[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 1231 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1231

             To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 20 (legislative day, June 16), 2011

Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Portman) 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 Second Chance Act of 2007.

    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 Reauthorization Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING PROGRAMS.

    (a) Reauthorization of Adult and Juvenile Offender State and Local 
Demonstration Projects.--Section 2976 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Grant Authorization.--The Attorney General shall make grants 
to States, local governments, territories, or Indian tribes, or any 
combination thereof (in this section referred to as an `eligible 
entity'), in partnership with stakeholders, services providers, and 
nonprofit organizations for the purpose of strategic planning and 
implementation of adult and juvenile offender reentry projects.'';
            (2) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(d) Combined Grant Application.--The Attorney General shall 
develop a procedure to allow applicants to submit a single application 
for a planning grant under subsection (e) and an implementation grant 
under subsection (f).
    ``(e) Planning Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
        Attorney General may make a grant to an eligible entity of not 
        more than $75,000 to develop a strategic, collaborative plan 
        for an adult or juvenile offender reentry demonstration project 
        as described in subsection (h) that includes--
                    ``(A) a budget and a budget justification;
                    ``(B) a description of the outcome measures that 
                will be used to measure the effectiveness of the 
                program in promoting public safety and public health;
                    ``(C) the activities proposed;
                    ``(D) a schedule for completion of the activities 
                described in subparagraph (C); and
                    ``(E) a description of the personnel necessary to 
                complete the activities described in subparagraph (C).
            ``(2) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity desiring a 
                planning grant under this subsection shall submit to 
                the Attorney General an application that shall include 
                a commitment by the applicant to partner with a local 
                evaluator to identify and analyze data that will--
                            ``(i) enable the grantee to target the 
                        intended offender population; and
                            ``(ii) serve as a baseline for purposes of 
                        the evaluation.
                    ``(B) Procedure.--The Attorney General shall 
                develop a procedure to evaluate the qualifications of a 
                local evaluator described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Maximum total grants and minimum allocation.--
                    ``(A) Maximum amount.--The Attorney General may not 
                make planning grants and implementation grants to 1 
                eligible entity in a total amount that is more than a 
                $1,000,000.
                    ``(B) Minimum allocation.--Unless all eligible 
                applications submitted by a State, or unit of local 
                government within such State, for a planning grant have 
                been awarded funds under this section, the State, in 
                combination with the all of the grantees within the 
                State (other than Indian tribes), shall be allocated 
                for each fiscal year not less than 0.75 percent of the 
                total amount appropriated in the fiscal year under this 
                section for planning and implementation grants.
            ``(4) Period of grant.--A planning grant made under this 
        subsection shall be for a period of 1 year, beginning on the 
        first day of the month in which the planning grant is made.
    ``(f) Implementation Grants.--
            ``(1) Applications.--An eligible entity desiring an 
        implementation grant under this subsection shall submit to the 
        Attorney General an application that--
                    ``(A) contains a reentry strategic plan as 
                described in subsection (h), which describes the long-
                term strategy and incorporates a detailed 
                implementation schedule, including the plans of the 
                applicant to fund the program after Federal funding is 
                discontinued;
                    ``(B) identifies the local government role and the 
                role of governmental agencies and nonprofit 
                organizations that will be coordinated by, and that 
                will collaborate on, the offender reentry strategy of 
                the applicant, and certifies the involvement of such 
                agencies and organizations;
                    ``(C) describes the evidence-based methodology and 
                outcome measures that will be used to evaluate the 
                program funded with a grant under this subsection, and 
                specifically explains how such measurements will 
                provide valid measures of the impact of that program; 
                and
                    ``(D) describes how the project could be broadly 
                replicated if demonstrated to be effective.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The Attorney General may make a grant 
        to an applicant under this subsection only if the application--
                    ``(A) 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 subsection;
                    ``(B) 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 offenders 
                into their communities;
                    ``(C) provides extensive evidence of collaboration 
                with State and local government agencies overseeing 
                health, housing, child welfare, education, substance 
                abuse, victims services, and employment services, and 
                with local law enforcement agencies;
                    ``(D) provides a plan for analysis of the 
                statutory, regulatory, rules-based, and practice-based 
                hurdles to reintegration of offenders into the 
                community;
                    ``(E) includes the use of a State, local, 
                territorial, or tribal task force, described in 
                subsection (i), to carry out the activities funded 
                under the grant;
                    ``(F) provides a plan for continued collaboration 
                with a local evaluator as necessary to meeting the 
                requirements under subsection (h); and
                    ``(G) demonstrates that the applicant participated 
                in the planning grant process or engaged in comparable 
                planning for the reentry project.
            ``(3) Priority considerations.--The Attorney General shall 
        give priority to grant applications under this subsection that 
        best--
                    ``(A) focus initiative on geographic areas with a 
                disproportionate population of offenders released from 
                prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities;
                    ``(B) include--
                            ``(i) input from nonprofit organizations, 
                        in any case where relevant input is available 
                        and appropriate to the grant application;
                            ``(ii) consultation with crime victims and 
                        offenders who are released from prisons, jails, 
                        and juvenile facilities;
                            ``(iii) coordination with families of 
                        offenders; and
                            ``(iv) input, where appropriate from the 
                        juvenile justice coordinating council of the 
                        region;
                    ``(C) demonstrate effective case assessment and 
                management abilities in order to provide comprehensive 
                and continuous reentry, including--
                            ``(i) planning while offenders are in 
                        prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, 
                        prerelease transition housing, and community 
                        release;
                            ``(ii) establishing prerelease planning 
                        procedures to ensure that the eligibility of an 
                        offender for Federal or State benefits upon 
                        release is established prior to release, 
                        subject to any limitations in law, and to 
                        ensure that offenders obtain all necessary 
                        referrals for reentry services, including 
                        assistance identifying and securing suitable 
                        housing; and
                            ``(iii) delivery of continuous and 
                        appropriate drug treatment, medical care, job 
                        training and placement, educational services, 
                        or any other service or support needed for 
                        reentry;
                    ``(D) review the process by which the applicant 
                adjudicates violations of parole, probation, or 
                supervision following release from prison, jail, or a 
                juvenile facility, taking into account public safety 
                and the use of graduated, community-based sanctions for 
                minor and technical violations of parole, probation, or 
                supervision (specifically those violations that are not 
                otherwise, and independently, a violation of law);
                    ``(E) provide for an independent evaluation of 
                reentry programs that include, to the maximum extent 
                possible, random assignment and controlled studies to 
                determine the effectiveness of such programs;
                    ``(F) target high-risk offenders for reentry 
                programs through validated assessment tools; and
                    ``(G) target offenders with histories of 
                homelessness, substance abuse, or mental illness, 
                including a prerelease assessment of the housing status 
                of the offender and behavioral health needs of the 
                offender with clear coordination with mental health, 
                substance abuse, or homelessness services systems to 
                achieve stable and permanent housing outcomes with 
                appropriate support service.
            ``(4) Amount.--The amount of a grant made under this 
        subsection may not be more than $925,000.
            ``(5) Period of grant.--A grant made under this subsection 
        shall be effective for a 2-year period--
                    ``(A) beginning on the date on which the planning 
                grant awarded under subsection (e) concludes; or
                    ``(B) in the case of an implementation grant 
                awarded to an eligible entity that did not receive a 
                planning grant, beginning on the date on which the 
                implementation grant is awarded.'';
            (3) in subsection (g)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ``50 percent'' 
        and inserting ``75 percent'';
            (4) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving financial 
        assistance under subsection (f), each application shall develop 
        a comprehensive reentry strategic plan that--
                    ``(A) contains a plan to assess inmate reentry 
                needs and measurable annual and 3-year performance 
                outcomes;
                    ``(B) uses, to the maximum extent possible, 
                randomly assigned and controlled studies, or rigorous 
                quasi-experimental studies with matched comparison 
                groups, to determine the effectiveness of the program 
                funded with a grant under subsection (f); and
                    ``(C) includes as a goal of the plan to reduce the 
                rate of recidivism for offenders released from prison, 
                jail or a juvenile facility with funds made available 
                under subsection (f).
            ``(2) Local evaluator.--A partnership with a local 
        evaluator described in subsection (e)(2) shall require the 
        local evaluator to use the baseline data and target population 
        characteristics developed under a subsection (e) planning grant 
        to derive a feasible and meaningful target goal for recidivism 
        reduction during the 3-year period beginning on the date of 
        implementation of the program.'';
            (5) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ``under this 
        section'' and inserting ``under subsection (f)'';
            (6) in subsection (j)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``for an 
                implementation grant under subsection (f)'' after 
                ``applicant'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``, 
                        where appropriate'' after ``support''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (F), (G), 
                        and (H), and inserting the following:
                    ``(F) a cost-benefit analysis to determine the cost 
                effectiveness of the reentry program;
                    ``(G) increased number of staff trained to 
                administer reentry services;
                    ``(H) increased proportion of individuals served by 
                the program among those eligible to receive services;
                    ``(I) increased number of individuals receiving 
                risk screening needs assessment, and case planning 
                services;
                    ``(J) increased enrollment in, and completion of 
                treatment services, including substance abuse and 
                mental health services among those assessed as needing 
                such services;
                    ``(K) increased enrollment in and degrees earned 
                from educational programs, including GED, vocational 
                training, and college education;
                    ``(L) increased number of individuals obtaining and 
                retaining employment;
                    ``(M) increased number of individuals obtaining 
                housing;
                    ``(N) reduction in drug and alcohol use; and
                    ``(O) reduction in recidivism rates for individuals 
                receiving reentry services after release, as compared 
                to either baseline recidivism rates in the jurisdiction 
                of the grantee or recidivism rates of the control or 
                comparison group.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``this section'' 
                and inserting ``subsection (f)''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``this section'' 
                and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
            (7) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ``this section'' each 
        place the term appears and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
            (8) in subsection (l)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``beginning on 
                the date on which the most recent implementation grant 
                is made to the grantee under subsection (f)'' after 
                ``2-year period''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``over a 2-year 
                period'' and inserting ``during the 2-year period 
                described in paragraph (2)'';
            (9) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ``appropriated'' and 
        all that follows and inserting the following: ``appropriated--
        ''
                    ``(A) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                    ``(B) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
                    ``(C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;
                    ``(D) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
                    ``(E) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.''; and
            (10) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `exoneree' means an individual who--
                    ``(A) has been convicted of a Federal or State 
                offense that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of 
                more than 1 year;
                    ``(B) has served a term of imprisonment for not 
                less than 6 months in a Federal or State prison or 
                correctional facility as a result of the conviction 
                described in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) has been determined to be factually innocent 
                of the offense described in subparagraph (A); and
            ``(2) the term `offender' includes an exoneree.''.
    (b) Cost-Effective Alternatives to Incarceration Program.--
            (1) Authorization.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
        and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is 
        amended by striking part CC (42 U.S.C. 3797q et seq.) and 
        inserting the following:

    ``PART CC--COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION PROGRAM

``SEC. 2901. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Eligible offender.--The term `eligible offender' 
        means an individual who--
                    ``(A) has been charged, sentenced, or convicted of 
                a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment of more 
                than 1 year is authorized; and
                    ``(B) does not have 1 or more prior convictions for 
                a felony crime of violence involving the use or 
                attempted use of force against a person with the intent 
                to cause death or serious bodily harm.
            ``(2) Probation with enforcement program.--The term 
        `probation with enforcement program' means a program that--
                    ``(A) reduces drug use, crime, and recidivism by 
                requiring swift, predictable, and graduated sanctions 
                for noncompliance with the conditions of probation, as 
                determined by the Attorney General;
                    ``(B) identifies for enrollment in the program 
                eligible offenders who are serving a term of probation 
                and who are at high risk of failing to observe the 
                conditions of supervision and of being returned to 
                incarceration as a result of the failure;
                    ``(C) notifies eligible offenders of the rules of 
                the probation demonstration program, and consequences 
                for violating such rules;
                    ``(D) monitors eligible offenders for illicit drug 
                use with regular and rapid-result drug screening;
                    ``(E) monitors eligible offenders for violations of 
                other rules and probation terms, including failure to 
                pay court-ordered financial obligations, such as child 
                support or victim restitution;
                    ``(F) responds to violations of the other rules and 
                probation terms with immediate arrest of the violating 
                eligible offender, and swift and certain modification 
                of the conditions of probation, including imposition of 
                short jail stays (which may gradually become longer 
                with each additional violation and modification);
                    ``(G) immediately responds to eligible offenders 
                who have absconded from supervision with service of 
                bench warrants and immediate sanctions;
                    ``(H) provides rewards to eligible offenders who 
                comply with such rules;
                    ``(I) ensures funding for, and referral to, 
                substance abuse treatment for eligible offenders who 
                repeatedly fail to refrain from illicit drug use; and
                    ``(J) establishes procedures to terminate program 
                participation by, and initiate revocation to a term of 
                incarceration for, eligible offenders who habitually 
                fail to abide by program rules and pose a threat to 
                public safety.
            ``(3) Law enforcement or prosecution drug treatment 
        alternative to prison program.--The term `law enforcement or 
        prosecution drug treatment alternative to prison program' means 
        a program that--
                    ``(A) is administered by a prosecutor or law 
                enforcement officer of a State, Indian tribe, or local 
                government;
                    ``(B) requires an eligible offender who is 
                sentenced to participate in the program (instead of 
                incarceration) to participate in a comprehensive 
                substance abuse treatment program that is approved by 
                the State or Indian tribe and licensed, if necessary, 
                to provide medical and other health services;
                    ``(C) requires an eligible offender to receive the 
                consent of the prosecutor or law enforcement officer 
                involved to participate in the program;
                    ``(D) in the case of an eligible offender who is 
                sentenced to participate in the program, requires the 
                offender to serve a sentence of imprisonment with 
                respect to the crime involved if the prosecutor or law 
                enforcement officer, in conjunction with the treatment 
                provider, determines that the eligible offender has not 
                successfully completed the relevant substance abuse 
                treatment program described in subparagraph (B);
                    ``(E) provides for the dismissal of the criminal 
                charges that lead to the participation of an eligible 
                offender in the program if the eligible offender is 
                determined to have successfully completed the program;
                    ``(F) requires each substance abuse provider 
                treating an eligible offender under the program to--
                            ``(i) make periodic reports of the progress 
                        of the treatment of the eligible offender to 
                        the law enforcement officer involved and to the 
                        appropriate court in which the eligible 
                        offender was convicted; and
                            ``(ii) notify the prosecutor or law 
                        enforcement officer involved and the 
                        appropriate court if the eligible offender 
                        absconds from the facility of the treatment 
                        provider or otherwise violates the terms and 
                        conditions of the program, consistent with 
                        Federal and State confidentiality requirements; 
                        and
                    ``(G) has an enforcement unit comprised of law 
                enforcement officers involved, the duties of which 
                shall include--
                            ``(i) verifying the address of an eligible 
                        offender and other contacts; and
                            ``(ii) if necessary, locating, 
                        apprehending, and arresting an eligible 
                        offender who has absconded from the facility of 
                        a substance abuse treatment provider or 
                        otherwise violated the terms and conditions of 
                        the program and returning the eligible offender 
                        to the appropriate court for sentencing for the 
                        crime involved.
            ``(4) Reentry court.--The term `reentry court' means a 
        program that--
                    ``(A) monitors juvenile and adult eligible 
                offenders reentering the community;
                    ``(B) provides juvenile and adult eligible 
                offenders reentering the community with coordinated and 
                comprehensive reentry services and programs, such as--
                            ``(i) drug and alcohol testing and 
                        assessment for treatment;
                            ``(ii) assessment for substance abuse from 
                        a substance abuse professional who is approved 
                        by the State or Indian tribe and licensed by 
                        the appropriate entity to provide alcohol and 
                        drug addiction treatment, as appropriate;
                            ``(iii) substance abuse treatment from a 
                        provider that is approved by the State or 
                        Indian tribe, and licensed, if necessary, to 
                        provide medical and other health services;
                            ``(iv) health (including mental health) 
                        services and assessment;
                            ``(v) aftercare and case management 
                        services that--
                                    ``(I) facilitate access to clinical 
                                care and related health services; and
                                    ``(II) coordinate with such 
                                clinical care and related health 
                                services; and
                            ``(vi) any other services needed for 
                        reentry;
                    ``(C) convenes community impact panels, victim 
                impact panels, or victim impact educational classes;
                    ``(D) provides and coordinates the delivery of 
                community services to juvenile and adult eligible 
                offenders, including--
                            ``(i) housing assistance;
                            ``(ii) education;
                            ``(iii) job training;
                            ``(iv) conflict resolution skills training;
                            ``(v) batterer intervention programs; and
                            ``(vi) other appropriate social services; 
                        and
                    ``(E) establishes and implements graduated 
                sanctions and incentives.

``SEC. 2902. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to States, 
local governments, territories, Indian tribes, nonprofit agencies, or 
any combination thereof, to develop, implement, or expand programs that 
provide alternatives to incarceration, in accordance with this part.
    ``(b) Allowable Uses.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant under this part may be used for 
        the expenses of a law enforcement or prosecution drug treatment 
        alternatives to prison program, a problem-solving court, 
        including a reentry court, or a probation with enforcement 
        program including for--
                    ``(A) salaries, personnel costs, equipment costs, 
                and other costs directly related to the operation or 
                evaluation of the program;
                    ``(B) payments for providers that are approved by 
                the State or Indian tribe and licensed, if necessary, 
                to provide needed treatment or education to eligible 
                offenders participating in the program, including 
                aftercare supervision, mental health services, 
                substance abuse services, vocational training, 
                education, and job placement; and
                    ``(C) payments to public and nonprofit private 
                entities that are approved by the State or Indian tribe 
                and licensed, if necessary, to provide mental health, 
                alcohol and drug addiction treatment to offenders 
                participating in the program.
            ``(2) Supplement and not supplant.--Grants made under this 
        part shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal 
        funds that would otherwise be available for programs described 
        in this part.
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State, local government, territory, 
        Indian tribe, or nonprofit agency desiring a grant under this 
        part shall submit an application to the Attorney General in 
        such form and containing such information as the Attorney 
        General may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Application contents.--An application submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) describe the program to be assisted under 
                this part and the need for the program to serve 
                eligible offenders;
                    ``(B) describe a long-term strategy and detailed 
                implementation plan for the program, including how the 
                applicant plans to pay for the program after the 
                Federal funding is discontinued;
                    ``(C) identify the governmental and community 
                agencies the activities of which shall be coordinated 
                under the project;
                    ``(D) certify that--
                            ``(i) all agencies affected by the program, 
                        including community corrections and parole 
                        entities, have been appropriately consulted in 
                        the development of the program; and
                            ``(ii) there will be appropriate 
                        coordination with all such agencies in the 
                        implementation of the program; and
                    ``(E) describe the methodology and outcome measures 
                that will be used to evaluate the program.

``SEC. 2903. FEDERAL SHARE.

    ``(a) Matching Requirement.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
activity carried out using a grant under this part shall be not more 
than 50 percent.
    ``(b) In-Kind Contributions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the recipient 
        of a grant under this part may meet the matching requirement 
        under subsection (a) by making in-kind contributions of goods 
        or services that are directly related to the purpose for which 
        the grant was awarded.
            ``(2) Maximum percentage.--Not more than 75 percent of the 
        amount provided by a recipient of a grant under this part to 
        meet the matching requirement under subsection (a) may be 
        provided through in-kind contributions under paragraph (1).

``SEC. 2904. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.

    ``The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the extent 
practicable, the distribution of grants under this part is equitable 
and includes States, local governments, territories, Indian tribes, or 
nonprofit agencies--
            ``(1) in each State; and
            ``(2) in rural, suburban, tribal, and urban jurisdictions.

``SEC. 2905. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.

    ``Each entity receiving a grant under this section shall submit to 
the Attorney General, for each fiscal year in which funds received 
under the grant are expended, a report, at such time and in such manner 
as the Attorney General may reasonably require, that contains--
            ``(1) a summary of the activities carried out under the 
        program assisted by the grant;
            ``(2) an assessment of whether the activities are meeting 
        the need for the program identified in the application 
        submitted under section 2902(c); and
            ``(3) such other information as the Attorney General may 
        require.

``SEC. 2906. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``The Attorney General may, using amounts made available to carry 
out this part, establish training and technical assistance for 
grantees, including--
            ``(1) providing education, training, and technical 
        assistance for States, Indian tribes, territories, local 
        governments, service providers, and nonprofit organizations 
        relating to problem-solving courts, law enforcement drug 
        treatment alternative to prison programs, and probation with 
        enforcement programs;
            ``(2) collecting data and best practices from grantees and 
        other agencies and organizations;
            ``(3) developing and disseminating evaluation tools, 
        mechanisms, and measures to better assess and document 
        performance measures and outcomes;
            ``(4) disseminating information to States and other 
        relevant entities about best practices, policy standards, and 
        research findings; and
            ``(5) interdisciplinary and profession-specific training 
        for relevant professionals on information and skills necessary 
        to plan, implement, or expand problem-solving courts, law 
        enforcement drug treatment alternative to prisons programs, and 
        probation with enforcement programs.

``SEC. 2907. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this part--
            ``(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            ``(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
            ``(3) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;
            ``(4) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
            ``(5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.
    ``(b) Limitations.--Of the amounts made available pursuant to 
subsection (a) for a fiscal year--
            ``(1) not more than 2 percent may be used by the Attorney 
        General for salaries and administrative expenses; and
            ``(2) not more than 5 percent nor less than 2 percent may 
        be used for technical assistance and training.

``SEC. 2908. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    ``Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent a grantee that 
operates a drug court under part EE when the grant under this part is 
awarded from using funds from the grant under this part to supplement 
the drug court in accordance with section 2902(b)(1).''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Title I of the 
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
                    (A) in section 1001(a) (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)), by 
                striking paragraph (26); and
                    (B) by striking section 2978 (42 U.S.C. 3797w-2).
            (3) Savings clause.--A grant made under section 2978 or 
        part CC of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
        Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w-2 and 3797q et seq.) 
        before the date of enactment of this Act shall remain in full 
        force and effect under the terms, and for the duration, of the 
        grant.
    (c) Grants for Family-Based Substance Abuse Treatment.--Part DD of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797s et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2921 (42 U.S.C. 3797s), in the matter 
        preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``nonprofit 
        organizations,'' before ``and Indian''; and
            (2) by striking section 2926(a) (42 U.S.C. 3797s-5(a)), and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this part--
            ``(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
            ``(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013, 2014, 
        2015, and 2016.''.
    (d) Grant Program To Evaluate and Improve Educational Methods at 
Prisons, Jails, and Juvenile Facilities.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating part KK (42 U.S.C. 3793ee et seq.) as 
        part LL;
            (2) by redesignating the second part designated as part JJ, 
        as added by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199; 
        122 Stat. 677), relating to grants to evaluate and improve 
        educational methods, as part KK;
            (3) by redesignating the second section designated as 
        section 3001 and section 3002 (42 U.S.C. 3797dd and 3797dd-1), 
        as added by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199; 
        122 Stat. 677), relating to grants to evaluate and improve 
        educational methods, as sections 3005 and 3006, respectively;
            (4) in section 3005, as so redesignated--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) implement methods to improve academic and vocational 
        education for offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile 
        facilities consistent with the best practices identified in 
        subsection (c).'';
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
                (d); and
                    (C) by inserting after subsection (b), the 
                following:
    ``(c) Best Practices.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011, the 
Attorney General shall identify and publish best practices relating to 
academic and vocational education for offenders in prisons, jails, and 
juvenile facilities. The best practices shall consider the evaluations 
performed and recommendations made under grants made under subsection 
(a) before the date of enactment of the Second Chance Reauthorization 
Act of 2011''; and
            (5) in section 3006, as so redesignated, by striking ``to 
        carry'' and all that follows through ``2010'' and inserting 
        ``for each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 for 
        grants for purposes described in section 3005(a)(4)''.
    (e) Technology Careers Training Demonstration Grants.--Section 115 
of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17511) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and Indian'' and 
        inserting ``nonprofit organizations, and Indian''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013; 
        and
            ``(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 
        2016.''.
    (f) Offender Reentry Substance Abuse and Criminal Justice 
Collaboration Program.--Section 201(f)(1) of the Second Chance Act of 
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17521(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2012 through 2016.''.
    (g) Mentoring Grants to Nonprofit Organizations.--Section 211 of 
the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17531) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term `offender' includes an 
individual who--
            ``(1) has been convicted of a Federal or State offense that 
        is punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year;
            ``(2) has served a term of imprisonment for not less than 6 
        months in a Federal or State prison or correctional facility as 
        a result of the conviction described in paragraph (1); and
            ``(3) has been determined to be factually innocent of the 
        offense described in paragraph (1).''; and
            (3) in subsection (g), as redesignated, by striking ``this 
        section'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
        ``this section--''
            ``(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            ``(2) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
            ``(3) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;
            ``(4) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
            ``(5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.''.

SEC. 3. AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF GRANTEES.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``unresolved audit 
finding'' means an audit report finding or recommendation that a 
grantee has used grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or 
otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved during a 1-
year period beginning on the date of an initial notification of the 
finding or recommendation.
    (b) Audit Requirement.--Beginning in fiscal year 2012, and every 3 
years thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice 
shall conduct an audit of not less than 5 percent of all grantees that 
are awarded funding under--
            (1) section 2976(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
        and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(b));
            (2) part CC of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
        Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797q et seq.), as amended 
        by this Act;
            (3) part DD of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
        Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797s et seq.);
            (4) part JJ of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
        Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797dd et seq.); or
            (5) section 115, 201, or 211 of the Second Chance Act of 
        2007 (42 U.S.C. 17511, 17521, and 17531).
    (c) Mandatory Exclusion.--A grantee that is found to have an 
unresolved audit finding under an audit conducted under subsection (b) 
may not receive grant funds under the grant programs described in 
paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b) in the fiscal year 
following the fiscal year to which the finding relates.
    (d) Priority of Grant Awards.--The Attorney General, in awarding 
grants under the programs described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
subsection (b) shall give priority to eligible entities that during the 
2-year period preceding the application for a grant have not been found 
to have an unresolved audit finding.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL REENTRY IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Responsible Reintegration of Offenders.--Section 212 of the 
Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532) is repealed.
    (b) Federal Prisoner Reentry Initiative.--Section 231 of the Second 
Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17541) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``carried out 
                during fiscal years 2009 and 2010'' and inserting 
                ``carried out during fiscal years 2012 through 2016''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (5)(A)(i), by striking ``65 
                years'' and inserting ``60 years'';
            (2) by striking subsection (h);
            (3) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h); and
            (4) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``2009 and 2010'' and inserting ``2012 through 2016''.
    (c) Enhancing Reporting Requirements Pertaining to Community 
Corrections.--Section 3624(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), in the second sentence, by inserting 
        ``, and number of prisoners not being place in community 
        corrections facilities for each reason set forth'' before ``, 
        and any other information''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``the Second Chance Act 
        of 2007'' and inserting ``the Second Chance Reauthorization Act 
        of 2011''.
    (d) Termination of Study on Effectiveness of Depot Naltrexone for 
Heroin Addiction.--Section 244 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17554) is repealed.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations for Research.--Section 245 of 
the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17555) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``243, and 244'' and inserting ``and 243''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``2009 and 2010'' and inserting ``2012, 
        2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016''.
    (f) Federal Prisoner Recidivism Reduction Programming 
Enhancement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3621 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
                (h); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (f) the 
                following:
    ``(g) Incentive for Prisoners' Participation in Reentry Programs 
Proven To Reduce Recidivism.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `demonstrated to reduce recidivism' 
                means that the Director of Bureau of Prisons has 
                determined that appropriate research has been conducted 
                and has validated the effectiveness of the program on 
                recidivism; and
                    ``(B) the term `successfully participates' means 
                that a prisoner has been enrolled for a period of not 
                less than 180 days during the 12 months preceding the 
                award of credit in 1 or more programs--
                            ``(i) for which the prisoner is eligible; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) that meet the treatment and program 
                        needs of the prisoner.
            ``(2) Eligibility to earn additional credit.--Any prisoner 
        who, in the judgment of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, 
        successfully participates in a program that has been 
        demonstrated to reduce recidivism, is eligible to earn 
        additional credit toward satisfaction of the sentence being 
        served by the prisoner.
            ``(3) Credit toward service of sentence.--Except as 
        provided in paragraph (4), a prisoner may receive credit toward 
        service of the sentence of the prisoner of up to 60 days per 
        year for each year in which the prisoner is in custody of the 
        Bureau of Prisons and successfully participates in a program 
        described in paragraph (2). Any credits awarded under this 
        subsection shall vest on the date the prisoner is released from 
        custody.
            ``(4) Limitation on awards of credit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A prisoner may accrue credit 
                toward service of the sentence of the prisoner under 
                this subsection if--
                            ``(i) the credit accrued under this 
                        subsection is combined with reductions in the 
                        period of time the prisoner remains in custody 
                        resulting from participation in a residential 
                        substance abuse program; and
                            ``(ii) credit received under section 
                        3624(b) does not exceed 33 percent of the 
                        sentence imposed on the prisoner.
                    ``(B) Prior time credit.--No credits shall be 
                awarded for any time spent in--
                            ``(i) programs during the 180-day period 
                        preceding the enactment of the Second Chance 
                        Reauthorization Act of 2011; or
                            ``(ii) official detention prior to the date 
                        the sentence commences under section 3585(a).
            ``(5) Receipt of credit at end of year.--A prisoner may 
        receive credit at the end of each year of the sentence being 
        served by the prisoner, beginning at the end of the first year 
        of the sentence, subject to a determination by the Director by 
        the Bureau of Prisons that during the year the prisoner display 
        exemplary compliance with institutional disciplinary 
        regulations. For purposes of this section, the first year shall 
        commence on the date the sentence commences under section 
        3585(a).''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
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