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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984

98 STAT. 2013

"(3) was not imposed in violation of law or imposed as a result of an incorrect application of the sentencing guidelines, and is not unreasonable, it shall affirm the sentence.". (b) The sectional analysis of chapter 235 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new item after the item relating to section 3741: "3742. Review of a sentence.".

SEC. 214. Chapter 403 of title 18, United States Code is amended as follows: (a) Section 5037 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following new subsections in lieu thereof: "(a) If the court finds a juvenile to be a juvenile delinquent, the court shall hold a disposition hearing concerning the appropriate disposition no later than,twenty court days after the juvenile delinquency hearing unless the court has ordered further study pursuant to subsection (e). After the disposition hearing, and after considering any pertinent policy statements promulgated by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994, the court may suspend the findings of juvenile delinquency, enter an order of restitution pursuant to section 3556, place him on probation, or commit him to official detention. With respect to release or detention pending an appeal or a petition for a writ of certiorari after disposition, the court shall proceed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 207. "(h) The term for which probation may be ordered for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not extend— "(1) in the case of a juvenile who is less than eighteen years old, beyond the lesser of— "(A) the date when the juvenile becomes twenty-one years old; or "(B) the maximum term that would be authorized by section 3561(b) if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an adult; or "(2) in the case of a juvenile who is between eighteen and twenty-one years old, beyond the lesser of— "(A) three years; or "(B) the maximum term that would be authorized by section 3561(b) if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an adult. The provisions dealing with probation set forth in sections 3563, 3564, and 3565 are applicable to an order placing a juvenile on probation. "(c) The term for which official detention may be ordered for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not extend— "(1) in the case of a juvenile who is less than eighteen years old, beyond the lesser of— "(A) the date when the juvenile becomes twenty-one years old; or "(B) the maximum term of imprisonment that would be authorized by section 35810^) if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an adult; or "(2) in the case of a juvenile who is between eighteen and twenty-one years old— "(A) who if convicted as an adult would be convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony, beyond five years; or

Children and youth. ^^ ^^ ^^^'^•

Post, p. 2019.

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