,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbcb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,cummings introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,second ,chance ,act of #bjjg to require identification for returning citizens1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,new ,pathways ,act4 #b4 ,identification for returning citizens ,section #bca7;b7 of the ,second ,chance ,act of #bjjg 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #fjeda7;b77 is amended to read as follows3 7b7 ,identification and release assistance for ,federal prisoners 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term community confinement means residence in a community treatment center1 halfway house1 restitution center1 mental health facility1 alcohol or drug rehabilitation center1 or other community facility2 7,b7 the term direct-release prisoner means a prisoner who is scheduled for release and will not be placed in prerelease custody2 7,c7 the term noncitizen covered individual-- 7i7 means an individual in the custody of the ,bureau of ,prisons or sentenced to a term in community confinement who-- 7,i7 is lawfully present and eligible for employment authorization in the ,united ,states2 and 7,,ii7 has a document demonstrating that the individual will have a place of residence upon release2 and 7ii7 includes an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 7as defined in section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a771 a refugee 7as defined in that section of that ,act71 and an asylee2 and 7,d7 the term ,united ,states citizen covered individual means an individual in the custody of the ,bureau of ,prisons or sentenced to a term in community confinement who has-- 7i7 a social security card2 7ii7 a document described in paragraph 7#b77;,b77ii7 as proof of ,united ,states citizenship2 and 7iii7 a document demonstrating that the individual will have a place of residence upon release4 7#b7 ,obtaining identification for ,united ,states citizens 7,a7 ,in general ,with respect to a ,united ,states citizen covered individual1 the ,director shall provide a photo identification card1 which shall comply with the minimum requirements described in section #bjb7;b7 of the ,,real ,,id ,act of #bjje 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcja note71 prior to-- 7i7 the release of the ,united ,states citizen covered individual from a term of imprisonment in a ,federal prison2 or 7ii7 the release of the ,united ,states citizen covered individual from a sentence to a term in community confinement4 7,b7 ,assistance in obtaining documents 7i7 ,in general ,subject to clause 7iii71 for the purpose of issuing an identification card under this subsection1 the ,director shall obtain1 on behalf of ,united ,states citizen covered individuals-- 7,i7 a social security card2 and 7,,ii7 a document described in clause 7ii7 as proof of ,united ,states citizenship4 7ii7 ,proof of ,united ,states citizenship ,a document described in this clause is-- 7,i7 a ,united ,states passport2 7,,ii7 an original or certified copy of a birth certificate that indicates that the individual was born in the ,united ,states or a territory of the ,united ,states2 7,,iii7 in the case of a ,united ,states citizen born inside the ,united ,states for whom a document described in subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7 is not available1 any document described in subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 of section #dce4djg of title #db1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor thereto2 or 7,,iv7 in the case of a ,united ,states citizen born outside the ,united ,states1 an original or certified copy of-- 7aa7 a certificate of naturalization 7,form ,n-#eej or ,n-#egj72 7bb7 a consular report of birth abroad 7,form ,,fs-#bdj72 7cc7 a certification of birth abroad 7,form ,,fs-#ede72 7dd7 a certification of report of birth 7,form ,,ds-#acej72 or 7ee7 a certificate of citizenship 7,form ,n-#efj74 7iii7 ,exceptions 7,i7 ,lack of response from ,federal or ,state agency ,if the ,director cannot obtain a copy of a document required under clause 7i7 because of inaction by the ,federal or ,state agency from which the document was requested1 the ,director shall provide to the ,united ,states citizen covered individual-- 7aa7 a written statement that explains what steps the ,director took in trying to obtain the document2 and 7bb7 any documents transmitted to the ,director by the ,federal or ,state agency in response to the request for the document4 7,,ii7 ,lack of authorization from ,united ,states citizen covered individual ,if the ,director cannot obtain a copy of a document required under clause 7i7 because the ,united ,states citizen covered individual does not provide the authorization required to obtain the document1 the ,director shall provide a written statement to the ,united ,states citizen covered individual that explains why the document was not obtained4 7,c7 ,provision of documents ,upon issuance of an identification card to a covered individual under this paragraph1 the ,director shall provide all documents obtained for the ,united ,states citizen covered individual under subparagraph 7,b74 7#c7 ,obtaining documents for noncitizens 7,a7 ,in general ,with respect to a noncitizen covered individual1 the ,director shall assist in obtaining from the ,director of the ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services-- 7i7 proof of lawful status in the ,united ,states of the noncitizen covered individual2 and 7ii7 in the case of a noncitizen covered individual who is not admitted for lawful permanent residence1 an employment authorization document4 7,b7 ,assistance ,the assistance provided by the ,director under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include-- 7i7 providing the noncitizen covered individual with applicable ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services forms and instructions2 and 7ii7 assisting the noncitizen covered individual in completing and submitting such forms1 together with any required supporting documentation4 7,c7 ,provision of documents ,upon receipt of a document for a noncitizen covered individual under this paragraph1 the ,director shall provide such document to the noncitizen covered individual4 7#d7 ,assistance developing release plan ,at the request of a direct-release prisoner1 a representative of the ,united ,states ,probation ,system shall1 prior to the release of that prisoner1 help that prisoner develop a release plan4 4