118 S851 IS: Sentencing Commission Improvements Act U.S. Senate 2023-03-16 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.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 851IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 16, 2023Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo include a Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Sentencing Commission Improvements Act.

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Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission

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In general

Section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—(1)in the first sentence, by striking one nonvoting member and inserting 2 nonvoting members; and(2)in the fifth sentence, by striking shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member and inserting and a Federal public defender, or a community defender, designated by the Defender Services Office of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, shall be ex officio, nonvoting members.(b)

Conforming amendment

Section 235(b)(5) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note) is amended, in the third sentence, by striking nine members, including two and inserting 10 members, including 3.