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with secure parking facilities, and how priorities for
such facilities are established—
(A) among Federal employees within the fa-
cility;
(B) among Department of Justice employees
within the facility; and
(C) among attorneys within the facility.
(7) The frequency attorneys handling prosecu-
tions described in subsection (a) are called upon to
work beyond standard work hours and the security
measures provided to protect attorneys at such times
during travel between office and available parking fa-
cilities.
(8) With respect to attorneys who are licensed
under State laws to carry firearms, the policy of the
Department of Justice as to—
(A) carrying the firearm between available
parking and office buildings;
(B) securing the weapon at the office build-
ings; and
(C) equipment and training provided to fa-
cilitate safe storage at Department of Justice fa-
cilities.
(9) The offices in the Department of Justice that
are responsible for ensuring the security of attorneys
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handling prosecutions described in subsection (a), the
organization and staffing of the offices, and the man-
ner in which the offices coordinate with offices in spe-
cific districts.
(10) The role, if any, that the United States
Marshals Service or any other Department of Justice
component plays in protecting, or providing security
services or training for, attorneys handling prosecu-
tions described in subsection (a).
SEC. 403. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY
OF QUALIFIED ACTIVE AND RETIRED LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
of the United States shall begin a study of the number of
active and retired law enforcement officers carrying con-
cealed firearms pursuant to sections 926B and 926C of title
18, United States Code.
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall determine and ana-
lyze the following:
(1) The number of qualified law enforcement offi-
cers in each State or any political subdivision thereof
carrying a concealed firearm under section 926B of
title 18, United States Code.
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(2) The number of qualified retired law enforce-
ment officers in each State or any political subdivi-
sion thereof carrying a concealed firearm under sec-
tion 926C of title 18, United States Code.
(3) The number of qualified retired law enforce-
ment officers with less than 15 years of service car-
rying a concealed firearm.
(4) The number of qualified retired law enforce-
ment officers obtaining certification from a certified
firearms instructor that is qualified to conduct a fire-
arms qualification test for active duty officers within
that State to have met the active duty standards for
qualification in firearms training as established by
the State or, if the State has not established such
standards, standards set by a law enforcement agency
for training and qualification for active duty law en-
forcement officers within that State, to carry a fire-
arm of the same type as the concealed firearm. The
report shall also include detailed information on the
differences between the certification requirements set
forth by each State and each law enforcement agency
within that State authorized to issue certifications for
concealed weapons under sections 926B and 926C of
title 18, United States Code.
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(5) A detailed analysis and comparison of the
criteria used in each State or any political subdivi-
sion thereof to determine whether an individual is
qualified to carry a concealed weapon under section
926C(c)(5) of title 18, United States Code.
(c) OPPORTUNITY
FOR
PUBLIC
COMMENT.—The
Comptroller General shall provide an opportunity for pub-
lic comment on the proposed scope and methodology for the
report required by subsections (a) and (b), making such
modifications in response to such comments as he deems
appropriate.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
complete the study under this section and submit a report
to the Committees on the Judiciary the Senate and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
regarding the findings of the study.
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. EXPANDED PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 995 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) The Commission may—
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‘‘(1) use available funds to enter into contracts
for the acquisition of severable services for a period
that begins in 1 fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal
year, to the same extent as executive agencies may
enter into such contracts under the authority of sec-
tion 303L of the Federal Property and Administra-
tive Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l);
‘‘(2) enter into multi-year contracts for the ac-
quisition of property or services to the same extent as
executive agencies may enter into such contracts
under the authority of section 304B of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41
U.S.C. 254c); and
‘‘(3) make advance, partial, progress, or other
payments under contracts for property or services to
the same extent as executive agencies may make such
payments under the authority of section 305 of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (41 U.S.C. 255).’’.
(b) SUNSET.—The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall cease to have force and effect on September 30, 2010.
SEC. 502. BANKRUPTCY, MAGISTRATE, AND TERRITORIAL
JUDGES LIFE INSURANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 604(a)(5) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘hold
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office during good behavior,’’ the following: ‘‘bankruptcy
judges appointed under section 152 of this title, magistrate
judges appointed under section 631 of this title, and terri-
torial district court judges appointed under section 24 of
the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424b), section 1(b)
of the Act of November 8, 1877 (48 U.S.C. 1821), or section
24(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48
U.S.C. 1614(a)),’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to any payment made
on or after the first day of the first applicable pay period
beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 503. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES.
Section 296 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
by inserting at the end of the second undesignated para-
graph the following new sentence: ‘‘However, a judge who
has retired from regular active service under section 371(b)
of this title, when designated and assigned to the court to
which such judge was appointed, shall have all the powers
of a judge of that court, including participation in appoint-
ment of court officers and magistrates, rulemaking, govern-
ance, and administrative matters.’’.
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SEC. 504. SENIOR JUDGE PARTICIPATION IN THE SELEC-
TION OF MAGISTRATES.
Section 631(a) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘Northern Mariana Islands’’ the first
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Northern Mariana Islands
(including any judge in regular active service and any
judge who has retired from regular active service under sec-
tion 371(b) of this title, when designated and assigned to
the court to which such judge was appointed)’’.
SEC. 505. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ETHICS IN GOVERN-
MENT ACT.
Section 405 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 506. ELDERLY NONVIOLENT OFFENDER PILOT PRO-
GRAM.
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3624
of title 18, United States Code, or any other provision
of law, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall
conduct a pilot program to determine the effectiveness
of removing each eligible elderly offender from a Bu-
reau of Prison facility and placing such offender on
home detention until the date on which the term of
imprisonment to which the offender was sentenced ex-
pires.
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(2) TIMING
OF
PLACEMENT
IN
HOME
DETEN-
TION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot
program under paragraph (1), the Director of
the Bureau of Prisons shall—
(i) in the case of an offender who is de-
termined to be an eligible elderly offender
on or before the date specified in subpara-
graph (B), place such offender on home de-
tention not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(ii) in the case of an offender who is
determined to be an eligible elderly offender
after the date specified in subparagraph (B)
and before the date that is 3 years and 91
days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, place such offender on home detention
not later than 90 days after the date of such
determination.
(B) DATE SPECIFIED.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), the date specified in this sub-
paragraph is the date that is 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) VIOLATION
OF
TERMS
OF
HOME
DETEN-
TION.—A violation by an eligible elderly offender of
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the terms of the home detention involved, including
the commission of another Federal, State, or local
crime, shall result in the removal of the offender from
home detention and the return of the offender to the
form of custody in which the offender was imprisoned
immediately before placement on home detention
under paragraph (1).
(b) SCOPE OF PILOT PROGRAM.—
(1) PARTICIPATING
DESIGNATED
FACILITIES.—
The pilot program under subsection (a) shall be con-
ducted through at least 1 Federal facility designated
by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons as appro-
priate for the pilot program.
(2) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be con-
ducted during each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008.
(c) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Bureau of
Prisons shall contract with an independent organiza-
tion to monitor and evaluate the progress of each eli-
gible elderly offender placed on home detention under
subsection (a)(1) for the period such offender is on
home detention during the duration described in sub-
section (b)(2).
(2) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The organization de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall annually submit to the
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Director and to Congress a report on the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a)(1), which shall include—
(A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
pilot program in providing a successful transi-
tion to eligible elderly offenders from incarcer-
ation to the community, including data relating
to the recidivism rates for those offenders; and
(B) the cost savings to the Federal Govern-
ment resulting from the early removal of such of-
fenders from incarceration.
(3) PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS.—Upon review of
the report submitted under paragraph (2), the Direc-
tor shall submit recommendations to Congress for ad-
justments to the pilot program, including, its expan-
sion to additional facilities.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ELIGIBLE ELDERLY OFFENDER.—The term
‘‘eligible elderly offender’’ means an offender in the
custody of the Bureau of Prisons who—
(A) is not less than 60 years of age;
(B) is serving a term of imprisonment after
conviction for an offense other than a crime of
violence and has served the greater of 10 years
or 1⁄2 of the term of imprisonment;
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(C) has not been convicted in the past of
any Federal or State crime of violence;
(D) has not been determined by the Bureau
of Prisons, on the basis of information the Bu-
reau uses to make custody classifications, and in
the sole discretion of the Bureau, to have a his-
tory of violence;
(E) has not escaped, or attempted to escape,
from the Bureau of Prisons facility; and
(F) has not been determined by the Direc-
tor, pursuant to the disciplinary system of the
Bureau of Prisons, to have committed an infrac-
tion involving an act of violence.
(2) HOME DETENTION.—The term ‘‘home deten-
tion’’ has the same meaning given the term in the
Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and includes deten-
tion in a nursing home or other residential long-term
care facility.
(3) TERM OF IMPRISONMENT.—The term ‘‘term
of imprisonment’’ includes multiple terms of impris-
onment ordered to run consecutively or concurrently,
which shall be treated as a single, aggregate term of
imprisonment for purposes of this section.
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008.
Attest:
Secretary.