[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2657 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2657

To reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors, to eliminate 
the increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved 
                is cocaine base, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2014

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors, to eliminate 
the increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved 
                is cocaine base, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Reclassification to Ensure Smarter 
and Equal Treatment Act of 2014'' or the ``RESET Act''.

SEC. 2. RECLASSIFICATION OF LOW-LEVEL FELONIES.

    (a) In General.--Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
841 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 404(a) (21 U.S.C. 844(a))--
                    (A) in the fourth sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``2 years'' and inserting 
                        ``1 year'';
                            (ii) by striking ``$2,500'' and inserting 
                        ``$1,000'';
                            (iii) by striking ``3 years'' and inserting 
                        ``1 year''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$1,000''; and
                    (B) by striking the fifth sentence; and
            (2) in section 422(b) (21 U.S.C. 863(b)), by striking 
        ``three years'' and inserting ``1 year''.
    (b) Elimination of Increased Penalties for Cocaine Offenses Where 
the Cocaine Involved Is Cocaine Base.--
            (1) Controlled substances act.--The following provisions of 
        the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) are 
        repealed:
                    (A) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A).
                    (B) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B).
            (2) Controlled substances import and export act.--The 
        following provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and 
        Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are repealed:
                    (A) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1).
                    (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2).

SEC. 3. WEIGHING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MIXED WITH FOOD PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
841 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 424. WEIGHING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MIXED WITH FOOD PRODUCTS.

    ``In determining the weight of a controlled substance or mixture of 
controlled substances that is in compound with a food product for 
purposes of this title or title III, the weight of the food product 
shall not be included.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 423 the following:

``Sec. 424. Weighing of controlled substances mixed with food 
                            products.''.
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