[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 332 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 332

 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances 
Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and 
                        crack cocaine offenses.


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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, 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 amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances 
Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and 
                        crack cocaine offenses.

    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 ``Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty 
Equalization Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. TRAFFICKING.

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

SEC. 3. POSSESSION.

    Section 404(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844(a)) 
is amended by striking ``cocaine base'' and inserting ``any controlled 
substance described in section 401(b)(1)(A)(ii)''.

SEC. 4. IMPORT AND EXPORT.

    (a) 50-Gram Penalty.--Section 1010(b)(1) of the Controlled 
Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``5 kilograms'' and 
        inserting ``50 grams''; and
            (2) by striking out subparagraph (C).
    (b) 5-Gram Penalty.--Section 1010(b)(2) of the Controlled 
Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``500 grams'' and 
        inserting ``5 grams''; and
            (2) by striking out subparagraph (C).
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