[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1361 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1361

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to treat drug offenses involving 
    crystal meth similarly to drug offenses involving crack cocaine.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 30, 2005

  Mr. Schumer 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 to treat drug offenses involving 
    crystal meth similarly to drug offenses involving crack cocaine.

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

SECTION 1. PENALTIES FOR CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Crystal Meth 
Act of 2005''.
    (b) Amendments to Controlled Substances Act.--Section 401(b)(1) of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (A)(viii) to read as follows:
            ``(viii) 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance 
        containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, 
        isomers, or salts of its isomers;''; and
            (2) by amending subparagraph (B)(viii) to read as follows:
            ``(viii) 5 grams or more of a mixture or substance 
        containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, 
        isomers, or salts of its isomers;''.
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