[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[H.R. 313 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 222
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 313

                      [Report No. 112-324, Part I]

  To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who 
enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic 
 illegal controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in 
   conduct within the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking 
 outside the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2011

    Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself and Mr. Schiff) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
 and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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

                           December 12, 2011

     Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           December 12, 2011

   The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed


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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who 
enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic 
 illegal controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in 
   conduct within the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking 
 outside the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.


 


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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Trafficking Safe 
Harbor Elimination Act of 2011''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT TO CLARIFY 
              CONSPIRACIES CONDUCTED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES MAY BE 
              CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED IN THE UNITED STATES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 406 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
846) is amended by--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) inserting ``(a)'' before ``Any''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) inserting at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Whoever, within the United States, conspires with 
one or more persons, or aids or abets one or more persons, regardless 
of where such other persons are located, to engage in conduct at any 
place outside the United States that would constitute a violation of 
this title if committed within the United States, shall be subject to 
the same penalties that would apply to such conduct if it were to occur 
within the United States.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor 
Elimination Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT TO CLARIFY 
              CONSPIRACIES CONDUCTED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES MAY BE 
              CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED IN THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 406 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 846) is 
amended by--
            (1) inserting ``(a)'' before ``Any''; and
            (2) inserting at the end the following:
    ``(b) Whoever, within the United States, conspires with one or more 
persons, or aids or abets one or more persons, regardless of where such 
other persons are located, to engage in conduct at any place outside 
the United States that would constitute a violation of this title, 
other than a violation of section 404(a), if committed within the 
United States, shall be subject to the same penalties that would apply 
to such conduct if it were to occur within the United States.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 222

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 313

                      [Report No. 112-324, Part I]

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                                 A BILL

  To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who 
enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic 
 illegal controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in 
   conduct within the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking 
 outside the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 12, 2011

     Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment

                           December 12, 2011

   The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed