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AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES MANUAL

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AMENDMENT 449

The Commentary to §2E1.4 captioned "Background" is amended by deleting:

"The statute does not require that a murder covered by this section has been committed. The maximum term of imprisonment authorized by statute ranges from five years to life imprisonment.",

and inserting in lieu thereof:

"This guideline and the statute to which it applies do not require that a murder actually have been committed.".

Reason for Amendment: This amendment makes editorial improvements, and deletes a reference to the length of the maximum term of imprisonment authorized by statute for the offense covered by this section that is no longer accurate.

Effective Date: The effective date of this amendment is November 1, 1992.