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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2526
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2013
Mr. Scott of Virginia
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to add a Federal
defender representative as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing
Commission, and for other purposes.
1.
Federal defender
representative as a nonvoting member of U.S. Sentencing
Commission
Subsection (a) of
section 991 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking
one nonvoting member. at the end of the first sentence and
inserting two nonvoting members.; and
(2) by inserting
before the last sentence the following: A Federal defender
representative designated by the Judicial Conference of the United States shall
be a nonvoting member of the Commission..
2.
Conforming
amendment
The final sentence
of section 235(b)(5) of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C.
3551 note) is amended by striking nine members, including two ex
officio, nonvoting members and inserting ten members, including
three nonvoting members.