,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,chaffetz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,scott of 
,virginia1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,coble1  
,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 and ,mr4    
,jeffries7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to enhance public safety by improving  
the effectiveness and efficiency of the 
,federal prison system with offender    
risk and needs assessment1 individual   
risk reduction incentives and rewards1  
and risk and recidivism reduction4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,public ,safety ,enhancement ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,purposes ,the purposes of 
the ,act are to--  7#a7 enhance public  
safety by improving the effectiveness   
and efficiency of the ,federal prison   
system1 and to reduce the recidivism    
rates of ,federal offenders2  7#b7      
establish offender risk and needs       
assessment as the cornerstone of a more 

effective and efficient ,federal prison 
system2  7#c7 implement a validated     
post-sentencing risk and needs          
assessment system that relies on dynamic
 risk factors to provide ,federal prison
 officials with a roadmap to address the
 individual criminogenic needs of       
,federal offenders1 manage limited      
resources1 and enhance public safety2   
7#d7 enhance existing recidivism        
reduction programs and prison jobs by   
incentivizing ,federal prisoners to     
reduce their individual risk of         
recidivism by participating and         
successfully completing such programs1  
and by satisfactorily holding such jobs 
over time2  7#e7 reward ,federal        
prisoners who actually reduce their     
individual risk of recidivism by        
providing them with the ability to earn 
and accrue time credits1 and to transfer
 into prerelease custody when they are  
assessed as low risk and have earned    
sufficient time credits2  7#f7 expand   
the implementation of evidence-based    

intervention and treatment programs     
designed to reduce recidivism1 including
 educational and vocational training    
programs1 and prison jobs1 so all       
,federal prisoners have access to them  
during their entire terms of            
incarceration2  7#g7 perform regular    
outcome evaluations of programs and     
interventions to assure that they are   
evidence-based and to suggest changes1  
deletions1 and expansions based on the  
results2 and  7#h7 assist the           
,department of ,justice to address the  
underlying cost structure of the        
,federal prison system and ensure that  
the ,department can continue to run our 
prisons safely and securely without     
compromising the scope or quality of the
 ,department's many other critical law  
enforcement missions4  #c4 ,duties of   
the ,attorney ,general  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,attorney ,general shall carry out 
this section in consultation with--     
7#a7 the ,director of the ,bureau of    
,prisons2  7#b7 the ,director of the    

,administrative ,office of the ,united  
,states ,courts2  7#c7 the ,director of 
the ,office of ,probation and ,pretrial 
,services2 and  7#d7 the ,director of   
the ,national ,institute of ,justice4   
7b7 ,duties ,the ,attorney ,general     
shall1 in accordance with subsection    
7c7--  7#a7 develop an offender risk and
 needs assessment system in accordance  
with section #d2  7#b7 develop          
recommendations regarding recidivism    
reduction programs and productive       
activities in accordance with section   
#e2  7#c7 conduct ongoing research and  
data analysis on--  7,a7 the best       
practices relating to the use of        
offender risk and needs assessment      
tools2  7,b7 the best available risk and
 needs assessment tools and the level to
 which they rely on dynamic risk factors
 that could be addressed and changed    
over time1 and on measures of risk of   
recidivism1 individual needs1 and       
responsivity to recidivism reduction    
programs2  7,c7 the most effective and  

efficient uses of such tools in         
conjunction with recidivism reduction   
programs1 productive activities1        
incentives1 and rewards2 and  7,d7 which
 recidivism reduction programs are the  
most effective--  7i7 for prisoners     
classified at different recidivism risk 
levels2 and  7ii7 for addressing the    
specific needs of prisoners2  7#d7 on a 
biennial basis1 review the system       
developed under paragraph 7#a7 and the  
recommendations developed under         
paragraph 7#b71 using the research      
conducted under paragraph 7#c71 to      
determine whether any revisions or      
updates should be made1 and if so1 make 
such revisions or updates2  7#e7 hold   
periodic meetings with the individuals  
listed in subsection 7a7 at intervals to
 be determined by the ,attorney         
,general2 and  7#f7 report to ,congress 
in accordance with section #f4  7c7     
,methods ,in carrying out the duties    
under subsection 7b71 the ,attorney     
,general shall--  7#a7 consult relevant 

stakeholders2 and  7#b7 make decisions  
using data that is based on the best    
available statistical and empirical     
evidence4  #d4 ,post-sentencing risk and
 needs assessment system  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,attorney ,general shall develop and
 release for use by the ,bureau of      
,prisons an offender risk and needs     
assessment system1 to be known as the   
,post-,sentencing ,risk and ,needs      
,assessment ,system 7referred to in this
 ,act as the ,system71 which shall      
provide risk and needs assessment tools 
7developed under subsection 7b77 in     
order to1 for each prisoner--  7#a7     
classify the recidivism risk level of   
prisoners as low1 moderate1 or high as  
part of the intake process1 and assign  
the prisoner to appropriate recidivism  
reduction programs or productive        
activities based on that classification1
 the prisoner's specific needs1 and in  
accordance with subsection 7c72  7#b7   

reassess the recidivism risk level of   
prisoners periodically1 and reassign the
 prisoner to appropriate recidivism     
reduction programs or productive        
activities based on the revised         
classification1 the specific needs of   
the prisoner1 and the successful        
completion of recidivism reduction      
programs in accordance with subsection  
7d72 and  7#c7 determine when a prisoner
 who has been classified as having a low
 recidivism risk level is ready to      
transfer into prerelease custody in     
accordance with subsection 7d74  7b7    
,risk and needs assessment tools  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,attorney ,general     
shall develop the risk and needs        
assessment tools to be used in the      
,system developed under subsection 7a7  
by using the research and data analysis 
conducted under section #c7;b77#c7 on   
the best available risk and needs       
assessment tools available as of the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 and 
determining1 using the methods described

 in section #c7;c71 how to make the most
 effective and efficient tools to       
accomplish for each prisoner1 the       
assessments described in paragraphs 7#a7
 through 7#c7 of subsection 7a74  7#b7  
,use of existing risk and needs         
assessment tools permitted ,in carrying 
out this subsection1 the ,attorney      
,general may determine that the best    
available risk and needs assessment     
tools available as of the date of the   
enactment of this ,act are sufficiently 
effective and efficient for the purpose 
of accomplishing for each prisoner1 the 
assessments described in paragraphs 7#a7
 through 7#c7 of subsection 7a71 and may
 determine that those are the tools to  
be used in the ,system instead of       
developing new tools4  7#c7 ,validation 
on prisoners ,in carrying out this      
subsection1 the ,attorney ,general shall
 statistically validate any tools that  
the ,attorney ,general selects for use  
in the ,system on the ,federal prison   
population1 or ensure that the tools    

have been so validated4  7c7 ,assignment
 of recidivism reduction programs ,the  
,system shall provide guidance on the   
kind and amount of recidivism reduction 
programming or productive activities    
that should be assigned for each        
classification of prisoner and shall    
provide--  7#a7 that the higher the risk
 level of a prisoner1 the more          
programming the prisoner shall          
participate in2  7#b7 information on the
 best ways that the ,bureau of ,prisons 
can tailor the programs to the specific 
needs of each prisoner so as to best    
lower each prisoner's risk of           
recidivating2 and  7#c7 that all        
prisoners1 even those classified as     
having a low or no risk of recidivating1
 shall participate in recidivism        
reduction programs or productive        
activities throughout their entire term 
of incarceration4  7d7 ,recidivism      
reduction program and productive        
activity incentives and rewards ,the    
,system shall provide incentives and    

rewards for prisoners to participate in 
and complete recidivism reduction       
programs and productive activities as   
follows3  7#a7 ,family phone and        
visitation privileges ,a prisoner who is
 successfully participating in a        
recidivism reduction program or a       
productive activity shall receive1 for  
use with family 7including extended     
family71 close friends1 mentors1 and    
religious leaders--  7,a7 up to #cj     
minutes per day1 and up to #ijj minutes 
per month that the prisoner is permitted
 to use the phone2 and  7,b7 additional 
time for visitation at the prison1 as   
determined by the warden of the prison4 
7#b7 ,time credits  7,a7 ,in general ,a 
prisoner who successfully participates  
in a recidivism reduction program or    
productive activity shall receive time  
credits as follows3  7i7 ,prisoners who 
have been classified as having a low    
risk of recidivism shall earn #cj days  
of time credits for each month that they
 successfully participate in a          

recidivism reduction program or         
productive activity4  7ii7 ,prisoners   
who have been classified as having a    
moderate risk of recidivism shall earn  
#ae days of time credits for each month 
that they successfully participate in a 
recidivism reduction program4  7iii7    
,prisoners who have been classified as  
having a high risk of recidivism shall  
earn #h days of time credits for each   
month that they successfully participate
 in a recidivism reduction program4     
7,b7 ,availability ,a prisoner may not  
receive time credits under this         
paragraph for a recidivism reduction    
program or productive activity that the 
prisoner successfully participated in-- 
7i7 prior to the date of the enactment  
of this ,act2 or  7ii7 during official  
detention prior to the date that the    
prisoner's sentence commences under     
section #cehe7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7,c7 ,prerelease custody
 ,a prisoner who is classified as having
 a low risk of recidivism1 who has      

earned time credits in an amount that is
 equal to the remainder of the          
prisoner's imposed term of imprisonment1
 and who has been determined by the     
warden of the prison to be otherwise    
qualified for prerelease custody1 shall 
be eligible to be transferred into      
prerelease custody in accordance with   
section #cfbd7;c77#c7 of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code4 ,the ,system     
shall provide guidelines1 for use by the
 ,bureau of ,prisons for prisoners      
placed in home confinement under section
 #cfbd7;c77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 for different levels of  
supervision and consequences based on   
the prisoner's conduct1 including a     
return to prison and a reassessment of  
recidivism risk level under the ,system 
as a result of certain behavior4  7,d7  
,ineligible prisoners ,a prisoner       
convicted of an offense under any of the
 following provisions of law shall be   
ineligible to receive time credits3  7i7
 ,section #aac7;a77#a7 of title #ah1    

,united ,states ,code1 relating to      
assault with intent to commit murder4   
7ii7 ,section #aae of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 relating to influencing1
 impeding1 or retaliating against a     
,federal official by injuring a family  
member1 except for a threat made in     
violation of that section4  7iii7 ,any  
section of chapter #aj of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 relating to      
biological weapons4  7iv7 ,any section  
of chapter #aa;,b of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 relating to chemical     
weapons4  7v7 ,section #cea of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 relating to 
,congressional1 ,cabinet1 and ,supreme  
,court assassination1 kidnaping1 and    
assault4  7vi7 ,section #gic of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 relating to 
gathering1 transmitting1 or losing      
defense information4  7vii7 ,section    
#gid of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 relating to gathering or         
delivering defense information to aid a 
foreign government4  7viii7 ,any section

 of chapter #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 
relating to explosives and other        
dangerous articles1 except for section  
#hcf 7relating to the transportation of 
fireworks into a ,state prohibiting sale
 or use74  7ix7 ,section #hdb7p7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
relating to distribution of information 
relating to explosive1 destructive      
devices1 and weapons of mass            
destruction1 but only if the conviction 
involved a weapon of mass destruction   
7as defined in section #bccb;a7c77#b7 of
 such title74  7x7 ,subsections 7f77#c71
 7i71 or 7h7 of section #hdd of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 relating to 
the use of fire or an explosive4  7xi7  
,section #ibd7;e7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 relating to unlawful     
possession of a firearm by a person with
 #c or more convictions for a violent   
felony or a serious drug offense4  7xii7
 ,section #ajcj7;a77#a7 of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code1 relating to fraud
 and related activity in connection with

 computers4  7xiii7 ,any section of     
chapter #ea of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 relating to homicide1    
except for section #aaab 7relating to   
manslaughter71 #aaae 7relating to       
misconduct or neglect of ship officers71
 or #aabb 7relating to protection       
against the human immunodeficiency      
virus74  7xiv7 ,any section of chapter  
#ee of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1
 relating to kidnaping4  7xv7 ,any      
offense under chapter #gg of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 relating to      
peonage1 slavery1 and trafficking in    
persons1 except for sections #aeib      
through #aeif4  7xvi7 ,section #agea of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
relating to ,presidential and           
,presidential staff assassination1      
kidnaping1 and assault4  7xvii7 ,section
 #ahda7;a77#b77;,c7 of title #ah1       
,united ,states ,code1 relating to      
intentionally killing or attempting to  
kill an unborn child4  7xviii7 ,section 
#aiib of title #ah1 ,united ,states     

,code1 relating to terrorist attacks and
 other violence against railroad        
carriers and against mass transportation
 systems on land1 on water1 or through  
the air4  7xix7 ,section #baac7;e7 of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
relating to bank robbery resulting in   
death4  7xx7 ,section #baah7;c77#b7 of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
relating to robberies and burglaries    
involving controlled substances         
resulting in death4  7xxi7 ,section     
#baai7c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 relating to taking a motor       
vehicle 7commonly referred to as        
carjacking7 that results in death4      
7xxii7 ,any section of chapter #aje of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
relating to sabotage1 except for section
 #baeb4  7xxiii7 ,any section of chapter
 #aji;,a of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 relating to sexual abuse1 except 
that with regard to section #bbdd of    
such title1 only a conviction under     
subsection 7c7 of that section 7relating

 to abusive sexual contact involving    
young children7 shall make a prisoner   
ineligible under this subparagraph4     
7xxiv7 ,section #bbea of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 relating to the  
sexual exploitation of children4  7xxv7 
,section #bbea;,a of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 relating to the selling  
or buying of children4  7xxvi7 ,any of  
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 of section 
#bbeb7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 relating to certain activities   
relating to material involving the      
sexual exploitation of minors4  7xxvii7 
,a second or subsequent conviction under
 any of paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#f7 of 
section #bbeb;,a7a7 of title #ah1       
,united ,states ,code1 relating to      
certain activities relating to material 
constituting or containing child        
pornography4  7xxviii7 ,section #bbfj of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1      
relating to the production of sexually  
explicit depictions of a minor for      
importation into the ,united ,states4   

7xxix7 ,section #bbhc of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 relating to the  
transportation of explosive1 biological1
 chemical1 or radioactive or nuclear    
materials4  7xxx7 ,section #bbhd of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
relating to the transportation of       
terrorists4  7xxxi7 ,section #bbia of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
relating to the destruction of a vessel 
or maritime facility4  7xxxii7 ,any     
section of chapter #aac;,b of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 relating to     
terrorism4  7xxxiii7 ,section #bcdj;,a  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1    
relating to torture4  7xxxiv7 ,section  
#bcha of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 relating to treason4  7xxxv7     
,section #bddb of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 relating to the          
recruitment or use of child soldiers4   
7xxxvi7 ,section #eg7;b7 of the ,atomic 
,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjgg7;b771 relating to the engagement  
or participation in the development or  

production of special nuclear material4 
7xxxvii7 ,section #ib of the ,atomic    
,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#babb71 relating to prohibitions        
governing atomic weapons4  7xxxviii7    
,section #aja of the ,atomic ,energy    
,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #baca71    
relating to the atomic energy license   
requirement4  7xxxix7 ,section #bbd or  
#bbe of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of     
#aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgd1 #bbge71     
relating to the communication or receipt
 of restricted data4  7xl7 ,section #bcf
 of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbhd71 relating to the  
sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel4 
7xli7 ,section #fjabc7;b7 of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 relating to      
damaging or destroying a pipeline       
facility4  7xlii7 ,section #dja7;a7 of  
the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #hda7;a771 relating to        
manufacturing or distributing a         
controlled substance1 but only in the   
case of a conviction for an offense     

described in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71  
or 7,c7 of subsection 7b7 of that       
section for which death or serious      
bodily injury resulted from the use of  
such substance4  7xliii7 ,section       
#bgf7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#acbf7;b77#a77b771 relating to the      
reentry of a removed alien1 but only if 
the alien is described in paragraph 7#a7
 or 7#b7 of subsection 7b7 of that      
section4  7xliv7 ,any section of the    
,export ,administration ,act of #aigi   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #bdja et seq474    
7xlv7 ,section #bjf of the              
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje74     
7xlvi7 ,section #fja of the ,national   
,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#caba71 relating to the protection of   
identities of certain ,united ,states   
undercover intelligence officers1       
agents1 informants1 and sources4        
7xlvii7 ,a third or subsequent          
conviction of--  7,i7 any crime of      

violence 7as such term is defined in    
section #caef7;a77#d7 of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code72 or  7,,ii7 any  
drug trafficking offense4  7#c7 ,risk   
reassessments and level adjustment ,a   
prisoner who successfully participates  
in recidivism reduction programs or     
productive activities shall receive     
periodic risk reassessments 7with high  
and moderate risk level prisoners       
receiving more frequent risk            
reassessments71 and if the reassessment 
shows that the prisoner's risk level or 
specific needs have changed1 the ,bureau
 of ,prisons shall so change the        
prisoner's risk level or information    
regarding the prisoner's specific needs 
and reassign the prisoner to appropriate
 recidivism reduction programs or       
productive activities based on such     
changes4  7#d7 ,relation to other       
incentive programs ,the incentives      
described in this subsection shall be in
 addition to any other rewards or       
incentives for which a prisoner may be  

eligible4  7e7 ,penalties ,the ,system  
shall provide guidelines for the ,bureau
 of ,prisons to reduce rewards earned   
under subsection 7d7 for prisoners who  
violate prison1 recidivism reduction    
program1 or productive activity rules1  
which shall provide--  7#a7 general     
levels of violations and resulting      
reward reductions2  7#b7 that any reward
 reduction that includes the forfeiture 
of time credits shall be limited to time
 credits that a prisoner earned as of   
the date of the prisoner's rule         
violation1 and not to any future credits
 that the prisoner may earn2 and  7#c7  
guidelines for the ,bureau of ,prisons  
to establish a procedure to restore time
 credits that a prisoner forfeited as a 
result of a rule violation based on the 
prisoner's individual progress after the
 date of the rule violation4  7f7       
,bureau of ,prisons ,training ,the      
,attorney ,general shall develop        
training programs for ,bureau of        
,prisons officials and employees        

responsible for administering the       
,system1 which shall include--  7#a7    
initial training to educate employees   
and officials on how to use the ,system 
in an appropriate and consistent manner1
 as well as the reasons for using the   
,system2  7#b7 continuing education2 and
  7#c7 periodic training updates4  7g7  
,quality assurance ,in order to ensure  
that the ,bureau of ,prisons is using   
the ,system in an appropriate and       
consistent manner1 the ,attorney        
,general shall monitor and assess the   
use of the ,system1 which shall include 
conducting periodic audits of the       
,bureau of ,prisons regarding the use of
 the ,system4  #e4 ,recidivism reduction
 program and productive activity        
recommendations ,the ,attorney ,general 
shall--  7#a7 review the effectiveness  
of recidivism reduction programs and    
productive activities that exist as of  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
in prisons operated by the ,bureau of   
,prisons2  7#b7 review recidivism       

reduction programs and productive       
activities that exist in ,state-operated
 prisons throughout the ,united ,states2
 and  7#c7 make recommendations to the  
,bureau of ,prisons regarding--  7,a7   
the expansion of programming and        
activity capacity and the replication of
 effective programs and activities      
described in paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7  
the addition of any new effective       
programs and activities that the        
,attorney ,general finds1 using the     
methods described in section #c7;c71    
would help to reduce recidivism4  #f4   
,report ,beginning on ,january #a1      
#bjae1 and annually thereafter1 the     
,attorney ,general shall submit a report
 to the ,committees on the ,judiciary of
 the ,senate and the ,house of          
,representatives and the ,subcommittees 
on ,commerce1 ,justice1 ,science1 and   
,related ,agencies of the ,committees on
 ,appropriations of the ,senate and the 
,house of ,representatives1 a report    
that contains the following3  7#a7 ,a   

summary of the activities and           
accomplishments of the ,attorney        
,general in carrying out this ,act4     
7#b7 ,an assessment of the status and   
use of the ,system by the ,bureau of    
,prisons1 including the number of       
prisoners classified at each risk level 
under the ,system at each prison4  7#c7 
,a summary and assessment of the types  
and effectiveness of the recidivism     
reduction programs and productive       
activities in prisons operated by the   
,bureau of ,prisons1 including--  7,a7  
evidence about which programs and       
activities have been shown to reduce    
recidivism2  7,b7 the capacity of each  
program and activity at each prison1    
including the number of prisoners along 
with the risk level of each prisoner    
enrolled in each program2 and  7,c7     
identification of any gaps or shortages 
in capacity of such programs and        
activities4  7#d7 ,an assessment of the 
,bureau of ,prisons' compliance with    
section #cfba7;h7 of title #ah1 ,united 

,states ,code4  7#e7 ,an assessment of  
progress made toward carrying out the   
purposes of this ,act1 including any    
savings associated with--  7,a7 the     
transfer of low risk prisoners into     
prerelease custody under this ,act and  
the amendments made by this ,act2 and   
7,b7 any decrease in recidivism that may
 be attributed to the implementation of 
the ,system or the increase in          
recidivism reduction programs and       
productive activities required by this  
,act and the amendments made by this    
,act4  #g4 ,use of ,system and          
recommendations by ,bureau of ,prisons  
7a7 ,implementation of ,system generally
 ,section #cfba of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7h7             
,post-,sentencing ,risk and ,needs      
,assessment ,system  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #ahj days after the     
,attorney ,general completes and        
releases the ,post-,sentencing ,risk and
 ,needs ,assessment ,system 7referred to

 in this subsection as the ,system7     
developed under the ,public ,safety     
,enhancement ,act of #bjac1 the ,bureau 
of ,prisons shall--  7,a7 implement the 
,system and complete a risk and needs   
assessment for each prisoner1 regardless
 of a prisoner's length of imposed term 
of imprisonment2 and  7,b7 expand the   
effective recidivism reduction programs 
7as such term is defined under section  
#h of the ,public ,safety ,enhancement  
,act of #bjac7 and productive activities
 it offers and add any new recidivism   
reduction programs and productive       
activities necessary to effectively     
implement the ,system1 and in accordance
 with the recommendations made by the   
,attorney ,general under section #e of  
that ,act and with paragraph 7#b74  7#b7
 ,phase-in ,in order to carry out       
paragraph 7#a71 so that every prisoner  
has the opportunity to participate in   
and complete the kind and amount of     
recidivism reduction programming or     
productive activities in order to       

effectively implement the ,system and   
that the ,attorney ,general recommends1 
the ,bureau of ,prisons shall1 subject  
to the availability of appropriations1  
provide such recidivism reduction       
programs and productive activities--    
7,a7 for not less than #bj percent of   
prisoners by the date that is one year  
after the date on which the ,bureau of  
,prisons completes a risk and needs     
assessment for each prisoner under      
paragraph 7#a77;,a72  7,b7 for not less 
than #dj percent of prisoners by the    
date that is #b years after the date on 
which the ,bureau of ,prisons completes 
a risk and needs assessment for each    
prisoner under paragraph 7#a77;,a72     
7,c7 for not less than #fj percent of   
prisoners by the date that is #c years  
after the date on which the ,bureau of  
,prisons completes a risk and needs     
assessment for each prisoner under      
paragraph 7#a77;,a72  7,d7 for not less 
than #hj percent of prisoners by the    
date that is #d years after the date on 

which the ,bureau of ,prisons completes 
a risk and needs assessment for each    
prisoner under paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and 
7,e7 for all prisoners by the date that 
is #e years after the date on which the 
,bureau of ,prisons completes a risk and
 needs assessment for each prisoner     
under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 and           
thereafter4  7#c7 ,priority during      
phase-in ,during the phase-in period    
described in paragraph 7#b71 the        
priority for such programs and          
activities shall be accorded based on1  
in order1 the following3  7,a7 ,the     
recidivism risk level of prisoners 7as  
determined by the ,system's risk and    
needs assessment71 with low risk        
prisoners receiving first priority1     
moderate risk prisoners receiving second
 priority1 and high risk prisoners      
receiving last priority4  7,b7 ,within  
each such risk level1 a prisoner's      
proximity to release date4  7#d7        
,preliminary expansion of recidivism    
reduction programs and authority to use 

incentives ,beginning on the date of the
 enactment of the ,public ,safety       
,enhancement ,act of #bjac1 the ,bureau 
of ,prisons may begin to expand any     
recidivism reduction programs and       
productive activities that exist at a   
prison as of such date1 and may offer to
 prisoners who successfully participate 
in such programming and activities the  
incentives and rewards described in--   
7,a7 section #d7;d77#a7 of such ,act2   
and  7,b7 section #d7;d77#b77;,a7 of    
such ,act1 except a prisoner may receive
 up to #cj days of time credits for each
 recidivism reduction program or        
productive activity in which the        
prisoner successfully participates1 with
 the amount of time credits to be       
determined by the warden of the prison4 
7#e7 ,recidivism reduction partnerships 
,in order to expand recidivism reduction
 programs and productive activities1 the
 ,bureau of ,prisons shall develop      
policies for the warden of each prison  
to enter into partnerships with any of  

the following3  7,a7 ,nonprofit         
organizations1 including faith-based and
 community-based organizations that will
 deliver a recidivism reduction program 
in a prison1 on a paid or volunteer     
basis4  7,b7 ,institutions of higher    
education 7as defined in section #aja of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7 that will deliver  
an academic class in a prison1 on a paid
 or volunteer basis4  7,c7 ,private     
entities that will1 on a volunteer      
basis--  7i7 deliver vocational training
 and certifications in a prison2  7ii7  
provide equipment to facilitate         
vocational training or employment       
opportunities for prisoners2  7iii7     
employ prisoners2 or  7iv7 assist       
prisoners in prerelease custody or      
supervised release in finding           
employment4  4  7b7 ,prerelease custody 
7#a7 ,in general ,section #cfbd7;c7 of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7,a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#f7 as         

paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#g71           
accordingly2  7,b7 by inserting after   
paragraph 7#b7 the following3  7#c7     
,prisoners with a low risk of           
recidivating ,in the case of a prisoner 
that has been classified under the      
,post-,sentencing ,risk and ,needs      
,assessment ,system developed under the 
,public ,safety ,enhancement ,act of    
#bjac as having a low risk of           
recidivating1 has earned time credits in
 an amount that is equal to the         
remainder of the prisoner's imposed term
 of imprisonment1 and has been          
classified by the warden of the prison  
as otherwise qualified to be transferred
 into prerelease custody1 the following 
shall apply3  7,a7 ,the warden of the   
prison shall submit a recommendation    
that the prisoner be transferred into   
prerelease custody to the ,united       
,states district court in which the     
prisoner was convicted1 and a judge for 
such court shall1 not later than #cj    
days after the warden submits such      

recommendation1 approve or deny the     
recommendation2 however1 a judge may    
only deny a recommendation to transfer a
 prisoner into prerelease custody under 
this paragraph if the judge finds by    
clear and convincing evidence that the  
prisoner should not be transferred into 
prerelease custody based only on        
evidence of the prisoner's actions after
 the conviction of such prisoner and not
 based on evidence from the underlying  
conviction1 and submits a detailed      
written statement regarding such finding
 to the warden of the prison            
recommending that the prisoner be       
transferred into prerelease custody4    
7,b7 ,the failure of a judge to approve 
or deny a recommendation to transfer at 
the end of the #cj day period described 
in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be treated as
 an approval of such recommendation4    
7,c7 ,upon the approval of a            
recommendation under subparagraph 7,a7  
or #cj days after the warden submits a  
recommendation1 whichever occurs        

earlier1 the prisoner shall be placed in
 home confinement1 provided that the    
prisoner will be able to stay in a      
residence that the warden approves1 and 
the time limits under paragraphs 7#a7   
and 7#b7 shall not apply4  7,d7 ,the    
prisoner shall remain in home           
confinement until the prisoner has      
served not less than #he percent of the 
prisoner's imposed term of imprisonment4
  7,e7 ,the warden shall use the        
guidelines developed by the ,attorney   
,general under section #d7;d77#b77;,c7  
of the ,public ,safety ,enhancement ,act
 of #bjac to determine the level of     
supervision and consequences for certain
 actions for a prisoner transferred into
 prerelease custody under this          
paragraph4  4  7#b7 ,effective date ,the
 amendments made by this subsection     
shall take effect beginning on the date 
that the ,attorney ,general completes   
and releases the ,post-,sentencing ,risk
 and ,needs ,assessment ,system4  #h4   
,definitions ,in this ,act the following

 definitions apply3  7#a7 ,risk and     
needs assessment tool ,the term risk and
 needs assessment tool means an         
objective and statistically validated   
method through which information is     
collected and evaluated to determine--  
7,a7 the level of risk that a prisoner  
will recidivate upon release from       
prison2 and  7,b7 the recidivism        
reduction programs that will best       
minimize the risk that the prisoner will
 recidivate upon release from prison4   
7#b7 ,recidivism reduction program ,the 
term recidivism reduction program means 
either a group or individual activity   
that--  7,a7 has been shown by empirical
 evidence to reduce recidivism2  7,b7 is
 designed to help prisoners succeed in  
their communities upon release from     
prison2 and  7,c7 may include--  7i7    
classes on social learning and life     
skills2  7ii7 classes on morals or      
ethics2  7iii7 academic classes2  7iv7  
cognitive behavioral treatment2  7v7    
mentoring2  7vi7 substance abuse        

treatment2  7vii7 vocational training2  
7viii7 faith-based classes or services2 
or  7ix7 a prison job4  7#c7 ,productive
 activity ,the term productive activity 
means either a group or individual      
activity that is designed to allow      
prisoners classified as having a low    
risk of recidivism to remain productive 
and thereby maintain a low risk         
classification1 and may include the     
delivery of the activities described in 
subparagraph 7,c7 to other prisoners4   
7#d7 ,prisoner ,the term prisoner means 
a person who has been sentenced to a    
term of imprisonment pursuant to a      
conviction for a ,federal criminal      
offense4  7#e7 ,time credit ,the term   
time credit means the equivalent of one 
day of a prisoner's sentence1 such that 
a prisoner shall be eligible for one day
 of home confinement for each credit    
earned4  7#f7 ,drug trafficking offense 
,the term drug trafficking offense means
 any crime punishable under ,federal1   
,state1 or local law that prohibits the 

manufacture1 import1 export1            
distribution1 dispensing of1 or offer to
 sell a controlled substance or         
counterfeit substance 7as such terms are
 defined in section #ajb of the         
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb77 or the possession of a 
controlled substance or counterfeit     
substance with intent to manufacture1   
import1 export1 distribute1 or dispense4
  #i4 ,authorization of appropriations  
7a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
#ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjae through #bjai4 ,of the amount     
appropriated under this subsection1 #hj 
percent shall be reserved for use by the
 ,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons to
 implement the ,system under section #g 
and the amendments made by that section4
  7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the    
sense of ,congress that any savings     
associated with reducing recidivism and 
reducing the prison population that     
result from this ,act should be         

reinvested into further expansion of    
recidivism reduction programs and       
productive activities by the ,bureau of 
,prisons4