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Sec. 3001. Short title.
This subtitle may be cited as the "Criminal Code Reform Commission Amendment Act of 2020".
Sec. 3002. The Criminal Code Reform Commission Establishment Act of 2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-160; D.C. Official Code § 3-151 et seq .), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 3122(c)(1) (D.C. Official Code § 3-151(c)(1)) is amended by striking the phrase ", or until the Commission is dissolved pursuant to section 3127, and" and inserting the phrase ", and" in its place.
(b) Section 3123 (D.C. Official Code § 3-152) is amended as follows:
(1) The section heading is amended to read as follows:
" Sec. 3123. Duties of the Criminal Code Reform Commission.
(2) The lead-in language of subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase "By September 30, 2020" and inserting the phrase "By March 31, 2021" in its place.
(3) Subsection (d) is amended by striking the phrase "provide, upon request by the Council, a legal analysis of proposed legislation concerning criminal offenses, including" and inserting the phrase "provide, upon request by the Council or on its own initiative, a legal or policy analysis of proposed legislation or best practices concerning criminal offenses, procedures, or reforms, including" in its place.
(4) Subsection (e) is amended by striking the phrase "regarding criminal code reform to advance" and inserting the phrase "to advance" in its place.
(c) The lead-in language of section 3124(a) (D.C. Official Code § 3-153(a)) is amended by striking the phrase "section 3123" and inserting the phrase "section 3123(a)" in its place.
(d) Section 3125 (D.C. Official Code § 3-154) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase "The Commission" and inserting the phrase "Until March 31, 2021, the Commission" in its place.
(2) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase "The Commission shall file an annual report with the Council before March 31 of each year" and inserting the phrase "Before March 31, 2021, the Commission shall file a report with the Council" in its place.
(3) A new subsection (c) is added to read as follows:
" (c) Before March 31, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall file an annual report with the Council of its activities during the previous calendar year.".
(e) Section 3127 (D.C. Official Code § 3-156) is repealed.