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The Commission has organized this public comment by amendment as follows.

• Introductory comments
• Chapter 1–Part A
• Chapter 1–Part B
• USG §1B1.3
• §2A2.1
• §2B1.1 — raising the lower base offense level
• §2B1.1 — standard of loss
• §2B1.3
• §2B3.1
• §2B3.2
• §2B1.1 – bank robbery
• Guideline Item 14 — controlled substances
• §2D1.2
• §2D1.6
• §2D1.11
• §2F1.1
• §2G2.2 & §2G3.1 [child sex offenses]
• Chapter 2–Part H (Civil Rights)
• §2J1.6
• §2K1.4
• §2K2.6 – Firearms
• §2K2.1(b)(3)
• §2L1.1 – Unlawful Aliens
• §2M5.2
• Guideline Item 42
• Guideline Item 43
• §2P1.1
• §2X5.1 – Other Offenses
• §3A1.4 – Hate Crimes
• §3B – Role In the Offense
• §3B1.3 – Abuse of Trust
• §3C1.1 – Obstruction
• §3E – Acceptance of Responsibility
• §4A1.2 – Unconstitutional Convictions in the Criminal History Computation
• Item 62 – Expunged convictions
• §4A1.3 – Prior Similar Conduct
• Sentencing Table – Criminal History
• §5E1.1 – Requirement of Restitution
• §5E1.2 – Fines for Individual Defendants
• Item 67 – Specific Offender Characteristics
• §5K2.0 – Real Offense, etc.
• Revocation of Probationers and Supervised Releases
• Citizen/Inmate Letters

The above documents contain comment from the following authors:

• S. Thomas Noell, Jr., Chief US Probation Officer, Western District of North Carolina
• Judge Edward R. Becker, Chairman, Committee on Criminal Law, Judicial Conference
• Paul D. Borman, Chief Federal Defender, Legal Aid and Defender Association of Detroit
• Joe B. Brown, US Attorney, Middle District of TN
• Samuel J. Buffone, Chairperson, Committee on the USSC, American Bar Association
• Paul L. Maloney, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice
• John M. Shevlin, Supervising U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Florida
• Benson B. Weintraub, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Benjamin W. Bull, General Counsel, Citizens for Decency through Law, Inc.
• James P. Mueller, Legal Counsel, Children’s Legal Foundation & Alan E. Sears, Executive Director, CLF
• John R. Boyd, President, First Life Insurance Company
• Paul McGeady, General Counsel, Morality in Media, Inc.
• Robert Peters, Attorney, Morality in Media, Inc.
• Peggy M. Coleman, General Counsel, American Family Association
• Frank Wagner, citizen
• Bill Hoffman, President, Delmarva Citizens for Decency, Inc.
• Althea T. Simmons, Director/Chief Lobbyist, Washington Bureau, NAACP
• Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender
• Daniel M. Hartnett, Associate Director (Law Enforcement), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
• Jon O. Newman, Judge, Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• Benjamin F. Baer, Chairman, United States Parole Commission
• Charles P. Kocoras, Judge, Northern District of Illinois
• Keith A. Koenning, Chief Probation Officer, Northern District of Ohio
• Perry D. Mathis, Chief US Probation Officer, District of Kansas
• Barbara Meierhoefer, Ph. D.
• Federal Probation Officers Association
• Charlie E. Varnon, Chief US Probation Officer, Eastern District of California
• Various letters from citizens and inmates