34 U.S.C. § 12101

Definitions

Unless otherwise provided, for purposes of this part—

(1)

the term “indeterminate sentencing” means a system by which—

(A)

the court may impose a sentence of a range defined by statute; and

(B)

an administrative agency, generally the parole board, or the court, controls release within the statutory range;

(2)

the term “part 1 violent crime” means murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports; and

(3)

the term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

( Pub. L. 103–322, title II, § 20101 , as added Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)] [title I, § 114(a)], Apr. 26, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1321 , 1321–15; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a) , May 2, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1327 .)