Sec. 107. Independent Review Committee
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The Attorney General shall consult with an Independent Review Committee on the development of the risk and needs assessment system authorized by sections 3632 and 3633 of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 101(a) of this Act. The National Institute of Justice shall select a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization with expertise in the study and development of risk and needs assessment tools to host the Independent Review Committee. The Independent Review Committee shall be established not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
The organization selected by the National Institute of Justice shall appoint not fewer than 6 members to the Independent Review Committee. The members of the Independent Review Committee shall all have expertise in risk and needs assessment systems and shall include— 2 individuals who have published peer-reviewed scholarship about risk and needs assessments in both corrections and community settings; 2 corrections practitioners who have developed and implemented a risk assessment tool in a corrections system or in a community supervision setting, including 1 with prior experience working within the Bureau of Prisons; and 1 individual with expertise in assessing risk assessment implementation.
The Independent Review Committee shall assist the Attorney General in the development of the risk and needs assessment system pursuant to sections 3632 and 3633 of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 101(a) of this Act, including by assisting in— conducting a review of the existing prisoner risk and needs assessment systems in operation on the date of enactment of this Act; developing recommendations regarding evidence-based recidivism reduction programs and productive activities; conducting research and data analysis on— evidence-based recidivism reduction programs relating to the use of prisoner risk and needs assessment tools; the most effective and efficient uses of such programs; and which evidence-based recidivism reduction programs are the most effective at reducing recidivism, and the type, amount, and intensity of programming that most effectively reduces the risk of recidivism; and reviewing and validating the risk and needs assessment system.
The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall assist the Independent Review Committee in performing the Committee’s duties and promptly respond to requests from the Committee for access to Bureau of Prisons facilities, personnel, and information. The Independent Review Committee shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the risk and needs assessment system authorized by sections 3632 and 3633 of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 101(a) of this Act, is released.