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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of S 1690

Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Second Chance Act of 2007 to revise and expand requirements for grant programs for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects.

(Sec. 2) Extends through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for grants for: (1) family-based substance abuse treatment, (2) the technology 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 transitional services under such program to assist in the reintegration of offenders into the community. Reauthorizes the program through FY2018.

Directs the Attorney General to identify and publish best practices relating to academic and vocational education for offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to periodically conduct audits of not less than 5% of all recipients of specified offender reentry grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Second Chance Act of 2007. Prohibits: (1) a grantee that is found to have an unresolved audit finding from receiving grant funds; and (2) the use of grant funds for lobbying DOJ representatives or representatives of a federal, state, local, or tribal government regarding the award of grant funding.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to: (1) modify and extend through FY2018 grant programs for reentry of federal prisoners into the community, including the program for placing elderly offenders (not less than 60 years of age) in home detention; (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.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Attorney General to establish an interagency task force on federal programs and activities for the reentry of offenders into the community. Requires the task force to: (1) identify and evaluate methods for improving such programs and activities, and (2) submit to Congress and annually update a report on barriers faced by offenders in reentering the community.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 to exclude from the scope of such Act grant programs administered by the Office of Violence Against Women or funded under certain provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 or the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 during the four-year period after enactment of this Act.

Current Status of Bill S 1690

Bill S 1690 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since November 13, 2013. Bill S 1690 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the Senate on November 13, 2013.  Bill S 1690's most recent activity was Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 580. as of October 1, 2014

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1690

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
22
Democrat Cosponsors
17
Republican Cosponsors
4
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1690

Primary Policy Focus

Crime and Law Enforcement

Potential Impact Areas

- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adult education and literacy
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family services
- Food assistance and relief
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Mental health
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public housing
- Research administration and funding
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- Sex offenses
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Vocational and technical education

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1690

Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013
A bill to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013

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