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Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Official Commentary. Pursuant to section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission hereby submits to the Congress the following amendments to the sentencing guidelines and the reasons therefor. As authorized by such section, the Commission specifies an effective date of November 1, 2003, for these amendments. (PDF)

Supplement to the 2002 Guidelines Manual. This supplement incorporates the following: (1) emergency guideline amendments to §§2B1.1, 2E5.3, 2J1.2, 2T4.1, 3D1.2, 5E1.2, and Appendix A (Statutory Index), effective January 25, 2003; (2) the emergency promulgation of §2C1.8, effective January 25, 2003; (3) guideline amendments to §§2G2.2, 2G2.4, 3E1.1, 4B1.5, 5H1.6, 5K2.0, 5K2.13, and 5K2.20, and the promulgation of §5K2.22, made directly by Public Law 108-21 and effective April 30, 2003; and (4) guideline amendments to §2A4.1 made directly by Public Law 108-21 and effective May 30, 2003. This document supercedes the January 25, 2003 Supplement, and, when used in conjunction with the 2002 Guidelines Manual (dark teal cover), constitutes the operative Guidelines Manual effective April 30, 2003.

Increased Penalties Under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. (January 2003) This report was submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1104(a)(3) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Public Law 107-204 (.PDF).

Supplement to the 2002 Guidelines Manual. Amendments to the sentencing guidelines have been promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission under emergency amendment authority granted by Congress. These new guidelines implement provisions under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002. The effective date is January 25, 2003.

Federal Register Notice - Published - January 22, 2003: Notice of promulgation of temporary, emergency amendments to the sentencing guidelines and commentary. (Published in the Federal Register on January 22, 2003).

Federal Register Notice - Published - January 17, 2003: Notice of proposed amendments to sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. Request for public comment, including public comment regarding retroactive application of any of the proposed amendments. Deadline: Written public comment regarding the proposed amendments set forth in this notice, including public comment regarding retroactive application of any of these proposed amendments, should be received by the Commission not later than March 17, 2003. (Published in the Federal Register January 17, 2003.)

January 8, 2003, News Release: Sentencing Commission Stiffens Penalties for White Collar Criminals.

"Reader-friendly" version of 2002 Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Official Commentary (December 20, 2002) (.PDF format) This compilation contains unofficial text of proposed amendments to the sentencing guidelines and is provided only for the convenience of the user in the preparation of public comment. Official text of the proposed amendments can be found in the November 27, 2002 Federal Register (67 Fed. Reg. 70999) and the December 18, 2002 Federal Register (67 Fed. Reg. 77532).

Notice of proposed amendments to sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. Request for public comment, including public comment regarding retroactive application of any of the proposed amendments. Deadline for written comment is February 18, 2003. (Published December 18, 2002, in the Federal Register).

Survey of Article III Judges - A component of the fifteen year report on the U.S. Sentencing Commission's legislative mandate. (December 2002) (.PDF)

Notice of proposed temporary, emergency amendments to sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. Notice of intent to repromulgate temporary, emergency amendments as permanent, non-emergency amendments. Request for public comment. Deadline for written comment is December 18, 2002. (Published Nov. 27,2002, in the Federal Register). User Friendly Version.

Notice of proposed temporary, emergency amendments to sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. Notice of intent to repromulgate temporary, emergency amendments as permanent, non-emergency amendments. Request for public comment. Deadline for written comment is December 18, 2002. (Published Nov. 27,2002, in the Federal Register). User Friendly Version.

Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual and Appendices (2002). This manual contains the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements effective November 1, 2002.

Guidelines Commission Newsletter -The Commission's periodic newsletter, provides information on current Commission activities, research findings, proposed guideline amendments, training opportunities, and guideline application and legal issues. October 2002. (PDF)

Notice of final policy priorities for amendment cycle ending May 1, 2003. (Published in the Federal Register on September 3, 2002).

The 2001 Annual Report presents an overview of major Commission activities and accomplishments for fiscal year 2001. See the Commission's 2001 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics for descriptive figures, tables, and charts, and selected district, circuit, and national sentencing data.

The 2001 Federal Sentencing Statistics include a series of charts and tables with data showing the distribution of offense types, sentencing outcomes, and plea and departure rates for the entire population of federally sentenced offenders, and for the offenders in a particular circuit or district.

Request for Additional Public Comment by the ADVISORY GROUP ON ORGANIZATIONAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES (due October 5, 2002) and Notice by Advisory Group of Public Hearing on November 14, 2002. (August 21, 2002)

Public Comment Received in Response to Additional Public Comment Requested in August 2002. (October 15, 2002)

Highlights of Key Points: Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (Effective November 1, 2002 unless modified or rejected by Congress). (PDF) Prepared by the Office of Education and Sentencing Practice.

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