[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3671 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3671

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the death penalty for 
            smuggling certain drugs into the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 1998

 Mr. Mica (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Goode, and Mrs. 
   Myrick) 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 provide the death penalty for 
            smuggling certain drugs into the United States.

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

SECTION 1. DEATH PENALTY FOR SMUGGLING CERTAIN DRUGS INTO THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 545 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended in the 3rd undesignated paragraph by inserting ``, except that, 
if the merchandise involved is a controlled substance in schedule I or 
II established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act, the 
penalty shall be death'' before the period.
    (b) Applicable Death Penalty Procedures.--Section 408(g) of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 848(g)) is amended by inserting 
``or for any offense under section 545 of title 18, United States Code, 
for which the death penalty is provided'' before ``only if''.
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