Research on programs and policies that reduce recidivism

(a) In general The Attorney General shall conduct research to evaluate the effectiveness at improving community reintegration of programs operated by, and policies of, community confinement facilities (as such term is defined in section 4015 of title 18, United States Code), and shall develop guidelines based on such research for the use of such programs and policies at community confinement facilities. (b) Report Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 4 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report which describes the results of the research conducted under subsection (a), the guidelines developed pursuant to such research, and how such guidelines are being incorporated into any contract for the provision or management of a community confinement facility to which the Bureau of Prisons is a party.