[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3898 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3898

 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances 
  Import and Export Act to conform penalties for violations involving 
    certain amounts of methamphetamine to penalties for violations 
                involving similar amounts cocaine base.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 1998

Mr. Sessions (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
  Fossella, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Cook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
 Nethercutt, Mr. Ryun, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
 Goss, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Granger, 
 Mr. Souder, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
  Mica, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
 Scarborough, Mr. Portman, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Baker) 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 to conform penalties for violations involving 
    certain amounts of methamphetamine to penalties for violations 
                involving similar amounts cocaine base.

    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 ``Speed Trafficking Life In Prison Act 
of 1998''.

SEC. 2. METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING PENALTY ADJUSTMENTS.

    (a) Amendments to the Controlled Substances Act.--The Controlled 
Substances Act is amended--
            (1) in section 401(b)(1)(A)(viii) (21 U.S.C. 
        841(b)(1)(A)(viii)) by--
                    (A) striking ``100 grams'' and inserting ``50 
                grams''; and
                    (B) striking ``1 kilogram'' and inserting ``500 
                grams''; and
            (2) in section 401(b)(1)(B)(viii) (21 U.S.C. 
        841(b)(1)(B)(viii)) by--
                    (A) striking ``10 grams'' and inserting ``5 
                grams''; and
                    (B) striking ``100 grams'' and inserting ``50 
                grams''.
    (b) Amendments to the Controlled Substances Import and Export 
Act.--The Controlled Substances Import and Export Act is amended--
            (1) in section 1010(b)(1)(H) (21 U.S.C. 960(b)(1)(H)) by--
                    (A) striking ``100 grams'' and inserting ``50 
                grams''; and
                    (B) striking ``1 kilogram'' and inserting ``500 
                grams''; and
            (2) in section 1010(b)(2)(H) (21 U.S.C. 960(b)(2)(H)) by--
                    (A) striking ``10 grams'' and inserting ``5 
                grams''; and
                    (B) striking ``100 grams'' and inserting ``50 
                grams''.
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