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18 USC app.
18 USC 3155. Annual report.
Comprehensive report.
18 USC 3156.
18 USC 3041.
PUBLIC LAW 93-619-JAN. 3, 1975
[88
STAT.
"(4) With the cooperation of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and with the approval of the Attorney General, operate or contract for the operation of appropriate facilities for the custody or care of persons released under this chapter including, but not limited to, residential halfway houses, addict and alcoholic treatment centers, and counseling services. "(5) Inform the court of all apparent violations of pretrial release conditions or arrests of persons released to its custody or under its supervision and recommend appropriate modifications of release conditions. "(6) Serve as coordinator for other local agencies which serve or are eligible to serve as custodians under this chapter and advise the court as to the eligibility, availability, and capacity of such agencies. " (7) Assist persons released under this chapter in securing any necessary employment, medical, legal, or social services. "(8) Prepare, in cooperation with the United States marshal and the United States attorney such pretrail detention reports as are recpiired by the provisions of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure relating to the supervision of detention pending trial. " (9) Perform such other functions as the court may, from time to time, assign. "§3155. Report to Congress. " (a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall annually report to Congress on the accomplishments of the pretrial services agencies, with particular attention to (1) their effectiveness in reducing crime committed by persons released under this chapter; (2) their effectiveness in reducing the volume and cost of unnecessary pretrial detention; and (3) their effectiveness in improving the operation of this chapter. The Director shall include in his fourth annual report recommendations for any necessary modification of this chapter or expansion to other districts. Such report shall also compare the accomplishments of the pretrial services agencies operated by the Division of Probation with those operated by Boards of Trustees and with monetary bail or any other program generally used in State and Federal courts to guarantee presence at trial. "(b) On or before the expiration of the forty-eighth-month period following July 1, 1975, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall file a comprehensive report with the Congress concerning the administration and operation of the amendments made by the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, including his views and recommendations with respect thereto. "§3156. Definitions. " (a) As used in sections 3146-3150 of this chapter— "(1) The term 'judicial officer' means, unless otherwise indicated, any person or court authorized pursuant to section 3041 of this title, or the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to bail or otherwise release a person before trial or sentencing or pending appeal in a court of the United States, and any judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and "(2) The term 'offense' means any criminal offense, other than an offense triable by court-martial, military commission, provost court, or other military tribunal, which is in violation of an Act of Congress and is triable in any court established by Act of Congress. " (b) As used in sections 3152-3155 of this chapter— "(1) the term 'judicial officer' means, unless otherwise indicated, any person or court authorized pursuant to section 3041 of this title, or the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to bail or
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