Appendix B - Selected Sentencing Statutes
November 1, 2005 | GUIDELINES MANUAL | Appendix B |
"(ii) if the resulting base offense level after an increase under clause (i) would be less than level 30, to not less than level 30.
"(3) Emergency authority to Sentencing Commission.—The United States Sentencing Commission shall promulgate amendments pursuant to this subsection as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987 (Public Law 100–182), as though the authority under that Act had not expired.
"(b) Effective date.—The amendments made pursuant to this section shall apply with respect to any offense occurring on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act."
Enhancement Punishment for Trafficking in List I Chemicals. Pub. L. 106–310, Div. B, Title XXXVI, § 3651, Oct. 17, 2000, 1143 Stat. 1238, provided that:
"(a) Amendments to Federal Sentencing Guidelines.—Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines in accordance with this section with respect to any violation of paragraph (1) or (2) of section 401(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(d)) involving a list I chemical and any violation of paragraph (1) or (3) of section 1010(d) of the Controlled Substance Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(d)) involving a list I chemical.
"(b) Ephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, and pseudoephedrine.—
"(1) In general.—In carrying this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall, with respect to each offense described in subsection (a) involving ephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or pseudoephedrine (including their salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers), review and amend its guidelines to provide for increased penalties such that those penalties corresponded to the quantity of controlled substance that could reasonably have been manufactured using the quantity of ephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or pseudoephedrine possessed or distributed.
"(2) Conversion ratios.—For the purposes of the amendments made by this subsection, the quantity of controlled substance that could reasonably have been manufactured shall be determined by using a table of manufacturing conversion ratios for ephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, and pseudoephedrine, which table shall be established by the Sentencing Commission based on scientific, law enforcement, and other data the Sentencing Commission considers appropriate.
"(c) Other list I chemicals.—In carrying this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall, with respect to each offense described in subsection (a) involving any list I chemical other than ephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or pseudoephedrine, review and amend its guidelines to provide for increased penalties such that those penalties reflect the dangerous nature of such offenses, the need for aggressive law enforcement action to fight such offenses, and the extreme dangers associated with unlawful activity involving methamphetamine and amphetamine, including—
"(1) the rapidly growing incidence of controlled substance manufacturing;
"(2) the extreme danger inherent in manufacturing controlled substances;
"(3) the threat to public safety posed by manufacturing controlled substances; and "(4) the recent increase in the importation, possession, and distribution of list I chemicals for the purpose of manufacturing controlled substances.
"(d) Emergency authority to Sentencing Commission.—The United States Sentencing Commission shall promulgate amendments pursuant to this section as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-182), as though the authority under that Act had not expired."
Enhanced Punishment of Ecstasy Traffickers. Pub. L. 106–310, Div. B, Title XXXVI, § 3663, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1242, provided that:
"(a) Amendment to Federal Sentencing Guidelines.—Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission (referred to in this section as the
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