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SELECTED SENTENCING STATUTES

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STOP COUNTERFEITING IN MANUFACTURED GOODS ACT (PUB. L. 109-181)

Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels, Goods, or Services (Section 2318 or 2320 Offenses). Pub. L. 109–181, § 1(c), March 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 285, provided:

“(c) Sentencing Guidelines.—

(1) Review and Amendment.—Not later than 180 days 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, and in accordance with this subsection, shall review and, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of any offense under section 2318 or 2320 of title 18, United States Code.

(2) Authorization.—The United States Sentencing 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.

(3) Responsibilities of United States Sentencing Commission.—In carrying out this subsection, the United States Sentencing Commission shall determine whether the definition of ‘infringement amount’ set forth in application note 2 of section 2B5.3 of the Federal sentencing guidelines is adequate to address situations in which the defendant has been convicted of one of the offenses listed in paragraph (1) and the item in which the defendant trafficked was not an infringing item but rather was intended to facilitate infringement, such as an anti-circumvention device, or the item in which the defendant trafficked was infringing and also was intended to facilitate infringement in another good or service, such as a counterfeit label, documentation, or packaging, taking into account cases such as U.S. v. Sung, 87 F.3d 194 (7th Cir. 1996).”

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