Sec. 8. Definitions

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In this Act: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on the Judiciary and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The term covered prisoner means a prisoner who is not ineligible to receive time credits under section 3621A of title 18, United States Code pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(D) of such section.

The term prisoner means a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment pursuant to a conviction for a Federal criminal offense. The term productive activity — means a group or individual activity, including participation in a job as part of a prison work program, that is designed to allow prisoners classified as having a low risk of recidivism to remain productive and thereby maintain a low-risk classification; and may include the delivery of the activities described in paragraph (5)(C) to other prisoners.

The term recidivism reduction program means a group or individual activity that— has been shown by empirical evidence to reduce recidivism; is designed to help prisoners succeed in their communities upon release from prison; and may include— classes on social learning and life skills; classes on morals or ethics; academic classes; cognitive behavioral treatment; mentoring; substance abuse treatment; vocational training; faith-based classes or services; victim-impact classes, victim-offender dialogue, or other restorative justice programs; and a prison job.

The term risk and needs assessment tool means an objective and statistically validated method through which information is collected and evaluated to determine— the level of risk that a prisoner will recidivate upon release from prison; and the recidivism reduction programs that will best minimize or reduce the risk that a particular prisoner will recidivate upon release from prison. The term successfully completed — means that— as determined by the person in charge of the penal or correctional facility of the Bureau of Prisons in which the covered prisoner is imprisoned, that the covered prisoner— regularly attended the recidivism reduction program or productive activity; actively engaged and participated in the recidivism reduction program or productive activity; completed all assignments or tasks in a manner that has allowed the covered prisoner to realize the criminogenic benefits of the recidivism reduction program or productive activity; did not regularly engage in disruptive behavior that seriously undermined the administration of a recidivism reduction program or productive activity; and satisfied the requirements of subclauses

(I)through

(IV)for a time period that has allowed the covered prisoner to realize the criminogenic benefits of the recidivism reduction program or productive activity; and the covered prisoner satisfied the requirements of subparagraph

(A)for a time period of not less than 30 days; and shall not be construed to mean that the covered prisoner is no longer participating in the particular recidivism reduction program or productive activity, if— the covered prisoner has satisfied the requirements of clauses

(i)and

(ii)of subparagraph (A); and the recidivism reduction program or productive activity will continue to help the covered prisoner to further reduce risk level of the covered prisoner, or maintain the risk level of the covered prisoner. The term System means the Post-Sentencing Risk and Needs Assessment System established under section 3621A of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 4 of this Act. The term time credit means the equivalent of 1 day of a prisoner’s sentence, such that a prisoner shall be eligible for 1 day of prerelease custody for each credit earned.