12 2 STA T .693PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 199 — AP R .9 , 200 8‘ ‘ (2)HOMEC O NFI NEMEN TAU T H O R IT Y.—Theaut h ori t y u nd er thi s su b se c tion m ay be used to pl ace a prisoner in home con f ine - ment for the shorter of 10 percent of the term of imprisonment of that prisoner or 6 months. ‘‘( 3 ) AS SISTANCE.—The U nited S tates P robation System shall , tothee x tent practicable, offer assistance to a prisoner durin g prerelease custody under this subsection. ‘‘( 4 ) N O L IMITATIONS.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or restrict the authority of the D irector of the B ureau of Prisons under section 3621. ‘‘( 5 ) R E P ORTIN G .—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Second C hance Act of 200 7 (and e v ery year thereafter), the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall transmit to the Committee on the J udiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa- tives a report describing the Bureau ’ s utili z ation of community corrections facilities. E ach report under this paragraph shall set forth the number and percentage of F ederal prisoners placed in community corrections facilities during the preceding year, the average length of such placements, trends in such utiliza- tion, the reasons some prisoners are not placed in community corrections facilities, and any other information that may be useful to the committees in determining if the Bureau is uti- lizing community corrections facilities in an effective manner. ‘‘(6) I SSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall issue regulations pursuant to this sub- section not later than 9 0 days after the date of the enactment of the Second Chance Act of 2007, w hich shall ensure that placement in a community correctional facility by the Bureau of Prisons is— ‘‘(A) conducted in a manner consistent with section 3621(b) of this title
‘‘(B) determined on an individual basis; and ‘‘(C) of sufficient duration to provide the greatest li k eli- hood of successful reintegration into the community.’’. (b) COURTS M AY NOT RE Q UIRE A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT TO BE SER V E D IN A COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FACILITY.—Section 3621(b) of title 1 8 , United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
‘‘Any order, recommendation, or re q uest by a sentencing court that a convicted person serve a term of imprisonment in a community corrections facility shall have no binding effect on the authority of the Bureau under this section to determine or change the place of imprisonment of that person.’’. SEC.25 2. R ES ID E NT I AL DR UG A B USE P R O GRA M IN F EDERAL PRISONS. Section 3621(e)(5)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘means a course of’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘means a course of individual and group activities and treatment, lasting at least 6 months, in residential treatment facilities set apart from the general prison population (which may include the use of pharmocotherapies, where appropriate, that may extend beyond the 6-month period);’’. SEC. 25 3 . CONTRACTING FOR SER V ICES FOR POST - CONVICTION SUPERVISION OFFENDERS. Section 3672 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the third sentence in the seventh undesignated Deadlin e .
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