[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1507 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1507

To provide for the extension of the Parole Commission to oversee cases 
   of prisoners sentenced under prior law, to reduce the size of the 
               Parole Commission, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 22, 1995

   Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Kennedy) 
 introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read 
                       the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the extension of the Parole Commission to oversee cases 
   of prisoners sentenced under prior law, to reduce the size of the 
               Parole Commission, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Parole Commission Phaseout Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PAROLE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of section 235(b)(1) of the 
Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 2032) as it related to chapter 
311 of title 18, United States Code, and the Parole Commission, each 
reference in such section to ``ten years'' or ``ten-year period'' shall 
be deemed to be a reference to ``fifteen years'' or ``fifteen-year 
period'', respectively.
    (b) Powers and Duties of Parole Commission.--Notwithstanding 
section 4203 of title 18, United States Code, the United States Parole 
Commission may perform its functions with any quorum of Commissioners, 
or Commissioner, as the Commission may prescribe by regulation.

SEC. 3. REPEAL.

    Section 235(b)(2) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 
2032) is repealed.
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