[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1593 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1593

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 1998

Mr. Allard (for himself and Mr. Breaux) 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 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 1998''.

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'';
            (2) by striking clause (iii); and
            (3) by redesignating clauses (iv) through (viii) as clauses 
        (iii) through (vii), respectively.
    (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'';
            (2) by striking clause (iii); and
            (3) by redesignating clauses (iv) through (viii) as clauses 
        (iii) through (vii), respectively.

SEC. 3. 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'';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (H) as 
        subparagraphs (C) through (G), respectively.
    (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'';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (H) as 
        subparagraphs (C) through (G), respectively.
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