[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3154 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3154

To increase the penalty for trafficking in powdered cocaine to the same 
 level as the penalty for trafficking in crack cocaine, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 1996

   Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To increase the penalty for trafficking in powdered cocaine to the same 
 level as the penalty for trafficking in crack cocaine, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.

    Section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
841(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``5 kilograms'' 
        and inserting ``50 grams''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``500 grams'' and 
        inserting ``5 grams''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SENTENCING GUIDELINES.

    Pursuant to section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the 
United States Sentencing Commission shall promulgate guidelines or 
amend existing guidelines to carry out this Act.
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