118 HR 54 IH: Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-01-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 54IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 9, 2023Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2023.

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Early release for certain nonviolent offenders

(a)

In general

Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by inserting on the early release date determined in accordance with subsection (h), if applicable, or otherwise after A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of Prisons; and(2)by adding at the end the following:(h)

Early release for certain nonviolent offenders

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to any policy for early release based on the prisoner’s conduct while incarcerated, shall release from confinement a prisoner who has served one half or more of their term of imprisonment (including any consecutive term or terms of imprisonment) if that prisoner—(1)has attained the age of 45 years;(2)has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and(3)has not engaged in any violation of institutional disciplinary regulations involving violent conduct..