18 U.S.C. § 3167 : US Code - Section 3167: Reports to Congress

Search 18 U.S.C. § 3167 : US Code - Section 3167: Reports to Congress

(a) The Administrative Office of the United States Courts, with
the approval of the Judicial Conference, shall submit periodic
reports to Congress detailing the plans submitted pursuant to
section 3165. The reports shall be submitted within three months
following the final dates for the submission of plans under section
3165(e) of this title.
(b) Such reports shall include recommendations for legislative
changes or additional appropriations to achieve the time limits and
objectives of this chapter. The report shall also contain pertinent
information such as the state of the criminal docket at the time of
the adoption of the plan; the extent of pretrial detention and
release; and a description of the time limits, procedural
techniques, innovations, systems, and other methods by which the
trial or other disposition of criminal cases have been expedited or
may be expedited in the districts. Such reports shall also include
the following:
(1) The reasons why, in those cases not in compliance with the
time limits of subsections (b) and (c) of section 3161, the
provisions of section 3161(h) have not been adequate to
accommodate reasonable periods of delay.
(2) The category of offenses, the number of defendants, and the
number of counts involved in those cases which are not meeting
the time limits specified in subsections (b) and (c) of section
3161.
(3) The additional judicial resources which would be necessary
in order to achieve compliance with the time limits specified in
subsections (b) and (c) of section 3161.
(4) The nature of the remedial measures which have been
employed to improve conditions and practices in those districts
with low compliance experience under this chapter or to promote
the adoption of practices and procedures which have been
successful in those districts with high compliance experience
under this chapter.
(5) If a district has experienced difficulty in complying with
this chapter, but an application for relief under section 3174
has not been made, the reason why such application has not been
made.
(6) The impact of compliance with the time limits of
subsections (b) and (c) of section 3161 upon the civil case
calendar in each district as demonstrated by the information
assembled and statistics compiled and submitted under sections
3166 and 3170.
(c) Not later than December 31, 1979, the Department of Justice
shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report which sets forth
the impact of the implementation of this chapter upon the office of
the United States Attorney in each district and which shall also
include -
(1) the reasons why, in those cases not in compliance, the
provisions of section 3161(h) have not been adequate to
accommodate reasonable periods of delay;
(2) the nature of the remedial measures which have been
employed to improve conditions and practices in the offices of
the United States Attorneys in those districts with low
compliance experience under this chapter or to promote the
adoption of practices and procedures which have been successful
in those districts with high compliance experience under this
chapter;
(3) the additional resources for the offices of the United
States Attorneys which would be necessary to achieve compliance
with the time limits of subsections (b) and (c) of section 3161;
(4) suggested changes in the guidelines or other rules
implementing this chapter or statutory amendments which the
Department of Justice deems necessary to further improve the
administration of justice and meet the objectives of this
chapter; and
(5) the impact of compliance with the time limits of
subsections (b) and (c) of section 3161 upon the litigation of
civil cases by the offices of the United States Attorneys and the
rule changes, statutory amendments, and resources necessary to
assure that such litigation is not prejudiced by full compliance
with this chapter.