1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons Act of 2018 or the PREP Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. (2) Assistant Director The term Assistant Director means the Assistant Director for Correctional Education appointed under section 4142(b) of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act. 3. Office of Federal Correctional Education (a) In general Part III of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 307 the following: 308 Education Sec. 4141. Definitions. 4142. Office of Federal Correctional Education. 4143. Federal Correctional Education Program. 4141. Definitions In this chapter: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. (2) Assistant Director The term Assistant Director means the Assistant Director for Correctional Education appointed under section 4142(b). 4142. Office of Federal Correctional Education (a) Purposes The purposes of this chapter are to— (1) encourage, support, and standardize educational programs for criminal offenders in Federal penal and correctional institutions; (2) be a nationwide repository for research, policies, and best practices in correctional education