[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1919 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1919

 To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to prohibit 
 the use of an imported controlled substance (including flunitrazepam) 
              to commit a felony, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 1996

 Mr. Coverdell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to prohibit 
 the use of an imported controlled substance (including flunitrazepam) 
              to commit a felony, 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. USE OF AN IMPORTED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO COMMIT A FELONY.

    (a) In General.--The Controlled Substances Import and Export Act is 
amended (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 1011 
the following:

``SEC. 1011A. USE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO COMMIT A FELONY.

    ``Any person who, in furtherance of the commission or attempted 
commission of a felony under Federal or State law, administers or 
causes to be administered to any person, without the consent of that 
person, an imported controlled substance (including flunitrazepam) 
shall, in addition to any punishment provided for that felony, be 
imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years, fined 
under title 18, United States Code, or both.''.
    (b) Federal and State Coordination.--The United States Attorney 
shall coordinate the prosecution of any defendant charged with an 
offense under section 1011A of the Controlled Substances Import and 
Export Act, as added by subsection (a), with State and local law 
enforcement agencies in order to ensure swift and appropriate 
punishment.
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