S.Amdt. 4143Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 4143
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Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE)
Submitted December 17, 2018
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December 17, 2018
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SA 4143. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4108 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Grassley) to the bill S. 756, to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: In section 3631 of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 101(a) of this Act-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (4), add ``and'' at the end; (B) in paragraph (5), strike ``; and'' and insert a period; and (C) strike paragraph (6). In section 3632 of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 101(a) of this Act-- (1) in subsection (a), strike ``, in consultation with the Independent Review Committee authorized by the First Step Act of 2018,''; and (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) in paragraph (4)-- (i) in subparagraph (C), strike the period at the end and insert ``, except that the Director of the Bureau of Prisons may deny such a transfer if the warden of the prison finds that the prisoner should not be transferred into prerelease custody based on the prisoner's programmatic needs, the prisoner's conduct or actions after the conviction of such prisoner, the prisoner's risk of recidivism, the availability of the Bureau of Prisons' resources to ensure adequate supervision of the prisoner while in prerelease custody, and other conditions that the Director of the Bureau of Prisons determines are appropriate for public safety or recidivism reduction purposes. The determination of whether the prisoner should be transferred into prerelease custody or supervised release under this paragraph shall not be reviewable by any court.''; and (ii) in strike subparagraph (E)(i) and insert the following: ``(i) In general.--A prisoner is ineligible to apply time credits under subparagraph (C) if the prisoner is-- ``(I) the subject to an immigration detainer or to a final order of removal under any provision of the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))); or [[Page S7717]] ``(II) is found by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be likely to be a deportable alien described in section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)).''; and (B) in paragraph (6), insert ``, except no activity that earns a prisoner credit for any other incentive or reward shall earn the prisoner any incentives under this subsection'' before the period at the end. In section 3633(a) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 101(a) of this Act, strike ``, in consultation with the Independent Review Committee authorized by the First Step Act of 2018,''. In section 3635 of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 101(a) of this Act-- (1) in paragraph (3)-- (A) in subparagraph (B), strike ``and'' at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C)(xiii), strike the period at the end and insert ``; and''; and (C) add at the end the following: ``(D) may not include any training that would enhance the capacity of the prisoner to commit any crime similar to those for which the prisoner is incarcerated.''; (2) strike paragraph (5); (3) redesignate paragraph (6) as paragraph (5). In section 3624(g) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 102(b) of this Act-- (1) strike paragraph (1)(D) and insert the following: ``(D) has been determined under the System to be a minimum or low risk to recidivate pursuant to the last 2 reassessments of the prisoner.''; and (2) strike paragraph (2)(A) and insert the following: ``(A) Home confinement.-- ``(i) In general.--A prisoner placed in prerelease custody pursuant to this subsection who is placed in home confinement shall-- ``(I) be subject to 24-hour electronic monitoring that enables the prompt identification of the prisoner, location, and time, in the case of any violation of subclause (II); ``(II) remain in the prisoner's residence, except that the prisoner may leave the prisoner's home in order to, subject to the approval of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons-- ``(aa) perform a job or job-related activities, including an apprenticeship, or participate in job-seeking activities; ``(bb) participate in evidence-based recidivism reduction programming or productive activities assigned by the System, or similar activities; ``(cc) perform community service; ``(dd) participate in crime victim restoration activities; ``(ee) receive medical treatment; ``(ff) attend religious activities; or ``(gg) participate in other family-related activities that facilitate the prisoner's successful reentry such as a family funeral, a family wedding, or to visit a family member who is seriously ill; and ``(III) comply with such other conditions as the Director determines appropriate. ``(ii) Duration.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), a prisoner who is placed in home confinement shall remain in home confinement until the prisoner has served not less than 85 percent of the prisoner's imposed term of imprisonment.''. Strike section 107. Strike section 602. Redesignate sections 603 through 613, as redesignated, as sections 602 through 612, respectively. ______