12 2 STA T .6 6 9PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 199 — AP R .9 , 200 8of‘ ‘ vi o lent offen d e r’ ’ u nder s u chpa rt , asa m ended by subsection ( a ) of this section, w ithin 3 years after such date of enactment .SEC.104 . U SE OFVI O L E NT OFFEN D E R TRUT H- IN-SENTENCIN G GR A NT FUNDING FOR DE M ONSTRATION P RO J ECT ACTIVITIES. (a) PERMIS SI BL E U SES. —S ection 201 02(a) of the V iolent C rime Control and L aw E nforcement A ctof1 9 9 4 (42 U.S.C. 13 7 02(a)) is amended— (1) in para g raph (2) by stri k ing ‘‘and’’ at the end
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph
‘‘(4) to carry out any activity referred to in section 297 6 (b) of the O mnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 196 8 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)).’’. (b) USE OFFUND SA P PROPRI AT ED.—Section 20108(b)(4) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13708(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Funds obligated, but subse q uently unspent and deobligated, may remain available, to the e x tent as may provided in appropriations Acts, for the purpose described in section 20102(a)(4) for any subsequent fiscal year. T he further obligation of such funds by an official for such purpose shall not be delayed, directly or indirectly, in any manner by any officer or employee in the executive branch.’’. Subti t leB—N e wandI nn ov ative Pr o g ra msT oIm p rove Of fender R eentr y Servi c es SEC. 111. STATE , TRI B AL, AND LOCAL REENTR Y COURTS. Part FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘ ‘SEC. 2978 . STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL REENTRY COURTS. ‘‘(a) G RANTS AUT H ORI Z ED.—The Attorney General may award grants, in accordance with this section, of not more than $5 00,000 to— ‘‘(1) State, Tribal, and local courts; and ‘‘(2) State agencies, municipalities, public agencies, non - profit organi z ations, territories, and Indian Tribes that have agreements with courts to take the lead in establishing a reentry court (as described in section 2976(b)(19)). ‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under this section shall be administered in accordance with such guidelines, regulations, and procedures as promulgated by the Attorney Gen- eral, and may be used to— ‘‘(1) monitor j uvenile and adult offenders reentering the community; ‘‘(2) provide juvenile and adult offenders reentering the community with coordinated and comprehensive reentry serv- ices and programs such as— ‘‘(A) drug and alcohol testing and assessment for treat- ment; ‘‘( B ) assessment for substance abuse from a substance abuse professional who is approved by the State or Indian 42USC379 7 w– 2 .
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