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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commission on Closure
and Relocation of the Lorton Correctional Complex Act’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the
Commission on Closure and Relocation of the Lorton Cor-
rectional Complex (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’).
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall carry out the following:
(1) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CLOSING THE
LORTON
CORRECTIONAL
COMPLEX
BY
2010.—Be-
cause of the serious operational and safety problems
at the Lorton Correctional Complex which adversely
affect the inmates of the complex, employees of the
District of Columbia Department of Corrections, and
residents of the District of Columbia and Fairfax
County, Virginia, the Commission shall develop a
comprehensive plan for closing the Lorton Correc-
tional Complex by the year 2010 and in the plan
shall identify and recommend options for the use of
the land on which the complex is located.
(2) PLAN
FOR
NEW
PRISON
FACILITIES
LO-
CATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—The
Commission shall develop a comprehensive plan for
the establishment of new model prison facilities
within the District of Columbia to replace the
Lorton Correctional Complex when it is closed in ac-
cordance with the plan developed under paragraph
(1). The plan shall identify and recommend—
(A) appropriate sites for the new prison fa-
cilities,
(B) strategies for financing, including Fed-
eral funding for, the new facilities,
(C) plans for expeditiously phasing in the
operations of the new facilities, and
(D) plans for ensuring that the new facili-
ties will be models in education, vocational
training, and rehabilitation of the inmates of
the facilities.
(3) STEPS
FOR
IMPROVING
OPERATIONS
AT
THE LORTON CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX.—The Com-
mission, using existing knowledge, resources and ex-
perience, shall identify and recommend appropriate
strategies for improving the effectiveness and safety
of operations at the Lorton Correctional Complex
before it is closed under the plan developed under
paragraph (1) and the new facilities are established
under the plan developed under paragraph (2).
SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission
shall be composed of 21 members appointed as follows:
(1) The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
shall appoint 9 members.
(2) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall
appoint 9 members.
(3) The President shall appoint 3 members.
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS.—
(1) MEMBERS
APPOINTED
BY
THE
FAIRFAX
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.—Of the members
of the Commission appointed under subsection
(a)(1)—
(A) at least one member shall be an indi-
vidual who is a member of a local civic associa-
tion in northern Virginia,
(B) at least one member shall be an em-
ployee of the Virginia Department of Correc-
tions who is knowledgeable about the establish-
ment of new prison facilities,
(C) at least one member shall be a member
of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,
(D) at least one member shall be a mem-
ber of a chamber of commerce in northern Vir-
ginia,
(E) at least one member shall be an em-
ployee of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment, and
(F) at least one member shall be an em-
ployee of the Fairfax County Police Depart-
ment.
(2) MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Of the members of
the Commission appointed under subsection (a)(2)—
(A) at least one member shall be a member
of a local civic association in the District of Co-
lumbia,
(B) at least one member shall be an em-
ployee of the District of Columbia Department
of Corrections who is knowledgeable about the
establishment of new prison facilities,
(C) at least one member shall be either the
Mayor of the District of Columbia or a member
of the District of Columbia City Council,
(D) at least one member shall be a mem-
ber of a chamber of commerce in the District
of Columbia or the Washington Board of
Trade, and
(E) at least 2 members shall be employees
of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police
Department.
(3) MEMBERS
APPOINTED
BY
THE
PRESI-
DENT.—Of the members of the Commission ap-
pointed under subsection (a)(3)—
(A) one member shall be the Director of
the Bureau of Prisons, and
(B) one member shall be the Director of
the National Institute of Corrections.
(c) CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) GENERAL
RULE.—Except as provided in
paragraph (2), if a member was appointed to the
Commission because the member was an officer or
employee of any government or if member is ap-
pointed to the Commission and later becomes an of-
ficer or employee of a government, that member may
continue as a member for not longer than the 30-
day period beginning on the date that member
ceases to be such an officer or employee or becomes
such an officer or employee, as the case may be.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Service as a member of the
Commission shall not be discontinued because of
paragraph (1) if an individual has served as a mem-
ber of the Commission for not less than 3 months.
(d) TERMS.—Each member of the Commission shall
be appointed for the life of the Commission.
(e) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill a va-
cancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which
the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap-
pointed only for the remainder of that term. A member
may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until
a successor has taken office. A vacancy in the Commission
shall be filled in the manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made.
(f) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commission
may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by
reason of their service on the Commission.
(g) QUORUM.—11 members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hear-
ings.
(h) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Chair-
person and Vice Chairperson of the Commission shall be
elected by a majority of the members of the Commission.
SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall, without re-
gard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code,
have a Director who shall be appointed by the Commission
and paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level III of
the Executive Schedule.
(b) APPOINTMENT AND PAY OF STAFF.—The Com-
mission may appoint personnel as it considers appropriate
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointment to the competitive service.
Such personnel shall be paid in accordance with the provi-
sions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5, United States Code, relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates.
(c) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission
may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(d) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request
of the Commission, the head of any Federal department
or agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the
personnel of that department or agency to the Commission
to assist it in carrying out its duties under section 3.
SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) HEARINGS
AND SESSIONS.—The Commission
may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hear-
ings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and
receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.
The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to
witnesses appearing before it.
(b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the
Commission, take any action which the Commission is au-
thorized to take by this section.
(c) INFORMATION.—The Commission may secure di-
rectly from any department or agency of the United States
information necessary to enable it to carry out section 3.
Upon request of the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of
the Commission, the head of that department or agency
shall furnish that information to the Commission to the
extent otherwise permitted by law.
(d) GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—The Commission may
accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services
or property.
(e) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United
States.
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall provide to the Com-
mission, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative sup-
port services as the Commission may request.
SEC. 7. REPORTS.
(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission shall sub-
mit to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the
Mayor of the District of Columbia, and appropriate Com-
mittees of Congress interim reports. Such reports shall be
submitted at the end of the 6th and 12th month after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) FINAL REPORT.—The Commission shall transmit
a final report to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,
the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the President, and
appropriate committees of the Congress not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of this Act. The
final report shall contain a detailed statement of the find-
ings and conclusions of the Commission, together with its
recommendations for legislation or administrative actions
it considers appropriate.
SEC. 8. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate 90 days after sub-
mitting its final report pursuant to section 7.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION.
To carry out this Act there is authorized to be appro-
priated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.
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