[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2650 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2650

To amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate certain sentencing 
                     inequities for drug offenders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 1995

  Mr. Heineman (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
Chabot, and Mr. Hoke) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate certain sentencing 
                     inequities for drug offenders.

    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 ``Mandatory Federal Prison Drug 
Treatment Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SENTENCING INEQUITIES FOR DRUG OFFENDERS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 3621(e)(2)(B) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Eligibility for good time.--If a prisoner is 
                eligible for the substance abuse treatment program, 
                good time credit for that prisoner under section 
                3624(b) shall not vest unless the prisoner successfully 
                completes such program, and remains drug free after the 
                completion of the program.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3624(b) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Credit under this subsection for a prisoner who is 
        eligible for a residential treatment program under section 
        3621(e), shall be limited in accordance with section 
        3621(e)(2)(B).''.
    (c) Eligibility.--Clause (ii) of section 3621(e)(5)(B) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) within 24 months of the date of 
                        release; and''.
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