To amend title 28, United States Code, to include a Federal Public or Community Defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission, and for other purposes.

This bill adds a Federal Public or Community Defender as a nonvoting member to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, increasing the total nonvoting members from one to two. The defender would be designated by the Defender Services Advisory Group and serve alongside existing ex officio nonvoting members. The change requires amending Title 28 of the U.S. Code and the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 to adjust the Commission’s structure to 10 total members (9 voting, 3 nonvoting). It directly affects the Commission’s composition but does not alter voting authority or sentencing policies.