Sec. 513. Performance-based contracting for residential reentry centers
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The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall— revise its policies and procedures related to contracting with providers of Residential Reentry Centers to— meet the standards of performance-based contracting; and include, among the standards of performance— a reduction in the recidivism rate of offenders transferred to the Residential Reentry Center; and an annual evaluation of these outcomes; require that new or renewed contracts with providers of Residential Reentry Centers meet the standards of performance-based contracting; review existing contracts with providers of Residential Reentry Centers prior to renewal and update as necessary to reflect the standards of performance-based contracting; and ensure performance-based contracts are actively managed to meet the standards of performance-based contracting.
In those cases where it would not be cost effective to use performance-based contracting standards, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall provide an explanation for this determination to the Attorney General, who may exempt a contract from the requirements outlined in subsection (a)(2). Each exemption must be approved in writing by the Attorney General before the Director of the Bureau of Prisons enters into the contract. In this section the following definitions apply:
The term performance-based contracts means contracts that accomplish the following: Identify expected deliverables, performance measures, or outcomes; and render payment contingent upon the successful delivery of those expected deliverables, performance measures or outcomes. Include a quality assurance plan that describes how the contractor’s performance will be measured against the expected deliverables, performance measures, or outcomes. Include positive and negative incentives tied to the quality assurance plan measurements.
The term recidivism rate refers to the number and percentage of offenders who are arrested for a new crime or commit a technical violation of the terms of supervision that results in revocation to prison during the period in which the offender is in the Residential Reentry Center. The term Residential Reentry Centers means privately run centers which provide housing to Federal prisoners who are nearing release. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall complete initial compliance with the requirements of this section not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office and Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall each issue a report on the progress made by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons in implementing this section.