[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 344 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 344

         To link recidivist penalties for certain drug crimes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 2005

  Mr. DeWine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
         To link recidivist penalties for certain drug crimes.

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

SECTION 1. PRIOR OFFENSES.

    (a) Distribution to Minors.--Section 418(b) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 859(b)) is amended by inserting ``, section 
419, or section 420'' after ``subsection (a) of this section''.
    (b) Distribution Near Schools.--Section 419(b) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 860(b)) is amended by inserting ``, section 
418, or section 420'' after ``subsection (a) of this section''.
    (c) Employment of Minors.--Section 420(c) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 861(c)) is amended by inserting ``, section 
418, or section 419'' after ``subsection (a) of this section''.
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