[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 113 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6536-S6537]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SAVING KIDS FROM DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2010
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 477, S. 258.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The clerk will state the bill by title.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 258) to amend the Controlled Substances Act to
provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled
substances to minors.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, with an
amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Kids From Dangerous
Drugs Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. OFFENSES INVOLVING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MARKETED TO
MINORS.
Section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
841) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Offenses Involving Controlled Substances Marketed to
Minors.--
``(1) Unlawful acts.--Except as authorized under this
title, including paragraph (3), it shall be unlawful for any
person at least 18 years of age to knowingly or intentionally
manufacture or create, with intent to manufacture, create,
distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance listed in
schedule I or II that is--
``(A) combined with a candy product;
``(B) marketed or packaged to appear similar to a candy
product; and
``(C) modified by flavoring or coloring the controlled
substance with the intent to distribute, dispense, or sell
the controlled substance to a person under 18 years of age.
``(2) Penalties.--Except as provided in section 418, 419,
or 420, any person who violates paragraph (1) of this
subsection shall be subject to--
``(A) 2 times the maximum punishment and at least 2 times
any term of supervised release authorized by subsection (b)
of this section for a first offense involving the same
controlled substance and schedule; and
``(B) 3 times the maximum punishment and at least 3 times
any term of supervised release authorized by subsection (b)
of this section for a second or subsequent offense involving
the same controlled substance and schedule.
``(3) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
controlled substance that--
``(A) has been approved by the Secretary under section 505
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355),
if the contents, marketing, and packaging of the controlled
substance have not been altered from the form approved by the
Secretary; or
``(B) has been altered at the direction of a practitioner
who is acting for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual
course of professional practice.''.
SEC. 3. SENTENCING GUIDELINES.
Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28,
United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the
United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend
the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to
ensure that the guidelines provide an appropriate additional
penalty increase of up to 3 offense levels above the sentence
otherwise applicable in Part D of the Guidelines Manual if
the defendant was convicted of a violation of section 401(h)
of the Controlled Substances Act, as added by section 2 of
this Act.
Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
committee-reported substitute be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be
read the third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon
the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statement
related to the bill be printed in the Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
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The bill (S. 258), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.
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