Code, and is in compliance with the requirements of such subsection and its implementing regulations.

(d) EXISTING WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL INMATES.-Any private for-profit business entity having an agreement with Federal Prison Industries in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, under which Federal inmates are furnishing services that are being introduced into the commercial market, may continue to furnish such services for the duration of the term of such agreement.

(e) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.-Section 1761 of title 18, United States Code, is further amended

(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:

"(d) This section shall not apply to services performed as part of an inmate work program conducted by a State or local government to disassemble, scrap, and recycle products, other than electronic products, that would otherwise be disposed of in a landfill. Recovered scrap from such program may be sold.".

SEC. 8. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

Section 4122(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking "production of commodities" and inserting "production of products or furnishing of services". SEC. 9. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO CHAPTER 307.

Chapter 307 of title 18, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

"§ 4130. Construction of provisions

"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed

"(1) to establish an entitlement of any inmate to

"(A) employment in a Federal Prison Industries facility; or

"(B) any particular wage, compensation, or benefit on demand, except as otherwise specifically provided by law or regulation;

"(2) to establish that inmates are employees for the purposes of any law or program;

or

"(3) to establish any cause of action by or on behalf of any inmate against the United States or any officer, employee, or contractor thereof.".

SEC. 10. PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REHABILITATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INMATES. (a) ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, AND RELEASE-PREPARATION OPPORTUNITIES.— (1) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.-There is hereby established the Enhanced In-Prison Educational and Vocational Assessment and Training Program within the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

(2) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM. In addition to such other components as the Director of the Bureau of Prisons deems appropriate to reduce inmate idleness and better prepare inmates for a successful reentry into the community upon release, the program shall provide

(A) in-prison assessments of inmates' needs and aptitudes;

(B) a full range of educational opportunities:

(C) vocational training and apprenticeships; and

(D) comprehensive release-readiness preparation.

(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— For the purposes of carrying out the program established by paragraph (1), $75,000,000 is authorized for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2007, to remain available until expended. It is the sense of Congress that Federal Prison Industries should use some of its net earnings to accomplish the purposes of the program.

(4) SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.-All components of the program shall be established

(A) in at least 25 percent of all Federal prisons not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act;

(B) in at least 50 percent of all Federal prisons not later than 4 years after such date of enactment;

(C) in at least 75 percent of all Federal prisons not later than 6 years after such date of enactment; and

(D) in all Federal prisons not later than 8 years after such date of enactment.

(b) ADDITIONAL INMATE WORK OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.-Chapter 307 of title 18, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after section 4124 the following new section:

"§ 4124a. Additional inmate work opportunities through public service activities

"(a) IN GENERAL.-Inmates with work assignments within Federal Prison Industries may perform work for an eligible entity pursuant to an agreement between such entity and the Inmate Work Training Administrator in accordance with the requirements of this section.

"(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.-For the purposes of this section, the term 'eligible entity' means an entity

"(1) that is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code and that has been such an organization for a period of not less than 36 months prior to inclusion in an agreement under this section;

"(2) that is a religious organization described in section 501(d) of such Code and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; or

"(3) that is a unit of local government, a school district, or another special purpose district.

"(c) INMATE WORK TRAINING ADMINISTRATOR.-There is hereby established the position of Inmate Work Training Administrator, who shall be responsible for fostering the creation of alternative inmate work opportunities authorized by this section. The Administrator shall be designated by the Chief Executive Officer of Federal Prison Industries, with the approval of the Board of Directors, and be under the supervision of the Chief Operating Officer, but may directly report to the Board.

"(d) PROPOSED AGREEMENTS.-An eligible entity seeking to enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection (a) shall submit a detailed proposal to the Inmate Work Training Administrator. Each such agreement shall specify

"(1) types of work to be performed;

"(2) the proposed duration of the agreement, specified in terms of a base year and number of option years;

"(3) the number of inmate workers expected to be employed in the specified types of work during the various phases of the agreement;

"(4) the wage rates proposed to be paid to various classes of inmate workers; and

"(5) the facilities, services and personnel (other than correctional personnel dedicated to the security of the inmate workers) to be furnished by Federal Prison Industries or the Bureau of Prisons and the rates of reimbursement, if any, for such facilities, services, and personnel.

"(e) REPRESENTATIONS.

"(1) ELEEMOSYNARY WORK ACTIVITIES.Each proposed agreement shall be accompanied by a written certification by the chief executive officer of the eligible entity that

"(A) the work to be performed by the inmate workers will be limited to the eleemos

ynary work of such entity in the case of an entity described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b);

"(B) the work would not be performed in the United States but for the availability of the inmate workers; and

"(C) the work performed by the inmate workers will not result, either directly or indirectly, in the production of a new product or the furnishing of a service that is to be offered for other than resale or donation by the eligible entity or any affiliate of the such entity.

"(2) PROTECTIONS FOR NON-INMATE WORKERS. Each proposed agreement shall also be accompanied by a written certification by the chief executive officer of the eligible entity that

"(A) no non-inmate employee (including any person performing work activities for such governmental entity pursuant to section 607 of subchapter IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607)) of the eligible entity (or any affiliate of the entity) working in the United States will have his or her job abolished or work hours reduced as a result of the entity being authorized to utilize inmate workers; and

"(B) the work to be performed by the inmate workers will not supplant work currently being performed in the United States. by a contractor of the eligible entity.

"(f) APPROVAL BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.“(1) IN GENERAL.-Each such proposed agreement shall be presented to the Board of Directors, be subject to the same opportunities for public comment, and be publicly considered and acted upon by the Board in a manner comparable to that required by paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 4122(b).

"(2) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.-In determining whether to approve a proposed agreement, the Board shall—

"(A) give priority to an agreement that provides inmate work opportunities that will provide participating inmates with the best prospects of obtaining employment paying a livable wage upon release;

"(B) give priority to an agreement that provides for maximum reimbursement for inmate wages and for the costs of supplies and equipment needed to perform the types of work to be performed;

"(C) not approve an agreement that will result in the displacement of non-inmate workers contrary to the representations required by subsection (e)(2) as determined by the Board or by the Secretary of Labor (pursuant to subsection (i)); and

"(D) not approve an agreement that will result, either directly or indirectly, in the production of a new product or the furnishing of a service for other than resale by an eligible entity described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) or donation.

"(g) WAGE RATES AND DEDUCTIONS FROM INMATE WAGES.

"(1) IN GENERAL.-Inmate workers shall be paid wages for work under the agreement at a basic hourly rate to be negotiated between the eligible entity and Federal Prison Industries and specified in the agreement. The wage rates set by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be paid inmates for various institutional work assignments are specifically authorized.

"(2) PAYMENT TO INMATE WORKER AND AUTHORIZED DEDUCTIONS.-Wages shall be paid and deductions taken pursuant to section 4122(b)(12)(D).

"(3) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION BY INMATE. Each inmate worker to be utilized by an eligible entity shall indicate in writing. that such person—

"(A) is participating voluntarily; and

"(B) understands and agrees to the wages to be paid and deductions to be taken from such wages.

"(h) ASSIGNMENT TO WORK OPPORTUNITIES.-Assignment of inmates to work under an approved agreement with an eligible entity shall be subject to the Bureau of Prisons Program Statement Number 1040.10 (NonDiscrimination Toward Inmates), as contained in section 551.90 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor document).

"(i) ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTIONS FOR NON-INMATE WORKERS.

"(1) PRIOR TO BOARD CONSIDERATION.-Upon request of any interested person, the Secretary of Labor may promptly verify a certification made pursuant subsection (e)(2) with respect to the displacement of non-inmate workers so as to make the results of such inquiry available to the Board of Directors prior to the Board's consideration of the proposed agreement. The Secretary and the person requesting the inquiry may make recommendations to the Board regarding modifications to the proposed agreement.

"(2) DURING PERFORMANCE.

"(A) IN GENERAL.-Whenever the Secretary deems appropriate, upon request or otherwise, the Secretary may verify whether the actual performance of the agreement is resulting in the displacement of non-inmate workers or the use of inmate workers in a work activity not authorized under the approved agreement.

"(B) SANCTIONS.-Whenever the Secretary determines that performance of the agreement has resulted in the displacement of non-inmate workers or employment of an inmate worker in an unauthorized work activity, the Secretary may

"(i) direct the Inmate Work Training Administrator to terminate the agreement for default, subject to the processes and appeals available to a Federal contractor whose procurement contract has been terminated for default; and

"(ii) initiate proceedings to impose upon the person furnishing the certification regarding non-displacement of non-inmate workers required by subsection (d)(2)(B) any administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions as may be available.".

(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.— There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for the purposes of paying the wages of inmates and otherwise undertaking the maximum number of agreements with eligible entities pursuant to section 4124a of title 18, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).

(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-For purposes of sections 4124a and 4124b of title 18, United States Code, as added by sections 10(b) and 11, respectively, it is the sense of Congress that an inmate training wage that is at least 50 percent of the minimum wage prescribed pursuant to section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) will facilitate successful achievement of the goals of the work-based training and apprenticeship program authorized under such section 4124a.

(c) INMATE WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES.

(1) PROPOSALS FOR DONATION PROGRAMS.— The Chief Operating Officer of Federal Prison Industries shall develop and present to the Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries proposals to have Federal Prison Industries donate products and services to eligible entities that provide goods or services to low-income individuals who would likely otherwise have difficulty purchasing such products or services in the commercial market.

(2) SCHEDULE FOR SUBMISSION AND CONSIDERATION OF DONATION PROGRAMS.

(A) INITIAL PROPOSALS.-The Chief Operating Officer shall submit the initial group of proposals for programs of the type de

scribed in paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries shall consider such proposals from the Chief Operating Officer not later than the date that is 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(B) ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN.-The Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries shall consider proposals by the Chief Operating Officer for programs of the type described in paragraph (1) as part of the annual operating plan for Federal Prison Industries.

(C) OTHER PROPOSALS.-In addition to proposals submitted by the Chief Operating Officer, the Board of Directors may, from time to time, consider proposals presented by prospective eligible entities.

(3) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.-For the purposes of this subsection, the term "eligible entity" means an entity—

(A) that is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code and that has been such an organization for a period of not less than 36 months prior to inclusion in a proposal of the type described in paragraph (1),

or

(B) that is a religious organization described in section 501(d) of such Code and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.

(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for the purposes of paying the wages of inmates and otherwise carrying out programs of the type described in paragraph (1).

(d) MAXIMIZING INMATE REHABILITATIVE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH COGNITIVE ABILITIES ASSESSMENTS.

(1) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— (A) IN GENERAL.-There is hereby established within the Federal Bureau of Prisons a program to be known as the "Cognitive Abilities Assessment Demonstration Program". The purpose of the demonstration program is to determine the effectiveness of a program that assesses the cognitive abilities and perceptual skills of Federal inmates to maximize the benefits of various rehabilitative opportunities designed to prepare each inmate for a successful return to society and reduce recidivism. The demonstration program shall be undertaken by a contractor with a demonstrated record of enabling the behavioral and academic improvement of adults through the use of research-based systems that maximize the development of both the cognitive and perceptual capabilities of a participating individual, including adults in a correctional setting.

(B) SCOPE OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— The demonstration program shall to the maximum extent practicable, be

(i) conducted during a period of three consecutive fiscal years, commencing during fiscal year 2008;

(ii) conducted at 12 Federal correctional institutions; and

(iii) offered to 6,000 inmates, who are categorized as minimum security or less, and are within five years of release.

(C) REPORT ON RESULTS OF PROGRAM.-Not later than 60 days after completion of the demonstration program, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the program. At a minimum, the report shall include an analysis of employment stability, stability of residence, and rates of recidivism among inmates who participated in the program after 18 months of release.

(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 in each of the three fiscal years after fiscal year 2007, to remain available until expended, for the purposes of con

(1) IN GENERAL.-The Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons shall, to the maximum extent practicable, afford to inmates opportunities to participate in programs and activities designed to help prepare such inmates to obtain employment upon release.

(2) PRERELEASE EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.-Such prerelease employment placement assistance required by subsection (a) shall include

(A) training in the preparation of resumes and job applications;

(B) training in interviewing skills;

(C) training and assistance in job search. techniques;

(D) conduct of job fairs; and

(E) such other methods deemed appropriate by the Director.

(3) PRIORITY PARTICIPATION.-Priority in program participation shall be accorded to inmates who are participating in work opportunities afforded by Federal Prison Industries and are within 24 months of release from incarceration.

SEC. 11. RE-ENTRY EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION THROUGH WORK-BASED TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Chapter 307 of title 18, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after section 4124a, as added by section 10(b), the following new section:

"§ 4124b. Re-entry employment preparation through work-based training and apprenticeship

"(a) PARTICIPATION AUTHORIZED.-A private for-profit business entity shall be an eligible entity for participation in the program authorized by section 4124a of this title, if such participation conforms with the requirements and limitations of this section.

"(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.-A private for-profit business entity is eligible for such participation if such business entity proposes to train participating inmates, pursuant to subsection (c), by producing a product or performing a service, if such product or service is of a type for which there is no production or performance within the United States by noninmate workers.

"(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRAINING.

"(1) IN GENERAL.-For purposes of this section, the training of participating inmates shall be work-based training that provides to a participating inmate apprenticeship training or a functionally equivalent structured program that combines hands-on work experience with conceptual understanding of the work being performed. Other inmates with regular work assignments within Federal Prison Industries may be assigned to support the program.

"(2) DOCUMENTATION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION.

"(A) Each inmate who successfully completes participation in training undertaken pursuant to this section shall be provided a certificate or other written document memorializing such successful completion, providing a marketable summary of the skills learned and an overall assessment of performance.

"(B) Copies of such documents shall be furnished to perspective employers upon the request of the participant for a period of not less than 24 months from the date of such participant's release from incarceration.

"(3) DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, in cooperation with a business entity providing an inmate work-based training at the time of his or her scheduled release, shall make every reasonable effort to help the inmate

timely obtain such documentation (including a State government-issued photo identification card) as a person may be required to provide to a prospective employer, after such person completes an Employment Eligibility Verification (ICE Form I-9).

"(d) WAGE RATES.

"(1) IN GENERAL.-Business entities participating in the program authorized by subsection (a) shall propose wages for inmates participating in the program at rates not less than the inmate training wage promulgated pursuant to section 17(c) of the Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2006.

"(2) INMATE TRAINING WAGE.-Not more than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries shall request the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an inmate training wage pursuant to section 14(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(a)).

"(e) SUPPORT FOR OTHER RELEASE PREPARATION PROGRAMS.-In addition to the matters listed in section 4124a(d) of this title, a proposal for an agreement referred to in such section submitted by an eligible business entity shall specify an amount of any supplemental funding, specified as a per-capita amount for each inmate participating pursuant to the agreement, that the business entity will provide for the purpose of supporting remedial, vocational, and other release preparation programs for other nonparticipating inmates.

"(f) ADDITIONAL STANDARDS APPLICABLE.— In considering a proposed agreement pursuant to section 4124a(f)(1) of this title, the Board of Directors shall

"(1) give preference to an agreement that proposes

"(A) work-based training opportunities that provide the participating inmate the best prospects for obtaining employment paying a livable wage upon release;

"(B) the highest per-capita amount pursuant to subsection (e) relating to providing financial support for release preparation for other inmates; and

"(C) the highest inmate wage rates;

"(2) not approve any agreement with respect to furnishing services of the type described in section 4122(b)(6)(D)(iii) of this title;

"(3) not approve any agreement with respect to furnishing construction services described in section 4122(b)(6)(D)(iv) of this title, unless to be performed within a Federal correctional institution;

"(4) not approve an agreement that does not meet the standards of subsection (b); and "(5) request a determination from the Department of Commerce (and such other executive branch entities as may be appropriate), regarding whether a product or service is of the type being produced or performed in the United States by noninmate workers, whenever the Board determines that such an additional assessment is warranted, including upon a request from an interested party presenting information that the Board deems to warrant such additional assessment prior to the Board's consideration of the proposed agreement.

"(g) LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY.

"(1) NO SALES BY FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.-Federal Prison Industries is prohibited from directly offering for commercial sale products produced or services furnished by Federal inmates, including through any form of electronic commerce.

"(2) DURATION.

"(A) No proposed agreement pursuant to this subsection may be approved by the Board of Directors after September 30, 2016.

"(B) Performance of all such agreements shall be concluded prior to October 1, 2021.".

(b) REVIEW AND REPORTING BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.-Not less than biannually, beginning in fiscal year 2008, the Attorney General shall meet in person jointly with the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Federal Prison Industries to review the progress that Federal Prison Industries is making in maximizing the use of the authority provided by sections 4124a and 4124b of title 18, United States Code. The Attorney General shall provide annually a written report to the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate addressing such progress by Federal Prison Industries.

(c) GAO ASSESSMENT TRAINING PROGRAM.

OF WORK-BASED

(1) IN GENERAL.-The Comptroller General of the United States shall undertake an ongoing assessment of the authority granted by section 4124b of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

(2) MATTERS TO BE ASSESSED.-In addition to such other matters as the Comptroller General deems appropriate, the assessment shall include

(A) efforts to recruit private for-profit business entities to participate;

(B) the quality of training provided to inmates;

(C) the amounts and types of products and services that have been produced incident to the work-based training programs;

(D) the types of worksite arrangement that encourage business concerns to voluntarily enter into such partnerships;

(E) the extent and manner of the participation of supervisory, quality assurance, and other management employees of the participating business entity in worksites within correctional facilities of various levels of security;

(F) the extent of the facilities, utilities, equipment, and personnel (other than security personnel) provided by the host correctional agency, and extent to which such resources are provided on a nonreimbursable basis:

(G) the rates of wages paid to inmate workers and the effect that such wage rates have on willingness of business entities to participate;

(H) any complaints filed regarding the displacement of noninmate workers or of inmate workers being paid less than required wages and the disposition of those complaints;

(I) any sanctions recommended relating to displacement of noninmate workers or payment of less than the required wages, and the disposition of such proposed sanctions;

(J) the extent to which the new authority provided additional inmate work opportunities assisting the Bureau of Prisons in attaining its objective of providing 25 percent of the work-eligible inmates with work opportunities within Federal Prison Industries;

(K) measures of any adverse impacts of implementation of the new authority on business concerns using noninmate workers that are engaged in providing similar types of products and services in direct competition; and

(L) a compilation of data relating work opportunities for Federal inmates with work assignments with Federal Prison Industries provided by

(i) sales to Federal agencies pursuant to the status of Federal Prison Industries as a mandatory source of supply during the period fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2007;

(ii) sales to Federal agencies of services, both through non-competitive interagency transfers and as a result of direct competition from private-sector offerors during the period fiscal year 1990 though fiscal year 2007;

(iii) performance as a subcontrator to a Federal prime contractor or Federal subcontractor at a higher tier beginning in fiscal year 1990;

(iv) introduction of inmate-furnished services into the commercial market, beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 1998;

(v) alternative inmate work opportunities, beginning in fiscal year 2007, provided by agreements with

(I) non-profit organizations, pursuant to section 4124a(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 10(b), and section 10(c);

(II) religious organizations, pursuant to section 4124a(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code;

(III) units of local governments, school districts, or other special purpose districts, pursuant to section 4124a(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code;

(IV) work-based Employment Preparation Programs for Federal inmates, pursuant to section 4124b of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 11; or

(V) other means.

(3) OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.— The Comptroller General shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposed scope and methodology for the assessment required by paragraph (1), making such modifications in response to such comments as he deems appropriate.

(4) REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

(A) IN GENERAL.-The Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress in accordance with this subsection two interim reports and a final report of the assessment of implementation of the new authority, including such recommendations as the Comptroller General may deem appropriate.

(B) INTERIM REPORTS.-The two interim reports shall encompass the assessment of the implementation of the new authority

(i) from the effective date of the authority through the end of fiscal year 2009; and (ii) from the effective date of the authority through the end of fiscal year 2012.

(C) FINAL REPORT.-The final report shall assess the implementation of the new authority from the effective date of the authority through the end of fiscal year 2014.

(D) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.-The Comptroller General shall submit the reports required by this paragraph within 6 months after the end of the fiscal years referred to in subparagraphs (B) and (C).

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.-Section 1761 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 7, is further amended

(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and

(2) inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:

"(e) This section shall not apply to products produced or services furnished with inmate labor incidental to the work-based training program authorized pursuant to section 4124b of this title.".

SEC. 12. RESTRUCTURING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Section 4121 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

"§ 4121. Federal Prison Industries; Board of Directors: executive management

"(a) Federal Prison Industries is a government corporation of the District of Columbia organized to carry on such industrial operations in Federal correctional institutions as authorized by its Board of Directors. The manner and extent to which such industrial operations are carried on in the various Federal correctional institutions shall be determined by the Attorney General.

"(b)(1) The corporation shall be governed by a board of 11 directors appointed by the President.

"(2) In making appointments to the Board, the President shall assure that 3 members represent the business community, 3 members represent organized labor, 1 member shall have special expertise in inmate rehabilitation techniques, 1 member represents victims of crime, 1 member represents the interests of Federal inmate workers, and 2 additional members whose background and expertise the President deems appropriate. The members of the Board representing the business community shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, representation of firms furnishing services as well as firms producing products, especially from those industry categories from which Federal Prison Industries derives substantial sales. The members of the Board representing organized labor shall, to the maximum practicable, include representation from labor unions whose members are likely to be most affected by the sales of Federal Prison Industries.

"(3) Each member shall be appointed for a term of 5 years, except that of members first appointed

"(A) 2 members representing the business community shall be appointed for a term of 3 years;

"(B) 2 members representing labor shall be appointed for a term of 3 years;

"(C) 2 members whose background and expertise the President deems appropriate for a term of 3 years;

"(D) 1 member representing victims of crime shall be appointed for a term of 3 years;

"(E) 1 member representing the interests of Federal inmate workers shall be appointed for a term of 3 years;

"(F) 1 member representing the business community shall be appointed for a term of 4 years;

"(G) 1 member representing the business community shall be appointed for a term of 4 years; and

"(H) the members having special expertise in inmate rehabilitation techniques shall be appointed for a term of 5 years.

"(4) The President shall designate 1 member of the Board as Chairperson. The Chairperson may designate a Vice Chairperson.

"(5) Members of the Board may be reappointed.

"(6) Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of that term.

"(7) The members of the Board shall serve without compensation. The members of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, to attend meetings of the Board and, with the advance approval of the Chairperson of the Board, while otherwise away from their homes or regular places of business for purposes of duties as a member of the Board.

"(8)(A) The Chairperson of the Board may appoint and terminate any personnel that may be necessary to enable the Board to perform its duties.

"(B) Upon request of the Chairperson of the Board, a Federal agency may detail a Federal Government employee to the Board without reimbursement. Such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.

"(9) The Chairperson of the Board may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.

"(c) The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of the

Corporation. The Director shall designate a person to serve as Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation.".

(b) CONTINUED GOVERNANCE.-The members of the Board of Directors serving on the date of enactment of this Act, and the person selected by them as Chairman, shall continue to exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Board until the earlier of—

(1) the date on which the President has appointed at least 6 members of the Board and designated a new Chairman, pursuant to section 4121 of title 18, United States Code (as added by section 12(a) of this Act); or

(2) the date that is 365 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 13. MANAGEMENT MATTERS.

(a) ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITIES.-Section 4122(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended

(1) by striking "(3)" and inserting "(3)(A)"; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

"(B) Federal Prison Industries may locate more than one workshop at a Federal correctional facility.

"(C) Federal Prison Industries may operate a workshop outside of a correctional facility if all of the inmates working in such workshop are classified as minimum security inmates.".

(b) Cost ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.——

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.-Federal Prison Industries shall establish a cost accounting system that meets the requirements of part 30 (Cost Accounting Standards Administration) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. part 30). The compliance of the cost accounting system with such standards shall be annually verified as part of the independent audit of Federal Prison Industries, Inc., pursuant to section 9106(b) of title 31, United States Code.

(2) APPLICATION OF RELATED PROVISION.— Section 4124(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, shall apply when Federal Prison Industries has been found to have a complaint cost accounting system pursuant to paragraph (1).

SEC. 14. TRANSITIONAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.

Any correctional officer or other employee of Federal Prison Industries being paid with nonappropriated funds who would be separated from service because of a reduction in the net income of Federal Prison Industries during any fiscal year specified in section 4(e)(1) shall be

(1) eligible for appointment (or reappointment) in the competitive service pursuant to title 5, United States Code;

(2) registered on a Bureau of Prisons reemployment priority list; and

(3) given priority for any other position within the Bureau of Prisons for which such employee is qualified.

SEC. 15. FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES REPORT TO CONGRESS.

Section 4127 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

"§ 4127. Federal Prison Industries report to Congress

"(a) IN GENERAL.-Pursuant to chapter 91 of title 31, the board of directors of Federal Prison Industries shall submit an annual report to Congress on the conduct of the business of the corporation during each fiscal year and the condition of its funds during the fiscal year.

"(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.-In addition to the matters required by section 9106 of title 31, and such other matters as the board considers appropriate, a report under subsection (a) shall include

"(1) a statement of the amount of obligations issued under section 4129(a)(1) of this title during the fiscal year;

"(2) an estimate of the amount of obligations that will be issued in the following fiscal year;

"(3) an analysis of

"(A) the corporation's total sales for each specific product and type of service sold to the Federal agencies and the commercial market;

"(B) the total purchases by each Federal agency of each specific product and type of service;

"(C) the corporation's share of such total Federal Government purchases by specific product and type of service; and

"(D) the number and disposition of disputes submitted to the heads of the Federal departments and agencies pursuant to section 4124(e) of this title;

"(4) an allocation of the profits of the corporation, both gross and net, to

"(A) educational, training, release-preparation opportunities for inmates;

"(B) opening new factories; and "(C) improving the productivity and competitiveness of existing factories;

"(5) an analysis of the inmate workforce that includes

"(A) the number of inmates employed; "(B) the number of inmates utilized to produce products or furnish services sold in the commercial market;

"(C) the number and percentage of employed inmates by the term of their incarceration; and

"(D) the various hourly wages paid to inmates employed with respect to the production of the various specific products and types of services authorized for production and sale to Federal agencies and in the commercial market; and

"(6) data concerning employment obtained by former inmates upon release to determine whether the employment provided by Federal Prison Industries during incarceration provided such inmates with knowledge and skill in a trade or occupation that enabled such former inmate to earn a livelihood upon release.

"(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.-Copies of an annual report under subsection (a) shall be made available to the public at a price not exceeding the cost of printing the report.”. SEC. 16. DEFINITIONS.

Chapter 307 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

"S4131. Definitions

"As used in this chapter

"(1) the term 'assembly' means the process of uniting or combining articles or components (including ancillary finished components or assemblies) so as to produce a significant change in form or utility, without necessarily changing or altering the component parts;

"(2) the term 'current market price' means, with respect to a specific product, the fair market price of the product within the meaning of section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(a)), at the time that the contract is to be awarded, verified through appropriate price analysis or cost analysis, including any costs relating to transportation or the furnishing of any ancillary services;

"(3) the term 'import-sensitive product' means a product which, according to Department of Commerce data, has experienced competition from imports at an import to domestic production ratio of 25 percent or greater;

"(4) the term 'labor-intensive manufacture' means a manufacturing activity in which the value of inmate labor constitutes at least 10 percent of the estimate unit cost to produce the item by Federal Prison Industries;

"(5) the term 'manufacture' means the process of fabricating from raw or prepared

materials, so as to impart to those materials new forms, qualities, properties, and combinations;

"(6) the term 'reasonable share of the market' means a share of the total purchases by the Federal departments and agencies, as reported to the Federal Procurement Data System for

"(A) any specific product during the 3 preceding fiscal years, that does not exceed 20 percent of the Federal market for the specific product; and

"(B) any specific service during the 3 preceding fiscal years, that does not exceed 5 percent of the Federal market for the specific service; and

"(7) the term 'services' has the meaning given the term 'service contract' by section 37.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. 36.102), as in effect on July 1, 2004.".

SEC. 17. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.— (1) PROPOSED REVISIONS.-Proposed revisions to the Governmentwide Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement the amendments made by this Act shall be published not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and provide not less than 60 days for public comment.

(2) FINAL REGULATIONS.-Final regulations shall be published not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of publication.

(3) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.-The proposed regulations required by subsection (a) and the final regulations required by subsection (b) shall afford an opportunity for public participation in accordance with section 22 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 418b).

(b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

(1) IN GENERAL.-The Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries shall issue regulations defining the terms specified in paragraph (2).

(2) TERMS TO BE DEFINED.-The Board of Directors shall issue regulations for the following terms:

(A) Prison-made product.

(B) Prison-furnished service.

(C) Specific product.

(D) Specific service.

(3) SCHEDULE FOR REGULATORY DEFINITIONS.

(A) Proposed regulations relating to the matter described in subsection (b)(2) shall be published not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and provide not less than 60 days for public comment.

(B) Final regulations relating to the matters described in subsection (b)(2) shall be published not less than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and shall be effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of publication.

(4) ENHANCED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND SCRUTINY.

(A) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.-Regulations issued by the Board of Directors shall be subject to notice and comment rulemaking pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code. Unless determined wholly impracticable or or unnecessary by the Board of Directors, the public shall be afforded 60 days for comment on proposed regulations.

(B) ENHANCED OUTREACH.-The Board of Directors shall use means designed to most effectively solicit public comment on proposed regulations, procedures, and policies and to inform the affected public of final regulations, procedures, and policies.

(C) OPEN MEETING PROCESSES.-The Board of Directors shall take all actions relating to the adoption of regulations, operating proce

dures, guidelines, and any other matter relating to the governance and operation of Federal Prison Industries based on deliberations and a recorded vote conducted during a meeting open to the public, unless closed pursuant to section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code.

(c) SECRETARY OF LABOR.—

(1) SCHEDULE FOR REGULATORY ACTION.— Upon receipt of a request from the Federal Prison Industries Board of Directors, pursuant to section 11(d)(2), to establish an inmate training wage pursuant to section 14(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(a)), the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall issue

(A) an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking within 60 days;

(B) an interim regulation with concurrent request for public comments within 180 days; and

(C) a final regulation within 365 days.

(2) ALTERNATIVE TO TIMELY ISSUANCE.-In the event that the Secretary of Labor fails to issue an interim inmate training wage by the date required by paragraph (1)(B), the Federal Prison Industries Board of Directors may prescribe an interim inmate training wage, which shall be in an amount not less than 50 percent of the amount of the min

imum wage prescribed pursuant to section 6(a)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)).

(3) CONTINUED USE OF INTERIM INMATE TRAINING WAGE.

(A) The interim inmate training wage issued pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) or prescribed under paragraph (2) shall remain in effect until the effective date of a final regulation, issued pursuant to paragraph (1)(C).

(B) An eligible entity having an approved agreement with Federal Prison Industries pursuant to section 4124b of title 18, United States Code, may continue to pay participating inmates at the wages prescribed in the agreement for the duration of the agreement, if those wages comply with the standards of the interim inmate training wage issued pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) or prescribed under paragraph (2).

(4) EXISTING AGREEMENTS WITH NONCONFORMING WAGES.-Any for-profit business concern having an agreement with Federal Prison Industries in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, under which Federal inmates are furnishing services that are being introduced into the commercial market, may continue to pay wages at rates specified in the agreement for the duration of the term of such agreement.

SEC. 18. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

(a) AGENCY BID PROTESTS.-Subsection (e) of section 4124 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 2, is not intended to alter any rights of any offeror other than Federal Prison Industries to file a bid protest in accordance with other law or regulation in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

(b) JAVITS-WAGNER-O'DAY ACT.-Nothing in this Act is intended to modify the JavitsWagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.). SEC. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY. (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.-Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

(b) APPLICABILITY.-Section 4124 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 2, shall apply to any requirement for a product or service offered by Federal Prison Industries needed by a Federal department or agency after the effective date of the final regulations issued issued pursuant to section 17(a)(2), or after September 30, 2007, whichever is earlier.

SEC. 20. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

The table of sections for chapter 307 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—