Sentencing Commission Improvements Act
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What This Bill Does
This bill adds a Federal public defender or community defender to the United States Sentencing Commission as a nonvoting member. The defender would be chosen by the Defender Services Office of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
Who It Affects
The United States Sentencing Commission, the Defender Services Office of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and Federal public defenders or community defenders.
Key Provisions
• The number of nonvoting members on the United States Sentencing Commission increases from one to two (Sec. 2(a)(1))
• A Federal public defender or community defender, designated by the Defender Services Office, becomes an ex officio nonvoting member (meaning they serve automatically by virtue of their position) of the United States Sentencing Commission (Sec. 2(a)(2))
• The total membership of the Sentencing Commission increases from nine members to 10 members, with the number of certain members increasing from two to three (Sec. 2(b))
What Changes
The composition of the United States Sentencing Commission changes to include a representative from the Federal defender community as a nonvoting participant in the commission's work.
Important Definitions
Nonvoting member: a person who participates in a group but cannot vote on decisions.
Ex officio member: a person who holds a position automatically because they hold another position.
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