Amends the Federal criminal code (the code) to require public disclosure of amounts paid to court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal…
Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Controlled Substances Act, with respect to the payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases.
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Amends the Federal criminal code (the code) to require public disclosure of amounts paid to court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases. Amends the Controlled Substances Act to require: (1) in capital cases, the rate of compensation paid to court-appointed attorneys to be not less than $75, and not more than $125, per hour for in-court and out-of-court time, with fees and expenses paid for investigative, expert, and other reasonably necessary services authorized at the rates and in the amounts authorized under the code; and (2) public disclosure of such amounts paid.
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