To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Labor, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H4BAB9B5D52694BD59B7AB09B17E0AC0A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Reentry through Education in Prisons Act of 2023 or the PREP Act of 2023.
- Section HDE0A29B8BA954EED906A654F6F20DD40: 2. Findings; purpose Congress finds the following: Over the course of an 8-year period following the release of individuals from Federal prisons, the United...
- Section HEA6BCCAF18AF49D0AB1AEDEF534DCCC9: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Assistant Director means the Assistant Director for Prison Education appointed under section 4142(b) of title 18, United...
- Section H207BB0BDA7E74D609559541D67A64E6A: 4. Office of Prison Education Part III of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 307 the following: 308EducationSec. 4141....
- Section H89FF6EE809DF41558E31DAB5B2BC6B6D: 4141. Definitions In this chapter: The term Assistant Director means the Assistant Director for Prison Education appointed under section 4142(b). The term...
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Labor, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Dean of Pennsylvania (for herself and Mr. Mfume) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
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