Pub.L. 111–84, Div. E, § 4713, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2843, provided:
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Sentencing Commission shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under Federal law.
The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) a compilation of all mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under Federal law;
(2) an assessment of the effect of mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under Federal law on the goal of eliminating unwarranted sentencing disparity and other goals of sentencing;
(3) an assessment of the impact of mandatory minimum sentencing provisions on the Federal prison population;
(4) an assessment of the compatibility of mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under Federal law and the sentencing guidelines system established under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473; 98 Stat. 1987) and the sentencing guidelines system in place after Booker v. United States, 543 U.S. 220 (2005);
(5) a description of the interaction between mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under Federal law and plea agreements;
(6) a detailed empirical research study of the effect of mandatory minimum penalties under Federal law;
(7) a discussion of mechanisms other than mandatory minimum sentencing laws by which Congress can take action with respect to sentencing policy; and
(8) any other information that the Commission determines would contribute to a thorough assessment of mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under Federal law.”
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