18 U.S.C. § 3168 : US Code - Section 3168: Planning process

Search 18 U.S.C. § 3168 : US Code - Section 3168: Planning process

(a) Within sixty days after July 1, 1975, each United States
district court shall convene a planning group consisting at minimum
of the Chief Judge, a United States magistrate judge, if any
designated by the Chief Judge, the United States Attorney, the
Clerk of the district court, the Federal Public Defender, if any,
two private attorneys, one with substantial experience in the
defense of criminal cases in the district and one with substantial
experience in civil litigation in the district, the Chief United
States Probation Officer for the district, and a person skilled in
criminal justice research who shall act as reporter for the group.
The group shall advise the district court with respect to the
formulation of all district plans and shall submit its
recommendations to the district court for each of the district
plans required by section 3165. The group shall be responsible for
the initial formulation of all district plans and of the reports
required by this chapter and in aid thereof, it shall be entitled
to the planning funds specified in section 3171.
(b) The planning group shall address itself to the need for
reforms in the criminal justice system, including but not limited
to changes in the grand jury system, the finality of criminal
judgments, habeas corpus and collateral attacks, pretrial
diversion, pretrial detention, excessive reach of Federal criminal
law, simplification and improvement of pretrial and sentencing
procedures, and appellate delay.
(c) Members of the planning group with the exception of the
reporter shall receive no additional compensation for their
services, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence and other
necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out the duties of
the advisory group in accordance with the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, chapter 57. The reporter shall be compensated
in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and
notwithstanding other provisions of law he may be employed for any
period of time during which his services are needed.