Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Sentencing Commission Improvements Act”.
Sentencing Commission Improvements Act
A BILL
To include a Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
Sec. 2 Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission
In general— Section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
in the first sentence, by striking “one nonvoting member.” and inserting “2 nonvoting members.”; and
in the fifth sentence, by striking “shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member” and inserting “and a Federal Public or Community Defender designated by the Defender Services Advisory Group, shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the Commission.”.
Conforming amendment— Section 235(b)(5) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note) is amended, in the last sentence, by striking “nine members, including two ex officio, nonvoting members” and inserting “10 members, including 3 ex officio, nonvoting members.”.