The committee chairman noted that efforts have been made to revise the bill, originally vetoed as part of a crime package, so that its provisions do not intrude into matters reserved to States under the Constitution. The Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, stated the DOJ's basic support of the bill, emphasizing that it would be of particular help to States with serious court congestion, prison overcrowding, and inadequate sentencing statutes. He suggested adding a section expressing the intent of Congress that no Federal prosecution should be brought unless the State or local prosecutor concurs or requests Federal prosecution. Committee members questioned the witness on the language of this provision, expressing concern that the law might be unconstitutional without it. The District Attorney from Wayne County also supported the bill, commenting that his jurisdiction would be happy to turn over cases to Federal prosecutors and that Michigan's habitual criminal statute was weak because it has no mandatory minimum sentence as does S. 52. He also discussed the impact of such a Federal law on State courts' sentencing practices. The document supplies witnesses' prepared statements and the text of S. 52, showing revisions in the original bill.