‘‘(4) 8 days for each month of the sentence, if 
the sentence is not less than 5 years and less than 
10 years. 
‘‘(5) 10 days for each month of the sentence, if 
the sentence is 10 years of more. 
‘‘(b) When 2 or more consecutive sentences are to be 
served, the aggregate of the several sentences shall be the 
basis upon which the deduction shall be computed. 
‘‘§ 4162. Industrial good time 
‘‘(a) A prisoner may, in the discretion of the Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons, be allowed a deduction from that 
prisoner’s sentence of not to exceed 3 days for each month 
of actual employment in an industry or camp for the first 
year or any part thereof, and not to exceed 5 days for 
each month of any succeeding year or part thereof. 
‘‘(b) In the discretion of the Director of the Bureau 
of Prisons such allowance may also be made to a prisoner 
performing exceptionally meritorious service or performing 
duties of outstanding importance in connection with insti-
tutional operations. 
‘‘(c) Such allowance shall be in addition to commuta-
tion of time for good conduct, and under the same terms 
and conditions and without regard to length of sentence. 
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‘‘§ 4163. Discharge 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided by law a prisoner shall 
be released at the expiration of the term of sentence less 
the time deducted for good conduct. A certificate of such 
deduction shall be entered on the commitment by the War-
den or keeper. If such release date falls upon a Saturday, 
a Sunday, or on a Monday which is a legal holiday at the 
place of confinement, the prisoner may be released at the 
discretion of the warden or keeper on the preceding Fri-
day. If such release date falls on a holiday which falls 
other than on a Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, the pris-
oner may be released at the discretion of the warden or 
keeper on the day preceding the holiday. 
‘‘§ 4164. Forfeiture for offense 
‘‘If during the term of imprisonment a prisoner com-
mits any offense or violates the regulations promulgated 
by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, all or any part 
of his earned good time may be forfeited. 
‘‘§ 4165. Restoration of forfeited commutation 
‘‘The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall by regu-
lation provide for the criteria for and means of restoration 
of any forfeited or lost good time or portion .’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for part III of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
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by striking the item relating to chapter 309 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘309. Good time allowances ........................................................... 4161’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL AND CROSS REFERENCE 
CHANGE.—Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 309’’. 
(d) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—This Act and 
the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect 
to— 
(1) all prisoners, other than those to whom the 
former system of the former chapter 309 of title 18 
applies, as of the date of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(2) all periods of imprisonment of the prisoners 
to whom it applies that occur after the date of that 
enactment. 
Æ 
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