; (5) hold periodic meetings with the individuals listed in subsection (a) at intervals to be determined by the Attorney General; and (6) report to Congress in accordance with section 104. (c) Methods In carrying out the duties under subsection (b), the Attorney General shall— (1) consult relevant stakeholders; and (2) make decisions using data that is based on the best available statistical and empirical evidence. 102. Post-sentencing risk and needs assessment system (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall develop and release, for use by the Bureau of Prisons in accordance with the phase-in period described in section 3621(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, a prisoner risk and needs assessment system, to be known as the Post-Sentencing Risk and Needs Assessment System (referred to in this Act as the System ), which shall provide for the development and implementation of risk and needs assessment tools (developed under subsection (b)) in order to, for each prisoner— (1) determine the recidivism risk of each prisoner as part of the intake process, ensuring that the recidivism risk metric distinguishes the different rates of failure; (2) assign the prisoner to appropriate recidivism reduction programs or productive activities based on that determination, the prisoner’s specific criminogenic needs, and in accordance with subsection (c); (3) reassess the recidivism risk of each prisoner periodically using an appropriate reassessment tool described in subsection (b)(1)(B), and reassign the prisoner to appropriate recidivism reduction programs or productive activities based on the revised determination, the specific criminogenic needs of the prisoner, and the successful completion of recidivism reduction programs in accordance with subsection (e)