34 U.S.C. § 60511 — Careers training demonstration grants

Page 679 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 60511 (1) deposit into the General Fund of the Treasury an amount that is equal to the amount of the grant funds that were improp- erly awarded to the covered grantee; and (2) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the Fund from the covered grantee that was improperly awarded the grant funds. (e) Priority of grant awards The Attorney General, in awarding grants under a covered grant program shall give pri- ority 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. (f) Nonprofit requirements (1) Prohibition A nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoid- ing the tax described in section 511(a) of title 26, shall not be eligible to receive, directly or indirectly, any funds from a covered grant program. (2) Disclosure Each nonprofit organization that is a cov- ered grantee shall disclose in its application for such a grant, as a condition of receipt of such a grant, the compensation of its officers, directors, and trustees. Such disclosure shall include a description of the criteria relied on to determine such compensation. (g) Prohibition on lobbying activity (1) In general Amounts made available under a covered grant program may not be used by any covered grantee to— (A) lobby any representative of the De- partment of Justice regarding the award of grant funding; or (B) lobby any representative of the Federal Government or a State, local, or tribal gov- ernment regarding the award of grant fund- ing. (2) Penalty If the Attorney General determines that a covered grantee has violated paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall— (A) require the covered grantee to repay the grant in full; and (B) prohibit the covered grantee from re- ceiving a grant under the covered grant pro- gram from which it received a grant award during at least the 5-year period beginning on the date of such violation. (Pub. L. 115–391, title V, § 503, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5232.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT As amended by this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), means as amended by title V of Pub. L. 115–391. § 60506. Federal interagency reentry coordina- tion (a) Reentry coordination The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop- ment, 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, and State, tribal, and local governments, shall coordinate on Federal programs, policies, and activities re- lating to the reentry of individuals returning from incarceration to the community, with an emphasis on evidence-based practices and pro- tection against duplication of services. (b) Report Not later than 2 years after December 21, 2018, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries listed in subsection (a), shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the achieve- ments under subsection (a), and including rec- ommendations for Congress that would further reduce barriers to successful reentry. (Pub. L. 115–391, title V, § 505, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5234.) SUBCHAPTER I—NEW AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE OFFENDER RE- ENTRY SERVICES § 60511. Careers training demonstration grants (a) Authority to make grants From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make grants to States, units of local government, ter- ritories, nonprofit organizations, and Indian Tribes to provide career training, including sub- sidized employment, when part of a training program, to prisoners and reentering youth and adults. (b) Use of funds Grants awarded under subsection (a) may be used for establishing a program to train pris- oners for jobs and careers during the 3-year pe- riod before release from prison, jail, or a juve- nile facility, as well as upon transition and re- entry into the community. (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 of- fenders are likely to return; (2) conducts individualized reentry career planning upon the start of incarceration or post-release employment planning for each of- fender served under the grant; (3) demonstrates connections to employers within the local community; or (4) tracks and monitors employment out- comes. (d) Control of Internet access An entity that receives a grant under sub- section (a) shall restrict access to the Internet by prisoners, as appropriate, to ensure public safety. (e) Reports Not later than the last day of each fiscal year, an entity that receives a grant under subsection Page 680 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 60521 (a) during the preceding fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a report that describes and assesses the uses of such grant during the preceding fiscal year. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fis- cal years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. (Pub. L. 110–199, title I, § 115, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 677; Pub. L. 115–391, title V, § 502(d), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5229.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 17511 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(d)(1), substituted ‘‘Careers’’ for ‘‘Technology careers’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(d)(2), substituted ‘‘nonprofit organizations, and Indian Tribes to provide career training, including subsidized employment, when part of a training program, to prisoners and reen- tering youth and adults’’ for ‘‘and Indian Tribes to pro- vide technology career training to prisoners’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(d)(3), struck out ‘‘technology careers training’’ before ‘‘program’’ and ‘‘technology-based’’ before ‘‘jobs’’ and inserted ‘‘, as well as upon transition and reentry into the commu- nity’’ after ‘‘facility’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(d)(6), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(d)(5), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(d)(4), (5), redesig- nated subsec. (d) as (e) and struck out former subsec. (e). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (e) read as fol- lows: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.’’ Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(d)(7), added subsec. (f). SUBCHAPTER II—ENHANCED DRUG TREAT- MENT AND MENTORING GRANT PRO- GRAMS PART A—DRUG TREATMENT § 60521. Offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program (a) Grant program authorized The Attorney General may make competitive grants to States, units of local government, ter- ritories, and Indian Tribes, in accordance with this section, for the purposes of— (1) improving the provision of drug treat- ment to offenders in prisons, jails, and juve- nile facilities; and (2) reducing the use of alcohol and other drugs by long-term substance abusers during the period in which each such long-term sub- stance abuser is in prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, and through the completion of parole or court supervision of such long-term sub- stance abuser. (b) Use of grant funds A grant made under subsection (a) may be used— (1) for continuing and improving drug treat- ment programs provided at a prison, jail, or juvenile facility; (2) to develop and implement programs for supervised long-term substance abusers that include alcohol and drug abuse assessments, coordinated and continuous delivery of drug treatment, and case management services; (3) to strengthen rehabilitation efforts for offenders by providing addiction recovery sup- port services; and (4) to establish pharmacological drug treat- ment services as part of any drug treatment program offered by a grantee to offenders who are in a prison or jail. (c) Application (1) In general An entity described in subsection (a) desir- ing a grant under that subsection shall submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and manner and at such time as the At- torney General requires. (2) Contents An application for a grant under subsection (a) shall— (A) identify any agency, organization, or researcher that will be involved in admin- istering a drug treatment program carried out with a grant under subsection (a); (B) certify that such drug treatment pro- gram has been developed in consultation with the Single State Authority for Sub- stance Abuse; (C) certify that such drug treatment pro- gram shall— (i) be clinically-appropriate; and (ii) provide comprehensive treatment; (D) describe how evidence-based strategies have been incorporated into such drug treat- ment program; and (E) describe how data will be collected and analyzed to determine the effectiveness of such drug treatment program and describe how randomized trials will be used where practicable. (d) Reports to Congress (1) Interim report Not later than September 30, 2009, the Attor- ney General shall submit to Congress a report that identifies the best practices relating to— (A) substance abuse treatment in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and (B) the comprehensive and coordinated treatment of long-term substance abusers, including the best practices identified through the activities funded under sub- section (b)(3). (2) Final report Not later than September 30, 2010, the Attor- ney General shall submit to Congress a report on the drug treatment programs funded under this section, including on the matters speci- fied in paragraph (1). (e) Definition of Single State Authority for Sub- stance Abuse The term ‘‘Single State Authority for Sub- stance Abuse’’ means an entity designated by