(a) In general
Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Commanding General of the Army Corrections Command, shall carry out a pilot program (referred to in this section as the Pilot Program ) to evaluate the use of advanced monitoring and rehabilitative technologies in Army correctional facilities to improve safety, accountability, rehabilitation outcomes, and operational efficiency.
(b) Locations
The Secretary of the Army shall select one or more correctional facilities of the Army in which to implement the Pilot Program.
(c) Additional requirements
In carrying out the Pilot Program, the Secretary of the Army shall—
ensure that personnel participating in the Program receive appropriate training;
establish safeguards to protect privacy and civil liberties; and
develop performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of the technologies evaluated under the Program in reducing misconduct, improving compliance, enhancing rehabilitation outcomes, and supporting reintegration efforts.
(d) Reports
(1) Initial report
Not later than one year after the date on which of the Pilot Program commences, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a initial report on the progress of the Program.
(2) Final report
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Pilot Program terminates under subsection (e), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final report on the Program.
(3) Elements
Each of the reports under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall include—
an evaluation of the costs of the Program as of the date of the report, including the costs of the technologies evaluated under the Program;
any measurable outcomes achieved by the program as of such date;
recommendations as to whether any technologies evaluated under the Program are suitable for implementation across the Army Corrections Command; and
such other information as the Secretary of the Army determines appropriate.
(e) Termination
The authority to carry out the Pilot Program shall terminate five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(f) Definition
In this section, the term advanced monitoring and rehabilitative technologies means emerging technologies appropriate for correctional environments such as secure digital platforms, biometric identification systems, data analytics, or other such technologies.