[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 508 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 508

  To authorize appropriations for occupational education and training 
       programs of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

  Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize appropriations for occupational education and training 
       programs of the Bureau of Prisons, 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 ``Ensuring Work Opportunities in 
Correctional Facilities Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDED WORK PROGRAMS.

    (a) Occupational Education Programs.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Bureau of Prisons $210,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 
        through 2029 for occupational education and training programs.
            (2) Reports.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau 
        of Prisons shall submit to the Attorney General public annual 
        reports, produced by the Program Review Division of the Bureau 
        of Prisons, an independent governmental or nongovernmental 
        agency, or a private auditor, that--
                    (A) includes a list of the programs that receive 
                the funds appropriated under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) analyzes the efficacy of the programs described 
                in subparagraph (A) in providing incarcerated workers 
                with valuable job skills, improving their quality of 
                life, and increasing their job prospects upon release.
    (b) Prison Work Pilot Projects.--Section 1761(c)(1) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``50'' and inserting 
``100''.
    (c) Vocational Training Programs.--
            (1) Omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968.--
        The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
        U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 1001(a) (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)), by 
                striking paragraph (28) and inserting the following:
            ``(28) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
        section 3041(a)(4) of part NN $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2024 through 2029.''; and
                    (B) in section 2976(o) (34 U.S.C. 10631(o)), by 
                striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--To carry out this section, there are 
        authorized to be appropriated $70,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2024 through 2029.''.
            (2) Careers training and demonstration grants.--Section 115 
        of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60511) is amended 
        by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2029.''.
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