HR 79 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 4, 2007

Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland 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 concernedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. TRAFFICKING.

(a) 50-Gram Penalty- Section 401(b)(1)(A) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in clause (ii), by striking `5 kilograms' and inserting `50 grams'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking clause (iii).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) 5-Gram Penalty- Section 401(b)(1)(B) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(B)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in clause (ii), by striking `500 grams' and inserting `5 grams'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking clause (iii).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. POSSESSION.

Section 404(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844(a)) is amended by striking `cocaine base' and inserting `any controlled substance described in section 401(b)(1)(A)(ii)'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. IMPORT AND EXPORT.

(a) 50-Gram Penalty- Section 1010(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)(1)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking `5 kilograms' and inserting `50 grams'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking subparagraph (C).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) 5-Gram Penalty- Section 1010(b)(2) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)(2)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking `500 grams' and inserting `5 grams'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking subparagraph (C).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink