34 U.S.C. § 60521 — Offender reentry substance abuse and

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 Page 681 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 60531 the Governor or chief executive officer of a State as the single State administrative author- ity responsible for the planning, development, implementation, monitoring, regulation, and evaluation of substance abuse services. (f) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. (2) Equitable distribution of grant amounts Of the amount made available to carry out this section in any fiscal year, the Attorney General shall ensure that grants awarded under this section are equitably distributed among geographical regions and between urban and rural populations, including Indian Tribes, consistent with the objective of reduc- ing recidivism among criminal offenders. (Pub. L. 110–199, title II, § 201, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 678; Pub. L. 115–391, title V, § 502(e), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5230.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 17521 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 115–391 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.’’ PART B—MENTORING § 60531. Community-based mentoring and transi- tional service grants to nonprofit organiza- tions (a) Authority to make grants From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make grants to nonprofit organizations and Indian Tribes for the purpose of providing transitional services essential to reintegrating offenders into the community. (b) Use of funds A grant awarded under subsection (a) may be used for— (1) mentoring adult and juvenile offenders during incarceration, through transition back to the community, and post-release; (2) transitional services to assist in the re- integration of offenders into the community, including— (A) educational, literacy, and vocational, services and the Transitional Jobs strategy; (B) substance abuse treatment and serv- ices; (C) coordinated supervision and services for offenders, including physical health care and comprehensive housing and mental health care; (D) family services; and (E) validated assessment tools to assess the risk factors of returning inmates; and (3) training regarding offender and victims issues. (c) Application; priority consideration (1) In general To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization or Indian Tribe shall submit an application to the At- torney General at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may require. (2) Priority consideration Priority consideration shall be given to any application under this section that— (A) includes a plan to implement activities that have been demonstrated effective in fa- cilitating the successful reentry of offenders; and (B) provides for an independent evaluation that includes, to the maximum extent fea- sible, random assignment of offenders to program delivery and control groups. (d) Strategic performance outcomes The Attorney General shall require each appli- cant under this section to identify specific per- formance outcomes related to the long-term goal of stabilizing communities by reducing re- cidivism (using a measure that is consistent with the research undertaken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics under section 60551(b)(6) of this title), and reintegrating offenders into the community. (e) Reports An entity that receives a grant under sub- section (a) during a fiscal year shall, not later than the last day of the following fiscal year, submit to the Attorney General a report that describes and assesses the uses of that grant during that fiscal year and that identifies the progress of the grantee toward achieving its strategic performance outcomes. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. (Pub. L. 110–199, title II, § 211, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 679; Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title XIV, § 14009(b), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1297; Pub. L. 115–391, title V, § 502(f)(1), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5230.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 17531 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(f)(1)(A), substituted ‘‘Com- munity-based mentoring and transitional service grants to nonprofit organizations’’ for ‘‘Mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(f)(1)(B), struck out ‘‘mentoring and other’’ before ‘‘transitional services’’. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–391, § 502(f)(1)(C), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: ‘‘transitional services to assist in the reintegration of