2 0 U . S . C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E 1 6 1 5 H S t r e e t , N W , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . 2 0 0 6 2 | u s c h a m b e r. c o m
82 $75 million a year for FY 2019 through FY 2023, with 80% reserved for use by the director of the Bureau of Prisons. See U.S. Department of
Justice Fical Year 2022 Request, press release, U.S. Department of Justice (May 28, 2021).
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-fiscal-year-2022-funding-request
The U.S. Department of Justice is requesting $1.6 billion to implement further reforms to the criminal justice system and continue critical
investment in implementation of the First Step Act.
83 Terry v. U.S. (Slip opinion 20-594).
84 Slip Opinion, U.S. 593 U.S. _ (2021), 7.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-5904_i4dk.pdf
85 "Grassley, Durbin Statement, Supreme Court First Step Act Ruling on Low-Level Drug Offenders," Press Release, June 14, 2021.
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-durbin-statement-supreme-court-first-step-act-ruling-on-low-level-drug-offenders
86 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization: Examining Successful Models of Employment for Justice-Involved Individuals; Hearing
Before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, 117th Cong. (2021).
https://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/workforce-innovation-and-opportunity-act-reauthorization-examining-successful-models-of-
employment-for-justice-involved-individuals
87 Ibid.
88 "Workforce: A Call to Action," U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
https://events.uschamber.com/WorkforceCallToAction?ref=USCCWebsite
89 "The America Works Initiative, Employer-Led Solutions," U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
https://www.uschamber.com/america-works#private.
