or juvenile detention 
        facilities can pay fines, fees, restitution, and provide family 
        support.
            (8) According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
        expenditures on corrections alone increased from $9,000,000,000 
        in 1982 to $59,600,000,000 in 2002. These figures do not 
        include the cost of arrest and prosecution, nor do they take 
        into account the cost to victims.
            (9) Increased recidivism results in profound collateral 
        consequences, including public health risks, homelessness, 
        unemployment, and disenfranchisement.
            (10) The high prevalence of infectious disease, substance 
        abuse, and mental health disorders that have been found in 
        incarcerated populations demands that a recovery model of 
        treatment should be used for handling the more than \2/3\ of 
        all offenders with such needs.
            (11) Some of the most significant costs of prisoner reentry 
        are the impact on children, weakened ties among family members, 
        and destabilized communities. The long-term generational 
        effects of multiple family member involvement in the justice 
        system and lack of role models present a great risk to 
        children.
            (12) 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.
            (13) 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.
            (14) Released prisoners cite family support as the most 
        important factor in helping them stay out of prison. Research 
        suggests that families are an often underutilized resource in 
        the reentry process.
            (15) 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 reentry and aftercare programs.
            (16) Studies have shown that from 15 percent to 27 percent 
        of prisoners expect to go to homeless shelters upon release 
        from prison.
            (17) The National Institute of Justice has found that after 
        1 year of release, up to 60 percent of former inmates are not 
        employed.
            (18) 57 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).
            (19) 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.
            (20) 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.
            (21) 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 \1/3\ 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.
            (22) According to the National Institute of Literacy, 70 
        percent of all prisoners function at the 2 lowest literacy 
        levels.
            (23) 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 offers basic adult 
        education programs.
            (24) 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.
            (25) Almost 60 percent of the prison population in 2002 was 
        less than 35 years old.
            (26) Less than 32 percent of State prison inmates have a 
        high school diploma or a higher level of education, compared to 
        82 percent of the general population.
            (27) Approximately 38 percent of inmates who completed 11 
        years or less of school were not working before entry into 
        prison.
            (28) The percentage of State prisoners participating in 
        educational programs has decreased by more than 8 percent over 
        the period 1991-1997, despite growing evidence of how 
        educational programming while incarcerated reduces recidivism.
            (29) Transitional jobs programs have proven to help people 
        with criminal records to successfully return to the workplace 
        and to the community, and therefore can reduce recidivism 
        rates.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDER STATE AND LOCAL 
              REENTRY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Adult and Juvenile Offender Demonstration Projects 
Authorized.--Section 2976(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) establishing or improving the system or systems under 
        which--
                    ``(A) the correctional agency of the State or local 
                government develops and carries out plans to facilitate 
                the reentry into the community of each offender in 
                State or local custody;
                    ``(B) the supervision and services provided to 
                offenders in State or local custody are coordinated 
                with the supervision and services provided to offenders 
                after reentry into the community;
                    ``(C) the efforts of various public and private 
                entities to provide supervision and services to 
                offenders after reentry into the community, and to 
                family members of such offenders, are coordinated; and
                    ``(D) offenders awaiting reentry 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, jail, or 
                detention;
            ``(2) carrying out programs and initiatives by units of 
        local government to strengthen reentry services for individuals 
        released from local jails;
            ``(3) enabling jail or prison mentors of offenders to 
        remain in contact with those offenders, including through the 
        use of such technology as videoconferencing, during 
        incarceration and after reentry into the community and 
        encouraging the involvement of prison or jail mentors in the 
        reentry process;
            ``(4) 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 reentry into the 
        community;
            ``(5) assisting offenders in securing permanent housing 
        upon release or following a stay in transitional housing;
            ``(6) providing continuity of health services (including 
        screening, assessment, and aftercare for mental health 
        services, substance abuse treatment and aftercare, and 
        treatment for contagious diseases) to offenders in custody and 
        after reentry into the community;
            ``(7) providing offenders with education, job training, 
        responsible parenting and healthy relationship skills training 
        designed specifically for addressing the needs of incarcerated 
        and transitioning fathers and mothers, 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;
            ``(8) facilitating collaboration among corrections and 
        community corrections, technical schools, community colleges, 
        and the workforce development and employment service sectors 
        to--
                    ``(A) 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 and time 
                limited subsidized work experience (where appropriate), 
                for this population that will benefit communities;
                    ``(B) connect inmates to employment, including 
                supportive employment and employment services, before 
                their release to the community, to provide work 
                supports, including transportation and retention 
                services, as appropriate, and identify labor market 
                needs to ensure that education and training are 
                appropriate; and
                    ``(C) address barriers to employment, including 
                licensing that are not directly connected to the crime 
                committed and the risk that the ex-offender presents to 
                the community, and provide case management services as 
                necessary to prepare offenders for jobs that offer the 
                potential for advancement and growth;
            ``(9) assessing the literacy and educational needs of 
        offenders in custody and identifying and providing services 
        appropriate to meet those needs, including follow-up 
        assessments and long-term services;
            ``(10) systems under which family members of offenders are 
        involved in facilitating the successful reentry 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 to function as 
        a stable living situation during reentry where appropriate, and 
        involving family members in the planning and implementation of 
        the reentry process;
            ``(11) programs under which victims are included, on a 
        voluntary basis, in the reentry process;
            ``(12) 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;
            ``(13) carrying out programs that support children of 
        incarcerated parents, including those in foster care and those 
        cared for by grandparents or other relatives, commonly referred 
        to as kinship care, including mentoring children of prisoners 
        programs;
            ``(14) carrying out programs for the entire family unit, 
        including the coordination of service delivery across agencies;
            ``(15) 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 services 
        as appropriate and needed;
            ``(16) addressing barriers to the visitation of children 
        with an incarcerated parent, and maintenance of the parent-
        child relationship as appropriate to the safety and well-being 
        of the children, such as the location of facilities in remote 
        areas, telephone costs, mail restrictions, and visitation 
        policies;
            ``(17) 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;
            ``(18) developing programs and activities that support 
        parent-child relationships, such as--
                    ``(A) using telephone conferencing to permit 
                incarcerated parents to participate in parent-teacher 
                conferences;
                    ``(B) using videoconferencing to allow virtual 
                visitation when incarcerated persons are more than 100 
                miles from their families;
                    ``(C) the development of books on tape programs, 
                through which incarcerated parents read a book into a 
                tape to be sent to their children;
                    ``(D) the establishment of family days, which 
                provide for longer visitation hours or family 
                activities;
                    ``(E) the creation of children's areas in 
                visitation rooms with parent-child activities;
                    ``(F) the implementation of programs to help 
                incarcerated fathers and mothers stay connected to 
                their children and learn responsible parenting and 
                healthy relationship skills; or
                    ``(G) mentoring children of prisoners program;
            ``(19) expanding family-based treatment centers that offer 
        family-based comprehensive treatment services for parents and 
        their children as a complete family unit;
            ``(20) conducting studies to determine who is returning to 
        prison or jail and which of those returning prisoners represent 
        the greatest risk to community safety;
            ``(21) developing or adopting procedures to ensure that 
        dangerous felons are not released from prison prematurely;
            ``(22) 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;
            ``(23) developing and implementing procedures to identify 
        efficiently and effectively those violators of probation, 
        parole, or post incarceration supervision who should be 
        returned to prison or jail;
            ``(24) utilizing validated assessment tools to assess the 
        risk factors of returning inmates and prioritizing services 
        based on risk;
            ``(25) facilitating and encouraging timely and complete 
        payment of restitution and fines by ex-offenders to victims and 
        the community;
            ``(26) establishing or expanding the use of reentry courts 
        and other programs to--
                    ``(A) monitor offenders returning to the community;
                    ``(B) provide returning offenders with--
                            ``(i) drug and alcohol testing and 
                        treatment; and
                            ``(ii) mental and medical health assessment 
                        and services;
                    ``(C) facilitate restorative justice practices and 
                convene family or community impact panels, family 
                impact educational classes, victim impact panels, or 
                victim impact educational classes;
                    ``(D) provide and coordinate the delivery of other 
                community services to offenders, including--
                            ``(i) housing assistance;
                            ``(ii) education;
                            ``(iii) employment training;
                            ``(iv) children and family support to 
                        include responsible parenting and healthy 
                        relationship skill training designed 
                        specifically to address the needs of 
                        incarcerated and transitioning fathers and 
                        mothers;
                            ``(v) conflict resolution skills training;
                            ``(vi) family violence intervention 
                        programs;
                            ``(vii) culturally and linguistically 
                        competent services, as appropriate; and
                            ``(viii) other appropriate services; and
                    ``(E) establish and implement graduated sanctions 
                and incentives; and
            ``(27) providing technology and other tools to advance post 
        release supervision.''.
    (b) Juvenile Offender Demonstration Projects Reauthorized.--Section 
2976(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797w(c)) is amended by striking ``may be expended for'' and all 
that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``may be 
expended for any activity referred to in subsection (b).''.
    (c) Applications; Requirements; Priorities; Performance 
Measurements.--Section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (o); and
            (2) by striking subsections (d) through (g) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(d) Applications.--A State, unit of local government, territory, 
or Indian tribe, or combination thereof desiring a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Attorney General that--
            ``(1) contains a reentry strategic plan, as referenced in 
        subsection (h), 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;
            ``(2) identifies the local government role and the role of 
        governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that will be 
        coordinated by, and that will collaborate on, the applicant's 
        prisoner reentry strategy and certifies their involvement; and
            ``(3) describes the methodology and outcome measures that 
        will be used in evaluating the program.
    ``(e) Requirements.--The Attorney General may make a grant to an 
applicant under this section only if the application--
            ``(1) reflects explicit support of the chief executive 
        officer of the State, unit of local government, territory, or 
        Indian tribe applying for a grant under this section;
            ``(2) provides extensive discussion of the role of State 
        corrections departments, community corrections agencies, 
        juvenile justice systems, or local jail systems in ensuring 
        successful reentry of ex-offenders into their communities;
            ``(3) provides extensive evidence of collaboration with 
        State and local government agencies overseeing health, housing, 
        child welfare, education, substance abuse, and employment 
        services, and local law enforcement;
            ``(4) provides a plan for analysis of the applicant's 
        existing statutory, regulatory, rules-based, and practice-based 
        hurdles to a prisoner's reintegration into the community that--
                    ``(A) takes particular note and makes 
                recommendations with respect to laws, regulations, 
                rules, and practices that disqualify former prisoners 
                from obtaining professional licenses or other 
                requirements necessary for certain types of employment, 
                and that hinder full civic participation;
                    ``(B) identifies and makes recommendations with 
                respect to those laws, regulations, rules, or practices 
                that are not directly connected to the crime committed 
                and the risk that the ex-offender presents to the 
                community; and
                    ``(C) affords members of the public an opportunity 
                to participate in the process described in this 
                subsection; and
            ``(5) includes the use of a State, local, territorial, or 
        tribal task force, as referenced in subsection (i), to carry 
        out the activities funded under the grant.
    ``(f) Priority Consideration.--The Attorney General shall give 
priority to grant applications under this section that best--
            ``(1) focus initiative on geographic areas with a high 
        population of ex-offenders;
            ``(2) include partnerships with nonprofit organizations;
            ``(3) provide consultations with crime victims and former 
        incarcerated prisoners and their families;
            ``(4) review the process by which the State and local 
        governments adjudicate violations of parole, probation, or post 
        incarceration supervision and consider reforms to maximize the 
        use of graduated, community-based sanctions for minor and 
        technical violations of parole, probation, or post 
        incarceration supervision;
            ``(5) establish prerelease 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 nonprofit organizations;
            ``(6) include an agreement that the applicant, in 
        consultation with the National Institute of Justice, will 
        modify the project design, initially and during the project, in 
        order to facilitate the evaluation of outcomes by means, 
        including (to the maximum extent feasible) random assignment of 
        offenders and ex-offenders (or entities working with such 
        persons) to program delivery and control groups; and
            ``(7) target high-risk offenders for reentry programs 
        through validated assessment tools.
    ``(g) Uses of Grant Funds.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--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--
                    ``(A) waives, in whole or in part, the requirement 
                of this paragraph; and
                    ``(B) publicly delineates the rationale for the 
                waiver.
            ``(2) Supplement not supplant.--Federal funds received 
        under this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, 
        non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for the 
        activities funded under this section.
    ``(h) Reentry Strategic Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving financial 
        assistance under this section, each applicant shall develop a 
        comprehensive strategic reentry plan that contains measurable 
        annual and 5 year performance outcomes. The plan shall have as 
        a goal to reduce the rate of recidivism of incarcerated persons 
        served with funds from this section by 50 percent over a period 
        of 5 years.
            ``(2) Coordination.--In developing reentry plans under this 
        subsection, applicants shall coordinate with communities and 
        stakeholders, including persons in the fields of public safety, 
        corrections, housing, health, education, substance abuse, 
        children and families, employment, business and members of 
        nonprofit organizations that provide reentry services.
            ``(3) Measurements of progress.--Each reentry 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.
    ``(i) Reentry Task Force.--
            ``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving financial 
        assistance under this section, each applicant shall establish 
        or empower a Reentry Task Force, or other relevant convening 
        authority, to examine ways to pool existing resources and 
        funding streams to promote lower recidivism rates for returning 
        ex-offenders and to minimize the harmful effects of 
        incarceration on families and communities by collecting data 
        and best practices in offender reentry from demonstration 
        grantees and other agencies and organizations, and to provide a 
        plan, as described in subsection (e)(4).
            ``(2) Membership.--The task force or other authority shall 
        be comprised of relevant--
                    ``(A) State, tribal, territorial, or local leaders;
                    ``(B) agencies;
                    ``(C) service providers;
                    ``(D) nonprofit organizations; and
                    ``(E) stakeholders.
    ``(j) Strategic Performance Outcomes.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each applicant shall identify in their 
        reentry strategic plan, as referenced in subsection (h), 
        specific performance outcomes related to the long-term goals of 
        increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.
            ``(2) Performance outcomes.--The performance outcomes 
        identified under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to 
        offenders released back into the community--
                    ``(A) reduction in recommitment rates;
                    ``(B) reduction in crime;
                    ``(C) increased employment and education 
                opportunities;
                    ``(D) reduction in violations of conditions of 
                supervised release;
                    ``(E) increased child support;
                    ``(F) increased housing opportunities;
                    ``(G) reduction in drug and alcohol abuse; and
                    ``(H) increased participation in substance abuse 
                and mental health services.
            ``(3) Other outcomes.--States may include in their reentry 
        strategic plan other performance outcomes that increase the 
        success rates of offenders who transition from prison.
            ``(4) Coordination.--Applicants should coordinate with 
        communities and stakeholders about the selection of performance 
        outcomes identified by the applicant, and should consult with 
        the Department of Justice for assistance with data collection 
        and measurement activities.
            ``(5) Report.--Each grantee under this section shall submit 
        an annual report to the Department of Justice that--
                    ``(A) identifies the grantee's progress toward 
                achieving its strategic performance outcomes; and
                    ``(B) describes other activities conducted by the 
                grantee to increase the success rates of the reentry 
                population, such as programs that foster effective risk 
                management and treatment programming, offender 
                accountability, and community and victim participation.
    ``(k) Performance Measurement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Department of Justice, in 
        consultation with the grantees, shall--
                    ``(A) identify primary and secondary sources of 
                information to support the measurement of the 
                performance indicators identified under this section;
                    ``(B) identify sources and methods of data 
                collection in support of performance measurement 
                required under this section;
                    ``(C) provide to all grantees technical assistance 
                and training on performance measures and data 
                collection for purposes of this section; and
                    ``(D) 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.
            ``(2) Coordination.--The Department of Justice shall 
        coordinate with other Federal agencies to identify national and 
        other sources of information to support grantee's performance 
        measurement.
            ``(3) Standards for analysis.--Any statistical analysis of 
        population data conducted pursuant to this section shall be 
        conducted in accordance with the Federal Register Notice dated 
        October 30, 1997, relating to classification standards.
    ``(l) Future Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section for fiscal years after the first receipt of such a grant, 
a grantee shall submit to the Attorney General such information as is 
necessary to demonstrate that--
            ``(1) the grantee has adopted a reentry plan that reflects 
        input from nonprofit organizations;
            ``(2) the grantee's reentry plan includes performance 
        measures to assess the grantee's progress toward increasing 
        public safety by reducing by 10 percent over the 2-year period 
        the rate at which individuals released from prison who 
        participate in the reentry system supported by Federal funds 
        are recommitted to prison; and
            ``(3) the grantee will coordinate with the Department of 
        Justice, nonprofit organizations, and other experts regarding 
        the selection and implementation of the performance measures 
        described in subsection (k).
    ``(m) National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource 
Center.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Attorney General may, using amounts 
        made available to carry out this subsection, make a grant to an 
        eligible organization to provide for the establishment of a 
        National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center.
            ``(2) Eligible organization.--An organization eligible for 
        the grant under paragraph (1) is any national nonprofit 
        organization approved by the Federal task force established 
        under section 4 of the Second Chance Act of 2005, that provides 
        technical assistance and training to, and has special expertise 
        and broad, national-level experience in offender reentry 
        programs, training, and research.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--The organization receiving the grant 
        shall establish a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry 
        Resource Center to--
                    ``(A) provide education, training, and technical 
                assistance for States, tribes, territories, local 
                governments, service providers, nonprofit 
                organizations, and corrections institutions;
                    ``(B) collect data and best practices in offender 
                reentry from demonstration grantees and others agencies 
                and organizations;
                    ``(C) develop and disseminate evaluation tools, 
                mechanisms, and measures to better assess and document 
                coalition performance measures and outcomes;
                    ``(D) disseminate knowledge to States and other 
                relevant entities about best practices, policy 
                standards, and research findings;
                    ``(E) develop and implement procedures to assist 
                relevant authorities in determining when release is 
                appropriate and in the use of data to inform the 
                release decision;
                    ``(F) develop and implement procedures to identify 
                efficiently and effectively those violators of 
                probation, parole, or post incarceration supervision 
                who should be returned to prison and those who should 
                receive other penalties based on defined, graduated 
                sanctions;
                    ``(G) collaborate with the Federal task force 
                established under section 4 of the Second Chance Act of 
                2005, and the Federal Resource Center for Children of 
                Prisoners;
                    ``(H) develop a national research agenda; and
                    ``(I) bridge the gap between research and practice 
                by translating knowledge from research into practical 
                information.
            ``(4) Limit.--Of amounts made available to carry out this 
        section, not more than 4 percent shall be available to carry 
        out this subsection.
    ``(n) Administration.--Of amounts made available to carry out this 
section--
            ``(1) not more than 2 percent shall be available for 
        administrative expenses in carrying out this section; and
            ``(2) not more than 2 percent shall be made available to 
        the National Institute of Justice to evaluate the effectiveness 
        of the demonstration projects funded under section 2976 of the 
        Omnibus Crime and Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
        U.S.C. 3797w) as amended by this section, using a methodology 
        that--
                    ``(A) includes, to the maximum extent feasible, 
                random assignment of offenders or ex-offenders (or 
                entities working with such persons) to program delivery 
                and control groups; and
                    ``(B) generates evidence on which reentry 
                approaches and strategies are most effective.''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 2976 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) is amended 
in subsection (o)(1), as so redesignated by subsection (c) of this 
section, by striking ``and $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2005'' and 
inserting ``$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $100,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2007''.
    (e) Grant Authorization.--Section 2976(a) of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(a)) is amended by 
striking ``States, Territories'' and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ``States, local governments, 
territories, or Indian tribes, or any combination thereof, in 
partnership with stakeholders, service providers, and nonprofit 
organizations, for purpose of establishing adult and juvenile offender 
reentry demonstration projects.''.

SEC. 4. TASK FORCE ON FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RELATING TO 
              REENTRY OF OFFENDERS.

    (a) Task Force Required.--The Attorney General, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of 
Labor, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and the heads of such other elements of the Federal 
Government as the Attorney General considers appropriate, and in 
collaboration with stakeholders, service providers, nonprofit 
organizations, States, tribes, territories, and local governments, 
shall establish an interagency task force on Federal programs and 
activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community.
    (b) Duties.--The task force required by subsection (a) shall--
            (1) 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;
            (2) identify methods to improve collaboration and 
        coordination of such programs and activities;
            (3) identify areas of responsibility in which improved 
        collaboration and coordination of such programs and activities 
        would result in increased effectiveness or efficiency;
            (4) develop innovative interagency or intergovernmental 
        programs, activities, or procedures that would improve outcomes 
        of reentering offenders and children of offenders;
            (5) develop methods for increasing regular communication 
        that would increase interagency program effectiveness;
            (6) 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;
            (7) identify funding areas that should be coordinated 
        across agencies and any gaps in funding; and
            (8) in collaboration with the National Adult and Juvenile 
        Offender Reentry Resources Center identify successful programs 
        currently operating and collect best practices in offender 
        reentry 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, 
        nonprofit organizations, and others.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the task force established under 
        subsection (a) shall submit a report, including 
        recommendations, to Congress on barriers to reentry. The task 
        force shall provide for public input in preparing the report.
            (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        identify Federal and other barriers to successful reentry of 
        offenders into the community and analyze the effects of such 
        barriers on offenders and on children and other family members 
        of offenders, including barriers relating to--
                    (A) child support obligations and procedures;
                    (B) Social Security benefits, including barriers in 
                timely restoration of suspended disability benefits 
                immediately upon release, Veterans benefits, food 
                stamps, and other forms of Federal public assistance;
                    (C) Medicaid and Medicare laws, regulations, 
                guidelines or procedures, including barriers in timely 
                restoration of benefits caused by delay in 
                reinstatement of suspended Social Security disability 
                benefits;
                    (D) education programs, financial assistance, and 
                full civic participation;
                    (E) TANF program funding criteria and other welfare 
                benefits;
                    (F) sustainable employment and career advancement, 
                that are not directly connected to the crime committed 
                and the risk that the ex-offender presents to the 
                community;
                    (G) laws, regulations, rules, and practices that 
                restrict Federal employment licensure and participation 
                in Federal contracting programs;
                    (H) admissions to and evictions from Federal 
                housing programs, including--
                            (i) examining the number and 
                        characteristics of ex-offenders who are evicted 
                        from or denied eligibility for Federal housing 
                        programs;
                            (ii) the effect of eligibility denials and 
                        evictions on homelessness, family stability and 
                        family reunification;
                            (iii) the extent to which arrest records 
                        are the basis for denying applications;
                            (iv) the implications of considering 
                        misdemeanors 5 or more years old and felonies 
                        10 or more years old and the appropriateness of 
                        taking into account rehabilitation and other 
                        mitigating factors; and
                            (v) the feasibility of using probationary 
                        or conditional eligibility based on 
                        participation in a supervised rehabilitation 
                        program or other appropriate social services;
                    (I) reentry procedures, case planning, and 
                transitions of persons from the custody of the Federal 
                Bureau of Prisons to a Federal parole or probation 
                program or community corrections;
                    (J) laws, regulations, rules, and practices that 
                may require a parolee to return to the same county that 
                the parolee was living in prior to his or her arrest, 
                and the potential for changing such laws, regulations, 
                rules, and practices so that the parolee may change his 
                or her location upon release, and not settle in the 
                same location with persons who may be a negative 
                influence; and
                    (K) prerelease 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 nonprofit 
                organizations.
    (d) Annual Reports.--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). Any statistical analysis of 
population data pursuant to this section shall be conducted in 
accordance with the Federal Register Notice dated October 30, 1997, 
relating to classification standards.

SEC. 5. OFFENDER REENTRY RESEARCH.

    (a) National Institute of Justice.--From amounts made available to 
carry out this Act, the National Institute of Justice may conduct 
research on offender reentry, including--
            (1) 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;
            (2) a study identifying a mechanism to compare rates of 
        recidivism (including rearrest, violations of parole, 
        probation, post incarceration supervision, and reincarceration) 
        among States; and
            (3) a study on the population of individuals released from 
        custody who do not engage in recidivism and the characteristics 
        (housing, employment, treatment, family connection) of that 
        population.
    (b) Bureau of Justice Statistics.--From amounts made available to 
carry out this Act, the Bureau of Justice Statistics may conduct 
research on offender reentry, including--
            (1) an analysis of special populations, including prisoners 
        with mental illness or substance abuse disorders, female 
        offenders, juvenile offenders, limited English proficiency, and 
        the elderly, that present unique reentry challenges;
            (2) studies to determine who is returning to prison or jail 
        and which of those returning prisoners represent the greatest 
        risk to community safety;
            (3) annual reports on the profile of the population coming 
        out of prisons, jails, and juvenile justice facilities;
            (4) a national recidivism study every 3 years; and
            (5) a study of parole, probation, or post incarceration 
        supervision violations and revocations.

SEC. 6. CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS AND FAMILIES.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services may--
            (1) review, and make available to States, a report on any 
        recommendations regarding the role of State child protective 
        services at the time of the arrest of a person; and
            (2) by regulation, establish such services as the Secretary 
        determines necessary for the preservation of families that have 
        been impacted by the incarceration of a family member with 
        special attention given to the impact on children.

SEC. 7. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OF FORMER PRISONERS.

    The Secretary of Labor shall take such steps as are necessary to 
implement a program, including the Employment and Training 
Administration, to educate employers and 1-stop center workforce 
development providers about existing incentives, including the Federal 
bonding program and tax credits for hiring former Federal, State, or 
local prisoners.

SEC. 8. FEDERAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR CHILDREN OF PRISONERS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, such sums as may be 
necessary for the continuing activities of the Federal Resource Center 
for Children of Prisoners, including conducting a review of the 
policies and practices of State and Federal corrections agencies to 
support parent-child relationships.

SEC. 9. USE OF VIOLENT OFFENDER TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING GRANT FUNDING FOR 
              DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES.

    Section 20102(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13702(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) to carry out any activity referred to in subsections 
        (b) and (c) of section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
        Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w (b), (c)).''.

SEC. 10. GRANTS TO STUDY PAROLE OR POST-INCARCERATION SUPERVISION 
              VIOLATIONS AND REVOCATIONS.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--From amounts made available to carry out 
this section, the Attorney General may award grants to States to study 
and to improve the collection of data with respect to individuals whose 
parole or post incarceration supervision is revoked and which such 
individuals represent the greatest risk to community safety.
    (b) Application.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this 
section, a State shall--
            (1) certify that the State has, or intends to establish, a 
        program that collects comprehensive and reliable data with 
        respect to individuals described in subsection (a), including 
        data on--
                    (A) the number and type of parole or post 
                incarceration supervision violations that occur with 
                the State;
                    (B) the reasons for parole or post-incarceration 
                supervision revocation;
                    (C) the underlying behavior that led to the 
                revocation; and
                    (D) the term of imprisonment or other penalty that 
                is imposed for the violation; and
            (2) provide the data described in paragraph (1) to the 
        Bureau of Justice Statistics, in a form prescribed by the 
        Bureau. Any statistical analysis of population data pursuant to 
        this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Federal 
        Register Notice dated October 30, 1997, relating to 
        classification standards.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each fiscal years 
2006 and 2007.

SEC. 11. IMPROVEMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR 
              STATE PRISONERS PROGRAM.

    (a) Definition.--Section 1902 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff-1) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
        subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
            (2) inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Residential Substance Abuse Treatment.--In this section, the 
term `residential substance abuse treatment'--
            ``(1) 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; and
            ``(2) can include the use of pharmacotherapies where 
        appropriate, that may extend beyond the 6-month period.''.
    (b) Requirement for After Care Component.--Subsection (d) of 
section 1902 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3796ff-1), as so redesignated by subsection (a) of this 
section, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Eligibility 
        for Preference With After Care Component'' and inserting 
        ``Requirement for After Care Component'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) To be eligible for funding under this part, a State 
        shall ensure that individuals who participate in the substance 
        abuse treatment program established or implemented with 
        assistance provided under this part will be provided with after 
        care services.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) After care services required by this subsection shall 
        be funded by the funding provided in this part.''.

SEC. 12. RESIDENTIAL DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM IN FEDERAL PRISONS.

    Section 3621(e)(5)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``means a course of'' and all that follows through the 
semicolon at the end and inserting the following: ``means a course of 
individual and group activities and treatment, lasting at least 6 
months, in residential treatment facilities set apart from the general 
prison population, which may include the use of pharmacotherapies, 
where appropriate, that may extend beyond the 6-month period;''.

SEC. 13. REMOVAL OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR 
              CORRECTIONS EDUCATION PROGRAMS UNDER THE ADULT EDUCATION 
              AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 222(a)(1) of the Adult Education and 
Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9222(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``, 
of which not more than 10 percent of the 82.5 percent shall be 
available to carry out section 225''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to 
Congress a report--
            (1) on the use of literacy funds to correctional 
        institutions as defined in section 225(d)(2) of the Adult 
        Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9224); and
            (2) that specifies the amount of literacy funds that are 
        provided to each category of correctional institution in each 
        State, and identify whether funds are being sufficiently 
        allocated among the various types of institutions.

SEC. 14. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO DRUG-FREE STUDENT LOANS PROVISION TO 
              ENSURE THAT IT APPLIES ONLY TO OFFENSES COMMITTED WHILE 
              RECEIVING FEDERAL AID.

    Section 484(r)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1091(r)(1)) is amended by striking ``A student'' and all that follows 
through ``table:'' and inserting the following: ``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:''.

SEC. 15. MENTORING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Authority to Make Grants.--From amounts made available to carry 
out this section, the Attorney General of the United States, in 
collaboration with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, shall make grants to nonprofit organizations for 
the purpose of providing mentoring and other transitional services 
essential to reintegrating ex-offenders.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Grant funds awarded under subsection (a) may be 
used for--
            (1) mentoring adult and juvenile offenders during 
        incarceration, through transition back to the community, and 
        post release; and
            (2) transitional services to assist in the reintegration of 
        ex-offenders into the community.
    (c) Application; Priority Consideration.--To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit an 
application to the Attorney General based on criteria developed by the 
Attorney General in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Applicants will be given 
priority consideration if the application--
            (1) includes a plan to implement activities that have been 
        demonstrated effective in facilitating the successful reentry 
        of offenders; and
            (2) provides for an independent evaluation that includes, 
        to the maximum extent feasible, random assignment of offenders 
        or ex-offenders to program delivery and control groups.
    (d) Strategic Performance Outcomes.--The Attorney General shall 
require each applicant under this section to identify specific 
performance outcomes related to the long-term goal of stabilizing 
communities by reducing recidivism and re-integrating ex-offenders into 
society.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Justice to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007.

SEC. 16. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PLACE PRISONER IN COMMUNITY 
              CORRECTIONS.

    Section 3624(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(c) Prerelease Custody.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Bureau of Prisons shall, to the 
        extent practicable, assure that a prisoner serving a term of 
        imprisonment spends 20 percent of the final portion of the 
        term, not to exceed 12 months, to be served under conditions 
        that will afford the prisoner a reasonable opportunity to 
        adjust to and prepare for the prisoner's reentry into the 
        community. Such conditions may include a community correctional 
        facility.
            ``(2) Authority.--This subsection authorizes the Bureau of 
        Prisons to place a prisoner in home confinement for the last 10 
        percent of the term to be served, not to exceed 6 months.
            ``(3) Assistance.--The United States Probation System 
        shall, to the extent practicable, offer assistance to a 
        prisoner during such prerelease custody.
            ``(4) No limitations.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to limit or restrict the authority of the Bureau of 
        Prisons granted under section 3621 of this title.''.

SEC. 17. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVED WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY 
              TRANSITION TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS.

    Section 821 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 
1151) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 821. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVED WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY 
              TRANSITION TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS.

    ``(a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term `youth 
offender' means a male or female offender under the age of 35, who is 
incarcerated in a State prison, including a prerelease facility.
    ``(b) Grant Program.--The Secretary of Education (in this section 
referred to as the `Secretary')--
            ``(1) shall establish a program in accordance with this 
        section to provide grants to the State correctional education 
        agencies in the States, from allocations for the States under 
        subsection (h), to assist and encourage youth offenders to 
        acquire functional literacy, life, and job skills, through--
                    ``(A) the pursuit of a postsecondary education 
                certificate, or an associate or bachelor's degree while 
                in prison; and
                    ``(B) employment counseling and other related 
                services which start during incarceration and end not 
                later than 1 year after release from confinement; and
            ``(2) may establish such performance objectives and 
        reporting requirements for State correctional education 
        agencies receiving grants under this section as the Secretary 
        determines are necessary to assess the effectiveness of the 
        program under this section.
    ``(c) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under this section, 
a State correctional education agency shall submit to the Secretary a 
proposal for a youth offender program that--
            ``(1) identifies the scope of the problem, including the 
        number of youth offenders in need of postsecondary education 
        and vocational training;
            ``(2) lists the accredited public or private educational 
        institution or institutions that will provide postsecondary 
        educational services;
            ``(3) lists the cooperating agencies, public and private, 
        or businesses that will provide related services, such as 
        counseling in the areas of career development, substance abuse, 
        health, and parenting skills;
            ``(4) describes specific performance objectives and 
        evaluation methods (in addition to, and consistent with, any 
        objectives established by the Secretary under subsection 
        (b)(2)) that the State correctional education agency will use 
        in carrying out its proposal, including--
                    ``(A) specific and quantified student outcome 
                measures that are referenced to outcomes for non-
                program participants with similar demographic 
                characteristics; and
                    ``(B) measures, consistent with the data elements 
                and definitions described in subsection (d)(1)(A), of--
                            ``(i) program completion, including an 
                        explicit definition of what constitutes a 
                        program completion within the proposal;
                            ``(ii) knowledge and skill attainment, 
                        including specification of instruments that 
                        will measure knowledge and skill attainment;
                            ``(iii) attainment of employment both prior 
                        to and subsequent to release;
                            ``(iv) success in employment indicated by 
                        job retention and advancement; and
                            ``(v) recidivism, including such 
                        subindicators as time before subsequent offense 
                        and severity of offense;
            ``(5) describes how the proposed programs are to be 
        integrated with existing State correctional education programs 
        (such as adult education, graduate education degree programs, 
        and vocational training) and State industry programs;
            ``(6) describes how the proposed programs will have 
        considered or will utilize technology to deliver the services 
        under this section; and
            ``(7) describes how students will be selected so that only 
        youth offenders eligible under subsection (e) will be enrolled 
        in postsecondary programs.
    ``(d) Program Requirements.--Each State correctional education 
agency receiving a grant under this section shall--
            ``(1) annually report to the Secretary regarding--
                    ``(A) the results of the evaluations conducted 
                using data elements and definitions provided by the 
                Secretary for the use of State correctional education 
                programs;
                    ``(B) any objectives or requirements established by 
                the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2); and
                    ``(C) the additional performance objectives and 
                evaluation methods contained in the proposal described 
                in subsection (c)(4), as necessary to document the 
                attainment of project performance objectives; and
            ``(2) expend on each participating eligible student for an 
        academic year, not more than the maximum Federal Pell Grant 
        funded under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        for such academic year, which shall be used for--
                    ``(A) tuition, books, and essential materials; and
                    ``(B) related services such as career development, 
                substance abuse counseling, parenting skills training, 
                and health education.
    ``(e) Student Eligibility.--A youth offender shall be eligible for 
participation in a program receiving a grant under this section if the 
youth offender--
            ``(1) is eligible to be released within 5 years (including 
        a youth offender who is eligible for parole within such time); 
        and
            ``(2) is 35 years of age or younger.
    ``(f) Length of Participation.--A State correctional education 
agency receiving a grant under this section shall provide educational 
and related services to each participating youth offender for a period 
not to exceed 5 years, 1 year of which may be devoted to study in a 
graduate education degree program or to remedial education services for 
students who have obtained a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
equivalent. Educational and related services shall start during the 
period of incarceration in prison or prerelease, and the related 
services may continue for not more than 1 year after release from 
confinement.
    ``(g) Education Delivery Systems.--State correctional education 
agencies and cooperating institutions shall, to the extent practicable, 
use high-tech applications in developing programs to meet the 
requirements and goals of this section.
    ``(h) Allocation of Funds.--From the funds appropriated pursuant to 
subsection (i) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each 
State an amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the 
total number of students eligible under subsection (e) in such State 
bears to the total number of such students in all States.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for fiscal years 
2006 and 2007.''.

SEC. 18. CARLIE'S LAW.

    (a) Probation.--Section 3565(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (2) by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) commits a crime of violence against, or an offense 
        that consists of or is intended to facilitate unlawful sexual 
        contact (as defined in section 2246) with, a person who has not 
        attained the age of 16 years;''.
    (b) Supervised Release.--Section 3583(g) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) commits a crime of violence against, or an offense 
        that consists of or is intended to facilitate unlawful sexual 
        contact (as defined in section 2246) with, a person who has not 
        attained the age of 16 years;''.

SEC. 19. IMPROVED REENTRY PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS.

    (a) General Reentry Procedures.--The Department of Justice 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.
    (b) Procedures Regarding Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--The Bureau of Prisons shall establish 
        reentry planning procedures within the Release Preparation 
        Program that include providing Federal inmates with information 
        in the following areas:
                    (A) Health and nutrition.
                    (B) Employment.
                    (C) Personal finance and consumer skills.
                    (D) Information and community resources.
                    (E) Release requirements and procedures.
                    (F) Personal growth and development.
            (2) Format.--Any written information that the Bureau of 
        Prisons provides to inmates for reentry planning purposes shall 
        use common terminology and language. The Bureau of Prisons 
        shall provide the United States Probation and Pretrial Services 
        System with relevant information on the medical care needs and 
        the mental health treatment needs of releasing inmates. The 
        United States Probation and Pretrial Services System shall take 
        this information into account when developing supervision plans 
        in an effort to address the medical care and mental health care 
        needs of these individuals. The Bureau of Prisons shall provide 
        inmates with a sufficient amount of all necessary medications 
        upon release from custody.
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