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TITLE XXVII-PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT ON VIOLENCE AND NATIONAL COMMISSION ON
CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SEC. 270001. PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT.
Congress calls on the President to convene a national summit on
violence in America prior to convening the Commission established
under this title.
SEC. 270002. ESTABLISHMENT; COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES;
REPRESENTATION.
(a) Establishment and Appointment of Members .-There is established a
commission to be known as the "National Commission on Crime Control
and Prevention". The Commission shall be composed of 28 members
appointed as follows:
(1) 10 persons by the President, not more than 6 of whom shall be of
the same major political party.
(2) 9 persons by the President pro tempore of the Senate, 5 of whom
shall be appointed on the recommendation of the Majority Leader of the
Senate and the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate, and 4 of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the
Minority Leader of the Senate and the ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(3) 9 persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, in consultation with the chairman of the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and 4 of whom shall be
appointed on the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, in consultation with the ranking member of the
Committee on the Judiciary.
(b) Committees and Task Forces .-The Commission shall establish
committees or task forces from among its members for the examination
of specific subject areas and the carrying out of other functions or
responsibilities of the Commission, including committees or task
forces for the examination of the subject areas of crime and violence
generally, the causes of the demand for drugs, violence in schools,
and violence against women, as described in subsections (b) through
(e) of section 270004.
(c) Representation .-(1) At least 1 member of the Commission appointed
by the President, at least 2 members of the Commission appointed by
the President pro tempore of the Senate, and at least 2 members of the
Commission appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
shall be persons well- qualified to participate in the Commission's
examination of the subject area of crime and violence generally, with
education, training, expertise, or experience in such areas as law
enforcement, law, sociology, psychology, social work, and ethnography
and urban poverty (including health care, housing, education, and
employment).
(2) At least 1 member of the Commission appointed by the President, at
least 2 members of the Commission appointed by the President pro
tempore of the Senate, and at least 2 members of the Commission
appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives shall be persons well-qualified to
participate in the Commission's examination of the subject area of the
causes of the demand for drugs, with education, training, expertise,
or experience in such areas as addiction, biomedicine, sociology,
psychology, law, and ethnography and urban poverty (including health
care, housing, education, and employment).
(3) At least 1 member of the Commission appointed by the President, at
least 2 members of the Commission appointed by the President pro
tempore of the Senate, and at least 2 members of the Commission
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be
persons well-qualified to participate in the Commission's examination
of the subject area of violence in schools, with education, training,
expertise, or experience in such areas as law nforcement, education,
school governance policy and teaching, law, sociology, psychology, and
ethnography and urban poverty (including health care, housing,
education, and employment).
(4) At least 1 member of the Commission appointed by the President, at
least 2 members of the Commission appointed by the President pro
tempore of the Senate, and at least 2 members of the Commission
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be
persons well-qualified to participate in the Commission's examination
of the subject area of violence against women, as survivors of
violence, or as persons with education, training, expertise, or
experience in such areas as law enforcement, law, judicial
administration, prosecution, defense, victim services or advocacy in
sexual assault or domestic violence cases (including medical services
and counseling), and protection of victims' rights.
SEC. 270003. PURPOSES.
The purposes of the Commission are as follows:
(1) To develop a comprehensive proposal for preventing and controlling
crime and violence in the United States, including cost estimates for
implementing any recommendations made by the Commission.
(2) To bring attention to successful models and programs in crime
prevention and crime control.
(3) To reach out beyond the traditional criminal justice community for
ideas for controlling and preventing crime.
(4) To recommend improvements in the coordination of local, State,
Federal, and international crime control and prevention efforts,
including efforts relating to crime near international borders.
(5) To make a comprehensive study of the economic and social factors
leading to or contributing to crime and violence, including the causes
of illicit drug use and other substance abuse, and to develop specific
proposals for legislative and administrative actions to reduce crime
and violence and the factors that contribute to it.
(6) To recommend means of utilizing criminal justice resources as
effectively as possible, including targeting finite correctional
facility space to the most serious and violent offenders, and
considering increased use of intermediate sanctions for offenders who
can be dealt with adequately by such means.
(7) To examine distinctive crime problems and the impact of crime on
members of minority groups, Indians living on reservations, and other
groups defined by race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, or other
characteristics, and to recommend specific responses to the
distinctive crime problems of such groups.
(8) To examine the problem of sexual assaults, domestic violence, and
other criminal and unlawful acts that particularly affect women, and
to recommend Federal, State, and local strategies for more effectively
preventing and punishing such crimes and acts.
(9) To examine the treatment of victims in Federal, State, and local
criminal justice systems, and to develop recommendations to enhance
and protect the rights of victims.
(10) To examine the ability of Federal, State, and local criminal
justice systems to administer criminal law and criminal sanctions
impartially without discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity,
religion, gender, or other legally proscribed grounds, and to make
recommendations for correcting any deficiencies in the impartial
administration of justice on these grounds.
(11) To examine the nature, scope, causes, and complexities of
violence in schools and to recommend a comprehensive response to that
problem.
SEC. 270004. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) In General .-The responsibilities of the Commission shall include
such study and consultation as may be necessary or appropriate to
carry out the purposes set forth in section 270003, including the
specific measures described in subsections (b) through (e) in relation
to the subject areas addressed in those subsections.
(b) Crime and Violence Generally .-In addressing the subject of crime
and violence generally, the activities of the Commission shall include
the following:
(1) Reviewing the effectiveness of traditional criminal justice
approaches in preventing and controlling crime and violence.
(2) Examining the impact that changes in Federal and State law have
had in controlling crime and violence.
(3) Examining the impact of changes in Federal immigration laws and
policies and increased development and growth along United States
international borders on crime and violence in the United States,
particularly among the Nation's youth.
(4) Examining the problem of youth gangs and providing recommendations
as to how to reduce youth involvement in violent crime.
(5) Examining the extent to which the use of dangerous weapons in the
commission of crime has contributed to violence and murder in the
United States.
(6) Convening field hearings in various regions of the country to
receive testimony from a cross section of criminal justice
professionals, business leaders, elected officials, medical doctors,
and other persons who wish to
participate.
(7) Reviewing all segments of the Nation's criminal justice systems,
including the law enforcement, prosecution, defense, judicial, and
corrections components in developing the crime control and prevention
proposal.
(c) Causes of the Demand for Drugs .-In addressing the subject of the
causes of the demand for drugs, the activities of the Commission shall
include the following:
(1) Examining the root causes of illicit drug use and abuse in the
United States, including by compiling existing research regarding
those root causes, and including consideration of the following
factors:
(A) The characteristics of potential illicit drug users and abusers or
drug traffickers, including age and social, economic, and educational
backgrounds.
(B) Environmental factors that contribute to illicit drug use and
abuse, including the correlation between unemployment, poverty, and
homelessness and drug experimentation and abuse.
(C) The effects of substance use and abuse by a relative or friend in
contributing to the likelihood and desire of an individual to
experiment with illicit drugs.
(D) Aspects of, and changes in cultural values, attitudes and
traditions that contribute to illicit drug use and abuse.
(E) The physiological and psychological factors that contribute to the
desire for illicit drugs.
(2) Evaluating Federal, State, and local laws and policies on the
prevention of drug abuse, control of unlawful production, distribution
and use of controlled substances, and the efficacy of sentencing
policies with regard to those laws.
(3) Analyzing the allocation of resources among interdiction of
controlled substances entering the United States, enforcement of
Federal laws relating to the unlawful production, distribution, and
use of controlled substances, education with regard to and the
prevention of the unlawful use of controlled substances, and treatment
and rehabilitation of drug abusers.
(4) Analyzing current treatment and rehabilitation methods and making
recommendations for improvements.
(5) Identifying any existing gaps in drug abuse policy that result
from the lack of attention to the root causes of drug abuse. [*H8852]
(6) Assessing the needs of government at all levels for resources and
policies for reducing the overall desire of individuals to experiment
with and abuse illicit drugs.
(7) Making recommendations regarding necessary improvements in
policies for reducing the use of illicit drugs in the United States.
(d) Violence in Schools .-In addressing the subject of violence in
schools, the activities of the Commission shall include the following:
(1) Defining the causes of violence in schools.
(2) Defining the scope of the national problem of violence in schools.
(3) Providing statistics and data on the problem of violence in
schools on a State-by-State basis.
(4) Investigating the problem of youth gangs and their relation to
violence in schools and providing recommendations on how to reduce
youth involvement in violent crime in schools.
(5) Examining the extent to which dangerous weapons have contributed
to violence and murder in schools.
(6) Exploring the extent to which the school environment has
contributed to violence in schools.
(7) Reviewing the effectiveness of current approaches in preventing
violence in schools.
(e) Violence Against Women .-In addressing the subject of sexual
assault, domestic violence, and other criminal and unlawful acts that
particularly affect women, the activities of the Commission shall
include the following:
(1) Evaluating the adequacy of, and making recommendations regarding,
current law enforcement efforts at the Federal, State, and local
levels to reduce the incidence of such crimes and acts, and to punish
those responsible for such crimes and acts.
(2) Evaluating the adequacy of, and making recommendations regarding,
the responsiveness of prosecutors and courts to such crimes and acts.
(3) Evaluating the adequacy of rules of evidence, practice, and
procedure to ensure the effective prosecution and conviction of
perpetrators of such crimes and acts and to protect victims of such
crimes and acts from abuse in legal proceedings, making
recommendations, where necessary, to improve those rules.
(4) Evaluating the adequacy of pretrial release, sentencing,
incarceration, and post-conviction release in relation to such crimes
and acts.
(5) Evaluating the adequacy of, and making recommendations regarding,
the adequacy of Federal and State laws on sexual assault and the need
for a more uniform statutory response to sex offenses, including
sexual assaults and other sex offenses committed by offenders who are
known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
(6) Evaluating the adequacy of, and making recommendations regarding,
the adequacy of Federal and State laws on domestic violence and the
need for a more uniform statutory response to domestic violence.
(7) Evaluating the adequacy of, and making recommendations regarding,
the adequacy of current education, prevention, and protective services
for victims
of such crimes and acts.
(8) Assessing the issuance, formulation, and enforcement of protective
orders, whether or not related to a criminal proceeding, and making
recommendations for their more effective use in domestic violence and
stalking cases.
(9) Assessing the problem of stalking and recommending effective means
of response to the problem.
(10) Evaluating the adequacy of, and making recommendations regarding,
programs for public awareness and public dissemination of information
to prevent such crimes and acts.
(11) Evaluating the treatment of victims of such crimes and acts in
Federal, State, and local criminal justice systems, and making
recommendations designed to improve such treatment.
SEC. 270005. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.
(a) Chair .-The President shall designate a member of the Commission
to chair the Commission.
(b) No Additional Pay or Benefits; Per Diem .-Members of the
Commission shall receive no pay or benefits by reason of their service
on the Commission, but shall receive travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of
agencies under sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Vacancies .-Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled in the
same manner as initial appointments.
(d) Meetings Open to the Public .-The Commission shall be considered
to be an agency for the purposes of section 552b of title 5, United
States Code, relating to the requirement that meetings of Federal
agencies be open to the public.
SEC. 270006. STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
(a) Director .-With the approval of the Commission, the chairperson
shall appoint a staff director for the Commission.
(b) Staff .-With the approval of the Commission, the staff director
may appoint and fix the compensation of staff personnel for the
Commission.
(c) Civil Service Laws .-The staff of the Commission shall be
appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. Staff
compensation may be set without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates, but in no event shall
any such personnel be compensated at a rate greater than the rate of
basic pay for level ES-4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule
under section 5382 of that title. The staff director shall be paid at
a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level V of the
Executive Schedule.
(d) Consultants.- With the approval of the Commission, the staff
director may procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(e) Staff of Federal Agencies .-Upon the request of the Commission,
the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis,
personnel of that agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out
its duties.
(f) Physical Facilities .-The Administrator of the General Service
Administration shall provide suitable office space for the operation
of the Commission. The facilities shall serve as the headquarters of
the Commission and shall include all necessary equipment and
incidentals required for proper functioning.
SEC. 270007. POWERS.
(a) Hearings .-For the purposes of carrying out this title, the
Commission may conduct such hearings, sit and act at such times and
places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the
Commission considers appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths
before the Commission.
(b) Delegation .-Any committee, task force, member, or agent, of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action that
the Commission is authorized to take under this title.
(c) Access to Information .-The Commission may request directly from
any Federal agency or entity in the executive or legislative branch
such information as is needed to carry out its functions.
(d) Mail .-The Commission may use the United States mails in the same
manner and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies.
SEC. 270008. REPORT; TERMINATION.
Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Commission is fully
constituted under section 270001, the Commission shall submit a
detailed report to the Congress and the President containing its
findings and recommendations. The Commission shall terminate 30 days
after the submission of its report.
SEC. 270009. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title-
(1) $ 1,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.