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authority type: statute
jurisdiction: federal_nationwide
publication status: official_preliminary_code
precedential status: binding
subsequent history: Official primary source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
negative treatment status: Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations: Use only for the bounded proposition and express limitations in the linked module.

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Linked modules

Calculation of a term of imprisonment

Holding or rule used

Federal sentence commencement and qualifying prior-custody credit without double credit.

Material limitation

Use only for the bounded proposition and limitations in the linked canonical modules. Individual custody, computation, program, placement, administrative, circuit, and remedy facts remain separate.

Official source and pinpoints

18 U.S.C. § 3585, § 3585(a)–(b): https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/18/3585