Department of justice study and best practices

(a) Study Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall initiate a comprehensive study on the geographic placement of covered individuals within covered States upon their conditional release. (b) Matters included The study conducted under subsection (a) shall examine— (1) the demographic and geographic distribution of placed covered individuals; (2) the extent to which certain county subdivisions, particularly rural communities or specific regions such as the Antelope Valley in California, bear a disproportionate burden of placements; and (3) the systemic factors that lead to the repeated placement or concentration of covered individuals in specific county subdivisions. (c) Best practices and promulgation Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall— (1) compile best practices for the equitable geographic distribution of covered individuals to prevent the disproportionate concentration of such individuals in any single county subdivision; and (2) promulgate and distribute these best practices to the relevant State agencies of all States.