PUBLIC LAW 107-273—NOV. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 1823 SEC. 11011. STUDY ON REENTRY, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND PUBLIC 42 USC 3796ii SAFETY. note. (a) STUDY. —The Attorney General shall commission a study of offenders, or a sampling of such offenders, with mental illness released from prison or jail in 2 or more jurisdictions, including at least 1 State or local and 1 Federal, to determine the extent to which participation in public benefit programs correlates with successful reentry and improved public safety. (b) REPORT. — Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment Deadline, of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives— (1) a report detailing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a) with findings that address— (A) the number of offenders with mental illness released from the prison or jail who qualify for medicaid, SSI, or SSDI; (B) the number of offenders with mental illness who qualify for medicaid, SSI, or SSDI benefits and who are enrolled in these programs upon release from prison or jail; and (C) how enrollment in medicaid, SSI, or SSDI affects— (i) rearrest; (ii) violation of condition(s) of release; (iii) reincarceration; (iv) rehospitalization; (v) the length of time upon release from prison or jail time to the first contact with a mental health or substance abuse service; and (vi) the number of contacts with a mental health or substance abuse services within the first 90 days of release; and (2) any recommendations. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here are authorized such sums as necessary to conduct the study and issue the report required by this section. SEC. 11012. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL ACT. Section 802(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended in the first sentence by striking "U," and inserting "T,". SEC. 11013. DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, or any other statute affecting the crediting of collections, the Attorney General may credit, as an offsetting collection, to the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund up to 3 percent of all amounts collected pursuant to civil debt collection litigation activities of the Department of Justice. Such amounts in the Working Capital Fund shall remain available until expended and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of that fund, and shall be used first, for paying the costs of processing and tracking civil and criminal debt-collection litigation, and, thereafter, for financial systems and for debt-collection-related personnel, administrative, and litigation expenses. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 108 of Public Law 103- 121 is repealed. 42 USC 3783. 28 USC 527 note. 28 USC 527 note.
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