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§ 10619
ney General regarding the effectiveness of this
subchapter.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2958, as added Pub. L.
107–273, div. B, title II, § 2301(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1797.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 3797u–7 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
§ 10619. Technical assistance, training, and eval-
uation
(a) Technical assistance and training
The Attorney General may provide technical
assistance and training in furtherance of the
purposes of this subchapter, including training
for drug court personnel and officials on identi-
fying and addressing co-occurring substance
abuse and mental health problems.
(b) Evaluations
In addition to any evaluation requirements
that may be prescribed for grantees (including
uniform data collection standards and reporting
requirements), the Attorney General shall carry
out or make arrangements for evaluations of
programs that receive support under this sub-
chapter.
(c) Administration
The technical assistance, training, and evalua-
tions authorized by this section may be carried
out directly by the Attorney General, in col-
laboration with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, or through grants, contracts,
or other cooperative arrangements with other
entities.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2959, as added Pub. L.
107–273, div. B, title II, § 2301(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1797; amended Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title
XIV, § 14007(2), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1296.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 3797u–8 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassific
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Page 184
TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 10619
ney General regarding the effectiveness of this
subchapter.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2958, as added Pub. L.
107–273, div. B, title II, § 2301(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1797.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 3797u–7 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
§ 10619. Technical assistance, training, and eval-
uation
(a) Technical assistance and training
The Attorney General may provide technical
assistance and training in furtherance of the
purposes of this subchapter, including training
for drug court personnel and officials on identi-
fying and addressing co-occurring substance
abuse and mental health problems.
(b) Evaluations
In addition to any evaluation requirements
that may be prescribed for grantees (including
uniform data collection standards and reporting
requirements), the Attorney General shall carry
out or make arrangements for evaluations of
programs that receive support under this sub-
chapter.
(c) Administration
The technical assistance, training, and evalua-
tions authorized by this section may be carried
out directly by the Attorney General, in col-
laboration with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, or through grants, contracts,
or other cooperative arrangements with other
entities.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2959, as added Pub. L.
107–273, div. B, title II, § 2301(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1797; amended Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title
XIV, § 14007(2), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1296.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 3797u–8 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
AMENDMENTS
2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–255 inserted before pe-
riod at end ‘‘, including training for drug court per-
sonnel and officials on identifying and addressing co-
occurring substance abuse and mental health prob-
lems’’.
SUBCHAPTER XXXI—OFFENDER REENTRY
AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
§ 10631. Adult and juvenile offender State and
local reentry demonstration projects
(a) Grant authorization
The Attorney General shall make grants to
States, local governments, territories, or Indian
tribes, or any combination thereof (in this sec-
tion referred to as an ‘‘eligible entity’’), in part-
nership with interested persons (including Fed-
eral corrections and supervision agencies), serv-
ice providers, and nonprofit organizations for
the purpose of strategic planning and implemen-
tation of adult and juvenile offender reentry
projects.
(b)
Adult
offender
reentry
demonstration
projects
Funds
for
adult
offender
demonstration
projects may be expended for—
(1) providing offenders in prisons, jails, or ju-
venile facilities with educational, literacy, vo-
cational, and job placement services to facili-
tate re-entry into the community;
(2) providing substance abuse treatment and
services (including providing a full continuum
of substance abuse treatment services that en-
compasses outpatient and comprehensive resi-
dential services and recovery);
(3) providing coordinated supervision and
comprehensive services for offenders upon re-
lease from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility,
including housing and mental and physical
health care to facilitate re-entry into the com-
munity, or reentry courts, and which, to the
extent applicable, are provided by community-
based entities (including coordinated reentry
veteran-specific services for eligible veterans);
(4) providing programs that—
(A) encourage offenders to develop safe,
healthy, and responsible family relation-
ships and parent-child relationships; and
(B) involve the entire family unit in com-
prehensive reentry services (as appropriate
to the safety, security, and well-being of the
family and child);
(5) encouraging the involvement of prison,
jail, or juvenile facility mentors in the reentry
process and enabling those mentors to remain
in contact with offenders while in custody and
after reentry into the community;
(6) providing victim-appropriate services, en-
couraging the timely and complete payment of
restitution and fines by offenders to victims,
and providing services such as security and
counseling to victims upon release of offend-
ers;
(7) protecting communities against dan-
gerous offenders by using validated assess-
ment tools to assess the risk factors of return-
ing inmates and developing or adopting proce-
dures to ensure that dangerous felons are not
released from prison prematurely; and
(8) promoting employment opportunities
consistent with the Transitional Jobs strategy
(as defined in section 60502 of this title).
(c) Juvenile offender reentry demonstration
projects
Funds for the juvenile offender reentry dem-
onstration projects may be expended for any ac-
tivity described in subsection (b).
(d) Combined grant application; priority consid-
eration
(1) In general
The Attorney General shall develop a proce-
dure to allow applicants to submit a single ap-
plication for a planning grant under sub-
section (e) and an implementation grant under
subsection (f).
(2) Priority consideration
The Attorney General shall give priority
consideration to grant applications under sub-
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sections (e) and (f) that include a commitment
by the applicant to partner with a local eval-
uator to identify and analyze data that will—
(A) enable the grantee to target the in-
tended 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 At-
torney General may make a grant to an eligi-
ble 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 in-
cludes—
(A) a budget and a budget justification;
(B) a description of the outcome measures
that will be used to measure the effective-
ness of the program in promoting public
safety and public health;
(C) the activities proposed;
(D) a schedule for completion of the activi-
ties described in subparagraph (C); and
(E) a description of the personnel nec-
essary to complete the activities described
in subparagraph (C).
(2) Maximum total grants and geographic di-
versity
(A) Maximum amount
The Attorney General may not make ini-
tial 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 ef-
fort to ensure equitable geographic distribu-
tion of grants under this section and take
into consideration the needs of underserved
populations, including rural and tribal com-
munities.
(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 implementa-
tion grant under this subsection shall submit
to the Attorney General an application that—
(A) contains a reentry strategic plan as de-
scribed in subsection (h), which describes the
long-term strategy and incorporates a de-
tailed implementation schedule, including
the plans of the applicant to fund the pro-
gram after Federal funding is discontinued;
(B) identifies the local government role
and the role of governmental agencies and
nonprofit organizations that will be coordi-
nated by, and that will collaborate on, the
offender reentry strategy of the applicant,
and certifies the involvement of such agen-
cies and organizations;
(C) describes the evidence-based method-
ology 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 pro-
vide valid measures of the impact of that
program; and
(D) describes how the project could be
broadly replicated if demonstrated to be ef-
fective.
(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 ex-
ecutive officer, or their designee, of the
State, unit of local government, territory,
or Indian tribe applying for a grant under
this subsection;
(B) provides discussion of the role of Fed-
eral corrections, State corrections depart-
ments, community corrections agencies, ju-
venile justice systems, and tribal or local
jail systems in ensuring successful reentry
of offenders into their communities;
(C) provides evidence of collaboration with
State, local, or tribal 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 stat-
utory, regulatory, rules-based, and practice-
based hurdles to reintegration of offenders
into the community;
(E) includes the use of a State, local, terri-
torial, or tribal task force, described in sub-
section (i), to carry out the activities funded
under the grant;
(F) provides a plan for continued collabo-
ration with a local evaluator as necessary to
meeting the requirements under subsection
(h); and
(G) demonstrates that the applicant par-
ticipated in the planning grant process or
engaged in comparable planning for the re-
entry 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 offend-
ers 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 offend-
ers;
(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;
or
(vi) input, where appropriate, from other
interested persons;
(C) demonstrate effective case assessment
and management abilities in order to pro-
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vide comprehensive and continuous reentry,
including—
(i) planning for prerelease transitional
housing and community release that be-
gins upon admission for juveniles and jail
inmates, and, as appropriate, for prison in-
mates, depending on the length of the sen-
tence;
(ii) establishing prerelease planning pro-
cedures to ensure that the eligibility of an
offender for Federal, tribal, or State bene-
fits upon release is established prior to re-
lease, subject to any limitations in law,
and to ensure that offenders obtain all nec-
essary referrals for reentry services, in-
cluding assistance identifying and secur-
ing suitable housing; or
(iii) delivery of continuous and appro-
priate mental health services, drug treat-
ment, medical care, job training and place-
ment,
educational
services,
vocational
services, and any other service or support
needed for reentry;
(D) review the process by which the appli-
cant adjudicates violations of parole, proba-
tion, 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 inde-
pendently, a violation of law);
(E) provide for an independent evaluation
of reentry programs that include, to the
maximum extent possible, random assign-
ment and controlled studies to determine
the effectiveness of such programs;
(F) target moderate and high-risk offend-
ers for reentry programs through validated
assessment tools; or
(G) target offenders with histories of
homelessness, substance abuse, or mental
illness, including a prerelease assessment of
the housing status of the offender and behav-
ioral health needs of the offender with clear
coordination with mental health, substance
abuse, and homelessness services systems to
achieve stable and permanent housing out-
comes with appropriate support service.
(4) 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 re-
ceive a planning grant, beginning on the
date on which the implementation grant is
awarded.
(g) Uses of grant funds
(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 require-
ment under subparagraph (A) may be pro-
vided through in-kind contributions under
clause (i).
(2) Supplement not supplant
Federal funds received under this section
shall be used to supplement, not supplant,
non-Federal funds that would otherwise be
available for the activities funded under this
section.
(h) Reentry strategic plan
(1) In general
As a condition of receiving financial assist-
ance under subsection (f), each application
shall develop a comprehensive reentry stra-
tegic plan that—
(A) contains a plan to assess inmate re-
entry 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 de-
scribed 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 target goal for recidivism reduction during
the 3-year period beginning on the date of im-
plementation of the program.
(3) Coordination
In developing a reentry plan under this sub-
section, an applicant shall coordinate with
communities and stakeholders, including per-
sons in the fields of public safety, juvenile and
adult corrections, housing, health, education,
substance abuse, children and families, vic-
tims services, employment, and business and
members of nonprofit organizations that can
provide reentry services.
(4) Measurements of progress
Each reentry plan developed under this sub-
section shall measure the progress of the ap-
plicant toward increasing public safety by re-
ducing rates of recidivism and enabling re-
leased offenders to transition successfully
back into their communities.
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1 See References in Text note below.
(i) Reentry Task Force
(1) In general
As a condition of receiving financial assist-
ance under subsection (f), each applicant shall
establish or empower a Reentry Task Force, or
other relevant convening authority, to—
(A) examine ways to pool resources and
funding streams to promote lower recidivism
rates for returning offenders and minimize
the harmful effects of offenders’ time in pris-
on, jail, or a juvenile facility on families and
communities of offenders by collecting data
and best practices in offender reentry from
demonstration grantees and other agencies
and organizations; and
(B) provide the analysis described in sub-
section (f)(2)(D).
(2) Membership
The task force or other authority under this
subsection shall be comprised of—
(A) relevant State, Tribal, territorial, or
local leaders; and
(B) representatives of relevant—
(i) agencies;
(ii) service providers;
(iii) nonprofit organizations; and
(iv) stakeholders.
(j) Strategic performance outcomes
(1) In general
Each applicant for an implementation grant
under subsection (f) shall identify in the re-
entry strategic plan developed under sub-
section (h), specific performance outcomes re-
lating to the long-term goals of increasing
public safety and reducing recidivism.
(2) Performance outcomes
The performance outcomes identified under
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to of-
fenders released back into the community—
(A) reduction in recidivism rates, which
shall be reported in accordance with the
measure selected by the Director of the Bu-
reau of Justice Statistics under section
60541(d)(3)(B) 1 of this title;
(B) reduction in crime;
(C) increased employment and education
opportunities;
(D) reduction in violations of conditions of
supervised release;
(E) increased payment of child support,
where appropriate;
(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 receiv-
ing risk screening needs assessment, and
case planning services;
(I) increased enrollment in, and comple-
tion of treatment services, including sub-
stance abuse and mental health services
among those assessed as needing such serv-
ices;
(J) increased enrollment in and degrees
earned from educational programs, including
high school, GED, vocational training, and
college education;
(K) increased number of individuals ob-
taining and retaining employment;
(L) increased number of individuals ob-
taining and maintaining housing;
(M) increased self-reports of successful
community living, including stability of liv-
ing situation and positive family relation-
ships;
(N) reduction in drug and alcohol use; and
(O) reduction in recidivism rates for indi-
viduals receiving reentry services after re-
lease, as compared to either baseline recidi-
vism rates in the jurisdiction of the grantee
or recidivism rates of the control or com-
parison group.
(3) Other outcomes
A grantee under this section may include in
the reentry strategic plan developed under
subsection (h) other performance outcomes
that increase the success rates of offenders
who transition from prison, jails, or juvenile
facilities, including a cost-benefit analysis to
determine the cost effectiveness of the reentry
program.
(4) Coordination
A grantee under subsection (f) shall coordi-
nate
with
communities
and
stakeholders
about the selection of performance outcomes
identified by the applicant, and shall consult
with the Attorney General for assistance with
data collection and measurement activities as
provided for in the grant application mate-
rials.
(5) Report
Each grantee under subsection (f) shall sub-
mit to the Attorney General an annual report
that—
(A) identifies the progress of the grantee
toward achieving its strategic performance
outcomes; and
(B) describes other activities conducted by
the grantee to increase the success rates of
the reentry population, such as programs
that foster effective risk management and
treatment programming, offender account-
ability, and community and victim partici-
pation.
(k) Performance measurement
(1) In general
The Attorney General, in consultation with
grantees under subsection (f), shall—
(A)
identify
primary
and
secondary
sources of information to support the meas-
urement of the performance indicators iden-
tified under subsection (f);
(B) identify sources and methods of data
collection in support of performance meas-
urement required under subsection (f);
(C) provide to all grantees technical assist-
ance and training on performance measures
and data collection for purposes of sub-
section (f); and
(D) consult with the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration and
the National Institute on Drug Abuse on
strategic performance outcome measures
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and data collection for purposes of sub-
section (f) relating to substance abuse and
mental health.
(2) Coordination
The Attorney General shall coordinate with
other Federal agencies to identify national
and other sources of information to support
performance measurement of grantees.
(3) Standards for analysis
Any statistical analysis of population data
conducted pursuant to this section shall be
conducted in accordance with the Federal Reg-
ister Notice dated October 30, 1997, relating to
classification standards.
(l) Future eligibility
To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section in any fiscal year after the fiscal year in
which a grantee receives a grant under this sec-
tion, a grantee shall submit to the Attorney
General such information as is necessary to
demonstrate that—
(1) the grantee has adopted a reentry plan
that reflects input from nonprofit organiza-
tions, in any case where relevant input is
available and appropriate to the grant applica-
tion;
(2) the reentry plan of the grantee includes
performance measures to assess progress of
the grantee toward a 10 percent reduction in
the rate of recidivism over a 2-year period be-
ginning on the date on which the most recent
implementation grant is made to the grantee
under subsection (f);
(3) the grantee will coordinate with the At-
torney General, nonprofit organizations (if rel-
evant input from nonprofit organizations is
available and appropriate), and other experts
regarding the selection and implementation of
the performance measures described in sub-
section (k); and
(4) the grantee has made adequate progress,
as determined by the Attorney General, to-
ward reducing the rate of recidivism by 10 per-
cent during the 2-year period described in
paragraph (2).
(m) National Adult and Juvenile Offender Re-
entry Resource Center
(1) Authority
The Attorney General may, using amounts
made available to carry out this subsection,
make a grant to an eligible organization to
provide for the establishment of a National
Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource
Center.
(2) Eligible organization
An organization eligible for the grant under
paragraph (1) is any national nonprofit organi-
zation approved by the Interagency Task
Force on Federal Programs and Activities Re-
lating to the Reentry of Offenders Into the
Community, that provides technical assist-
ance and training to, and has special expertise
and broad, national-level experience in, of-
fender reentry programs, training, and re-
search.
(3) Use of funds
The organization receiving a grant under
paragraph (1) shall establish a National Adult
and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Cen-
ter to—
(A) provide education, training, and tech-
nical assistance for States, tribes, terri-
tories, local governments, service providers,
nonprofit organizations, and corrections in-
stitutions;
(B) collect data and best practices in of-
fender reentry from demonstration grantees
and others agencies and organizations;
(C) develop and disseminate evaluation
tools, mechanisms, and measures to better
assess and document coalition performance
measures and outcomes;
(D) disseminate information to States and
other relevant entities about best practices,
policy standards, and research findings;
(E) develop and implement procedures to
assist relevant authorities in determining
when release is appropriate and in the use of
data to inform the release decision;
(F) develop and implement procedures to
identify efficiently and effectively those vio-
lators of probation, parole, or supervision
following release from prison, jail, or a juve-
nile facility who should be returned to pris-
ons, jails, or juvenile facilities and those
who should receive other penalties based on
defined, graduated sanctions;
(G) collaborate with the Interagency Task
Force on Federal Programs and Activities
Relating to the Reentry of Offenders Into
the Community, and the Federal Resource
Center for Children of Prisoners;
(H) develop a national reentry research
agenda; and
(I) establish a database to enhance the
availability of information that will assist
offenders in areas including housing, em-
ployment, counseling, mentoring, medical
and mental health services, substance abuse
treatment, transportation, and daily living
skills.
(4) Limit
Of amounts made available to carry out this
section, not more than 4 percent of the author-
ized level shall be available to carry out this
subsection.
(n) Administration
Of amounts made available to carry out this
section—
(1) not more than 2 percent of the authorized
level shall be available for administrative ex-
penses in carrying out this section; and
(2) not more than 2 percent of the authorized
level shall be made available to the National
Institute of Justice to evaluate the effective-
ness of the demonstration projects funded
under this section, using a methodology that—
(A) includes, to the maximum extent fea-
sible, random assignment of offenders (or en-
tities working with such persons) to pro-
gram delivery and control groups; and
(B) generates evidence on which reentry
approaches and strategies are most effective.
(o) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general
To carry out this section, there are author-
ized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
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(2) Limitation; equitable distribution
(A) Limitation
Of the amount made available to carry out
this section for any fiscal year, not more
than 3 percent or less than 2 percent may be
used for technical assistance and training.
(B) Equitable distribution
The Attorney General shall ensure that
grants awarded under this section are equi-
tably distributed among the geographical re-
gions and between urban and rural popu-
lations, including Indian Tribes, consistent
with the objective of reducing recidivism
among criminal offenders.
(p) Definition
In this section, the term ‘‘reentry court’’
means a program that—
(1) monitors juvenile and adult eligible of-
fenders reentering the community;
(2) provides continual judicial supervision;
(3) provides juvenile and adult eligible of-
fenders reentering the community with co-
ordinated and comprehensive reentry services
and programs, such as—
(A) drug and alcohol testing and assess-
ment for treatment;
(B) assessment for substance abuse from a
substance abuse professional who is ap-
proved by the State or Indian tribe and li-
censed by the appropriate entity to provide
alcohol and drug addiction treatment, as ap-
propriate;
(C) substance abuse treatment, including
medication-assisted treatment, from a pro-
vider 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) serv-
ices and assessment;
(E) aftercare and case management serv-
ices 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, vic-
tim impact panels, or victim impact edu-
cational classes;
(5) provides and coordinates the delivery of
community services to juvenile and adult eli-
gible 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.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2976, as added Pub. L.
107–273, div. B, title II, § 2421(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1801; amended Pub. L. 110–199, title I, § 101,
Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 661; Pub. L. 114–255, div. B,
title XIV, §§ 14006, 14009(a), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat.
1296, 1297; Pub. L. 115–391, title V, § 502(a), Dec.
21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5222.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 60541(d)(3)(B) of this title, referred to in sub-
sec. (j)(2)(A), was in the original ‘‘section 234(c)(2) of
the Second Chance Act of 2007’’, and was translated as
reading ‘‘section 231(d)(3)(B) of the Second Chance Act
of 2007’’, meaning section 231(d)(3)(B) of Pub. L. 110–199,
to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because Pub.
L. 110–199 does not contain a section 234(c)(2), and sec-
tion 231(d)(3)(B) of Pub. L. 110–199 relates to the selec-
tion of a measure for recidivism to be used by the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 3797w of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(1), added
subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to
amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The Attorney Gen-
eral shall make grants of up to $1,000,000 to States,
local governments, territories, or Indian Tribes, or any
combination thereof, in partnership with stakeholders,
service providers, and nonprofit organizations.’’
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(2)(A), inserted
‘‘or reentry courts,’’ after ‘‘community,’’.
Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(2)(B)–(D), added
par. (8).
Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(3), added
subsecs. (d) to (f) and struck out former subsecs. (d) to
(f) which related to applications, requirements, and pri-
ority considerations for grants, respectively.
Subsec. (h)(1), (2). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(4)(B), added
pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to
amendment, text of former par. (1) read as follows: ‘‘As
a condition of receiving financial assistance under this
section, each applicant shall develop a comprehensive
strategic reentry plan that contains measurable annual
and 5-year performance outcomes, and that uses, to the
maximum extent possible, random assigned and con-
trolled studies to determine the effectiveness of the
program funded with a grant under this section. One
goal of that plan shall be to reduce the rate of recidi-
vism (as defined by the Attorney General, consistent
with the research on offender reentry undertaken by
the Bureau of Justice Statistics) by 50 percent over a
5-year period for offenders released from prison, jail, or
a juvenile facility who are served with funds made
available under this section.’’ Former par. (2) redesig-
nated (3).
Subsec. (h)(3), (4). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(4)(A), redes-
ignated pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively.
Subsec. (i)(1). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(5)(A), sub-
stituted ‘‘under subsection (f)’’ for ‘‘under this section’’
in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (i)(1)(B). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(5)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘subsection (f)(2)(D)’’ for ‘‘subsection (e)(4)’’.
Subsec. (j)(1). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(A), inserted
‘‘for an implementation grant under subsection (f)’’
after ‘‘applicant’’.
Subsec. (j)(2)(E). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(B)(i), in-
serted ‘‘, where appropriate’’ after ‘‘support’’.
Subsec.
(j)(2)(F)
to
(O).
Pub.
L.
115–391,
§ 502(a)(6)(B)(ii), added subpars. (F) to (O) and struck
out former subpars. (F) to (H) which read as follows:
‘‘(F) increased housing opportunities;
‘‘(G) reduction in drug and alcohol abuse; and
‘‘(H) increased participation in substance abuse and
mental health services.’’
Subsec. (j)(3). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(C), sub-
stituted ‘‘facilities, including a cost-benefit analysis to
determine the cost effectiveness of the reentry pro-
gram.’’ for ‘‘facilities.’’
Subsec. (j)(4). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(D), sub-
stituted ‘‘subsection (f)’’ for ‘‘this section’’.
Subsec. (j)(5). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(6)(E), sub-
stituted ‘‘subsection (f)’’ for ‘‘this section’’ in introduc-
tory provisions.
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§ 10632
Subsec. (k)(1). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(7), substituted
‘‘subsection (f)’’ for ‘‘this section’’ wherever appearing.
Subsec. (l)(2). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(8)(A), inserted
‘‘beginning on the date on which the most recent im-
plementation grant is made to the grantee under sub-
section (f)’’ after ‘‘2-year period’’.
Subsec. (l)(4). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(8)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘during the 2-year period described in para-
graph (2)’’ for ‘‘over a 2-year period’’.
Subsec. (o)(1). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(9), substituted
‘‘appropriated $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
through 2023.’’ for ‘‘appropriated $55,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2009 and 2010.’’
Subsec. (p). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(a)(10), added subsec.
(p).
2016—Subsec. (f)(3)(C). Pub. L. 114–255, § 14009(a)(1), in-
serted ‘‘mental health services,’’ before ‘‘drug treat-
ment’’.
Subsec. (f)(7). Pub. L. 114–255, § 14006, added par. (7).
Subsec. (f)(8). Pub. L. 114–255, § 14009(a)(2), added par.
(8).
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–199, § 101(d), substituted
‘‘States, local governments, territories, or Indian
Tribes, or any combination thereof, in partnership with
stakeholders, service providers, and nonprofit organiza-
tions.’’ for ‘‘States, Territories, and Indian tribes, in
partnership with units of local government and non-
profit organizations, for the purpose of establishing
adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration
projects.’’
Subsec. (b)(1) to (7). Pub. L. 110–199, § 101(a), added
pars. (1) to (7) and struck out former pars. (1) to (4)
which read as follows:
‘‘(1) oversight/monitoring of released offenders;
‘‘(2) substance abuse treatment and aftercare, mental
and medical health treatment and aftercare, vocational
and basic educational training, and other programming
to promote effective reintegration into the community
as needed;
‘‘(3) convening community impact panels, victim im-
pact panels or victim impact educational classes; and
‘‘(4) establishing and implementing graduated sanc-
tions and incentives.’’
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–199, § 101(b), substituted ‘‘may
be expended for any activity described in subsection
(b).’’ for ‘‘may be expended for—
‘‘(1) providing returning juvenile offenders with
drug and alcohol testing and treatment and mental
and medical health assessment and services;
‘‘(2) convening victim impact panels, restorative
justice panels, or victim impact educational classes
for juvenile offenders;
‘‘(3) oversight/monitoring of released juvenile of-
fenders; and
‘‘(4) providing for the planning of reentry services
when the youth is initially incarcerated and coordi-
nating the delivery of community-based services,
such as education, family involvement and support,
and other services as needed.’’
Subsecs. (d) to (o). Pub. L. 110–199, § 101(c), added sub-
secs. (d) to (n), redesignated former subsec. (h) as (o),
and struck out former subsecs. (d) to (g) which related
to submission of application, applicant requirements,
matching funds, and reports, respectively.
Subsec. (o)(1). Pub. L. 110–199, § 101(e)(1), substituted
‘‘$55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010’’ for
‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, $15,500,000 for fiscal year
2004, and $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2005’’.
Subsec. (o)(2). Pub. L. 110–199, § 101(e)(2), amended par.
(2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
‘‘Of the amount made available to carry out this sec-
tion in any fiscal year—
‘‘(A) not more than 2 percent or less than 1 percent
may be used by the Attorney General for salaries and
administrative expenses; and
‘‘(B) not more than 3 percent or less than 2 percent
may be used for technical assistance and training.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CONSTRUCTION OF 2008 AMENDMENT
For construction of amendments by Pub. L. 110–199
and requirements for grants made under such amend-
ments, see section 60504 of this title.
§ 10632. State reentry project evaluation
(a) Evaluation
The Attorney General shall evaluate the dem-
onstration projects authorized by section 10631
of this title to determine their effectiveness.
(b) Report
Not later than April 30, 2005, the Attorney
General shall submit a report to the Committees
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
and the Senate containing—
(1) the findings of the evaluation required by
subsection (a); and
(2) any recommendations the Attorney Gen-
eral has with regard to expanding, changing,
or eliminating the demonstration projects.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2977, as added Pub. L.
107–273, div. B, title II, § 2421(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1802.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 3797w–1 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
§ 10633. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–391, title V,
§ 504(g)(1), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5234
Section, Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2978, as added Pub. L.
110–199, title I, § 111, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 669, related to
State, Tribal, and local reentry courts.
Section was formerly classified to section 3797w–2 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
SUBCHAPTER XXXII—CRIME FREE RURAL
STATE GRANTS
§ 10641. Grant authority
The Attorney General shall award grants to
rural State criminal justice agencies, Byrne
agencies, or other agencies as designated by the
Governor of that State and approved by the At-
torney General, to develop rural States’ capac-
ity to assist local communities in the preven-
tion and reduction of crime, violence, and sub-
stance abuse.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2985, as added Pub. L.
107–273, div. C, title I, § 11027(b), Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1834.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 3797y of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
For short title of section 11027 of Pub. L. 107–273,
which enacted this subchapter, as the ‘‘Crime-Free
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**(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), service providers, and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of strategic planning and implementation of adult and juvenile offender reentry projects.
**(b) Adult offender reentry demonstration projects** Funds for adult offender demonstration projects may be expended for—
(1) providing offenders in prisons, jails, or juvenile facilities with educational, literacy, vocational, and job placement services to facilitate re-entry into the community;
(2) providing substance abuse treatment and services (including providing a full continuum of substance abuse treatment services that encompasses outpatient and comprehensive residential services and recovery);
(3) providing coordinated supervision and comprehensive services for offenders upon release from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, including housing and mental and physical health care to facilitate re-entry into the community, or reentry courts, and which, to the extent applicable, are provided by community-based entities (including coordinated reentry veteran-specific services for eligible veterans);
(4) providing programs that—
(A) encourage offenders to develop safe, healthy, and responsible family relationships and parent-child relationships; and
(B) involve the entire family unit in comprehensive reentry services (as appropriate to the safety, security, and well-being of the family and child);
(5) encouraging the involvement of prison, jail, or juvenile facility mentors in the reentry process and
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