AMENDMENT 796

Amendment: The Commentary to §1B1.11 captioned “Background” is amended by striking “144 S. Ct.” and inserting “133 S. Ct.”.

The Commentary to §2B4.1 captioned “Statutory Provisions” is amended by striking “41 U.S.C. §§ 53, 54” and inserting “41 U.S.C. §§ 8702, 8707”.

The Commentary to §2B4.1 captioned “Background” is amended by striking “41 U.S.C. §§ 51, 53–54” and inserting “41 U.S.C. §§ 8702, 8707”.

The Commentary to §2C1.8 captioned “Statutory Provisions” is amended by striking “2 U.S.C.” and all that follows through “441k;” and after “18 U.S.C. § 607” inserting “; 52 U.S.C. §§ 30109(d), 30114, 30116, 30117, 30118, 30119, 30120, 30121, 30122, 30123, 30124(a), 30125, 30126”; and by striking “Statutory Index (Appendix A)” and inserting “Appendix A (Statutory Index)”.

The Commentary to §2C1.8 captioned “Application Notes” is amended in Note 1 by striking “2 U.S.C. § 441e(b)” and inserting “52 U.S.C. § 30121(b)”; by striking “2 U.S.C. § 431 et seq” and inserting “52 U.S.C. § 30101 et seq.”; and by striking “(2 U.S.C. § 431(8) and (9))” and inserting “(52 U.S.C. § 30101(8) and (9))”.

Section 2D1.11(e)(7) is amended in the line referenced to Norpseudoephedrine by striking “400” and inserting “400 G”.

The Commentary to §2H2.1 captioned “Statutory Provisions” is amended by striking “42 U.S.C. §§ 1973i, 1973j(a), (b)” and inserting “52 U.S.C. §§ 10307, 10308(a), (b)”.

The Commentary to §2H4.2 captioned “Application Notes” is amended in Note 2 by striking “et. seq.” and inserting “et seq.”.

The Commentary to §2M3.9 is amended by striking “§ 421” each place such term appears and inserting “§ 3121”; and by striking “§ 421(d)” and inserting “§ 3121(d)”.

The Commentary following §3D1.5 captioned “Illustrations of the Operation of the Multiple-Count Rules” is amended by striking the heading as follows:

“ Illustrations of the Operation of the Multiple-Count Rules”,

and inserting the following new heading:

“ Concluding Commentary to Part D of Chapter Three

Illustrations of the Operation of the Multiple-Count Rules”;

in Example 1 by striking “convicted on” and inserting “convicted of”; and by striking “$12,000” and inserting “$21,000”;

in Example 2 by striking “Defendant C” and inserting “Defendant B”; by striking “convicted on” and inserting “convicted of”; and by striking “offense level for bribery (22)” and inserting “offense level for bribery (20)”;

and in Example 3 by striking “Defendant D” and inserting “Defendant C”; by striking “$27,000”, “$12,000”, “$15,000”, and “$20,000” and inserting “$1,000” in each place such terms appear; by striking “$74,000” and inserting “$4,000”; and by striking “16” both places such term appears and inserting “9”.

The Commentary to §5E1.2 captioned “Application Notes” is amended in Note 5 by striking “2 U.S.C. § 437g(d)(1)(D)” and inserting “52 U.S.C. § 30109(d)(1)(D)”; and by striking “2 U.S.C. § 441f” and inserting “52 U.S.C. § 30122”.

Appendix A (Statutory Index) is amended by striking the following line references:

“2 U.S.C. § 437g(d)                          2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 439a                                2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441a                                2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441a-1                            2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441b                                2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441c                                2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441d                                2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441e                                2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441f                                 2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441g                                2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441h(a)                            2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441i                                 2C1.8

2 U.S.C. § 441k                                2C1.8”,

and inserting at the end the following new line references:

“52 U.S.C. § 30109(d)                      2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30114                            2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30116                            2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30117                            2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30118                            2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30119                            2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30120                            2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30121                            2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30122                            2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30123                            2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30124(a)                        2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30125                            2C1.8

52 U.S.C. § 30126                            2C1.8”;

by striking the following line references:

“42 U.S.C. § 1973i(c)                       2H2.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973i(d)                        2H2.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973i(e)                        2H2.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973j(a)                        2H2.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973j(b)                        2H2.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973j(c)                        2X1.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973aa                         2H2.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-1                     2H2.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-1a                   2H2.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-3                     2H2.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973bb                        2H2.1

42 U.S.C. § 1973gg-10                   2H2.1”,

and inserting after the line referenced to 50 U.S.C. App. § 2410 the following new line references:

“52 U.S.C. § 10307(c)                      2H2.1

52 U.S.C. § 10307(d)                       2H2.1

52 U.S.C. § 10307(e)                       2H2.1

52 U.S.C. § 10308(a)                       2H2.1

52 U.S.C. § 10308(b)                       2H2.1

52 U.S.C. § 10308(c)                       2X1.1

52 U.S.C. § 10501                           2H2.1

52 U.S.C. § 10502                           2H2.1

52 U.S.C. § 10503                           2H2.1

52 U.S.C. § 10505                           2H2.1

52 U.S.C. § 10701                           2H2.1

52 U.S.C. § 20511                           2H2.1”;

and by striking the line referenced to 50 U.S.C. § 421 and inserting after the line referenced to 50 U.S.C. § 1705 the following new line reference:

“50 U.S.C. § 3121                            2M3.9”.

Reason for Amendment: This amendment makes certain technical changes to the Guidelines Manual.

First, the amendment sets forth technical changes to reflect the editorial reclassification of certain sections in the United States Code. Effective February 2014, the Office of the Law Revision Counsel transferred provisions relating to voting and elections from titles 2 and 42 to a new title 52. It also transferred provisions of the National Security Act of 1947 from one place to another in title 50. To reflect the new section numbers of the reclassified provisions, changes are made to—

(1) the Commentary to §2C1.8 (Making, Receiving, or Failing to Report a Contribution, Donation, or Expenditure in Violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act; Fraudulently Misrepresenting Campaign Authority; Soliciting or Receiving a Donation in Connection with an Election While on Certain Federal Property);

(2) the Commentary to §2H2.1 (Obstructing an Election or Registration);

(3) the Commentary to §2M3.9 (Disclosure of Information Identifying a Covert Agent);

(4) Application Note 5 to §5E1.2 (Fines for Individual Defendants); and

(5) Appendix A (Statutory Index).

Second, it makes stylistic and technical changes to the Commentary following §3D1.5 (Determining the Total Punishment) captioned “Illustrations of the Operation of the Multiple-Count Rules” to better reflect its purpose as a concluding commentary to Part D of Chapter Three.

Finally, it makes clerical changes to—

(1) the Background Commentary to §1B1.11 (Use of Guidelines Manual in Effect on Date of Sentencing (Policy Statement)), to correct a typographical error in a U.S. Reports citation;

(2) the Commentary to §2B4.1 (Bribery in Procurement of Bank Loan and Other Commercial Bribery), to correct certain United States Code citations to correspond with their respective references in Appendix A that were revised by Amendment 769 (effective November 1, 2012);

(3) subsection (e)(7) to §2D1.11 (Unlawfully Distributing, Importing, Exporting or Possessing a Listed Chemical; Attempt or Conspiracy), to add a missing measurement unit to the line referencing Norpseudoephedrine; and

(4) Application Note 2 to §2H4.2 (Willful Violations of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act), to correct a typographical error in an abbreviation.

Effective Date: The effective date of this amendment is November 1, 2015.