Sec. 502. Sentence of probation
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Subsection
(a)of section 3561 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Except as provided in paragraph (2), a defendant who has been found guilty of an offense may be sentenced to probation. A defendant may not be sentenced to probation if— the offense is a Class A or Class B felony and the defendant is an individual; the offense is an offense for which probation has been expressly precluded; or the defendant is sentenced at the same time to a term of imprisonment for the same or a different offense that is not a petty offense. The court shall sentence an otherwise eligible defendant to probation, if the defendant is a first-time Federal offender whose place of residence allows for Federal probation supervision and who did not engage in violent conduct as a part of the offense, unless the court, having considered the nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant, finds on the record that a term of probation would not be appropriate. However, a defendant convicted of a Federal sex offense, as described in section 111 of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, is not subject to a presumption of probation under this paragraph. .