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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1704 Second Chance Act of 2006

Assuming appropriation of the authorized and estimated amounts, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that implementing H.R. 1704 would cost about $630 million over the 2007-2011 period.

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This publication discusses how policymakers can increase accountability among people who commit crimes, improve rates of child support collection and victim restitution, and make people’s transition from prisons and jails to the community safe and successful.