,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bf1        
#bjag,mr4 ,takano 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,conyers1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 and ,mr4 ,evans7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require  
that ,bureau of ,prisons help ,federal  
prisoners who are being released to     
obtain appropriate ,,id to facilitate   
their reentry into society1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,restoring     
,identity and ,dignity ,act4  #b4       
,reentry assistance for ,federal        
prisoners ,section #djdb7;a7 of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7,d7  
as paragraph 7#f71 and redesignating    
subparagraphs 7i7 and 7ii7 of that      
paragraph as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 respectively2  7#b7 by redesignating   
paragraph 7,e7 as paragraph 7#g71 and   

redesignating subparagraphs 7i7 through 
7vii7 of that paragraph as subparagraphs
 7,a7 through 7,g7 respectively2 and    
7#c7 by amending paragraph 7#f71 as     
redesignated by this section to read as 
follows3  7#f7 establish prerelease     
planning procedures 7including the      
payment of any costs7 that help the     
prisoner1 subject to any limitations in 
law--  7,a7 apply for available ,federal
 and ,state benefits 7including ,social 
,security benefits and veterans'        
benefits7 upon release2  7,b7 obtain    
appropriate documents1 such as ,social  
,security cards1 birth certificates1 and
 driver's licenses or ,state            
identification documents1 to assist the 
prisoner in doing so1 prior to release2 
and  7,c7 pay for the cost of applying  
for those benefits and obtaining those  
documents2 and  4