§ 3168. — Planning process.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC3168]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART II--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 208--SPEEDY TRIAL
Sec. 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.
(Added Pub. L. 93-619, title I, Sec. 101, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2083;
amended Pub. L. 96-43, Sec. 9(d), Aug. 2, 1979, 93 Stat. 330; Pub. L.
101-650, title III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)
Amendments
1979--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-43 substituted ``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'' for ``a private attorney experienced in the
defense of criminal cases in the district''.
Change of Name
``United States magistrate judge'' substituted for ``United States
magistrate'' in subsec. (a) pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101-650,
set out as a note under section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3165 of this title.
