[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2944 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2944

To provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United 
           States Parole Commission, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2011

 Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
    Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United 
           States 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 ``United States Parole Commission 
Extension Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING REFORM ACT OF 1984.

    For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 
(18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 2032), as such 
section relates to chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code, and the 
United States Parole Commission, each reference in such section to ``24 
years'' or ``24-year period'' shall be deemed a reference to ``27 
years'' or ``27-year period'', respectively.

SEC. 3. PAROLE COMMISSION REPORT.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the United States Parole Commission shall report to the Committees on 
the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives the following:
            (1) The number of offenders in each type of case over which 
        the Commission has jurisdiction, including the number of Sexual 
        or Violent Offender Registry offenders and Tier Levels 
        offenders, for fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
            (2) The number of hearings, record reviews and National 
        Appeals Board considerations conducted by the Commission in 
        each type of case over which the Commission has jurisdiction 
        for fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
            (3) The number of hearings conducted by the Commission by 
        type of hearing in each type of case over which the Commission 
        has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
            (4) The number of record reviews conducted by the 
        Commission by type of consideration in each type of case over 
        which the Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 
        through 2011.
            (5) The number of warrants issued and executed compared to 
        the number requested in each type of case over which the 
        Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
            (6) The number of revocation determinations by the 
        Commission in each type of case over which the Commission has 
        jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
            (7) The distribution of initial offenses, including violent 
        offenses, for offenders in each type of case over which the 
        Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
            (8) The distribution of subsequent offenses, including 
        violent offenses, for offenders in each type of case over which 
        the Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 
        2011.
            (9) The percentage of offenders paroled or re-paroled 
        compared with the percentage of offenders continued to 
        expiration of sentence (less any good time) in each type of 
        case over which the Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal 
        years 2006 through 2011.
            (10) The percentage of cases (except probable cause 
        hearings and hearings in which a continuance was ordered) in 
        which the primary and secondary examiner disagreed on the 
        appropriate disposition of the case (the amount of time to be 
        served before release), the release conditions to be imposed, 
        or the reasons for the decision in each type of case over which 
        the Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 
        2011.
            (11) The percentage of decisions within, above, or below 
        the Commission's decision guidelines for Federal initial 
        hearings (28 C.F.R. 2.20) and Federal and D.C. Code revocation 
        hearings (28 C.F.R. 2.21).
            (12) The percentage of revocation and non-revocation 
        hearings in which the offender is accompanied by a 
        representative in each type of case over which the Commission 
        has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
            (13) The number of administrative appeals and the action of 
        the National Appeals Board in relation to those appeals in each 
        type of case over which the Commission has jurisdiction for 
        fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
            (14) The projected number of Federal offenders that will be 
        under the Commission's jurisdiction as of October 31, 2014.
            (15) An estimate of the date on which no Federal offenders 
        will remain under the Commission's jurisdiction.
            (16) The Commission's annual expenditures for offenders in 
        each type of case over which the Commission has jurisdiction 
        for fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
            (17) The annual expenditures of the Commission, including 
        travel expenses and the annual salaries of the members and 
        staff of the Commission, for fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
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