US Congress Senate Bill 1513 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-3-1)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Second Chance Reauthorization Act Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and expand requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects, including for planning and implementation and for promotion of employment opportunities, and to extend the program through FY2020. Sets forth criteria and priority considerations for DOJ to use in awarding grants. Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to extend through FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for grants for: (1) family-based substance abuse treatment, (2) the careers training demonstration program, and (3) the offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program. Renames the program of mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations for offender reentry as the program of community-based mentoring and transitional service grants to nonprofit organizations. Provides for enhanced services under such program to assist in the reintegration of offenders into the community. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY2020. Requires the DOJ Inspector General to conduct annual audits, beginning in FY2016, of grant recipients under the Second Chance Act of 2007 (covered grantees) to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of grant funds. Prohibits nonprofit organizations that hold money in offshore accounts from receiving grant funds. Imposes restrictions on: (1) DOJ conferences using more than $20,000 in DOJ funds; and (2) lobbying DOJ and other officials regarding the award of grant funding. Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to: (1) modify and extend through FY2020 grant programs for reentry of federal prisoners into the community, including the program for placing aging offenders in home detention and for offender reentry research; (2) repeal programs under such Act relating to responsible reintegration of offenders, the study of the effectiveness of Depot Naltrexone for heroin addiction, and the satellite tracking and reentry training program; and (3) establish a program for partnering faith-based or community-based nonprofit organizations with prisons to conduct recidivism reduction activities. Directs DOJ, in consultation with specified federal officials and in collaboration with interested persons and entities, to coordinate on federal programs, policies, and activities relating to the reentry of individuals returning from incarceration to the community, with an emphasis on evidence-based practices and protection against duplication of services.

Second Chance Reauthorization Act

Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB3406 (Related) 2016-01-12 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1513/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1513/BILLS-114s1513is.pdf