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Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter or section 242a(a) of Title 42, 1 no limitation shall be placed on the information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a person convicted of an offense which a court of the United States may receive and consider for the purpose of imposing an appropriate sentence under this subchapter or subchapter II.
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