Opinion ID: 3048618
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Text: and discipline of all persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States . . . . 18 U.S.C. § 4042(a). Congress provided authority for BOP to operate boot camp in 18 U.S.C. § 4046, but in using the word “may,” did not mandate that the program operate continuously: “The Bureau of Prisons may place in a shock incarceration program any person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than 12, but not more than 30, months, if such person consents to that placement.” 18 U.S.C. § 4046(a) (emphasis added).5 5 When Congress enacted § 4046, it similarly authorized future appropriations for the program using permissive language: “There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1990 and each fiscal year thereafter such SERRATO v. CLARK 5383 [7] Director Lappin’s January 5, 2005, Message to Staff noted that boot camp was discontinued as a cost-cutting measure, which was expected to “result in more effective and efficient operations.” Director Lappin’s message also identifies three “key principles” guiding BOP’s round of cost-cutting measures: bringing in new prison beds to reduce crowding, increasing direct staff contact with inmates, and minimizing the impact on staff who are displaced by cost-cutting measures. Director Lappin’s later letter to judges, probation offi- cers, federal public defenders, and U.S. Attorneys echoes his January 5 letter. Increasing the efficiency of BOP operations and advancing the principles articulated by Director Lappin “clearly fall[ ] within the [agency’s] statutory mandate.” Lincoln, 508 U.S. at 193. Reducing crowding, increasing staff contact with inmates, and trying to retain valuable staff members help further BOP’s statutorily mandated mission. See 18 U.S.C. § 4042(a). As an allocation of lump-sum appropriations for statutorily permissible uses, BOP’s decision to terminate boot camp is not susceptible to judicial review under the APA.