,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4  
,crdenas 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1  
,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mrs4         
,demings1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,johnson of 
,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,trone7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a grant program to
 incentivize ,states to reduce prison   
populations1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,reverse ,mass ,incarceration   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,grant program  7a7 
,in general ,title ,i of the ,omnibus   
,crime ,control and ,safe ,street ,act  
of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaa et seq47  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  ,,oo ,state ,prison         
,population ,reduction ,grant ,program  
#cjea4 ,grant program  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,attorney ,general may make grants 
to ,states to assist ,states in reducing

 crime rates and incarcerations4  7b7   
,eligibility ,a ,state shall be eligible
 to receive a grant under this section  
if the ,state demonstrates that1 during 
the #c-year period preceding the        
application for a grant under this      
section--  7#a7 the total number of     
individuals incarcerated in correctional
 or detention facilities in the ,state  
was reduced by not less than #g percent2
 and  7#b7 the rate of crime within the 
,state did not increase by more than #c 
percent4  7c7 ,application ,an eligible 
,state seeking a grant under this       
section shall submit to the ,attorney   
,general an application in such form and
 manner and at such time as the         
,attorney ,general requires1 which shall
 include a clear methodology based on   
population size and other factors4  7d7 
,use of grant funds ,a grant awarded    
under this section shall be used by a   
,state to implement evidence-based      
programs designed to reduce crime rates 
and incarcerations4  4  7b7             

,authorization of appropriations        
,section #ajja7;a7 of title ,i of the   
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgic7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#bh7 ,there are    
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out part ,,oo #b1jjj1jjj1jjj for each of
 fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbi4  4