[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 198 (Monday, December 17, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7716-S7717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4143. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 4108 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Grassley) to the 
bill S. 756, to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote 
international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 3631 of title 18, United States Code, as added 
     by section 101(a) of this Act--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4), add ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5), strike ``; and'' and insert a period; 
     and
       (C) strike paragraph (6).
       In section 3632 of title 18, United States Code, as added 
     by section 101(a) of this Act--
       (1) in subsection (a), strike ``, in consultation with the 
     Independent Review Committee authorized by the First Step Act 
     of 2018,''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``, except that the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
     may deny such a transfer if the warden of the prison finds 
     that the prisoner should not be transferred into prerelease 
     custody based on the prisoner's programmatic needs, the 
     prisoner's conduct or actions after the conviction of such 
     prisoner, the prisoner's risk of recidivism, the availability 
     of the Bureau of Prisons' resources to ensure adequate 
     supervision of the prisoner while in prerelease custody, and 
     other conditions that the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
     determines are appropriate for public safety or recidivism 
     reduction purposes. The determination of whether the prisoner 
     should be transferred into prerelease custody or supervised 
     release under this paragraph shall not be reviewable by any 
     court.''; and
       (ii) in strike subparagraph (E)(i) and insert the 
     following:
       ``(i) In general.--A prisoner is ineligible to apply time 
     credits under subparagraph (C) if the prisoner is--

       ``(I) the subject to an immigration detainer or to a final 
     order of removal under any provision of the immigration laws 
     (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(17) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))); or

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       ``(II) is found by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     be likely to be a deportable alien described in section 
     237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1227(a)).''; and

       (B) in paragraph (6), insert ``, except no activity that 
     earns a prisoner credit for any other incentive or reward 
     shall earn the prisoner any incentives under this 
     subsection'' before the period at the end.
       In section 3633(a) of title 18, United States Code, as 
     added by section 101(a) of this Act, strike ``, in 
     consultation with the Independent Review Committee authorized 
     by the First Step Act of 2018,''.

       In section 3635 of title 18, United States Code, as added 
     by section 101(a) of this Act--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), strike ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C)(xiii), strike the period at the end 
     and insert ``; and''; and
       (C) add at the end the following:
       ``(D) may not include any training that would enhance the 
     capacity of the prisoner to commit any crime similar to those 
     for which the prisoner is incarcerated.'';
       (2) strike paragraph (5);
       (3) redesignate paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
       In section 3624(g) of title 18, United States Code, as 
     added by section 102(b) of this Act--
       (1) strike paragraph (1)(D) and insert the following:
       ``(D) has been determined under the System to be a minimum 
     or low risk to recidivate pursuant to the last 2 
     reassessments of the prisoner.''; and
       (2) strike paragraph (2)(A) and insert the following:
       ``(A) Home confinement.--
       ``(i) In general.--A prisoner placed in prerelease custody 
     pursuant to this subsection who is placed in home confinement 
     shall--

       ``(I) be subject to 24-hour electronic monitoring that 
     enables the prompt identification of the prisoner, location, 
     and time, in the case of any violation of subclause (II);
       ``(II) remain in the prisoner's residence, except that the 
     prisoner may leave the prisoner's home in order to, subject 
     to the approval of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons--

       ``(aa) perform a job or job-related activities, including 
     an apprenticeship, or participate in job-seeking activities;
       ``(bb) participate in evidence-based recidivism reduction 
     programming or productive activities assigned by the System, 
     or similar activities;
       ``(cc) perform community service;
       ``(dd) participate in crime victim restoration activities;
       ``(ee) receive medical treatment;
       ``(ff) attend religious activities; or
       ``(gg) participate in other family-related activities that 
     facilitate the prisoner's successful reentry such as a family 
     funeral, a family wedding, or to visit a family member who is 
     seriously ill; and

       ``(III) comply with such other conditions as the Director 
     determines appropriate.

       ``(ii) Duration.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), a 
     prisoner who is placed in home confinement shall remain in 
     home confinement until the prisoner has served not less than 
     85 percent of the prisoner's imposed term of imprisonment.''.
       Strike section 107.
       Strike section 602.
       Redesignate sections 603 through 613, as redesignated, as 
     sections 602 through 612, respectively.
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