District of Columbia Parole and Supervised Release Act
Bill: H.R.658 | Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
District of Columbia Parole and Supervised Release Act
This bill transfers the authority of the United States Parole Commission to the District of Columbia to make parole and supervised release determinations for eligible imprisoned felons under District laws. The commission's authority or jurisdiction—including rulemaking and legislative responsibility for such parole matters—shall expire on October 31, 2022, and the District's authority or jurisdiction shall begin on November 1, 2022.
In addition, the bill provides for continuation of federal retirement and annuity benefits for former employees of the commission as of October 31, 2022, and who, on or after such date, are employees of the District office that exercises such transferred authority.
Finally, the bill treats the District as an employing agency with respect to its responsibility to make contributions towards the benefits.

To transfer from the United States Parole Commission to the District of 
  Columbia the authority to grant, deny, and revoke parole and impose 
conditions on an order of parole, and the authority to modify, revoke, 
and terminate a term of supervised release and impose conditions on an 
    order of supervised release, in the case of individuals who are 
imprisoned felons eligible for parole, reparole, or supervised release 
  under the laws of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Parole and 
Supervised Release Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OVER PAROLE AND SUPERVISED 
              RELEASE UNDER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAWS.

    (a) Authority Described.--Effective November 1, 2022--
            (1) the District of Columbia shall have the authority--
                    (A) to grant, deny, and revoke parole, and impose 
                conditions on an order of parole, in the case of any 
                individual who is an imprisoned felon who is eligible 
                for parole or reparole, and in the case of any 
                individual who is on parole or reparole, under the laws 
                of the District of Columbia;
                    (B) to set conditions on, revoke, and terminate a 
                term of supervised release imposed on any individual 
                who is subject to supervised release under the laws of 
                the District of Columbia; and
                    (C) to exercise any other jurisdiction or authority 
                the United States Parole Commission had prior to such 
                date over individuals described in subparagraphs (A) or 
                (B) (whether such individuals are sentenced before, on, 
                or after such date), as provided under subchapter 3 of 
                subtitle C of title XI of the National Capital 
                Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
                1997 (sec. 24-131 et seq., D.C. Official Code); and
            (2) the District of Columbia shall have the authority to 
        enact legislation, promulgate regulations and guidelines, and 
        take other actions to carry out paragraph (1).
    (b) Termination of Authority of United States Parole Commission.--
            (1) Parole.--Section 11231(a) of the National Capital 
        Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 
        (sec. 24-131(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Termination.--The jurisdiction and authority of the 
        United States Parole Commission under this section shall 
        terminate on November 1, 2022.''.
            (2) Rulemaking and legislative responsibility.--Section 
        11231(c) of such Act (sec. 24-131(c), D.C. Official Code) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``This 
        subsection shall terminate on November 1, 2022.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments Relating to Authority of Court Services 
and Offender Supervision Agency.--
            (1) Powers and duties of director.--Section 11233(b)(2)(B) 
        of such Act (sec. 24-133(b)(2)(B), D.C. Official Code) is 
        amended by striking ``and the Chairman of the United States 
        Parole Commission'' and inserting ``and the District of 
        Columbia''.
            (2) Supervision of released offenders.--Section 11233(c)(2) 
        of such Act (sec. 24-133(c)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended 
        to read as follows:
            ``(2) Supervision of released offenders.--The Agency shall 
        supervise any offender who is released from imprisonment for 
        any term of supervised release imposed by the Superior Court of 
        the District of Columbia. Such offender shall be subject to the 
        authority of the District of Columbia.''.
            (3) Supervision of parolees.--Section 11233(c)(4) of such 
        Act (sec. 24-133(c)(4), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read 
        as follows:
            ``(4) Supervision of parolees.--The Agency shall supervise 
        all individuals on parole pursuant to the laws of the District 
        of Columbia. The Agency shall carry out the conditions of 
        release imposed by the District of Columbia and shall make such 
        reports to the District of Columbia with respect to an 
        individual on parole supervision as the District of Columbia 
        may require.''.
            (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect November 1, 2022, and shall apply to 
        individuals who are subject to supervised release or parole 
        under the laws of the District of Columbia before, on, or after 
        such date.
    (d) Continuation of Federal Benefits for Former Employees of Parole 
Commission.--
            (1) Continuation.--Any individual who is an employee of the 
        United States Parole Commission as of October 31, 2022, and 
        who, on or after such date, is an employee of the office of the 
        District of Columbia which exercises the authority described in 
        paragraph (1) of subsection (a), shall continue to be treated 
        as an employee of the Federal Government for purposes of 
        receiving benefits under any chapter of subpart G of part III 
        of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Responsibility for employer contribution.--Beginning on 
        November 1, 2022, the District of Columbia shall be treated as 
        the employing agency with respect to the benefits described in 
        paragraph (1) which are provided to an individual who, for 
        purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued to be treated 
        as an employee of the Federal Government under such paragraph.
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