Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 27/11/2001

Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts

Pursuant to section 994(a), (o), and (p) of title 28, United States Code, the Commission is considering promulgating certain amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the proposed amendments and, for each proposed amendment, a synopsis of the issues addressed by that amendment. Additionally, issues for comment follow proposed amendments 1, 2, and 4. The specific amendments proposed in this notice are summarized as follows: (1) Proposed amendment to provide a new guideline, Sec. 2B1.5, to cover a variety of offenses involving the theft of, damage to, destruction of, or illicit trafficking in cultural heritage resources, including national memorials, archaeological resources, national parks, and national historic landmarks; (2) proposed amendment to change statutory references in Appendix A (Statutory Index) to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. Secs. 78dd-1 through 78dd-3, from Sec. 2B4.1 (Bribery in Procurement of Bank Loan and Other Commercial Bribery) to Sec. 2C1.1 (Offering, Giving, Soliciting, or Receiving a Bribe; Extortion Under Color of Official Right); (3) proposed amendment to provide special rules in Sec.