[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3035 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3035

  To protect the public safety by imposing minimum, mandatory prison 
              sentences for drug crimes involving minors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 1993

Mr. Gallegly introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
       to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To protect the public safety by imposing minimum, mandatory prison 
              sentences for drug crimes involving minors.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Juveniles in Drug Crime Prevention 
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. LONGER PRISON SENTENCES FOR THOSE WHO SELL ILLEGAL DRUGS TO 
              MINORS OR FOR USE OF MINORS IN DRUG TRAFFICKING 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Distribution to Persons Under Age 21.--Section 418 of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 859) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by inserting after the second 
        sentence ``Except to the extent a greater minimum sentence is 
        otherwise provided by section 401(b), a term of imprisonment 
        under this subsection in a case involving distribution to a 
        person under eighteen years of age shall be not less than 10 
        years without release. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the court shall not place on probation or suspend the 
        sentence of any person sentenced under the preceding sentence 
        and such person shall not be released during the term of such 
        sentence.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b) by inserting after the second 
        sentence ``Except to the extent a greater minimum sentence is 
        otherwise provided by section 401(b), a term of imprisonment 
        under this subsection in a case involving distribution to a 
        person under eighteen years of age shall be a mandatory term of 
        life imprisonment without release. Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the court shall not place on probation or 
        suspend the sentence of any person sentenced under the 
        preceding sentence and such person shall not be released during 
        the term of such sentence.''.
    (b) Employment of Persons Under 18 Years of Age.--Section 420 of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 861) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``Except to the extent a 
        greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided, a term of 
        imprisonment under this subsection shall be not less than one 
        year.'' and inserting ``Except to the extent a greater minimum 
        sentence is otherwise provided by section 401(b), a term of 
        imprisonment under this subsection shall be not less than 10 
        years without release. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the court shall not place on probation or suspend the 
        sentence of any person sentenced under the preceding sentence 
        and such person shall not be released during the term of such 
        sentence.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``Except to the extent a 
        greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided, a term of 
        imprisonment under this subsection shall be not less than one 
        year.'' and inserting ``Except to the extent a greater minimum 
        sentence is otherwise provided by section 401(b), a term of 
        imprisonment under this subsection shall be a mandatory term of 
        life imprisonment without release. Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the court shall not place on probation or 
        suspend the sentence of any person sentenced under the 
        preceding sentence and such person shall not be released during 
        the term of such sentence.''.

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