UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION.

SEC. 11017. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION. (a) Extension of the Parole Commission.—For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 2032) as such section relates to chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code, and the Parole Commission, each reference in such section to “fifteen years” or “fifteen-year period” shall be deemed to be a reference to “eighteen years” or “eighteen-year period”, respectively. (b) Study by Attorney General.—The Attorney General, not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, should establish a committee within the Department of Justice to evaluate the merits and feasibility of transferring the United States Parole Commission’s functions regarding the supervised release of District of Columbia offenders to another entity or entities outside the Department of Justice. This committee should consult with the District of Columbia Superior Court and the District of Columbia Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, and should report its findings and recommendations to the Attorney General. The Attorney General, in turn, should submit to Congress, not later than 18 months after the enactment of this Act, a long-term plan 116 STAT. 1825for the most effective and cost-efficient assignment of responsibilities relating to the supervised release of District of Columbia offenders. (c) Service as Commissioner.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the final clause of the fourth sentence of section 4202 of title 18, United States Code, which begins “except that”, shall not apply to a person serving as a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission when this Act takes effect.