AMENDMENT 207

Amendment: Section 2Q1.5(b) is amended by deleting:

"(2) If the purpose of the offense was to influence government action or to extort money, increase by 8 levels.",

and by inserting the following additional subsection:

"(c) Cross Reference

(1) If the purpose of the offense was to influence government action or to extort money, apply §2B3.2 (Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage).".

Section 2Q1.5(b) is amended by deleting "Characteristics" and inserting in lieu thereof "Characteristic".

Reason for Amendment: The purposes of this amendment are to convert a specific offense characteristic to a cross-reference and render the guidelines internally more consistent.

Effective Date: The effective date of this amendment is November 1, 1989.