,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ejh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,booker introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize    
appropriations for occupational         
education and training programs of the  
,bureau of ,prisons1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ensuring ,work     
,opportunities in ,correctional         
,facilities ,act of #bjbc4  #b4         
,expanded work programs  7a7            
,occupational education programs  7#a7  
,in general ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the ,bureau of ,prisons 
#baj1jjj1jjj for fiscal years #bjbd     
through #bjbi for occupational education
 and training programs4  7#b7 ,reports  
,beginning on the date that is #b years 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,director of the ,bureau of   
,prisons shall submit to the ,attorney  

,general public annual reports1 produced
 by the ,program ,review ,division of   
the ,bureau of ,prisons1 an independent 
governmental or nongovernmental agency1 
or a private auditor1 that-- 7,a7       
includes a list of the programs that    
receive the funds appropriated under    
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 analyzes the  
efficacy of the programs described in   
subparagraph 7,a7 in providing          
incarcerated workers with valuable job  
skills1 improving their quality of life1
 and increasing their job prospects upon
 release4  7b7 ,prison work pilot       
projects ,section #agfa7;c77#a7 of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by striking #ej and inserting #ajj4  7c7
 ,vocational training programs  7#a7    
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh ,the ,omnibus    
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 
is amended-- 7,a7 in section #ajja7;a7  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbfa7;a771 by striking 
paragraph 7#bh7 and inserting the       

following3  7#bh7 ,there are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out section 
#cjda7;a77#d7 of part ,,nn #aj1jjj1jjj  
for each of fiscal years #bjbd through  
#bjbi4  2 and  7,b7 in section #bigf7o7 
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfca7o771 by striking  
paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the        
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,to carry  
out this section1 there are authorized  
to be appropriated #gj1jjj1jjj for each 
of fiscal years #bjbd through #bjbi4  4 
7#b7 ,careers training and demonstration
 grants ,section #aae of the ,second    
,chance ,act of #bjjg 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4    
#fjeaa7 is amended by striking          
subsection 7f7 and inserting the        
following3  7f7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbd through #bjbi4  4