Pub. L. 100-690, tit. VII, subtit. B, sec. 7091
BAIL PENDING APPEAL.
SEC. 7091. BAIL PENDING APPEAL. Section 3143(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking subparagraph (2) and inserting the following: “(2) that the appeal is not for the purpose of delay and raises a substantial question of law or fact likely to result in— “(A) reversal, “(B) an order for a new trial, “(C) a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment, or “(D) a reduced sentence to a term of imprisonment less than the total of the time already served plus the expected duration of the appeal process.”; and (2) inserting before the final period the following: “, except that in the circumstance described in paragraph (b)(2)(D), the judicial officer shall order the detention terminated at the expiration of the likely reduced sentence”.