S 573 — National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2018

573 IntroducedEngrossed in Senate (IS)](ES)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st2d Session S.

573 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.

_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2017 Mr.

Peters (for himself, Mr.

Graham, Mr.

Cornyn, Ms.

Stabenow, Mr.

Cochran, Mr.

Casey, Mr.

Blunt, Ms.

Baldwin, Mrs.

McCaskill, Mrs.

Capito, Mr.

Warner, Mr.

Rubio, Ms.

Heitkamp, Mr.

Merkley, Mr.

Hatch, Mrs.

Gillibrand, Ms.

Collins, Ms.

Harris, Mr.

Nelson, Mr.

Kaine, and Mr.

Cassidy) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.

This Act may be cited as the ``National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017''.2018''.

(3) that commission, in a span of 18 months, produced a comprehensive report entitled ``The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society'',Society,'' which contained 200 specific recommendations on all aspects of the criminal justice system involving Federal, State, tribal,Tribal, and local governments, civic organizations, religious institutions, business groups, and individual citizens;

and (4) developments over the intervening 50 years require once again that Federal, State, tribal,Tribal, and local governments, law enforcement agencies, including rank and file officers, civil rights organizations, community-based organization leaders, civic organizations, religious institutions, business groups, and individual citizens come together to review evidence and consider how to improve the criminal justice system.

and (3) disseminate findings and supplemental guidance to the Federal Government, as well as to State, local, and tribalTribal governments.

(a) General Review.--The Commission shall undertake a comprehensive review of all areas of the criminal justice system, including Federal, State, local, and tribalTribal governments' criminal justice costs, practices, and policies.

(c) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall also disseminate to the Federal Government, as well as to State, local, and tribalTribal governments, a report that details the findings and supplemental guidance of the Commission regarding the criminal justice system at all levels of government.

(g) Consultation With Government and Nongovernment Representatives.-- (1) In general.--The Commission shall-- (A) closely consult with Federal, State, local, and tribalTribal government and nongovernmental leaders, including State, local, and tribalTribal law enforcement officials, including rank and file officers, legislators, public health officials, judges, court administrators, prosecutors, defense counsel, victims' rights organizations, probation and parole officials, criminal justice planners, criminologists, civil rights and liberties organizations, community-based organization leaders, formerly incarcerated individuals, professional organizations, and corrections officials;

(2) United states sentencing commission.--To the extent the review and recommendations required by this section relate to sentencing policies and practices for the Federal criminal justice system, the Commission shall conduct such review and make such recommendations in consultation with the United States Sentencing Commission.

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(6) Two members shall be appointed by the senior member of the leadership of the House of Representatives of the Democratic Party, in consultation with the Democratic leadership of the Committee on the Judiciary.

(7) Two members, who shall be State and local representatives, shall be appointed by the President in agreement with leader of the Senate (majority or minority leader, as the case may be) of the Republican Party and the leader of the House of Representatives (majority or minority leader, as the case may be) of the Republican Party.