; (2) continuing education; and (3) periodic training updates. (e) Continuous quality improvement In order to ensure that the United States Probation and Pretrial Services is using graduated sanctions in an appropriate and consistent manner, the Judicial Conference in consultation and coordination with the Chief Judge of each Federal District Court shall— (1) establish performance benchmarks and performance assessments for probation officers, probation supervisors, and probation and pretrial services; and (2) establish additional continuous quality improvement procedures related to the implementation and use of graduated sanctions that include, but are not limited to, data collection, monitoring, periodic audits, probation officer and supervisor performance assessments, and corrective action measures. 607. Graduated responses to technical violations of supervision (a) In general Subchapter A of chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3608 the following: 3609. Graduated responses to technical violations of supervision (a) In general If a court determines that a technical violation of supervision warrants an alternative to arrest or incarceration, the court may modify the terms of supervision by imposing a graduated sanction as an alternative to revocation. (b) Recommendation and imposition of graduated sanctions A probation officer in recommending an appropriate sanction, and a court in determining an appropriate sanction, shall use the graduated sanctioning system established pursuant to the SAFE Justice Act . The procedure for the imposition of graduated sanctions shall include the following: (1) Notice of graduated sanctions Upon determining that a technical violation of supervision warrants an alternative to arrest or incarceration, a probation officer, with the concurrence of that officer’s probation supervisor, shall serve on the supervisee a Notice of Graduated Sanctions, which shall include— (A) a description of the violation of supervision