---
title: "First Step Act Frequently Asked Questions — Good Conduct Time"
citation: "Federal Bureau of Prisons, First Step Act Frequently Asked Questions — Good Conduct Time"
authority_id: "AUTH-BOP-FSA-GCT-FAQ"
authority_type: "policy"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "nonbinding_official_guidance"
official_url: "https://www.bop.gov/inmates/fsa/faq.jsp"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-BOP-FSA-GCT-FAQ/"
legal_review: "2026-08-24"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# BOP First Step Act FAQ — Good Conduct Time

## Proposition supported

The Bureau identifies July 19, 2019 as the effective implementation date and describes the retroactive sentence-imposed calculation for covered offenses.

## Material limitation

The statute and regulation control over this public-facing guidance.

## Official source

<https://www.bop.gov/inmates/fsa/faq.jsp>


## Used in

- [18 U.S.C. § 3624(b) — Good Conduct Time](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/good-conduct-time.md)