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On the recordMay 7, 2018
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse): S. 2795. A bill to provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 2795 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act'' or the ``FIRST STEP Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--RECIDIVISM REDUCTION Sec. 101. Risk and needs assessment system. Sec. 102. Implementation of system and recommendations by Bureau of Prisons. Sec. 103. GAO Report. Sec. 104. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 105. Rule of construction. TITLE II--BUREAU OF PRISONS SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Secure firearms storage. TITLE III--RESTRAINTS ON PREGNANT PRISONERS PROHIBITED Sec. 301. Use of restraints on prisoners during the period of pregnancy and postpartum recovery prohibited. TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL JUSTICE Sec. 401. Placement of prisoners close to families. Sec. 402.…
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