[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 34 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2373]
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      By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Craig):
  S. 455. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate 
good time credits for prisoners serving a sentence for a crime of 
violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.


                the 100 percent truth-in-sentencing act

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 455

       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 ``100 Percent Truth-in-
     Sentencing Act''.

     SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CREDIT TOWARD SERVICE OF SENTENCE FOR 
                   SATISFACTORY BEHAVIOR.

       Section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b)'' and all that follows through 
     ``Subject to paragraph (2),'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Credit Toward Service of Sentence for Satisfactory 
     Behavior.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) General rule.--Subject to paragraph (2) and to 
     subparagraph (B) of this paragraph,'';
       (2) by striking the second sentence; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Crimes of violence.--A prisoner who is serving a term 
     imprisonment of more than 1 year for a crime of violence 
     shall not be eligible for credit toward the service of the 
     prisoner's sentence under subparagraph (A).''; and
       (4) by indenting paragraphs (3) and (4) 2 ems to the right.

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