[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 193 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H15489-H15490]
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   CORRECTING THE ENROLLMENT OF H.R. 1593, SECOND CHANCE ACT OF 2007

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 270) to make corrections in the 
enrollment of the bill H.R. 1593.
  The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 270

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring) That, in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1593, 
     the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the 
     following corrections (with page and line numbers referring 
     to the page and line numbers of the bill as engrossed in the 
     House):
       (1) Page 17, strike line 21 through page 18, line 23 and 
     insert the following:
       ``(1) Federal share.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of a grant received 
     under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the project 
     funded under such grant.
       ``(B) In-kind contributions.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the recipient of 
     a grant under this section may meet the matching requirement 
     under subparagraph (A) by making in-kind contributions of 
     goods or services that are directly related to the purpose 
     for which such grant was awarded.
       ``(ii) Maximum percentage.--Not more than 50 percent of the 
     amount provided by a recipient of a grant under this section 
     to meet the matching requirement under subparagraph (A) may 
     be provided through in-kind contributions under clause (i).

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       (2) Page 37, strike line 22 through page 38, line 4 and 
     insert the following:
       ``(e) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) Matching requirement.--The Federal share of a grant 
     under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the program 
     funded under such grant.
       ``(2) In-kind contributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     recipient of a grant under this section may meet the matching 
     requirement under paragraph (1) by making in-kind 
     contributions of goods or services that are directly related 
     to the purpose for which such grant was awarded.
       ``(B) Maximum percentage.--Not more than 50 percent of the 
     amount provided by a recipient of a grant under this section 
     to meet the matching requirement under paragraph (1) may be 
     provided through in-kind contributions under subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(3) 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.
       (3) Page 43, strike lines 19 through 24 and insert the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 2904. FEDERAL SHARE.

       ``(a) Matching Requirement.--The Federal share of a grant 
     under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the total costs 
     of the qualified drug treatment program funded under such 
     grant.
       ``(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 such grant was awarded.
       ``(2) Maximum percentage.--Not more than 50 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).
       (4) Page 80, after line 4 insert the following:
       (C) Waiver.--The Attorney General is authorized to waive 
     the requirements of section 3624 of title 18, United States 
     Code, as necessary to provide for the release of some or all 
     eligible elderly offenders from the Bureau of Prisons 
     facility to home detention for the purposes of the pilot 
     program under this subsection.
       (5) Page 80, line 18, strike ``a Bureau of Prisons 
     facility'' and insert ``at least one Bureau of Prisons 
     facility''.
       (6) Page 81, strike line 11 through page 83, line 12 and 
     insert the following:
       (A) Eligible elderly offender.--The term ``eligible elderly 
     offender'' means an offender in the custody of the Bureau of 
     Prisons--
       (i) who is not less than 65 years of age;
       (ii) who is serving a term of imprisonment that is not life 
     imprisonment based on conviction for an offense or offenses 
     that do not include any crime of violence (as defined in 
     section 16 of title 18, United States Code), sex offense (as 
     defined in section 111(5) of the Sex Offender Registration 
     and Notification Act), offense described in section 
     2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 18, United States Code, or offense 
     under chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code, and has 
     served the greater of 10 years or 75 percent of the term of 
     imprisonment to which the offender was sentenced;
       (iii) who has not been convicted in the past of any Federal 
     or State crime of violence, sex offense, or other offense 
     described in clause (ii);
       (iv) who has not been determined by the Bureau of Prisons, 
     on the basis of information the Bureau uses to make custody 
     classifications, and in the sole discretion of the Bureau, to 
     have a history of violence, or of engaging in conduct 
     constituting a sex offense or other offense described in 
     clause (ii);
       (v) who has not escaped, or attempted to escape, from a 
     Bureau of Prisons institution;
       (vi) with respect to whom the Bureau of Prisons has 
     determined that release to home detention under this section 
     will result in a substantial net reduction of costs to the 
     Federal Government; and
       (vii) who has been determined by the Bureau of Prisons to 
     be at no substantial risk of engaging in criminal conduct or 
     of endangering any person or the public if released to home 
     detention.
       (7) Page 84, line 25, strike ``section 231'' and insert 
     ``this section''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Conyers) and the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Cannon) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan.


                             General Leave

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include 
extraneous material on this concurrent resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Michigan?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker and Members of the House, this concurrent resolution 
makes technical and conforming changes to the Second Chance Act, H.R. 
1593, to expedite its proper enrollment. The House passed the Second 
Chance Act in November on suspension by a vote of 347-62. May I note 
for the Record that this is the 10th year during three Congresses that 
this legislation has been worked on, debated, had witnesses, been voted 
on; and now we come here today to make some technical changes and, with 
our holiday wishes, send this measure on its way.
  The Second Chance Act strengthens overall crime-fighting efforts by 
helping give ex-offenders tools for staying out of trouble, support for 
job skills, stable living arrangements, substance abuse treatment, 
health services, and other very basic resources to successfully rejoin 
society and lead productive and law-abiding lives. It enjoys, clearly, 
wide bipartisan support.
  This concurrent resolution expedites the process of finalizing the 
bill and sending it to the President in this session of Congress by 
making a few corrections brought to our attention after the bill passed 
the House last month, such as standardizing certain criteria in the 
process for three different kinds of grants and clarifying eligibility 
for a prison pilot program.
  It is a good measure. The corrections here are technical only. And I 
am proud to bring it to the attention of my colleagues for passage as 
urgently as possible.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I would like to start out by thanking Chairman Conyers, who has 
worked extraordinarily hard for a very long period of time, as he 
pointed out, on this bill; and also Mr. Danny Davis, who has been a 
real brick and worked very hard on this.
  I rise in support of this concurrent resolution making corrections to 
H.R. 1593, the Second Chance Act of 2007.
  On November 13, 2007, the House passed the Second Chance Act of 2007. 
This resolution makes technical changes in three sections of the bill.
  First, the resolution modifies sections 111 and 112 to require that 
States pay no less than 50 percent of grant funds to establish reentry 
courts and the Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative program.
  Second, the resolution eliminates in section 231(g) the technical 
requirement that eligible elderly prisoners who qualify for early 
release also satisfy the existing law for the compassionate release 
program.
  I urge my colleagues to support this resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. CONYERS. I thank my good friend, a ranking member in the 
Judiciary Committee, for his important work on this measure.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers) that the House suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. 270.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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