[Title 28 CFR 0.124]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2009 Edition]
[Title 28 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION]
[Chapter I - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]
[Part 0 - ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]
[Subpart V - United States Parole Commission]
[Sec. 0.124 - United States Parole Commission.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


28JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION12009-07-012009-07-01false0.124Sec. 0.124JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIONDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEUnited States Parole Commission
Sec. 0.124  United States Parole Commission.

    The U.S. Parole Commission is composed of nine Commissioners of whom 
one is designated Chairman. The Commission:
    (a) Has authority, under 18 U.S.C. 4201 et seq., to grant, modify, 
or revoke paroles of eligible U.S. prisoners serving sentences of more 
than 1 year, and is responsible for the supervision of parolees and 
prisoners mandatorily released prior to the expiration of their 
sentences, and for the determination of supervisory conditions and 
terms;
    (b) Has responsibility in cases in which the committing court 
specifies that the Parole Commission shall determine the date of parole 
eligibility of the prisoner;
    (c) Has responsibility for determining, in accordance with the 
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 504), 
whether the service as officials in the field of organized labor or in 
labor oriented management positions of persons convicted of certain 
crimes is contrary to the purposes of that act; and
    (d) Has responsibility under the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1111), for determining whether persons convicted 
of certain crimes may provide services to, or be employed by, employment 
benefit plans.

[Order No. 960-81, 46 FR 52349, Oct. 27, 1981]