II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 132 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 4, 2007 Mr. Allard introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To end the trafficking of methamphetamines and precursor chemicals across the United States and its borders.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Methamphetamine Trafficking Enforcement Act of 2007.

2.

Findings and purpose

Congress finds— (1)legislation has been enacted to fight the domestic production of methamphetamine; (2)according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, between October 1, 2004 and January 11, 2005, there were 1,136 Federal offenders sentenced for methamphetamine-related charges in United States Courts and approximately 96 percent of these methamphetamine cases involved a trafficking offense; (3)according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, as much as 80 percent of the methamphetamine used in the United States comes from abroad; and (4)the goal of the United States should be to bolster efforts to stop the trafficking, manufacturing, and distributing of methamphetamine.

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Controlled substances Act amendment

(a)

In general

Section 408 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 848) is amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f)

Special provision for methamphetamine

For the purposes of subsection (b), in the case of a continuing criminal enterprise involving methamphetamine or its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by substituting 100 for 300, and paragraph (2)(B) shall be applied by substituting $1,000,000 for $10 million dollars. . (b)

Technical and conforming amendments

Section 408 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 848) is amended by striking subsections (q) and (s).

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Coordination of anti-methamphetamine activities with other countries

(a)

Multilateral and Bilateral negotiations

It is the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General of the United States, and the Secretary of Homeland Security should include ways to curb illicit use and shipment of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and similar chemicals in any multilateral or bilateral negotiations. (b)

Exchanges between the Drug Enforcement Administration and foreign law enforcement

It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration should collaborate with foreign law enforcement officials from countries that are known traffickers of methamphetamine or its precursor chemicals into the United States and establish a special investigative program to maximize education, training, and information sharing with respect to international trafficking and use of methamphetamine.

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Report to Congress on methamphetamine efforts on Indian reservations

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress regarding problems faced by Indian reservations with respect to methamphetamine trafficking and abuse, and recommendations regarding methods to address any such problems.