,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ccj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #g 7legislative day1 ,february #f71 #bjag,mr4 ,booker introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish a corporation to advocate on behalf of individuals in noncapital criminal cases before the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,clarence ,gideon ,full ,access to ,justice ,act or the ,gideon ,act4 #b4 ,defender ,office for ,supreme ,court ,advocacy 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #bja of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #cjjf;,a the following3 #cjjf;,b4 ,defender ,office for ,supreme ,court ,advocacy 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term ,board means the ,board of ,directors established under subsection 7d7 for the ,office2 7#b7 the term consult includes1 with respect to covered cases-- 7,a7 giving advice2 7,b7 drafting or editing briefs2 7,c7 providing assistance with moot courts2 and 7,d7 organizing or coordinating the drafting1 editing1 and filing of amicus curiae briefs2 7#c7 the term covered case means a noncapital case involving an issue of ,federal criminal statutory or constitutional law2 7#d7 the term ,director means the ,director of the ,office selected in accordance with subsection 7e72 and 7#e7 the term ,office means the ,defender ,office for ,supreme ,court ,advocacy established under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,establishment2 purposes ,there is established in the ,district of ,columbia a private nonmembership nonprofit corporation1 which shall be known as the ,defender ,office for ,supreme ,court ,advocacy1 for the purpose of-- 7#a7 advocating on behalf of individuals in covered cases before-- 7,a7 the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 when resources permit1 the highest court of a ,state2 and 7#b7 providing assistance to attorneys advocating on behalf of individuals in covered cases described in paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,principal office ,the ,office shall maintain its principal office in the ,district of ,columbia4 7d7 ,board of ,directors 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,office shall have a ,board of ,directors consisting of #ah voting members-- 7,a7 #f of whom shall be ,federal ,public ,defenders or ,executive ,directors of ,community ,defender ,organizations described in section #cjjf;,a1 elected by the ,federal ,public ,defenders and the ,executive ,directors of ,community ,defender ,organizations in each district2 7,b7 #f of whom shall be attorneys from a panel described in section #cjjf;,a7b71 elected by the panel attorney district representatives2 and 7,c7 #f of whom shall be ,state or local public defenders from geographically diverse ,states1 who shall be elected by the individuals elected under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 not later than #f months after the date of the first meeting of the ,board4 7#b7 ,staggered terms 7,a7 ,in general ,a member of the ,board shall serve a term of #d years1 except that the first members elected to the ,board under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall be divided into ,class ,a and ,class ,b4 7,b7 ,classes ,class ,a and ,class ,b shall each consist of-- 7i7 #c members elected under paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and 7ii7 #c members elected under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 7,c7 ,terms 7i7 ,initial terms ,for the initial members of the ,board-- 7,i7 members of ,class ,a shall serve a term of #b years2 7,,ii7 members of ,class ,b shall serve a term of #d years2 and 7,,iii7 members elected under paragraph 7#a77;,c7 shall serve a term of #d years4 7ii7 ,subsequent terms ,all subsequent terms shall be for a term of #d years4 7,d7 ,membership of each class ,the membership of each class shall be determined by the members of the ,board at the first meeting of the ,board of ,directors4 7,e7 ,vacancies ,interim elections may be held to fill any vacancies4 7#c7 ,bylaws ,the ,board shall establish bylaws to govern the operations of the ,office4 7e7 ,director 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,board of ,directors shall appoint a ,director for the ,office4 7#b7 ,requirement ,the ,director appointed under paragraph 7#a7 shall not be a member of the ,board of ,directors4 7f7 ,general requirements for ,director ,the ,director shall be learned and experienced in the law applicable to ,federal criminal appellate practice4 7g7 ,functions of the ,office 7#a7 ,grants of petitions for writs of certiorari in the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states 7,a7 ,in general ,on the granting of a petition for a writ of certiorari by the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states in a covered case1 the ,office shall-- 7i7 consult with any counsel in a covered case in which the defendant was previously represented by counsel appointed under section #cjjf;,a2 and 7ii7 when resources permit1 be available to consult with counsel in any other covered case4 7,b7 ,arguing case ,in any covered case1 an attorney described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a7 may-- 7i7 advocate on behalf of an individual before the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states2 or 7ii7 permit the ,office to advocate on behalf of an individual before the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,filing of amicus curiae briefs ,the ,office may file an amicus curiae brief-- 7,a7 in any covered case in the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 when resources permit1 in a covered case in the highest courts of ,states4 7#c7 ,call for the views of the ,office2 leave to participate in oral argument ,in any covered case-- 7,a7 upon request by the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states-- 7i7 the ,office may provide the views of the ,office on the covered case2 and 7ii7 an employee of the ,office may participate in oral argument as amicus curiae2 and 7,b7 upon request by the highest court of a ,state1 and when resources permit-- 7i7 the ,office may provide the views of the ,office on the covered case2 and 7ii7 an employee of the ,office may participate in oral argument as amicus curiae4 7#d7 ,monitoring court decisions and filing petitions for certiorari ,the ,office may-- 7,a7 monitor issues in covered cases-- 7i7 on which the courts of appeals of the ,united ,states are divided2 or 7ii7 that involve significant ,federal criminal statutory or constitutional issues2 and 7,b7 draft1 edit1 and file a petition for certiorari in the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states on behalf of an individual seeking review by the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states of a covered case4 7#e7 ,training ,the ,office may provide training to carry out the purpose and functions of the ,office4 7#f7 ,other functions ,in addition to the functions described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e71 the ,director may allocate any funds made available to the ,office for any other function that the ,director determines is necessary to carry out the purposes of the ,office1 including1 when resources permit1 advocacy in a covered case before the highest court of a ,state4 7h7 ,employees ,the ,director1 subject to general policies established by the ,office1 has the authority to appoint and remove such employees of the ,office as the ,director determines necessary to carry out the purposes of the ,office4 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #bja of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #cjjf;,a the following3 #cjjf;,b4 ,defender ,office for ,supreme ,court ,advocacy4 4