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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · First Step Act of 2018 · Sec. 504

Sec. 504. FEDERAL REENTRY IMPROVEMENTS

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## SEC. 504 FEDERAL REENTRY IMPROVEMENTS ###
(a)Responsible Reintegration of Offenders Section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60532) is repealed. ###
(b)Federal Prisoner Reentry Initiative Section 231 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (434 U.S.C. 60541) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (g)— #####
(A)in paragraph (3), by striking “carried out during fiscal years 2009 and 2010” and inserting “carried out during fiscal years 2019 through 2023”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), by striking “the greater of 10 years or”; ####
(2)by striking subsection (h); ####
(3)by redesignating subsection
(i)as subsection (h); and ####
(4)in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking “2009 and 2010” and inserting “2019 through 2023”. ###
(c)Enhancing Reporting Requirements Pertaining to Community Corrections Section 3624(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (5), in the second sentence, by inserting “, and number of prisoners not being placed in community corrections facilities for each reason set forth” before “, and any other information”; and ####
(2)in paragraph (6), by striking “the Second Chance Act of 2007” and inserting “the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018”. ###
(d)Termination of Study on Effectiveness of Depot Naltrexone for Heroin Addiction Section 244 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60554) is repealed. ###
(e)Authorization of Appropriations for Research Section 245 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60555) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “243, and 244” and inserting “and 243”; and ####
(2)by striking “$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 and 2010” and inserting “$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023”. ###
(f)Federal Prisoner Recidivism Reduction Programming Enhancement ####
(1)In general Section 3621 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 102(a) of this Act, is amended— #####
(A)by redesignating subsection
(g)as subsection (i); and #####
(B)by inserting after subsection
(f)the following: > > ### “(g) Partnerships To Expand Access to Reentry Programs Proven To Reduce Recidivism > > > #### “(1) Definition > > The term ‘demonstrated to reduce recidivism’ means that the Director of Bureau of Prisons has determined that appropriate research has been conducted and has validated the effectiveness of the type of program on recidivism. > > > #### “(2) Eligibility for recidivism reduction partnership > > A faith-based or community-based nonprofit organization that provides mentoring or other programs that have been demonstrated to reduce recidivism is eligible to enter into a recidivism reduction partnership with a prison or community-based facility operated by the Bureau of Prisons. > > > #### “(3) Recidivism reduction partnerships > > The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall develop policies to require wardens of prisons and community-based facilities to enter into recidivism reduction partnerships with faith-based and community-based nonprofit organizations that are willing to provide, on a volunteer basis, programs described in paragraph (2). > > > #### “(4) Reporting requirement > > The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to Congress an annual report on the last day of each fiscal year that— > > > ##### “(A) > > details, for each prison and community-based facility for the fiscal year just ended— > > > ###### “(i) > > the number of recidivism reduction partnerships under this section that were in effect; > > > ###### “(ii) > > the number of volunteers that provided recidivism reduction programming; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > the number of recidivism reduction programming hours provided; and > > > ##### “(B) > > explains any disparities between facilities in the numbers reported under subparagraph (A).” > . ####
(2)Effective date **[**[18 U.S.C. 3621 note](/us/usc/t18/s3621)**]** The amendments made by paragraph
(1)shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. ###
(g)Repeals ####
(1)Section 2978 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10633) is repealed. ####
(2)Part CC of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10581 et seq.) is repealed.
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