,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aidi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bh1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,westerman introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to authorize the court to depart from a
 statutory minimum in the case of a     
juvenile offender1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,sentencing juvenile     
offenders  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#ceec of chapter #bbg of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph 
7#f71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#g71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#h7 in the case of a       
juvenile 7as such term is defined in    
section #ejca71 the diminished          
culpability of juveniles compared to    
that of adults4  2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7h7          
,limitation on statutory minimum for    

juvenile offenders ,in the case of a    
juvenile 7as such term is defined in    
section #ejca71 the court shall have the
 authority to impose a sentence that is 
#ce percent below a level established by
 statute as a minimum sentence so as to 
reflect the juvenile's age and prospect 
for rehabilitation4  4  7b7 ,application
 ,the amendments made by this section   
shall apply only to a conviction entered
 on or after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4  #b4 ,directive to the    
,sentencing ,commission ,pursuant to its
 authority under section #iid7p7 of     
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 and in
 accordance with this section1 the      
,united ,states ,sentencing ,commission 
shall review and amend1 if appropriate1 
its guidelines and its policy statements
 with respect to juveniles to ensure    
that the guidelines and policy          
statements are consistent with the      
amendments made by section #b4