SUBTITLE E. OFFICE ON RETURNING CITIZEN AFFAIRS

(a) Subsection (c) is amended as follows:

(1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows:

" (1) Be responsible for providing guidance and support to, and coordination of, public safety, justice, and returning citizen agencies within the District of Columbia government, including the Office on Returning Citizen Affairs, established by section 3 of the Office on Ex-Offender Affairs and Commission on Re-Entry and Ex-Offender Affairs Establishment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-243; D.C. Official Code § 24-1302) ;".

(2) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows:

" (2) Ensure accountability through general oversight over public safety, justice, and returning citizen agencies, as well as the programs under the jurisdiction of the Office;".

(3) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase "public-safety and justice services" and inserting the phrase "public safety, justice, and returning citizen services" in its place.

(4) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase "criminal justice or public-safety issues, in the coordination, planning, and implementation of public-safety and justice matters" and inserting the phrase "public safety, justice, or returning citizen issues, in the coordination, planning, and implementation of public safety, justice, and returning citizen matters" in its place.

(5) Paragraph (5) is repealed.

(b) A new subsection (e) is added to read as follows:

" (e) For the purposes of this section, the term "returning citizens" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2(5) of the Office on Ex-Offender Affairs and Commission on Re-Entry and Ex-Offender Affairs Establishment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-243; D.C. Official Code § 24-1301(5)) .".

Sec. 3043. Section 3(a) of the Office on Ex-Offender Affairs and Commission on Re-Entry and Ex-Offender Affairs Establishment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-243; D.C. Official Code § 24-1302(a)), is amended by striking the phrase "established the Office on Returning Citizen Affairs" and inserting the phrase "established, as a subordinate Executive agency within the Public Safety and Justice cluster, the Office on Returning Citizen Affairs" in its place.