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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · First Step Act of 2018 · Sec. 604

Sec. 604. IDENTIFICATION FOR RETURNING CITIZENS

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## SEC. 604 IDENTIFICATION FOR RETURNING CITIZENS ###
(a)Identification and Release Assistance for Federal Prisoners Section 231(b) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60541(b)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1)— #####
(A)by striking “(including” and inserting “prior to release from a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison or if the individual was not sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison, prior to release from a sentence to a term in community confinement, including”; and #####
(B)by striking “or birth certificate) prior to release” and inserting “and a birth certificate”; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) Definition > > In this subsection, the term ‘community confinement’ means residence in a community treatment center, halfway house, restitution center, mental health facility, alcohol or drug rehabilitation center, or other community facility.” > . ###
(b)Duties of the Bureau of Prisons Section 4042(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by redesignating paragraphs
(D)and
(E)as paragraphs
(6)and (7), respectively; ####
(2)in paragraph
(6)(as so redesignated)— #####
(A)in clause (i)— ######
(i)by striking “Social Security Cards,”; and ######
(ii)by striking “and” at the end; #####
(B)by redesignating clause
(ii)as clause (iii); #####
(C)by inserting after clause
(i)the following: > > ### “(ii) > > obtain identification, including a social security card, driver’s license or other official photo identification, and a birth certificate; and” > ; #####
(D)in clause
(iii)(as so redesignated), by inserting after “prior to release” the following: “from a sentence to a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison or if the individual was not sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison, prior to release from a sentence to a term of community confinement”; and #####
(E)by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii)(as so amended) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; and ####
(3)in paragraph
(7)(as so redesignated), by redesignating clauses
(i)through
(vii)as subparagraphs
(A)through (G), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly.
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