,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjac,mr4 ,whitehouse introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to reduce       
recidivism and increase public safety1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,recidivism ,reduction and ,public      
,safety ,act of #bjac4  #b4             
,evidence-based recidivism reduction    
programming  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#cfba of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating subsections 7f7 and 7g7 as
 subsections 7g7 and 7h71 respectively2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after subsection 
7e7 the following3  7f7 ,recidivism     
reduction programming  7#a7 ,definitions
 ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term    
evidence-based recidivism reduction     
programming-- 7i7 means a course of     
instruction or activities that have been

 demonstrated to reduce recidivism or   
promote successful reentry1 which may   
include vocational training1 cognitive  
behavioral programming1 prison          
employment1 and educational programming2
 and  7ii7 includes recovery            
programming2 and  7,b7 the term recovery
 programming means a course of          
instruction or activities1 other than a 
course described in subsection 7e71 that
 have been demonstrated to reduce drug  
or alcohol abuse or dependence among    
participants1 or to promote recovery    
among individuals who have previously   
abused alcohol or drugs4  7#b7          
,recidivism reduction programs ,subject 
to the availability of appropriations1  
the ,bureau of ,prisons shall offer     
evidence-based recidivism reduction     
programs to prisoners who have been     
assessed1 pursuant to section #c of the 
,recidivism ,reduction and ,public      
,safety ,act of #bjac1 to need to       
participate in the programs4  7#c7      
,consultation ,in carrying out this     

subsection1 the ,bureau of ,prisons     
shall consult with other relevant       
agencies within the ,department of      
,justice1 including the ,national       
,institute of ,justice and the ,criminal
 ,division1 as well as with the         
,administrative ,office of the ,courts1 
,united ,states ,probation and ,pretrial
 ,services1 the ,united ,states         
,sentencing ,commission1 and any other  
entity as appropriate4  7#d7 ,credit for
 successful participation  7,a7 ,in     
general ,the period a prisoner remains  
in custody after successfully           
participating in an evidence-based      
recidivism reduction program may be     
reduced1 in the discretion of the       
,bureau of ,prisons1 by no more than #fj
 days per year of participation in the  
program1 from the term the prisoner must
 otherwise serve4  7,b7 ,participation  
in programs lasting less than #a year   
,the credit described in subparagraph   
may be prorated for prisoners who       
successfully participate in             

evidence-based recidivism reduction     
programs lasting less than #a year4     
7,c7 ,bureau of ,prisons determination  
,any determination as to whether a      
prisoner has successfully participated  
in an evidence-based recidivism         
reduction program shall be in the sole  
discretion of the ,bureau of ,prisons   
and no prisoner shall be entitled to a  
reduction in sentence pursuant to this  
subsection4  7,d7 ,limitation on        
reduction in sentence ,the combined     
credit awarded under this subsection and
 subsection 7e7 may not exceed #ae      
percent of the total sentence imposed4  
7#e7 ,partnerships with non-profit      
organizations ,in carrying out this     
subsection1 the ,bureau of ,prisons     
shall enter into partnerships1 as       
appropriate1 with non-profit            
organizations1 including faith- and     
community-based organizations and       
educational institutions1 that offer    
appropriate evidence-based recidivism   
reduction programming4  7#f7            

,prioritization ,in offering programming
 to prisoners under this subsection1 the
 ,bureau of ,prisons shall give         
preference to-- 7,a7 prisoners with     
earlier anticipated release dates2 and  
7,b7 prisoners who have demonstrated the
 greatest need for such programming4    
7#g7 ,report to ,congress ,beginning #b 
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 and every year thereafter1   
the ,bureau of ,prisons shall submit to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the
 ,committee on ,appropriations of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate a report that describes-- 7,a7  
all evidence-based recidivism reduction 
programming offered pursuant to this    
section and the ,bureau of ,prisons     
facilities in which such programming was
 offered2  7,b7 the number of           
participants in each such recidivism    
reduction program at each institution2  
the number who successfully participated

 in such program2 and the amount of     
credit for such successful participation
 awarded2 and  7,c7 the partnerships    
with non-profit organizations entered   
into pursuant to paragraph 7#e74  4  7b7
 ,effective date ,the amendments made by
 this section shall take effect #ahj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act4  #c4 ,individual recidivism risk 
factor and needs assessment  7a7        
,development of methodology and         
procedures  7#a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general shall develop a methodology and
 procedure to assess the recidivism risk
 factors of all prisoners committed to  
the custody of the ,bureau of ,prisons  
for a term of imprisonment other than   
life imprisonment and to identify       
programming to reduce the risk factors4 
7#b7 ,consultation ,in developing the   
methodology and procedure required under
 paragraph 7#a71 and in updating the    
methodology and procedure as            

appropriate1 the ,attorney ,general     
shall-- 7,a7 use available research in  
the field2  7,b7 consult with academic  
and other experts as appropriate2 and   
7,c7 consult with the ,administrative   
,office of the ,courts1 ,united ,states 
,probation and ,pretrial ,services1 the 
,united ,states ,sentencing ,commission1
 and any other entity as appropriate4   
7b7 ,assessments of prisoners ,the      
,bureau of ,prisons shall use the       
methodology and procedure developed     
under subsection 7a7 to assess each     
prisoner's recidivism risk factors and  
to identify evidence-based recidivism   
reduction programming 7as defined in    
section #cfba7;f7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 as added by this ,act7   
likely to address such recidivism risk  
factors4  7c7 ,time period for          
assessments  7#a7 ,sentencing after date
 of enactment ,for prisoners sentenced  
to a term of imprisonment after the date
 that is #ahj days after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,bureau of  

,prisons shall complete the assessment  
required by this section as soon as is  
practicable after the prisoner is       
sentenced4  7#b7 ,prior sentencing  7,a7
 ,definition ,in this paragraph1 the    
term covered prisoner means a prisoner  
sentenced to a term of imprisonment1    
other than life imprisonment1 on or     
before the date that is #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act4     
7,b7 ,requirement ,the ,bureau of       
,prisons shall complete the assessment  
required by this section-- 7i7 for not  
less than #bj percent of the total      
number of covered prisoners not later   
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act2  7ii7 for not   
less than #dj percent of the total      
number of covered prisoners not later   
than #c years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act2  7iii7 for not  
less than #fj percent of the total      
number of covered prisoners not later   
than #d years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act2  7iv7 for not   

less than #hj percent of the total      
number of covered prisoners not later   
than #e years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act2 and  7v7 for all
 covered prisoners not later than #f    
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act4  7d7 ,update of assessments  
,the ,bureau of ,prisons shall update   
the assessment of each prisoner required
 by this section on an appropriate      
schedule of review and reassessment1 as 
determined by the ,bureau of ,prisons4  
7e7 ,reporting on recidivism rates  7#a7
 ,in general ,beginning #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
every year thereafter1 ,united ,states  
,probation and ,pretrial ,services shall
 report to ,congress and the ,department
 of ,justice on rates of recidivism     
among individuals who have been released
 from ,federal prison and who are under 
the supervision of ,united ,states      
,probation and ,pretrial ,services4     
7#b7 ,contents ,the report required     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall contain      

information on rates of recidivism among
 former ,federal prisoners1 including   
information on rates of recidivism among
 former ,federal prisoners based on the 
following criteria3 7,a7 ,primary       
offense charged4  7,b7 ,length of       
sentence4  7,c7 ,bureau of ,prisons     
facility or facilities in which the     
prisoner's sentence was served4  7,d7   
,recidivism reduction programming in    
which the prisoner successfully         
participated1 if any4  7,e7 ,the        
prisoner's assessed risk of recidivism  
pursuant to subsection 7b74  #d4        
,promoting successful reentry  7a7      
,federal reentry demonstration projects 
7#a7 ,evaluation of existing best       
practices for reentry ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,administrative ,office 
of the ,courts1 in consultation with the
 ,attorney ,general1 shall-- 7,a7       
evaluate best practices used for the    
reentry into society of individuals     
released from the custody of the ,bureau

 of ,prisons1 including conducting      
examinations of reentry practices in    
,state and local justice systems and    
consulting with ,federal1 ,state1 and   
local prosecutors1 ,federal1 ,state1 and
 local public defenders1 and nonprofit  
organizations that provide reentry      
services2 and  7,b7 shall submit to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate a report that details the       
evaluation conducted under subparagraph 
7,a74  7#b7 ,creation of reentry        
demonstration projects ,not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general1 in   
consultation with the ,administrative   
,office of the ,united ,states ,courts1 
shall select an appropriate number of   
,federal judicial districts which shall 
conduct ,federal reentry demonstration  
projects using the best practices       
identified in the evaluation conducted  
under paragraph 7#a74 ,the ,attorney    

,general shall determine the appropriate
 number of ,federal judicial districts  
to conduct demonstration projects under 
this paragraph4  7#c7 ,project design   
,for each ,federal judicial district    
selected under paragraph 7#b71 the      
,united ,states ,attorney1 in           
consultation with the ,chief ,judge1    
,chief ,federal ,defender1 and the      
,chief ,probation ,officer1 shall design
 a ,federal reentry demonstration       
project for the ,federal judicial       
district in accordance with paragraph   
7#d74  7#d7 ,project elements ,a project
 designed under paragraph 7#c7 shall    
coordinate efforts by ,federal agencies 
to assist participating prisoners in    
preparing for and adjusting to reentry  
into the community and may include1 as  
appropriate-- 7,a7 the use of community 
correctional facilities and home        
confinement1 as determined to be        
appropriate by the ,bureau of ,prisons2 
7,b7 a reentry review team for each     
prisoner to develop a reentry plan      

specific to the needs of the prisoner1  
and to meet with the prisoner following 
transfer to monitor the reentry plan2   
7,c7 steps to assist the prisoner in    
obtaining health care1 housing1 and     
employment1 before the prisoner's       
release from a community correctional   
facility or home confinement2  7,d7     
regular drug testing2  7,e7 a system of 
graduated levels of supervision and     
immediate sanctions for violations of   
the conditions of participation in the  
project2  7,f7 substance abuse          
treatment1 medical treatment1 including 
mental health treatment1 vocational and 
educational training1 life skills       
instruction1 recovery support1 conflict 
resolution training1 and other          
programming to promote effective        
reintegration into the community2  7,g7 
the participation of volunteers to serve
 as advisors and mentors to prisoners   
being released into the community2 and  
7,h7 steps to ensure that the prisoner  
makes satisfactory progress toward      

satisfying any obligations to victims of
 the prisoner's offense1 including any  
obligation to pay restitution4  7#e7    
,review of project outcomes ,not later  
than #e years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrative ,office of the ,courts1 
in consultation with the ,attorney      
,general1 shall-- 7,a7 evaluate the     
results from each ,federal judicial     
district selected under paragraph 7#b71 
including the extent to which           
participating prisoners released from   
the custody of the ,bureau of ,prisons  
were successfully reintegrated into     
their communities1 maintained           
employment1 and refrained from          
committing further offenses2 and  7,b7  
submit to the ,committee on the         
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate a report  
that contains-- 7i7 the evaluation of   
the best practices identified in the    
report required under paragraph 7#a72   

and  7ii7 the results of the            
demonstration projects required under   
paragraph 7#b74  7b7 ,study on the      
impact of reentry on certain communities
  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b   
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general1 in   
consultation with the ,administrative   
,office of the ,courts1 shall submit to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate a report on the impact of       
reentry of prisoners on communities in  
which a disproportionate number of      
individuals reside upon release from    
incarceration4  7#b7 ,contents ,the     
report required under paragraph 7#a7    
shall analyze the impact of reentry of  
individuals released from both ,state   
and ,federal correctional systems as    
well as ,state and ,federal juvenile    
justice systems1 and shall include--    
7,a7 an assessment of the reentry       
burdens borne by local communities2     

7,b7 a review of the resources available
 in such communities to support         
successful reentry1 including resources 
provided by ,state1 local1 and ,federal 
governments1 the extent to which those  
resources are used effectively2 and     
7,c7 recommendations to strengthen the  
resources in such communities available 
to support successful reentry and to    
lessen the burden placed on such        
communities by the need to support      
reentry4  #e4 ,additional tools to      
promote recovery and prevent drug and   
alcohol abuse and dependence  7a7       
,reentry and recovery planning  7#a7    
,presentence reports ,section #ceeb of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating         
subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d7 as        
subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e71          
respectively2  7,b7 by inserting after  
subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7      
,reentry and recovery planning  7#a7 ,in
 general ,in addition to the information
 required by rule #cb7;d7 of the        

,federal ,rules of ,criminal ,procedure1
 the report submitted pursuant to       
subsection 7a7 shall contain the        
following information1 unless such      
information is required to be excluded  
pursuant to rule #cb7;d77#c7 of the     
,federal ,rules of ,criminal ,procedure 
or except as provided in paragraph 7#b73
 7,a7 ,information about the defendant's
 history of substance abuse and         
addiction1 if any4  7,b7 ,a detailed    
plan1 which shall include the           
identification of programming provided  
by the ,bureau of ,prisons that is      
appropriate for the defendant's needs1  
that the probation officer determines   
will-- 7i7 reduce the likelihood the    
defendant will abuse drugs or alcohol2  
7ii7 reduce the defendant's likelihood  
of recidivism by addressing the         
defendant's specific recidivism risk    
factors2 and  7iii7 assist the defendant
 preparing for reentry into the         
community4  7#b7 ,exception ,the        
information described in paragraph      

7#a77;,b7 shall not be required to be   
included under paragraph 7#a7 if the    
applicable sentencing range under the   
sentencing guidelines1 as determined by 
the probation officer1 includes a       
sentence of life imprisonment4  2  7,c7 
in subsection 7c71 as redesignated1 in  
the first sentence1 by striking         
subsection 7a7 or 7c7 and insertion     
subsection 7a7 or 7d72 and  7,d7 in     
subsection 7d71 as redesignated1 by     
striking subsection 7a7 or 7b7 and      
inserting subsection 7a7 or 7c74  7#b7  
,technical and conforming amendment     
,section #cfgb of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended in the eighth 
undesignated paragraph by striking      
subsection 7b7 or 7c7 and inserting     
subsection 7c7 or 7d74  7b7 ,promoting  
full utilization of residential drug    
treatment ,section #cfba7;e77#b7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,c7 ,commencement of       
treatment ,not later than #c years after

 the date of enactment of the           
,recidivism ,reduction and ,public      
,safety ,act of #bjac1 the ,bureau of   
,prisons shall ensure that each eligible
 prisoner has an opportunity to commence
 participation in treatment under this  
subsection by such date as is necessary 
to ensure that the prisoner completes   
such treatment not later than #a year   
before the date on which the prisoner   
would otherwise be released from custody
 prior to the application of any        
reduction in sentence pursuant to this  
paragraph4  4  7c7 ,supervised release  
pilot program ,to reduce recidivism and 
improve recovery from alcohol and drug  
abuse  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than 
#b years after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 ,united ,states ,probation   
and ,pretrial ,services shall establish 
a recidivism reduction and recovery     
enhancement pilot program1 premised on  
high-intensity supervision and the use  
of swift1 predictable1 and graduated    
sanctions for noncompliance with program

 rules1 in ,federal judicial districts  
selected by the ,administrative ,office 
of the ,courts in consultation with the 
,attorney ,general4  7#b7 ,requirements 
of program ,participation in the pilot  
program required under paragraph 7#a7   
shall be subject to the following       
requirements3 7,a7 ,upon entry into the 
pilot program1 the court shall notify   
program participants of the rules of the
 program and consequences for violating 
such rules1 including the penalties to  
be imposed as a result of such          
violations pursuant to paragraph 7,e74  
7,b7 ,probation officers shall conduct  
regular drug testing of all pilot       
program participants with a history of  
substance abuse4  7,c7 ,in the event    
that a probation officer determines that
 a participant has violated a term of   
supervised release1 the officer shall   
notify the court within #bd hours of    
such violation4  7,d7 ,as soon as is    
practicable1 and in no case more than #a
 week after the violation was reported  

by the probation officer1 absent good   
cause1 the court shall conduct a hearing
 on the alleged violation4  7,e7 ,if the
 court determines that a program        
participant has violated a term of      
supervised release1 it shall impose an  
appropriate sanction1 which may include 
the following1 if appropriate3 7i7      
,modification of the terms of such      
participant's supervised release1 which 
may include imposition of a period of   
home confinement4  7ii7 ,referral to    
appropriate substance abuse treatment4  
7iii7 ,revocation of the defendant's    
supervised release and the imposition of
 a sentence of incarceration that is no 
longer than necessary to punish the     
participant for such violation and deter
 the participant from committing future 
violations4  7iv7 ,for participants who 
habitually fail to abide by program     
rules or pose a threat to public safety1
 termination from the program4  7#c7    
,status of participant if incarcerated  
7,a7 ,in general ,in the event that a   

program participant is sentenced to     
incarceration as described in paragraph 
7#b77;,e77iii71 the participant shall   
remain in the program upon release from 
incarceration unless terminated from the
 program in accordance with paragraph   
7#b77;,e77iv74  7,b7 ,policies for      
maintaining employment ,the ,bureau of  
,prisons1 in consultation with the      
,chief ,probation ,officers of the      
,federal judicial districts selected for
 participation in the pilot program     
required under paragraph 7#a71 shall    
develop policies to enable program      
participants sentenced to terms of      
incarceration as described in paragraph 
7#b77;,e7 to1 where practicable1 serve  
the terms of incarceration while        
maintaining employment1 including       
allowing the terms of incarceration to  
be served on weekends4  7#d7 ,advisory  
sentencing policies  7,a7 ,in general   
,the ,united ,states ,sentencing        
,commission1 in consultation with the   
,chief ,probation ,officers1 the ,united

 ,states ,attorneys1 ,federal           
,defenders1 and ,chief ,judges of the   
districts selected for participation in 
the pilot program required under        
paragraph 7#a71 shall establish advisory
 sentencing policies to be used by the  
district courts in imposing sentences of
 incarceration in accordance with       
paragraph 7#b77;,e74  7,b7 ,requirement 
,the advisory sentencing policies       
established under subparagraph 7,a7     
shall be consistent with the stated goal
 of the pilot program to impose         
predictable and graduated sentences that
 are no longer than necessary for       
violations of program rules4  7#e7      
,duration of program ,the pilot program 
required under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
continue for not less than #e years and 
may be extended for not more than #e    
years by the ,administrative ,office of 
the ,courts4  7#f7 ,assessment of       
program outcomes and report to ,congress
  7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #f   
years after the date of enactment of    

this ,act1 the ,administrative ,office  
of the ,courts shall conduct an         
evaluation of the pilot program and     
submit to ,congress a report on the     
results of the evaluation4  7,b7        
,contents ,the report required under    
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include-- 7i7   
the rates of substance abuse among      
program participants2  7ii7 the rates of
 violations of the terms of supervised  
release by program participants1 and    
sanctions imposed2  7iii7 information   
about employment of program             
participants2  7iv7 a comparison of     
outcomes among program participants with
 outcomes among similarly situated      
individuals under the supervision of    
,united ,states ,probation and ,pretrial
 ,services not participating in the     
program2 and  7v7 an assessment of the  
effectiveness of each of the relevant   
features of the program4  #f4           
,calculation of good-time credit  7a7   
,in general ,section #cfbd7;b7 of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--

 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and    
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,subject 
to paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c77;,c71 a     
prisoner who is serving a term of       
imprisonment of more than #a year1 other
 than a term of imprisonment for the    
duration of the prisoner's life1 shall  
receive credit toward the service of the
 prisoner's sentence1 in addition to the
 time actually served by the prisoner1  
beginning on the date on which the      
sentence of the prisoner commences1 at  
the rate of #ed days per year of        
sentence imposed1 if the ,bureau of     
,prisons determines that the prisoner   
has displayed exemplary compliance with 
institutional disciplinary regulations4 
2 and  7#b7 by striking paragraphs 7#c7 
and 7#d7 and inserting the following3   
7#c7 7,a7 ,this subsection shall apply  
to all prisoners serving a term of      
imprisonment for offenses committed on  
or after ,november #a1 #aihg4  7,b7     
,with respect to a prisoner serving a   
term of imprisonment on the date of     

enactment of the ,recidivism ,reduction 
and ,public ,safety ,act of #bjac1 this 
subsection shall apply to the entirety  
of the sentence imposed on the prisoner1
 including time already served4  7,c7 ,a
 prisoner may not be awarded credit     
under this subsection that would cause  
the prisoner to be eligible for release 
earlier than the time already served by 
the prisoner on the imposed sentence4  4
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect
 #ij days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  #g4 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,department of   
,justice to carry out this ,act such    
sums as may be necessary for each of    
fiscal years #bjae through #bjai4