[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 314 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 314

To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the death penalty for 
                             drug kingpins.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

 Mr. Solomon 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 modify the death penalty for 
                             drug kingpins.

    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 ``Drug Kingpin Death Penalty 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG KINGPINS.

    Section 3591(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``which involved not less than twice the quantity of 
controlled substance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) or twice the 
gross receipts described in subsection (b)(2)(B)''.
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