I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2944 
To provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United 
States Parole Commission, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, and 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
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 Representa-
tives 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 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING REFORM ACT OF 
1984. 
For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Re-
form Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98– 
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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 ‘‘24 
years’’ or ‘‘24-year period’’ shall be deemed a reference 
to ‘‘27 years’’ or ‘‘27-year period’’, respectively. 
SEC. 3. PAROLE COMMISSION 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 number of offenders in each type of 
case over which the Commission has jurisdiction, in-
cluding the number of Sexual or Violent Offender 
Registry offenders and Tier Levels offenders, for fis-
cal years 2006 through 2011. 
(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 for fiscal years 2006 
through 2011. 
(3) The number of hearings conducted by the 
Commission by type of hearing in each type of case 
over which the Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal 
years 2006 through 2011. 
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sion has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 
2011. 
(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 re-
lease), the release conditions to be imposed, or the 
reasons for the decision in each type of case over 
which the Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal 
years 2006 through 2011. 
(11) The percentage of decisions within, above, 
or below the Commission’s decision guidelines for 
Federal initial hearings (28 C.F.R. 2.20) and Fed-
eral and D.C. Code revocation hearings (28 C.F.R. 
2.21). 
(12) The percentage of revocation and non-rev-
ocation hearings in which the offender is accom-
panied by a representative in each type of case over 
which the Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal 
years 2006 through 2011. 
(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 
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Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 
through 2011. 
(14) The projected number of Federal offenders 
that will be under the Commission’s jurisdiction as 
of October 31, 2014. 
(15) An estimate of the date on which no Fed-
eral offenders will remain under the Commission’s 
jurisdiction. 
(16) The Commission’s annual expenditures for 
offenders in each type of case over which the Com-
mission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 
through 2011. 
(17) The annual expenditures of the Commis-
sion, including travel expenses and the annual sala-
ries of the members and staff of the Commission, for 
fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 
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