PUBLIC LAW 113–47—OCT. 31, 2013 

UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 

EXTENSION ACT OF 2013 


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127 STAT. 572 PUBLIC LAW 113–47—OCT. 31, 2013 

Public Law 113–47 

113th Congress 

An Act 

To provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United States 

Parole Commission, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

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. 

18 USC 3551 

note. 

United States 

Parole 

Commission 

Extension Act 

of 2013. 

18 USC 1 note. 

Oct. 31, 2013 

[H.R. 3190] 


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(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. 


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127 STAT. 574 PUBLIC LAW 113–47—OCT. 31, 2013 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3190: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013): 

Oct. 14, considered and passed House. 

Oct. 30, considered and passed Senate. 

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(3) Remedial measures that might be undertaken to reduce 

that parole failure rate. 

Approved October 31, 2013. 


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