[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1983 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1983

  To amend section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, to require 
   certain members of the United States Sentencing Commission to be 
selected from among individuals who are victims of a crime of violence.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 24, 1998

Mr. Smith of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Helms, and Mr. Faircloth) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, to require 
   certain members of the United States Sentencing Commission to be 
selected from among individuals who are victims of a crime of violence.

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

SECTION 1. COMPOSITION OF UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--Section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ``same political party.'' the following: 
``Of the members who are not Federal judges, not less than 2 members 
shall be individuals who are victims of a crime of violence (as that 
term is defined in section 16 of title 18) or, in the case of a 
homicide, an immediate family member of such a victim.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to any appointment made on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
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