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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 2153 (Introduced in House) — To reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors, to eliminate the increased penalties for cocaine offenses w... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Emergency authority for United States Sentencing Commission

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As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Sentencing Commission, pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, shall review and, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to any person convicted of an offense affected by section 2, 3, or 4. In carrying out subsection (a), the Commission may amend the Federal sentencing guidelines in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987 ( 28 U.S.C. 994 note) as though the authority under that section had not expired.
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