12 2 STA T .680PUBLIC LA W 110 – 1 9 9 — AP R .9 , 2008 (b)USEOFFUND S .—Agrant a w ar de d u nder s ubse c t io n (a) m a y be used f or— ( 1 ) mentoring adu l t and j u v enile offenders during incarcer - ation , t h rough transition bac k to the community, and p ost- release
( 2 ) transitional services to assist in the reintegration of offenders into the community; and ( 3 ) training regarding offender and victims issues. (c) A P P LICAT ION; PR IORIT YC ONSIDERATION.— (1) I N G ENERAL.— T o be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit organi z ation or Indian Tribe shall submit an application to the Attorney G eneral at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may re q uire. (2) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—Priority consideration shall be given to any application under this section that— (A) includes a plan to implement activities that have been demonstrated effective in facilitating the successful reentry of offenders; and ( B ) provides for an independent evaluation that includes, to the ma x imum extent feasible, random assign- ment of offenders to program delivery and control groups. (d) S TRATEGIC PERFOR M ANCE O UTCOMES.—The Attorney Gen- eral shall require each applicant under this section to identify specific performance outcomes related to the long-term goal of stabi- lizing communities by reducing recidivism (using a measure that is consistent with the research undertaken by the Bureau of J ustice Statistics under section 2 4 1(b)( 6 )), and reintegrating offenders into the community. (e) R EPORTS.—An entity that receives a grant under subsection (a) during a fiscal year shall, not later than the last day of the following fiscal year, submit to the Attorney General a report that describes and assesses the uses of that grant during that fiscal year and that identifies the progress of the grantee toward achieving its strategic performance outcomes. (f) AUT H ORI Z ATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section $ 1 5 , 0 00,000 for each of fiscal years 200 9 and 2010. SEC.21 2. R ES PON S IBL E REIN T E G R A TION O F OFFEN D ERS. (a) E LIGI B LE OFFENDERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘ ‘eligible offender ’ ’ means an individual who— (A)is1 8 years of age or older; (B) has been convicted as an adult and imprisoned under Federal or State law; (C) has never been convicted of a violent or sex-related offense; and ( D ) except as provided in paragraph (2), has been released from a prison or jail for not more than 180 days before the date on which the individual begins participating in a grant program carried out under this section. (2) E X CEPTION.—Each grantee under this section may permit not more than 10 percent of the individuals served with a grant under this section to be individuals who— (A) meet the conditions of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1); and 42USC1753 2 .
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