[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 97 (Monday, July 24, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H6778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                H.R. __

                     (D.C. Appropriations, FY 2001)

                         Offered by: Mr. Tiahrt

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec. ____. (a) No person may distribute any needle or 
     syringe for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug in 
     any area of the District of Columbia which is within 1000 
     feet of a public or private day care center, elementary 
     school, vocational school, secondary school, college, junior 
     college, or university, or any public housing project, public 
     swimming pool, park, playground, video arcade, or youth 
     center, or an event sponsored by any such entity.
       (b) Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined not more 
     than $500 for each needle or syringe distributed in violation 
     of such subsection.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amount 
     collected by the District of Columbia pursuant to subsection 
     (b) shall be deposited in a separate account of the General 
     Fund of the District of Columbia and used exclusively to 
     carry out (either directly or by contract) drug prevention or 
     treatment programs. For purposes of this subsection, no 
     program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the 
     hypodermic injection of any illegal drug may be considered a 
     drug prevention or treatment program.