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§60701. Definitions — Inbound Citations

34 U.S.C. § 60701

Cited by 82 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to §60701(1)

  • 34 U.S.C. § 60704(c)
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    (c) Thirty percent of the amounts made available as grants under the Program each fiscal year shall be granted to Gang Task Forces in regions experiencing a significant or increased presence of criminal or transnational organizations engaging in high levels of violent crime, firearms offenses, human trafficking, and drug trafficking.

Citations to §60701(2)

  • 34 U.S.C. § 60105(a)
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    (a) For each fiscal year after the expiration of the period specified in subsection (c)(1) in which a State receives funds for a program referred to in subsection (c)(2), the State shall report to the Attorney General, on a quarterly basis and pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney General, information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under arrest, or is in the process of being arrested, is en route to be incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a municipal or county jail, State prison, State-run boot camp prison, boot camp prison that is contracted out by the State, any State or local contract facility, or other local or State correctional facility (including any juvenile facility).
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60105(c)(2)
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    (2) For any fiscal year after the expiration of the period specified in paragraph (1), a State that fails to comply with subsection (a), shall, at the discretion of the Attorney General, be subject to not more than a 10-percent reduction of the funds that would otherwise be allocated for that fiscal year to the State under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.),1 whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60105(d)
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    (d) Amounts not allocated under a program referred to in subsection (c)(2) to a State for failure to fully comply with subsection (a) shall be reallocated under that program to States that have not failed to comply with such subsection.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60106(d)
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    (d) The amount of a grant to a State under this section shall be in an amount that is not greater than 10 percent of the average of the total amount of funding of the 3 most recent awards that the State received under the following grant programs:
    (1) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the “STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program”).
    (2) Section 12511 of this title (commonly referred to as the “Sexual Assault Services Program”).
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60106(d)(1)
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    (1) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the “STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program”).
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60106(d)(2)
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    (2) Section 12511 of this title (commonly referred to as the “Sexual Assault Services Program”).
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60106(e)(1)
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    (1) The Attorney General shall provide an increase in the amount provided to a State under the grant programs described in subsection (d) for a 2-year period.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60106(f)(1)
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    (1) 25 percent of such funds for any of the permissible uses of funds under the grant program described in paragraph (1) of subsection (d); and
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60106(f)(2)
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    (2) 75 percent of such funds for any of the permissible uses of funds under the grant program described in paragraph (2) of subsection (d).
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60301(e)(1)(A)
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    (A) in a public defender program that relies on staff attorneys, members of the private bar, or both, to provide representation in capital cases;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60301(e)(2)
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    (2) requires the program described in paragraph (1)(A), the entity described in paragraph (1)(B), or an appropriate entity designated pursuant to the statutory procedure described in paragraph (1)(C), as applicable, to—
    (A) establish qualifications for attorneys who may be appointed to represent indigents in capital cases;
    (B) establish and maintain a roster of qualified attorneys;
    (C) except in the case of a selection committee or similar entity described in paragraph (1)(C), assign 2 attorneys from the roster to represent an indigent in a capital case, or provide the trial judge a list of not more than 2 pairs of attorneys from the roster, from which 1 pair shall be assigned, provided that, in any case in which the State elects not to seek the death penalty, a court may find, subject to any requirement of State law, that a second attorney need not remain assigned to represent the indigent to ensure competent representation;
    (D) conduct, sponsor, or approve specialized training programs for attorneys representing defendants in capital cases;
    (i) monitor the performance of attorneys who are appointed and their attendance at training programs; and
    (ii) remove from the roster attorneys who—
    (I) fail to deliver effective representation or engage in unethical conduct;
    (II) fail to comply with such requirements as such program, entity, or selection committee or similar entity may establish regarding participation in training programs; or
    (III) during the past 5 years, have been sanctioned by a bar association or court for ethical misconduct relating to the attorney’s conduct as defense counsel in a criminal case in Federal or State court; and
    (F) ensure funding for the cost of competent legal representation by the defense team and outside experts selected by counsel, who shall be compensated—
    (i) in the case of a State that employs a statutory procedure described in paragraph (1)(C), in accordance with the requirements of that statutory procedure; and
    (ii) in all other cases, as follows:
    (I) Attorneys employed by a public defender program shall be compensated according to a salary scale that is commensurate with the salary scale of the prosecutor’s office in the jurisdiction.
    (II) Appointed attorneys shall be compensated for actual time and service, computed on an hourly basis and at a reasonable hourly rate in light of the qualifications and experience of the attorney and the local market for legal representation in cases reflecting the complexity and responsibility of capital cases.
    (III) Non-attorney members of the defense team, including investigators, mitigation specialists, and experts, shall be compensated at a rate that reflects the specialized skills needed by those who assist counsel with the litigation of death penalty cases.
    (IV) Attorney and non-attorney members of the defense team shall be reimbursed for reasonable incidental expenses.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60301(e)(2)(D)
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    (D) conduct, sponsor, or approve specialized training programs for attorneys representing defendants in capital cases;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60301(e)(2)(E)(i)
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    (i) monitor the performance of attorneys who are appointed and their attendance at training programs; and
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60301(e)(2)(E)(ii)(II)
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    (II) fail to comply with such requirements as such program, entity, or selection committee or similar entity may establish regarding participation in training programs; or
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60301(e)(2)(F)(ii)(I)
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    (I) Attorneys employed by a public defender program shall be compensated according to a salary scale that is commensurate with the salary scale of the prosecutor’s office in the jurisdiction.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60302(b)(1)(A)
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    (A) To design and implement training programs for State and local prosecutors to ensure effective representation in State capital cases.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60302(b)(1)(E)
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    (E) To establish a program under which State and local prosecutors conduct a systematic review of cases in which a death sentence was imposed in order to identify cases in which post-conviction DNA testing may be appropriate.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60303(b)(2)(B)
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    (B) a description of the communities to be served by the grant, including the nature of existing capital defender services and capital prosecution programs within such communities;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60304(b)(2)(A)
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    (A) invests the responsibility for identifying and appointing qualified attorneys to represent indigents in capital cases in a program described in section 60301(e)(1)(A) of this title, an entity described in section 60301(e)(1)(B) of this title, or a selection committee or similar entity described in section 60301(e)(1)(C) of this title; and
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60304(b)(2)(B)
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    (B) requires such program, entity, or selection committee or similar entity, or other appropriate entity designated pursuant to the statutory procedure described in section 60301(e)(1)(C) of this title, to—
    (i) establish qualifications for attorneys who may be appointed to represent indigents in capital cases in accordance with section 60301(e)(2)(A) of this title;
    (ii) establish and maintain a roster of qualified attorneys in accordance with section 60301(e)(2)(B) of this title;
    (iii) assign attorneys from the roster in accordance with section 60301(e)(2)(C) of this title;
    (iv) conduct, sponsor, or approve specialized training programs for attorneys representing defendants in capital cases in accordance with section 60301(e)(2)(D) of this title;
    (v) monitor the performance and training program attendance of appointed attorneys, and remove from the roster attorneys who fail to deliver effective representation or fail to comply with such requirements as such program, entity, or selection committee or similar entity may establish regarding participation in training programs, in accordance with section 60301(e)(2)(E) of this title; and
    (vi) ensure funding for the cost of competent legal representation by the defense team and outside experts selected by counsel, in accordance with section 60301(e)(2)(F) of this title, including a statement setting forth—
    (I) if the State employs a public defender program under section 60301(e)(1)(A) of this title, the salaries received by the attorneys employed by such program and the salaries received by attorneys in the prosecutor’s office in the jurisdiction;
    (II) if the State employs appointed attorneys under section 60301(e)(1)(B) of this title, the hourly fees received by such attorneys for actual time and service and the basis on which the hourly rate was calculated;
    (III) the amounts paid to non-attorney members of the defense team, and the basis on which such amounts were determined; and
    (IV) the amounts for which attorney and non-attorney members of the defense team were reimbursed for reasonable incidental expenses;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60304(b)(2)(B)(iv)
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    (iv) conduct, sponsor, or approve specialized training programs for attorneys representing defendants in capital cases in accordance with section 60301(e)(2)(D) of this title;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60304(b)(2)(B)(v)
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    (v) monitor the performance and training program attendance of appointed attorneys, and remove from the roster attorneys who fail to deliver effective representation or fail to comply with such requirements as such program, entity, or selection committee or similar entity may establish regarding participation in training programs, in accordance with section 60301(e)(2)(E) of this title; and
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60304(b)(2)(B)(vi)(I)
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    (I) if the State employs a public defender program under section 60301(e)(1)(A) of this title, the salaries received by the attorneys employed by such program and the salaries received by attorneys in the prosecutor’s office in the jurisdiction;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60304(c)(2)(A)
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    (A) designed and established training programs for State and local prosecutors to ensure effective representation in State capital cases in accordance with section 60302(b)(1)(A) of this title;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60304(c)(2)(E)
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    (E) established a program under which State and local prosecutors conduct a systematic review of cases in which a death sentence was imposed in order to identify cases in which post-conviction DNA testing may be appropriate in accordance with section 60302(b)(1)(E) of this title; and
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60501(a)(3)
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    (3) to encourage the development and support of, and to expand the availability of, evidence-based programs that enhance public safety and reduce recidivism, such as substance abuse treatment, alternatives to incarceration, and comprehensive reentry services;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60501(b)(5)
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    (5) The Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) provided $139,000,000 in funding for State governments to develop and implement education, job training, mental health treatment, and substance abuse treatment for serious and violent offenders. This Act seeks to build upon the innovative and successful State reentry programs developed under the SVORI, which terminated after fiscal year 2005.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60501(b)(8)
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    (8) Approximately 100,000 juveniles (ages 17 years and under) leave juvenile correctional facilities, State prison, or Federal prison each year. Juveniles released from secure confinement still have their likely prime crime years ahead of them. Juveniles released from secure confinement have a recidivism rate ranging from 55 to 75 percent. The chances that young people will successfully transition into society improve with effective reentry and aftercare programs.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60501(b)(11)
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    (11) Family-based treatment programs have proven results for serving the special populations of female offenders and substance abusers with children. An evaluation by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of family-based treatment for substance-abusing mothers and children found that 6 months after such treatment, 60 percent of the mothers remained alcohol and drug free, and drug-related offenses declined from 28 percent to 7 percent. Additionally, a 2003 evaluation of residential family-based treatment programs revealed that 60 percent of mothers remained clean and sober 6 months after treatment, criminal arrests declined by 43 percent, and 88 percent of the children treated in the program with their mothers remained stabilized.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60501(b)(12)
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    (12) A Bureau of Justice Statistics analysis indicated that only 33 percent of Federal inmates and 36 percent of State inmates had participated in residential in-patient treatment programs for alcohol and drug abuse 12 months before their release. Further, over one-third of all jail inmates have some physical or mental disability and 25 percent of jail inmates have been treated at some time for a mental or emotional problem.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60501(b)(13)
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    (13) State Substance Abuse Agency Directors, also known as Single State Authorities, manage the publicly funded substance abuse prevention and treatment system of the Nation. Single State Authorities are responsible for planning and implementing statewide systems of care that provide clinically appropriate substance abuse services. Given the high rate of substance use disorders among offenders reentering our communities, successful reentry programs require close interaction and collaboration with each Single State Authority as the program is planned, implemented, and evaluated.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60501(b)(17)
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    (17) The percentage of State prisoners participating in educational programs decreased by more than 8 percent between 1991 and 1997, despite growing evidence of how educational programming while incarcerated reduces recidivism.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60501(b)(19)
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    (19) Transitional jobs programs have proven to help people with criminal records to successfully return to the workplace and to the community, and therefore can reduce recidivism.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60504
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    Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be construed as creating a right or entitlement to assistance or services for any individual, program, or grant recipient. Each grant made under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall—
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60504(2)
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    (2) require that services for participants, when necessary and appropriate, be transferred from programs funded under this Act or the amendment made by this Act, respectively, to State and community-based programs not funded under this Act or the amendment made by this Act, respectively, before the expiration of the grant.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60505(a)(1)
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    (1) the term “covered grant program” means grants awarded under section 60511, 60521, or 60531 of this title, as amended by this title;1
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60505(a)(2)
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    (2) the term “covered grantee” means a recipient of a grant from a covered grant program;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60505(a)(4)
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    (4) the term “unresolved audit finding” means an audit report finding in a final audit report of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice that a covered grantee has used grant funds awarded to that grantee under a covered grant program for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved during a 12-month period prior to the date on which the final audit report is issued.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60505(b)
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    (b) Beginning in fiscal year 2019, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall conduct audits of covered grantees to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds awarded under covered grant programs. The Inspector General shall determine the appropriate number of covered grantees to be audited each year.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60505(c)
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    (c) A grantee that is found to have an unresolved audit finding under an audit conducted under subsection (b) may not receive grant funds under a covered grant program in the fiscal year following the fiscal year to which the finding relates.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60505(d)
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    (d) If a covered grantee is awarded funds under the covered grant program from which it received a grant award during the 1-fiscal-year period during which the covered grantee is ineligible for an allocation of grant funds under subsection (c), the Attorney General shall—
    (1) deposit into the General Fund of the Treasury an amount that is equal to the amount of the grant funds that were improperly awarded to the covered grantee; and
    (2) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the Fund from the covered grantee that was improperly awarded the grant funds.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60505(e)
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    (e) The Attorney General, in awarding grants under a covered grant program shall give priority to eligible entities that during the 2-year period preceding the application for a grant have not been found to have an unresolved audit finding.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60505(f)(1)
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    (1) A nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding the tax described in section 511(a) of title 26, shall not be eligible to receive, directly or indirectly, any funds from a covered grant program.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60505(g)(1)
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    (1) Amounts made available under a covered grant program may not be used by any covered grantee to—
    (A) lobby any representative of the Department of Justice regarding the award of grant funding; or
    (B) lobby any representative of the Federal Government or a State, local, or tribal government regarding the award of grant funding.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60505(g)(2)(B)
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    (B) prohibit the covered grantee from receiving a grant under the covered grant program from which it received a grant award during at least the 5-year period beginning on the date of such violation.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60506(a)
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    (a) The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the heads of such other agencies of the Federal Government as the Attorney General considers appropriate, and in collaboration with interested persons, service providers, nonprofit organizations, and State, tribal, and local governments, shall 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.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60511(a)
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    (a) From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make grants to States, units of local government, territories, nonprofit organizations, and Indian Tribes to provide career training, including subsidized employment, when part of a training program, to prisoners and reentering youth and adults.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60511(b)
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    (b) Grants awarded under subsection (a) may be used for establishing a program to train prisoners for jobs and careers during the 3-year period before release from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, as well as upon transition and reentry into the community.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60521(b)(1)
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    (1) for continuing and improving drug treatment programs provided at a prison, jail, or juvenile facility;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60521(b)(2)
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    (2) to develop and implement programs for supervised long-term substance abusers that include alcohol and drug abuse assessments, coordinated and continuous delivery of drug treatment, and case management services;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60521(b)(4)
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    (4) to establish pharmacological drug treatment services as part of any drug treatment program offered by a grantee to offenders who are in a prison or jail.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60521(c)(2)(A)
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    (A) identify any agency, organization, or researcher that will be involved in administering a drug treatment program carried out with a grant under subsection (a);
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60521(c)(2)(B)
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    (B) certify that such drug treatment program has been developed in consultation with the Single State Authority for Substance Abuse;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60521(c)(2)(C)
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    (C) certify that such drug treatment program shall—
    (i) be clinically-appropriate; and
    (ii) provide comprehensive treatment;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60521(c)(2)(D)
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    (D) describe how evidence-based strategies have been incorporated into such drug treatment program; and
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60521(c)(2)(E)
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    (E) describe how data will be collected and analyzed to determine the effectiveness of such drug treatment program and describe how randomized trials will be used where practicable.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60521(d)(2)
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    (2) Not later than September 30, 2010, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on the drug treatment programs funded under this section, including on the matters specified in paragraph (1).
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60531(c)(2)(B)
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    (B) provides for an independent evaluation that includes, to the maximum extent feasible, random assignment of offenders to program delivery and control groups.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(a)(1)(C)
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    (C) determine program assignments for prisoners based on the areas of need identified through the assessment described in subparagraph (A);
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(a)(1)(G)
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    (G) provide incentives for prisoner participation in skills development programs.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(a)(2)
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    (2) Incentives for a prisoner who participates in reentry and skills development programs which may, at the discretion of the Director, include—
    (A) the maximum allowable period in a community confinement facility; and
    (B) such other incentives as the Director considers appropriate (not including a reduction of the term of imprisonment).
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(c)(1)
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    (1) to enhance case planning and implementation of reentry programs, policies, and guidelines;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(d)(3)(A)(i)
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    (i) At the end of each fiscal year, the Director shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report containing statistics demonstrating the relative reduction in recidivism for inmates released by the Bureau of Prisons within that fiscal year and the 2 prior fiscal years, comparing inmates who participated in major inmate programs (including residential drug treatment, vocational training, and prison industries) with inmates who did not participate in such programs. Such statistics shall be compiled separately for each such fiscal year.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(e)
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    (e) The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall take such steps as are necessary to educate employers and the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such terms are defined in section 3102 of title 29) that provide services at any center operated under a one-stop delivery system established under section 3151(e) of title 29 regarding incentives (including the Federal bonding program of the Department of Labor and tax credits) for hiring former Federal, State, or local prisoners.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(g)(1)(A)
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    (A) The Attorney General shall conduct a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of removing eligible elderly offenders and eligible terminally ill offenders from Bureau of Prisons facilities and placing such offenders on home detention until the expiration of the prison term to which the offender was sentenced.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(g)(1)(B)
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    (B) In carrying out a pilot program as described in subparagraph (A), the Attorney General may release some or all eligible elderly offenders and eligible terminally ill offenders from Bureau of Prisons facilities to home detention, upon written request from either the Bureau of Prisons or an eligible elderly offender or eligible terminally ill offender.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(g)(1)(C)
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    (C) The Attorney General is authorized to waive the requirements of section 3624 of title 18 as necessary to provide for the release of some or all eligible elderly offenders and eligible terminally ill offenders from Bureau of Prisons facilities to home detention for the purposes of the pilot program under this subsection.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(g)(3)
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    (3) A pilot program under paragraph (1) shall be conducted through Bureau of Prisons facilities designated by the Attorney General as appropriate for the pilot program and shall be carried out during fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60541(g)(4)
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    (4) The Attorney General shall monitor and evaluate each eligible elderly offender or eligible terminally ill offender placed on home detention under this section, and shall report to Congress concerning the experience with the program at the end of the period described in paragraph (3). The Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the United States probation offices shall provide such assistance and carry out such functions as the Attorney General may request in monitoring, supervising, providing services to, and evaluating eligible elderly offenders and eligible terminally ill offenders released to home detention under this section.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60552(b)(1)
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    (1) certify that the State has, or intends to establish, a program that collects comprehensive and reliable data with respect to individuals described in subsection (a), including data on—
    (A) the number and type of parole or post-incarceration supervision violations that occur with the State;
    (B) the reasons for parole or post-incarceration supervision revocation;
    (C) the underlying behavior that led to the revocation; and
    (D) the term of imprisonment or other penalty that is imposed for the violation; and
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60553(a)(2)
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    (2) The best practices developed under paragraph (1) shall include information related to policies, procedures, and programs that may be used by States to address—
    (A) maintenance of the parent-child bond during incarceration;
    (B) parental self-improvement; and
    (C) parental involvement in planning for the future and well-being of their children.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60702
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    The Attorney General of the United States is authorized to establish and carry out a program, to be known as the “Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program” within the Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60703(a)
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    (a) The purpose of the Program is to foster and improve existing partnerships between Federal, State, and local agencies, including the United States Attorney in each Federal judicial district, entities representing members of the community affected by increased violence, victims’ advocates, and researchers to create safer neighborhoods through sustained reductions in violent crimes by—
    (1) developing and executing comprehensive strategic plans to reduce violent crimes, including the enforcement of gun laws, and prioritizing efforts focused on identified subsets of individuals or organizations responsible for increasing violence in a particular geographic area;
    (2) developing evidence-based and data-driven intervention and prevention initiatives, including juvenile justice projects and activities which may include street-level outreach, conflict mediation, provision of treatment and social services, and the changing of community norms, in order to reduce violence; and
    (3) collecting data on outcomes achieved through the Program, including the effect on the violent crime rate, incarceration rate, and recidivism rate of the jurisdiction.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60703(a)(3)
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    (3) collecting data on outcomes achieved through the Program, including the effect on the violent crime rate, incarceration rate, and recidivism rate of the jurisdiction.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60703(b)(1)
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    (1) competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence;
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60703(b)(2)
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    (2) the Edward Byrne criminal justice innovation program;1
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60704(a)
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    (a) The Attorney General shall issue guidance to create, carry out, and administer the Program in accordance with this section.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60704(b)
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    (b) Amounts made available as grants under the Program shall be, to the greatest extent practicable, locally controlled to address problems that are identified locally.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60704(c)
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    (c) Thirty percent of the amounts made available as grants under the Program each fiscal year shall be granted to Gang Task Forces in regions experiencing a significant or increased presence of criminal or transnational organizations engaging in high levels of violent crime, firearms offenses, human trafficking, and drug trafficking.
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60704(d)
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    (d) Amounts made available as grants under the Program shall be used to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of individuals who have an aggravating or leadership role in a criminal or transnational organization described in subsection (c).
  • 34 U.S.C. § 60705
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    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out the Program $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021.