United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013

Summary: .  United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013 - Extends the United States Parole Commission for five years.  Directs the Commission, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to report the following, for FY2012-FY2013, with regard to each type of case over which it has jurisdiction: (1) the number of offenders; (2) the number of hearings, record reviews, and National Appeals Board considerations conducted by the Commission; (3) the number of hearings conducted by the Commission by type of hearing; (4) the number of record reviews conducted by the Commission by type of consideration; (5) the number of warrants issued and executed compared to the number requested; (6) the number of revocation determinations by the Commission; (7) the distribution of initial offenses; (8) the distribution of subsequent offenses; (9) the percentage of offenders paroled or re-paroled compared with the percentage of offenders continued to expiration of sentence; (10) the percentage of cases in which the primary and secondary examiner disagreed on the appropriate disposition of the case, the release conditions to be imposed, or the reasons for the decision; (11) the percentage of revocation and non-revocation hearings in which the offender is accompanied by a representative; (12) the number of administrative appeals and the action of the National Appeals Board in relation to those appeals; and (13) the Commission's annual expenditures for offenders. Directs the Commission to report on: (1) the percentage of decisions within, above, or below its decision guidelines for federal initial hearings and federal and D.C. Code revocation hearings; (2) the projected number of federal offenders that will be under its jurisdiction as of October 31, 2018; (3) an estimate of the date on which no federal offenders will remain under its jurisdiction; and (4) its annual expenditures, including travel expenses and the annual salaries of its members and staff. Requires the Commission to make such reports for each of FY2014-FY2018 within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year. Directs the Commission, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to report on: (1) the parole failure rate for the District of Columbia for the preceding fiscal year, (2) the factors that caused that rate, and (3) remedial measures that might be undertaken to reduce that rate.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Parole Commission 
Extension Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING REFORM ACT OF 1984.
    For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 
(18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 2032), as such 
section relates to chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code, and the 
United States Parole Commission, each reference in such section to ``26 
years'' or ``26-year period'' shall be deemed a reference to ``31 
years'' or ``31-year period'', respectively.
SEC. 3. PAROLE COMMISSION REPORT.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the United States Parole Commission shall report 
to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of 
Representatives the following for fiscal years 2012 and 2013:
        (1) The number of offenders in each type of case over which the 
    Commission has jurisdiction, including the number of Sexual or 
    Violent Offender Registry offenders and Tier Levels offenders.
        (2) The number of hearings, record reviews and National Appeals 
    Board considerations conducted by the Commission in each type of 
    case over which the Commission has jurisdiction.
        (3) The number of hearings conducted by the Commission by type 
    of hearing in each type of case over which the Commission has 
    jurisdiction.
        (4) The number of record reviews conducted by the Commission by 
    type of consideration in each type of case over which the 
    Commission has jurisdiction.
        (5) The number of warrants issued and executed compared to the 
    number requested in each type of case over which the Commission has 
    jurisdiction.
        (6) The number of revocation determinations by the Commission 
    in each type of case over which the Commission has jurisdiction.
        (7) The distribution of initial offenses, including violent 
    offenses, for offenders in each type of case over which the 
    Commission has jurisdiction.
        (8) The distribution of subsequent offenses, including violent 
    offenses, for offenders in each type of case over which the 
    Commission has jurisdiction.
        (9) The percentage of offenders paroled or re-paroled compared 
    with the percentage of offenders continued to expiration of 
    sentence (less any good time) in each type of case over which the 
    Commission has jurisdiction.
        (10) The percentage of cases (except probable cause hearings 
    and hearings in which a continuance was ordered) in which the 
    primary and secondary examiner disagreed on the appropriate 
    disposition of the case (the amount of time to be served before 
    release), the release conditions to be imposed, or the reasons for 
    the decision in each type of case over which the Commission has 
    jurisdiction.
        (11) The percentage of decisions within, above, or below the 
    Commission's decision guidelines for Federal initial hearings (28 
    CFR 2.20) and Federal and D.C. Code revocation hearings (28 CFR 
    2.21).
        (12) The percentage of revocation and non-revocation hearings 
    in which the offender is accompanied by a representative in each 
    type of case over which the Commission has jurisdiction.
        (13) The number of administrative appeals and the action of the 
    National Appeals Board in relation to those appeals in each type of 
    case over which the Commission has jurisdiction.
        (14) The projected number of Federal offenders that will be 
    under the Commission's jurisdiction as of October 31, 2018.
        (15) An estimate of the date on which no Federal offenders will 
    remain under the Commission's jurisdiction.
        (16) The Commission's annual expenditures for offenders in each 
    type of case over which the Commission has jurisdiction.
        (17) The annual expenditures of the Commission, including 
    travel expenses and the annual salaries of the members and staff of 
    the Commission.
    (b) Succeeding Fiscal Years.--For each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018, not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, the 
United States Parole Commission shall report to the Committees on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives the items in 
paragraphs (1) through (17) of subsection (a), for the fiscal year.
    (c) District of Columbia Parole Failure Rate Report.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United 
States Parole Commission shall report to the Committees on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives the following:
        (1) The parole failure rate for the District of Columbia for 
    the last full fiscal year immediately preceding the date of the 
    report.
        (2) The factors that cause that parole failure rate.
        (3) Remedial measures that might be undertaken to reduce that 
    parole failure rate.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.