Appendix B - Selected Sentencing Statutes
Appendix B | GUIDELINES MANUAL | November 1, 2005 |
(Added Pub.L. 98-473, Title II, § 217(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2026, and amended Pub.L. 100-690, Title VII, § 7106(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4418; Pub.L. 101-650, Title III, § 325(b)(6), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5121; Pub.L. 103-322, Title XXVIII, § 280005(c)(5), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2097; Pub. L. 106-518, Title III, § 302(a), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2416.)
EDITORIAL NOTES
Effective Date. Section effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 235(a)(1)(B)(i) of Pub.L. 98-473, set out as a note under section 3551 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Accrued or Accumulated Leave. Pub. L. 106–518, § 302(b), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2417, provided that: "Any leave that an individual accrued or accumulated (or that otherwise became available to such individual) under the leave system of the United States Sentencing Commission and that remains unused as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall, on and after such date, be treated as leave accrued or accumulated (or that otherwise became available to such individual) under chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code."
§ 997. Annual report
The Commission shall report annually to the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Congress, and the President of the United States on the activities of the Commission.
(Added Pub.L. 98-473, Title II, § 217(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2026.)
EDITORIAL NOTES
Effective Date. Section effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 235(a)(1)(B)(i) of Pub.L. 98-473, set out as a note under section 3551 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
§ 998. Definitions
As used in this chapter
(a) "Commission" means the United States Sentencing Commission;
(b) "Commissioner" means a member of the United States Sentencing Commission;
(c) "guidelines" means the guidelines promulgated by the Commission pursuant to section 994(a) of this title; and
(d) "rules and regulations" means rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission pursuant to section 995 of this title.
(Added Pub.L. 98-473, Title II, § 217(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2026.)
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