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AMENDMENT 290

Amendment: Section 5K1.1 is amended by deleting "made a good faith effort to provide" and inserting in lieu thereof "provided".

Section 5K1.1(a) is amended in the first sentence by deleting "conduct" immediately following "of the following".

Reason for Amendment: The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the Commission’s intent that departures under this policy statement be based upon the provision of substantial assistance. The existing policy statement could be interpreted as requiring only a willingness to provide such assistance. The amendment also makes an editorial correction.

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