[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3169 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3169

    To require the Attorney General to make recommendations to the 
 Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision on policies and 
     minimum standards to better protect public and officer safety.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2010

  Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Attorney General to make recommendations to the 
 Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision on policies and 
     minimum standards to better protect public and officer safety.

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

SECTION 1. RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO INTERSTATE COMPACTS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall make recommendations to the Interstate 
Commission for Adult Offender Supervision established by the Interstate 
Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders pursuant to section 112 
of title 4, United States Code, and to submit to Congress a report on 
whether minimum standards in such Interstate Compacts should be updated 
to better protect public and officer safety. The report shall 
investigate whether Interstate Compact rules should be amended to 
better protect public safety and improve officer safety. Policies 
examined should include at least the following, with respect to the 
transfer of supervision of an adult offender from an originating State 
of jurisdiction to a receiving State:
            (1) ICAOS rule 3.107 on relevant information provided by 
        sending states to receiving states before the transfer of an 
        adult offender.--
                    (A) Whether sending States should provide 
                additional relevant information requested by the 
                receiving State before the transfer is accepted.
                    (B) Whether a complete criminal history of the 
                offender, including their juvenile and misdemeanant 
                record should be required.
                    (C) Whether a description of the offender's 
                criminal activity, including a description of what each 
                crime entailed and pre-sentence investigations for 
                previous convictions, should be required.
                    (D) Whether it is critical for the receiving State 
                to know if an offense was sexually motivated.
                    (E) Whether a copy of an up-to-date mental health 
                evaluation when there is an indication of mental health 
                issues should be required.
            (2) Mandatory ``retaking'' an adult offender.--
                    (A) Whether amendments should be made to allow the 
                receiving State to return the offender to the 
                originating State.
                    (B) Under what process a retaking of an offender by 
                the originating State could occur at the petition of 
                such originating State.
                    (C) Whether an originating State's supervision 
                responsibilities have been terminated by the issuance 
                of an abscond warrant from the receiving State.
            (3) Issuance of abscond warrants from sending states.--
                    (A) Whether an originating State is obligated to 
                keep the abscond warrant in place until the offender 
                has been returned to the originating State.
                    (B) What information-sharing responsibilities 
                originating and receiving States should have with 
                respect to other States for purposes of protecting 
                other States' public safety.
                    (C) Whether the originating State, apprehending 
                State, or previously receiving State has supervision 
                responsibilities.
            (4) Receiving state authority to issue warrants.--
                    (A) Whether receiving States should be vested with 
                the authority to issue a warrant for the offender's 
                arrest and detention until the originating State has 
                retaken the offender.
                    (B) Whether additional authority is necessary for 
                receiving States when community safety is at risk.
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