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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3416

To establish a commission to consider the closing and relocation of the

Lorton Correctional Complex.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 28, 1993

Mr. WOLF (for himself, and Mr. BLILEY) introduced the following bill; which

was referred jointly to the Committees on the District of Columbia and

the Judiciary

A BILL

To establish a commission to consider the closing and

relocation of the Lorton Correctional Complex.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commission on Closure

5 and Relocation of the Lorton Correctional Complex Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

7 There is established a commission to be known as the

8 Commission on Closure and Relocation of the Lorton Cor9 rectional Complex (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commis10 sion’’).
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1 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

2 The Commission shall carry out the following:

3 (1) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CLOSING THE

4 LORTON CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX BY 2010.—Be5 cause of the serious operational and safety problems

6 at the Lorton Correctional Complex which adversely

7 affect the inmates of the complex, employees of the

8 District of Columbia Department of Corrections, and

9 residents of the District of Columbia and Fairfax

10 County, Virginia, the Commission shall develop a

11 comprehensive plan for closing the Lorton Correc12 tional Complex by the year 2010 and in the plan

13 shall identify and recommend options for the use of

14 the land on which the complex is located.

15 (2) PLAN FOR NEW PRISON FACILITIES LO16 CATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—The

17 Commission shall develop a comprehensive plan for

18 the establishment of new model prison facilities

19 within the District of Columbia to replace the

20 Lorton Correctional Complex when it is closed in ac21 cordance with the plan developed under paragraph

22 (1). The plan shall identify and recommend—

23 (A) appropriate sites for the new prison fa24 cilities,

25 (B) strategies for financing, including Fed26 eral funding for, the new facilities,
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1 (C) plans for expeditiously phasing in the

2 operations of the new facilities, and

3 (D) plans for ensuring that the new facili4 ties will be models in education, vocational

5 training, and rehabilitation of the inmates of

6 the facilities.

7 (3) STEPS FOR IMPROVING OPERATIONS AT

8 THE LORTON CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX.—The Com9 mission, using existing knowledge, resources and ex10 perience, shall identify and recommend appropriate

11 strategies for improving the effectiveness and safety

12 of operations at the Lorton Correctional Complex

13 before it is closed under the plan developed under

14 paragraph (1) and the new facilities are established

15 under the plan developed under paragraph (2).

16 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

17 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission

18 shall be composed of 21 members appointed as follows:

19 (1) The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

20 shall appoint 9 members.

21 (2) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall

22 appoint 9 members.

23 (3) The President shall appoint 3 members.

24 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS.—
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1 (1) MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE FAIRFAX

2 COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.—Of the members

3 of the Commission appointed under subsection

4 (a)(1)—

5 (A) at least one member shall be an indi6 vidual who is a member of a local civic associa7 tion in northern Virginia,

8 (B) at least one member shall be an em9 ployee of the Virginia Department of Correc10 tions who is knowledgeable about the establish11 ment of new prison facilities,

12 (C) at least one member shall be a member

13 of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,

14 (D) at least one member shall be a mem15 ber of a chamber of commerce in northern Vir16 ginia,

17 (E) at least one member shall be an em18 ployee of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Depart19 ment, and

20 (F) at least one member shall be an em21 ployee of the Fairfax County Police Depart22 ment.

23 (2) MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF

24 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Of the members of

25 the Commission appointed under subsection (a)(2)—
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1 (A) at least one member shall be a member

2 of a local civic association in the District of Co3 lumbia,

4 (B) at least one member shall be an em5 ployee of the District of Columbia Department

6 of Corrections who is knowledgeable about the

7 establishment of new prison facilities,

8 (C) at least one member shall be either the

9 Mayor of the District of Columbia or a member

10 of the District of Columbia City Council,

11 (D) at least one member shall be a mem12 ber of a chamber of commerce in the District

13 of Columbia or the Washington Board of

14 Trade, and

15 (E) at least 2 members shall be employees

16 of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police

17 Department.

18 (3) MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE PRESI19 DENT.—Of the members of the Commission ap20 pointed under subsection (a)(3)—

21 (A) one member shall be the Director of

22 the Bureau of Prisons, and

23 (B) one member shall be the Director of

24 the National Institute of Corrections.

25 (c) CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP.—
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1 (1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in

2 paragraph (2), if a member was appointed to the

3 Commission because the member was an officer or

4 employee of any government or if member is ap5 pointed to the Commission and later becomes an of6 ficer or employee of a government, that member may

7 continue as a member for not longer than the 30-

8 day period beginning on the date that member

9 ceases to be such an officer or employee or becomes

10 such an officer or employee, as the case may be.

11 (2) EXCEPTION.—Service as a member of the

12 Commission shall not be discontinued because of

13 paragraph (1) if an individual has served as a mem14 ber of the Commission for not less than 3 months.

15 (d) TERMS.—Each member of the Commission shall

16 be appointed for the life of the Commission.

17 (e) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill a va18 cancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which

19 the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap20 pointed only for the remainder of that term. A member

21 may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until

22 a successor has taken office. A vacancy in the Commission

23 shall be filled in the manner in which the original appoint24 ment was made.
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1 (f) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commission

2 may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by

3 reason of their service on the Commission.

4 (g) QUORUM.—11 members of the Commission shall

5 constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hear6 ings.

7 (h) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Chair8 person and Vice Chairperson of the Commission shall be

9 elected by a majority of the members of the Commission.

10 SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS

11 AND CONSULTANTS.

12 (a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall, without re13 gard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code,

14 have a Director who shall be appointed by the Commission

15 and paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level III of

16 the Executive Schedule.

17 (b) APPOINTMENT AND PAY OF STAFF.—The Com18 mission may appoint personnel as it considers appropriate

19 without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States

20 Code, governing appointment to the competitive service.

21 Such personnel shall be paid in accordance with the provi22 sions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of

23 title 5, United States Code, relating to classification and

24 General Schedule pay rates.
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1 (c) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission

2 may procure temporary and intermittent services under

3 section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.

4 (d) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request

5 of the Commission, the head of any Federal department

6 or agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the

7 personnel of that department or agency to the Commission

8 to assist it in carrying out its duties under section 3.

9 SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

10 (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commission

11 may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hear12 ings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and

13 receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.

14 The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to

15 witnesses appearing before it.

16 (b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem17 ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the

18 Commission, take any action which the Commission is au19 thorized to take by this section.

20 (c) INFORMATION.—The Commission may secure di21 rectly from any department or agency of the United States

22 information necessary to enable it to carry out section 3.

23 Upon request of the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of

24 the Commission, the head of that department or agency
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1 shall furnish that information to the Commission to the

2 extent otherwise permitted by law.

3 (d) GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—The Commission may

4 accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services

5 or property.

6 (e) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United

7 States mails in the same manner and under the same con8 ditions as other departments and agencies of the United

9 States.

10 (f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Ad11 ministrator of General Services shall provide to the Com12 mission, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative sup13 port services as the Commission may request.

14 SEC. 7. REPORTS.

15 (a) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission shall sub16 mit to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the

17 Mayor of the District of Columbia, and appropriate Com18 mittees of Congress interim reports. Such reports shall be

19 submitted at the end of the 6th and 12th month after the

20 date of the enactment of this Act.

21 (b) FINAL REPORT.—The Commission shall transmit

22 a final report to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,

23 the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the President, and

24 appropriate committees of the Congress not later than 18

25 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. The
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1 final report shall contain a detailed statement of the find2 ings and conclusions of the Commission, together with its

3 recommendations for legislation or administrative actions

4 it considers appropriate.

5 SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

6 The Commission shall terminate 90 days after sub7 mitting its final report pursuant to section 7.

8 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION.

9 To carry out this Act there is authorized to be appro10 priated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.

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