A count in the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 is applied as 37 rather than 36
Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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A count in the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 is applied as 37 rather than 36
The document says “shall”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“shall be applied by substituting ``37'' for ``36'' each place it appears.”
Section 1115 applies section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note) with 37 in place of 36 everywhere it appears, so far as that provision relates to chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code, and the United States Parole Commission, during the period covered by the Act.
What the document actually says
“shall be applied by substituting ``37'' for ``36'' each place it appears.”
That sentence, in plain words
The number 36 is read as 37 instead. That happens everywhere it shows up.
What this is about
The count is of years. It sets how long a body may keep working. Adding one keeps it going another year.
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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, Public Law 119-4, sec. 3, 139 Stat. 10 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ4/html/PLAW-119publ4.htm
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“A count in the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 is applied as 37 rather than 36,” Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/full-year-continuing-appropriations-extensions-act/proposal/sec03-1115-parole-commission/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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