United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011
PL 112-44 (H.R.2944), enacted 10/21/2011

125 STAT. 532 
PUBLIC LAW 112–44—OCT. 21, 2011 
Public Law 112–44 
112th Congress 
An Act 
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 Representatives 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 Reform Act 
of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98–473; 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 ‘‘26 years’’ or ‘‘26-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 Represent-
atives the following: 
(1) The number of offenders in each type of case over 
which the Commission has jurisdiction, including the number 
of Sexual or Violent Offender Registry offenders and Tier Levels 
offenders, for fiscal 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 Commis-
sion has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 
(4) The number of record reviews conducted by the Commis-
sion by type of consideration in each type of case over which 
the Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 
2011. 
(5) The number of warrants issued and executed compared 
to the number requested in each type of case over which the 
Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 
(6) The number of revocation determinations by the 
Commission in each type of case over which the Commission 
has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 
18 USC 3351 
note. 
18 USC 1 note. 
United States 
Parole 
Commission 
Extension Act of 
2011. 
Oct. 21, 2011 
[H.R. 2944] 
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125 STAT. 533 
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(7) The distribution of initial offenses, including violent 
offenses, for offenders in each type of case over which the 
Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 
(8) The distribution of subsequent offenses, including vio-
lent offenses, for offenders in each type of case over which 
the Commission has jurisdiction for fiscal years 2006 through 
2011. 
(9) The percentage of offenders paroled or re-paroled com-
pared with the percentage of offenders continued to expiration 
of sentence (less any good time) in each type of case over 
which the Commission 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 release), 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 CFR 2.20) and Federal and D.C. Code revocation 
hearings (28 CFR 2.21). 
(12) The percentage of revocation and non-revocation 
hearings in which the offender is accompanied by a representa-
tive in each type of case over which the Commission has juris-
diction 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 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 Federal offenders 
will remain under the Commission’s jurisdiction. 
(16) The Commission’s annual expenditures for offenders 
in each type of case over which the Commission has jurisdiction 
for fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 
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125 STAT. 534 
PUBLIC LAW 112–44—OCT. 21, 2011 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2944: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011): 
Sept. 20, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 6, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 12, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
(17) The annual expenditures of the Commission, including 
travel expenses and the annual salaries of the members and 
staff of the Commission, for fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 
Approved October 21, 2011. 
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