[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2962 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2962

   To prevent the abuse of the illegal drug commonly called ecstasy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2003

 Mr. Pascrell (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Etheridge, and 
 Mr. Capuano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
  the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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 prevent the abuse of the illegal drug commonly called ecstasy.

    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 ``Ecstasy Awareness Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. PROFITING FROM RAVES.

     Section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Whoever profits monetarily from a rave or similar electronic 
dance event, knowing or having reason to know that the unlawful use or 
distribution of a controlled substance occurs at the rave or similar 
event, shall be fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned not more 
than 20 years, or both. If the defendant is an organization, the fine 
imposable for the offense is not more than $2,000,000.''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR PROSECUTION OF ECSTASY OFFENSES.

    In addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
such purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney 
General $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 to make grants to provide 
training to State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agents for 
prosecution of ecstasy offenses.

SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT OR REDUCE THE USE 
              OF ECSTASY.

    Section 4115(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7115(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) include activities to prevent or reduce the 
                use of the illegal drug commonly called ecstasy.''.
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