AMENDMENT 509

Amendment: The Commentary to §2D1.1 captioned "Application Notes" is amended in Note 7 by inserting the following additional sentences at the end:

"In addition, 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) provides an exception to the applicability of mandatory minimum sentences in certain cases. See §5C1.2 (Limitation on Applicability of Statutory Minimum Sentences in Certain Cases).".

The Commentary to §2D2.1 captioned "Background" is amended in the first paragraph by inserting "(statutory)" immediately following "Mandatory"; and by deleting "§5G1.1(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof:

"See §5G1.1(b). Note, however, that 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) provides an exception to the applicability of mandatory minimum sentences in certain cases. See §5C1.2 (Limitation on Applicability of Statutory Minimum Sentences in Certain Cases).".

Chapter Five, Part C, is amended by inserting an additional guideline with accompanying commentary as §5C1.2 (Limitation on Applicability of Statutory Minimum Sentences in Certain Cases).

Reason for Amendment: This amendment adds a new guideline as §5C1.2, and revises the commentary in §§2D1.1 and 2D1.2, to reflect the addition of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) by section 80001 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

Effective Date: The effective date of this amendment is September 23, 1994.