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12 2 STA T .683PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 9 9 — AP R .9 , 2008 (h)AUTHORIZA TIO N O F A P PROPRIATION S.—T h er e a rea ut h o r iz e d to b ea p propriated to the S e c retar y o fL abor to carry out thi s sectio n$20, 000,000 for each of fisca l years 200 9 and 20 1 0. SEC.213 . BUR E A U OFP R I SO N SPO L IC Y ON M EN T ORIN G CONTACTS. (a) I N GE NERA L .— N ot later than 90 days after the date of enact m ent of this Act, the D irector of the B ureau of P risons shall, in order to promote stability and continued assistance to offenders after release from prison, adopt and implement a policy to ensure that any person w ho pro v ides mentorin g services to an incarcerated offender is permitted to continue such services after that offender is released from prison. That policy shall permit the continuation of mentoring services unless the Director demonstrates that such services would be a significant security ris k to the released offender, incarcerated offenders, persons who provide such services, or any other person. (b) R EPORT.—Not later than September 3 0, 2009, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to C ongress a report on the e x tent to which the policy described in subsection (a) has been implemented and followed. SEC. 21 4 . BUREAU OF PRISONS POLICY ON C H APEL LIBRARY MATE - RIALS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall discontinue the Standardized Chapel Library pro j ect, or any other project by whatever designation that seeks to compile, list, or other - wise restrict prisoners ’ access to reading materials, audiotapes, videotapes, or any other materials made available in a chapel library, except that the Bureau of Prisons may restrict access to— (1) any materials in a chapel library that seek to incite, promote, or otherwise suggest the commission of violence or criminal activity

and (2) any other materials prohibited by any other law or regulation. (b) RULE OF CONSTRU C TION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to impact policies of the Bureau of Prisons related to access by specific prisoners to materials for security, safety, sanita- tion, or disciplinary reasons. Subti t leC—Adm i n i s t ra ti o no fJ usti c e R eforms CHAPTER1—IM PR OV I NGF E D ERA L OFFENDER REENTR Y SEC. 231. FE D ERAL PRISONER REENTRY INITIATI V E. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, shall, subject to the avail- ability of appropriations, conduct the following activities to establish a F ederal prisoner reentry initiative

(1) The establishment of a Federal prisoner reentry strategy to help prepare prisoners for release and successful reintegra- tion into the community, including, at a minimum, that the Bureau of Prisons— 42USC175 41 .Deadlin e. 42 USC 175 3 4. Deadline s . 42 USC 17533.