II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 851 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2023 Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include a Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sentencing Commission Improvements Act . 2. Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission (a) In general Section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking one nonvoting member and inserting 2 nonvoting members ; and (2) in the fifth sentence, by striking shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member and inserting and a Federal public defender, or a community defender, designated by the Defender Services Office of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, shall be ex officio, nonvoting members . (b) Conforming amendment Section 235(b)(5) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 ( 18 U.S.C. 3551 note) is amended, in the third sentence, by striking nine members, including two and inserting 10 members, including 3 .