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 108 STAT. 1826 PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 sentence, beyond the time served, of up to 54 days at the end of each year of the prisoner's term of imprisonment, beginning at the end of the first year of the term, subject to determination by the Bureau of Prisons that, during that year, the prisoner has displayed exemplary compliance with such institutional disciplinary regulations.". 42 USC 13721. SEC. 20406. TASK FORCE ON PRISON CONSTRUCTION STANDARDIZA- TION AND TECHNIQUES. (a) TASK FORCE. —The Director of the National Institute of Corrections shall, subject to availability of appropriations, establish a task force composed of Federal, State, and local officials expert in prison construction, and of at least an equal number of engineers, architects, and construction experts from the private sector with expertise in prison design and construction, including the use of cost-cutting construction standardization techniques and cost-cutting new building materials and technologies. (b) COOPERATION. — The task force shall work in close cooperation and communication with other State and local officials responsible for prison construction in their localities. (c) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. —The task force shall work to— (1) establish and recommend standardized construction plans and techniques for prison and prison component construction; and (2) evaluate and recommend new construction technologies, techniques, and materials, to reduce prison construction costs at the Federal, State, and local levels and make such construction more efficient. (d) DISSEMINATION. —The task force shall disseminate information described in subsection (c) to State and local officials involved in prison construction, through written reports and meetings. (e) PROMOTION AND EVALUATION.— The task force shall— (1) work to promote the implementation of cost-saving effprts at the Federal, State, and local levels; (2) evaluate and advise on the results and effectiveness of such cost-saving efforts as adopted, broadly disseminating information on the results; and (3) to the extent feasible, certify the effectiveness of the cost-savings efforts. 42 USC 13722. SEC. 20407. EFFICIENCY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.— In the administration of each grant program funded by appropriations authorized by this Act or by an amendment made by this Act, the Attorney General shall encourage— (1) innovative methods for the low-cost construction of facilities to be constructed, converted, or expanded and the low-cost operation of such facilities and the reduction of administrative costs and overhead expenses; and (2) the use of surplus Federal property. (b) ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION COMPONENTS AND DESIGNS.— The Attorney General may make an assessment of the cost efficiency and utility of using modular, prefabricated, precast, and pre-engineered construction components and designs for housing nonviolent criminals.

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