Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and expand requirements for the grant program for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects and to extend the authorization for appropriations for such program through FY2018.
Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to extend through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for grants for: (1) family-based substance abuse treatment, (2) the technology careers training demonstration program, and (3) the offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program. Renames the program of mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations for offender reentry as the program of community-based mentoring and transitional service grants to nonprofit organizations. Provides for enhanced services under such program to assist in the reintegration of offenders into the community. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY2018.
Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to periodically conduct audits of not less than 5% of all recipients of specified offender reentry grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Second Chance Act of 2007.
Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to: (1) modify and extend through FY2018 grant programs for reentry of federal prisoners into the community, including the program for placing elderly offenders in home detention; (2) repeal programs under such Act relating to responsible reintegration of offenders, the study of the effectiveness of Depot Naltrexone for heroin addiction, and the satellite tracking and reentry training program; and (3) establish a program for partnering faith-based or community-based nonprofit organizations with prisons to conduct recidivism reduction activities.
Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with specified federal officials and in collaboration with interested persons and entities, to establish an interagency task force on federal programs and activities for the reentry of offenders into the community. Requires such task force to: (1) evaluate and identity methods for improving such programs and activities, and (2) report to Congress on barriers faced by offenders in reentering the community and update such report annually.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3465 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3465
To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 13, 2013
Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Danny K.
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Bachus, Ms.
Fudge, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Cummings,
and Ms. Jackson Lee) introduced the following bill; which was 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
2013''.
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 interested persons (including Federal
corrections and supervision agencies), services providers, and
nonprofit organizations for the purpose of strategic planning and
implementation of adult and juvenile offender reentry projects.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or reentry
courts,'' after ``community,'';
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) promoting employment opportunities consistent with
the Transitional Jobs strategy (as defined in section 4 of the
Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17502)).'';
(3) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f) and inserting
the following:
``(d) Combined Grant Application; Priority Consideration.--
``(1) In general.--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).
``(2) Priority consideration.--The Attorney General shall
give priority consideration to grant applications under
subsections (e) and (f) that include a commitment by the
applicant to partner with a local evaluator to identify and
analyze data that will--
``(A) enable the grantee to target the intended
offender population; and
``(B) serve as a baseline for purposes of the
evaluation.
``(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) Maximum total grants and geographic diversity.--
``(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) Geographic diversity.--The Attorney General
shall make every effort to ensure equitable geographic
distribution of grants under this section and take into
consideration the needs of underserved populations,
including rural and tribal communities.
``(3) Period of grant.--A planning grant made under this
subsection shall be for a period of not longer than 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, or their designee, 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
Federal corrections, State corrections departments,
community corrections agencies, juvenile justice
systems, and tribal 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;
``(iv) input, where appropriate, from the
juvenile justice coordinating council of the
region;
``(v) input, where appropriate, from the
reentry coordinating council of the region; and
``(vi) other interested persons, as
appropriate;
``(C) demonstrate effective case assessment and
management abilities in order to provide comprehensive
and continuous reentry, including--
``(i) planning for prerelease transitional
housing and community release that begins upon
admission for juveniles and jail inmates, and,
as appropriate, for prison inmates, depending
on the length of the sentence;
``(ii) establishing prerelease planning
procedures to ensure that the eligibility of an
offender for Federal, tribal, 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 mental health services, drug
treatment, medical care, job training and
placement, educational services, vocational
services, and 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 moderate and 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, and 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.'';
(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 (d)(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)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``under this section'' and inserting ``under
subsection (f)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subsection
(e)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)(2)(D)'';
(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) increased number of staff trained to
administer reentry services;
``(G) increased proportion of individuals served by
the program among those eligible to receive services;
``(H) increased number of individuals receiving
risk screening needs assessment, and case planning
services;
``(I) increased enrollment in, and completion of
treatment services, including substance abuse and
mental health services among those assessed as needing
such services;
``(J) increased enrollment in and degrees earned
from educational programs, including high school, GED,
vocational training, and college education;
``(K) increased number of individuals obtaining and
retaining employment;
``(L) increased number of individuals obtaining and
maintaining housing;
``(M) increased self-reports of successful
community living, including stability of living
situation and positive family relationships;
``(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 (3), by striking ``facilities.''
and inserting ``facilities, including a cost-benefit
analysis to determine the cost effectiveness of the
reentry program.'';
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``this section''
and inserting ``subsection (f)''; and
(E) 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
$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.''; and
(10) by adding at the end the following:
``(p) Definition.--In this section, the term `reentry court' means
a program that--
``(1) monitors juvenile and adult eligible offenders
reentering the community;
``(2) provides continual judicial supervision;
``(3) provides juvenile and adult eligible offenders
reentering the community with coordinated and comprehensive
reentry services and programs, such as--
``(A) drug and alcohol testing and assessment for
treatment;
``(B) 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;
``(C) 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;
``(D) health (including mental health) services and
assessment;
``(E) 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
``(F) any other services needed for reentry;
``(4) convenes community impact panels, victim impact
panels, or victim impact educational classes;
``(5) provides and coordinates the delivery of community
services to juvenile and adult eligible offenders, including--
``(A) housing assistance;
``(B) education;
``(C) job training;
``(D) conflict resolution skills training;
``(E) batterer intervention programs; and
``(F) other appropriate social services; and
``(6) establishes and implements graduated sanctions and
incentives.''.
(b) 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'';
(2) in section 2923 (42 U.S.C. 3797s-2), by adding at the
end the following:
``(c) Priority Considerations.--The Attorney General shall give
priority consideration to grant applications for grants under section
2921 that are submitted by a nonprofit organization that demonstrates a
relationship with State and local criminal justice agencies,
including--
``(1) within the judiciary and prosecutorial agencies; or
``(2) with the local corrections agencies, which shall be
documented by a written agreement that details the terms of
access to facilities and participants and provides information
on the history of the organization of working with correctional
populations.''; and
(3) 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 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.''.
(c) 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. 3797ee 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 2013, 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 2013.''; 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 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 for
grants for purposes described in section 3005(a)(4)''.
(d) Careers Training Demonstration Grants.--Section 115 of the
Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17511) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``and Indian'' and inserting
``nonprofit organizations, and Indian''; and
(B) by striking ``technology career training to
prisoners'' and inserting ``career training, including
subsidized employment, when part of a training program,
to prisoners and reentering youth and adults'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``technology careers training'';
(B) by striking ``technology-based''; and
(C) by inserting ``, as well as upon transition and
reentry into the community'' after ``facility'';
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (e);
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Priority Consideration.--Priority consideration shall be
given to any application under this section that--
``(1) provides assessment of local demand for employees in
the geographic areas to which offenders are likely to return;
``(2) conducts individualized reentry career planning upon
the start of incarceration or post-release employment planning
for each offender served under the grant;
``(3) demonstrates connections to employers within the
local community; or
``(4) tracks and monitors employment outcomes.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.''.
(e) 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
2014 through 2018.''.
(f) Community-Based Mentoring and Transitional Service Grants to
Nonprofit Organizations.--
(1) In general.--Section 211 of the Second Chance Act of
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17531) is amended--
(A) in the header, by striking ``mentoring grants
to nonprofit organizations'' and inserting ``community-
based mentoring and transitional service grants to
nonprofit organizations'';
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ``mentoring and
other'';
(C) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:
``(2) transitional services to assist in the reintegration
of offenders into the community, including--
``(A) educational, literacy, and vocational,
services and the Transitional Jobs strategy;
``(B) substance abuse treatment and services;
``(C) coordinated supervision and comprehensive
services for offenders, including housing and mental
and physical health care;
``(D) family services; and
``(E) validated assessment tools to assess the risk
factors of returning inmates; and''; and
(D) in subsection (f), by striking ``this section''
and all that follows and inserting the following:
``this section $15,000,000 for fiscal years 2014
through 2018.''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
section 2 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17501
note) is amended by striking the item relating to section 211
and inserting the following:
``Sec. 211. Community-based mentoring and transitional service
grants.''.
(g) Definitions.--
(1) In general.--Section 4 of the Second Chance Act of 2007
(42 U.S.C. 17502) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
``In this Act--
``(1) the term `exoneree' means an individual who--
``(A) has been convicted of a Federal, tribal, 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, tribal, 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);
``(2) the term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given in
section 901 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791);
``(3) the term `offender' includes an exoneree; and
``(4) the term `Transitional Jobs strategy' means an
employment strategy for youth and adults who are chronically
unemployed or those that have barriers to employment that--
``(A) is conducted by State, tribal, and local
governments, State, tribal, and local workforce boards,
and nonprofit organizations;
``(B) provides time-limited employment using
individual placements, team placements, and social
enterprise placements, without displacing existing
employees;
``(C) pays wages in accordance with applicable law,
but in no event less than the higher of the rate
specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the
applicable State or local minimum wage law, which are
subsidized, in whole or in part, by public funds;
``(D) combines time-limited employment with
activities that promote skill development, remove
barriers to employment, and lead to unsubsidized
employment such as a thorough orientation and
individual assessment, job readiness and life skills
training, case management and supportive services,
adult education and training, child support-related
services, job retention support and incentives, and
other similar activities;
``(E) places participants into unsubsidized
employment; and
``(F) provides job retention, re-employment
services, and continuing and vocational education to
ensure continuing participation in unsubsidized
employment and identification of opportunities for
advancement.''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in
section 2 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17501
note) is amended by striking the item relating to section 4 and
inserting the following:
``Sec. 4. Definitions.''.
(h) Extension of the Length of Section 2976 Grants.--Section 6(1)
of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17504(1)) is amended by
inserting ``or under section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w)'' after ``and 212''.
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 2013, 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 2014 through 2018'';
and
(B) in paragraph (5)(A)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``65 years''
and inserting ``60 years''; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``or 75
percent'' and inserting ``or \2/3\'';
(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 ``2014 through 2018''.
(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 placed 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 2013''.
(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 ``$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2009 and 2010'' and inserting ``$5,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018''.
(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) Partnerships To Expand Access to Reentry Programs Proven To
Reduce Recidivism.--
``(1) Definition.--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 type of program on
recidivism.
``(2) Eligibility for recidivism reduction partnership.--A
faith-based or community-based nonprofit organization that
provides mentoring or other programs that have been
demonstrated to reduce recidivism is eligible to enter into a
recidivism reduction partnership with a prison or community-
based facility operated by the Bureau of Prisons.
``(3) Recidivism reduction partnerships.--The Director of
the Bureau of Prisons shall develop policies to require wardens
of prisons and community-based facilities to enter into
recidivism reduction partnerships with faith-based and
community-based nonprofit organizations that are willing to
provide, on a volunteer basis, programs described in paragraph
(2).
``(4) Reporting requirement.--The Director of the Bureau of
Prisons shall submit to Congress an annual report on the last
day of each fiscal year that--
``(A) details, for each prison and community-based
facility for the fiscal year just ended--
``(i) the number of recidivism reduction
partnerships under this section that were in
effect;
``(ii) the number of volunteers that
provided recidivism reduction programming; and
``(iii) the number of recidivism reduction
programming hours provided; and
``(B) explains any disparities between facilities
in the numbers reported under subparagraph (A).''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(g) Repeals.--
(1) Section 2978 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w-2) is repealed.
(2) Part CC of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797q et seq.) is repealed.
SEC. 5. 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 agencies of the Federal
Government as the Attorney General considers appropriate, and in
collaboration with interested persons, service providers, nonprofit
organizations, States, tribal, and local governments, shall establish
an interagency task force on Federal programs and activities relating
to the reentry of offenders into the community (referred to in this
section as the ``Task Force'').
(b) Duties.--The Task Force shall--
(1) identify such programs and activities that may be
resulting in overlap or duplication of services, the scope of
such overlap or duplication, and the relationship of such
overlap 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
among agencies that would increase interagency program
effectiveness;
(6) identify areas of research that can be coordinated
across agencies with an emphasis on applying evidence-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
the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall submit a
report, including recommendations, to Congress on barriers to
reentry.
(2) Contents.--The report required under 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--
(A) admissions and evictions from Federal housing
programs;
(B) child support obligations and procedures;
(C) Social Security benefits, veterans benefits,
food stamps, and other forms of Federal public
assistance;
(D) Medicaid Program and Medicare Program
procedures, requirements, regulations, and guidelines;
(E) education programs, financial assistance, and
full civic participation;
(F) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
funding criteria and other welfare benefits;
(G) employment and training;
(H) 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;
(I) laws, regulations, rules, and practices that
may require a parolee to return to the same county that
they were living in before their arrest and therefore
prevent offenders from changing their setting upon
release; and
(J) trying to establish pre-release planning
procedures for prisoners to ensure that a prisoner's
eligibility for Federal or State benefits (including
Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and veterans
benefits) upon release is established prior to release,
subject to any limitations in law, and to ensure that
prisoners are provided with referrals to appropriate
social and health services or are referred to
appropriate nonprofit organizations.
(d) Updated Reports.--On an annual basis, the Task Force shall
submit to Congress an updated report on the activities of the Task
Force, including specific recommendations on issues described in
subsections (b) and (c).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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