As a result of an order of the Attorney General, the Board began reporting directly to him in August 1945.
The Act also incorporated the regions that had been established by a prior pilot project, required explicit guidelines for decision making, required written rejections, and established an appeal process.
While preserving the Commission's jurisdiction over persons who committed offenses prior to November 1, 1987, it established determinate sentences for federal crimes; thus federal prisoners after that date are not eligible for parole consideration.
The 1996 act required the Attorney General to report annually beginning in 1998 on whether the Commission remained cost effective.
The "United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008", Pub.
The "United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011", Pub.
[4] The United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013, Pub.
[5] The "United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2018", Pub.