The list of proposed amendments is extensive. The amendments implement, among other things, the provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act.
Reader friendly version: http://www.ussc.gov/2007guid/jan2007UFPropamd.pdf
Federal Register Notice of Proposed Amendments, which includes a synopsis of each amendment: http://www.ussc.gov/FEDREG/JanFRPropAmd2007.pdf
The specific proposed amendments and issues for comment in this notice are as follows:
(A) proposed amendment to §§2A1.1 (First Degree Murder), 2A1.2 (Second Degree Murder),
2A1.3 (Voluntary Manslaughter), 2A1.4 (Involuntary Manslaughter), 2A2.1 (Assault with Intent
to Commit Murder; Attempted Murder), 2A2.2 (Aggravated Assault), 2A2.3 (Minor Assault),
2A2.4 (Obstructing or Impeding Officers), 2A5.2 (Interference with Flight Crew Member or
Flight Attendant; Interference with Dispatch, Operation, or Maintenance of Mass Transportation
Vehicle or a Ferry), 2A6.1 (Threatening or Harrassing Communications; Hoaxes), 2B1.1 (Fraud,
Theft, and Property Damage), 2C1.1 (Offering, Giving, Soliciting, or Receiving a Bribe;
Extortion Under Color of Official Right; Fraud Involving the Deprivation of the Intangible Right
to Honest Services of Public Officials; Conspiracy to Defraud by Interference with
Governmental Functions), 2B2.3 (Trespass), 2K1.4 (Arson; Property Damage by Use of
Explosives), 2M6.1 (Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons, and Other Weapons of Mass
Destruction), 2Q1.1 (Knowing Endangerment Resulting From Mishandling Hazardous or Toxic
Substances, Pesticides or Other Pollutants), 2X1.1 (Attempt, Solicitation, or Conspiracy (Not
Covered by a Specific Offense Guideline)), 2X5.2 (Class A Misdemeanor Offenses (Not
Covered by a Specific Offense Guideline)), Appendix A, and issues for comment regarding
implementation of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, Pub. L.
109–177 (hereinafter the "PATRIOT Act") and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, Pub. L. 109–59, as these laws pertain to
transportation offenses; (B) proposed amendment to Chapter Two, Parts A and G, §§2A3.1
(Criminal Sexual Abuse; Attempt to Commit Criminal Sexual Abuse), 2A3.3 (Criminal Sexual
Abuse of a Ward or Attempt to Commit Such Acts), 2A3.4 (Abusive Sexual Contact or Attempt
to Commit Abusive Sexual Contact), 2G1.1 (Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited
Sexual Conduct with an Individual Other than a Minor), 2G1.3 (Promoting a Commercial Sex
Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with a Minor; Transportation of Minors to Engage in a
Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct), 2G2.5 (Recordkeeping Offenses Involving
the Production of Sexually Explicit Materials; Failure to Provide Required Marks in Commercial
Electronic Email), 2G3.1 (Importing, Mailing, or Transporting Obscene Matter; Transferring
Obscene Matter to a Minor; Misleading Domain Names), 2H3.1 (Interception of
Communications; Eavesdropping; Disclosure of Tax Return Information), 2J1.2 (Obstruction of
Justice), 4B1.5 (Repeat and Dangerous Sex Offender Against Minors), 5B1.3 (Conditions of
Probation), 5D1.2 (Term of Supervised Release), 5D1.3 (Conditions of Supervised Release),
Appendix A, and issues for comment regarding implementation of the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109–248 (hereinafter the "Adam Walsh Act"); (C)
proposed amendment to re-promulgate as a permanent amendment the temporary, emergency
amendment to §2B5.3 (Criminal Infringement of Copyright or Trademark), effective
September 12, 2006 (see USSG Supplement to Appendix C (Amendment 682)), and issues for
comment regarding implementation of the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act, Pub.
L. 109–181; (D) proposed amendment to Chapter Two, Parts D and X, §§2A1.1, 2A1.2, 2B1.1,
2B1.5 (Theft of, Damage to, or Destruction of Cultural Heritage Resources; Unlawful Sale,
Purchase, Exchange, Transportation, or Receipt of Cultural Heritage Resources), 2D1.1
(Unlawful Manufacturing, Importing, Exporting, or Trafficking (Including Possession with
Intent to Commit These Offenses); Attempt or Conspiracy), 2E4.1 (Unlawful Conduct Relating
to Contraband Cigarettes), 2K1.3 (Unlawful Receipt, Possession, or Transportation of Explosive
Materials; Prohibited Transactions Involving Explosive Materials), 2K1.4, 2M5.3 (Providing
Material Support or Resources to Designated Foreign Terrorism Organizations of For a Terrorist
Purpose), 2M6.1, 2Q2.1 (Offenses Involving Fish, Wildlife, and Plants), 2X1.1, 2X2.1 (Aiding
and Abetting), 2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact), Appendix A, and issues for comment regarding
implementation of the PATRIOT Act and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
Act, 2007, Pub. L. 109–295, as these laws pertain to terrorism offenses and border protection; (E) proposed amendment to §§2D1.1, 2D1.11 (Unlawfully Distributing, Importing, Exporting, or
Possessing a Listed Chemical; Attempt or Conspiracy), Appendix A (Statutory Index), and
issues for comment regarding implementation of the PATRIOT Act and the Adam Walsh Act as
these laws pertain to drug offenses; (F) proposed amendment to §§2L1.1 (Smuggling,
Transporting, or Harboring an Unlawful Alien), 2L1.2 (Unlawfully Entering or Remaining in the
United States), 2L2.1 (Trafficking in a Document Relating to Naturalization, Citizenship, or
Legal Resident Status, or a United States Passport; False Statement in Respect to the Citizenship
or Immigration Status of Another; Fraudulent Marriage to Assist Alien to Evade Immigration
Law), and 2L2.2 (Fraudulently Acquiring Documents Relating to Naturalization, Citizenship, or
Legal Resident Status for Own Use; False Personation or Fraudulent Marriage by Alien to Evade
Immigration Law; Fraudulently Acquiring or Improperly Using a United States Passport); (G)(1)
proposed amendment to §2B2.3 (Trespass) to implement the Respect for America’s Fallen
Heroes Act, Pub. L. 109–228; (2) proposed amendment to §2H3.1 to implement the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–162; and
(3) issue for comment regarding implementation of the SAFE Port Act, Pub. L. 109–347; (H)
proposed amendment to (1) §§2B1.1, 2D1.11, 2K2.1 (Unlawful Receipt, Possession, or
Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition; Prohibited Transactions Involving Firearms or
Ammunition), and 2L1.1 to correct typographical errors; and (2) Chapter Three, Part D
(Introductory Commentary) and §3D1.1 (Procedure for Determining Offense Level on Multiple
Counts)to address cases involving multiple counts contained in multiple indictments; (I) issue for
comment regarding §1B1.13 (Reduction in Term of Imprisonment as a Result of Motion by
Director of Bureau of Prisons); (J) issues for comment regarding application of certain criminal
history rules under §4A1.2 (Definitions and Instructions for Computing Criminal History); (K) issue for comment regarding implementation of section 4 of the Telephone Records and Privacy
Protection Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109–476, which provides the Commission with emergency
amendment authority to amend the guidelines applicable to persons convicted of an offense
under 18 U.S.C. § 1039; and (L) issue for comment regarding federal cocaine sentencing policy.