CORRECTIONAL OPTIONS GRANTS.

SEC. 1801. CORRECTIONAL OPTIONS GRANTS. (a) Authority To Make Grants.— Subpart 2 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3760 et seq.) is amended— (1) by inserting after the heading relating to subpart 2 the following: 104 STAT. 4847 “CHAPTER A— GRANTS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES”. (2) in section 510 by striking “subpart” each place it appears and inserting “chapter”, (3) in section 511— (A) in the heading by striking “discretionary”, and (B) by inserting “(other than chapter B of this subpart)” after “this part”, (4) in section 513— the National Institute of Corrections, may make— (A) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting “or 515” after “511”, and (B) in subsection (b) by inserting “applicable” after “all the” each place it appears, (5) in section 514(2) by striking “public agency or private nonprofit organization within which the program or project has been conducted” and inserting “applicant that conducts such program or project”, (6) by redesignating sections 513 and 514 as sections 517 and 518, respectively, and (7) by inserting after section 512 the following: “CHAPTER B— GRANTS TO PUBLIC AGENCIES “correctional options grants “Sec. 515. (a) The Director, in consultation with the Director ofthe National Institute of Corrections, may make— “(1) 4 grants in each fiscal year, in various geographical areas throughout the United States, to public agencies for correctional options (including the cost of construction) that provide alternatives to traditional modes of incarceration and offender release programs— “(A) to provide more appropriate intervention for youthful offenders who are not career criminals, but who, without such intervention, are likely to become career criminals or more serious offenders; “(B) to provide a degree of security and discipline appropriate for the offender involved; “(C) to provide diagnosis, and treatment and services (including counseling, substance abuse treatment, education, job training and placement assistance while under correctional supervision, and linkage to similar outside services), to increase the success rate of offenders who decide to pursue a course of lawful and productive conduct after release from legal restraint; “(D) to reduce criminal recidivism by offenders who receive punishment through such alternatives; “(E) to reduce the cost of correctional services and facilities by reducing criminal recidivism; and “(F) to provide work that promotes development of industrial and service skills in connection with a correctional option; “(2) grants to private nonprofit organizations— “(A) for any of the purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1); 104 STAT. 4848 “(B) to undertake educational and training programs for criminal justice personnel; “(C) to provide technical assistance to States and local units of government; and “(D) to carry out demonstration projects which, in view of previous research or experience, are likely to be a success in more than one jurisdiction; in connection with a correctional option (excluding the cost of construction); and “(3) grants to public agencies to establish, operate, and support boot camp prisons. “(b) The selection of applicants to receive grants under subsection (a)(1) and (2) shall be based on their potential for developing or testing various innovative alternatives to traditional modes of incarceration and offender release programs. In selecting the applicants to receive grants under subsection (a)(3), the Director shall— “(1) consider the overall quality of an applicant’s shock incarceration program, including the existence of substance abuse treatment, drug testing, counseling literacy education, vocational education, and job training programs during incarceration or after release; and “(2) give priority to States that clearly demonstrate that the capacity of their correctional facilities is inadequate to accommodate the number of individuals who are convicted of offenses punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding 1 year. “(c) The Director shall consult with the Commission on Alternative Utilization of Military Facilities created by Public Law 100–456 in order to identify military facilities that may be used as sites for correctional programs receiving assistance under this chapter. “allocation of funds; administrative provisions “Sec. 516. (a) Of the total amount appropriated for this chapter in any fiscal year, 80 percent shall be used to make grants under section 515(a)(1), 10 percent for section 515(a)(2), and 10 percent for section 515(a)(3). “(b) A grant made under section 515(a)(1) or (a)(3) may be made for an amount up to 75 percent of the cost of the correctional option contained in the approved application. “(c) The Director shall— “(1) not later than 90 days after funds are first appropriated to carry out this chapter, issue rules to carry out this chapter; and “(2) not later than 180 days after funds are first appropriated to carry out this chapter— “(A) submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, a report describing such rules; and “(B) request applications for grants under this chapter. “CHAPTER C— GENERAL REQUIREMENTS”. (b) Evaluation.—Section 520(a)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3766(a)(2)) is amended by striking “section 511” and inserting “sections 511 and 515”. 104 STAT. 4849 (c) Definition.— Section 901(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (20) by striking “and” at the end, (2) in paragraph (21) by striking the period at the end, and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(22) ‘correctional option’ includes community-based incarceration, weekend incarceration, boot camp prison, electronic monitoring of offenders, intensive probation, and any other innovative punishment designed to have the greatest impact on offenders who can be punished more effectively in an environment other than a traditional correctional facility; and “(23) ‘boot camp prison’ includes a correctional facility in which inmates are required to participate in a highly regimented program that provides strict discipline, physical training, and hard labor, together with extensive rehabilitative activities and with educational, job training, and drug treatment support.”. (d) Technical Amendments.— The table of contents of title I of the Omnibus Crime and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended— (1) by inserting after the heading relating to subpart 2 of part E the following: “Chapter A—Grants to Public and Private Entities”, (2) in the item relating to section 511 by striking “discretionary”, and (3) by striking the items relating to sections 513 and 514, and inserting the following: “Chapter B—Grants to Public Agencies “Sec. 515. Correctional options grants. “Sec. 516. Allocation of funds; administrative provisions. “Chapter C—General Requirements “Sec. 517. Application requirements. “Sec. 518. Period of award.”. (e) Conforming Amendments.— Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: “(6) There are authorized to be appropriated $220,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992 to carry out chapter B of subpart 2 of part E of this title.”.