An act to provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United States Parole Commission, and for other purposes
PL 115-274 (H.R.6896), enacted 10/31/2018

132 STAT. 4160 
PUBLIC LAW 115–274—OCT. 31, 2018 
Public Law 115–274 
115th 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 2018’’. 
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 ‘‘31 years’’ or ‘‘31-year period’’ shall be deemed 
a reference to ‘‘33 years’’ or ‘‘33-year period’’, respectively. 
SEC. 3. PAROLE COMMISSION REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 for fiscal year 2018: 
(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. 
(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. 
(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. 
(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. 
(5) The number of warrants issued and executed compared 
to the number requested in each type of case over which the 
Commission has jurisdiction. 
(6) The number of revocation determinations by the 
Commission in each type of case over which the Commission 
has jurisdiction. 
(7) The distribution of initial offenses, including violent 
offenses, for offenders in each type of case over which the 
Commission has jurisdiction. 
United States 
Parole 
Commission 
Extension Act 
of 2018. 
34 USC 10101 
note. 
18 USC 3551 
note. 
Oct. 31, 2018 
[H.R. 6896] 
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(8) The distribution of subsequent offenses, including vio-
lent offenses, for offenders in each type of case over which 
the Commission has jurisdiction. 
(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. 
(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. 
(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. 
(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. 
(14) The projected number of Federal offenders that will 
be under the Commission’s jurisdiction as of October 31, 2021. 
(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. 
(17) The annual expenditures of the Commission, including 
travel expenses and the annual salaries of the members and 
staff of the Commission. 
(b) SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS.—For each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2021, not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal 
year, the United States Parole Commission shall report to the 
Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Represent-
atives the items in paragraphs (1) through (17) of subsection (a), 
for the fiscal year. 
(c) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PAROLE FAILURE RATE 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 parole failure rate for the District of Columbia 
for the last full fiscal year immediately preceding the date 
of the report. 
(2) The factors that cause that parole failure rate. 
(3) Remedial measures that might be undertaken to reduce 
that parole failure rate. 
SEC. 4. PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION STANDARDS AUDITORS. 
Section 8(e)(8) of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 
(34 U.S.C. 30307(e)(8)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) STANDARDS FOR AUDITORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(i) BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR AUDITORS.—An indi-
vidual seeking certification by the Department of Jus-
tice to serve as an auditor of prison compliance with 
the national standards described in subsection (a) 
shall, upon request, submit fingerprints in the manner 
determined by the Attorney General for criminal his-
tory record checks of the applicable State and Federal 
Bureau of Investigation repositories. 
‘‘(ii) CERTIFICATION
AGREEMENTS.—Each auditor 
certified under this paragraph shall sign a certification 
agreement that includes the provisions of, or provisions 
that are substantially similar to, the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance’s Auditor Certification Agreement in use 
in April 2018. 
‘‘(iii) AUDITOR EVALUATION.—The PREA Manage-
ment Office of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall 
evaluate all auditors based on the criteria contained 
in the certification agreement. In the case that an 
auditor fails to comply with a certification agreement 
or to conduct audits in accordance with the PREA 
Auditor Handbook, audit methodology, and instrument 
approved by the PREA Management Office, the Office 
may take remedial or disciplinary action, as appro-
priate, including decertifying the auditor in accordance 
with subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) AUDITOR DECERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The PREA Management Office 
may suspend an auditor’s certification during an 
evaluation of an auditor’s performance under subpara-
graph (A)(iii). The PREA Management Office shall 
promptly publish the names of auditors who have been 
decertified, and the reason for decertification. Auditors 
who have been decertified or are on suspension may 
not participate in audits described in subsection (a), 
including as an agent of a certified auditor. 
‘‘(ii) NOTIFICATION.—In the case that an auditor 
is decertified, the PREA Management Office shall 
inform each facility or agency at which the auditor 
performed an audit during the relevant 3-year audit 
cycle, and may recommend that the agency repeat 
any affected audits, if appropriate. 
‘‘(C) AUDIT
ASSIGNMENTS.—The PREA Management 
Office shall establish a system, to be administered by the 
Office, for assigning certified auditors to Federal, State, 
and local facilities. 
‘‘(D) DISCLOSURE
OF
DOCUMENTATION.—The Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons shall comply with each request 
for documentation necessary to conduct an audit under 
subsection (a), which is made by a certified auditor in 
accordance with the provisions of the certification agree-
ment described in subparagraph (A)(ii). The Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons may require an auditor to sign 
a confidentiality agreement or other agreement designed 
to address the auditor’s use of personally identifiable 
information, except that such an agreement may not limit 
an auditor’s ability to provide all such documentation to 
Compliance. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6896: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018): 
Sept. 28, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 11, considered and passed Senate. 
the Department of Justice, as required under section 
115.401(j) of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
Approved October 31, 2018. 
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