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Death Knell For The First Amendment |
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Written by John Blazemore
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Tuesday, 21 December 1999 |
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SUBCHAPTER S EXPANSION [Page: S9089] S. 1428
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 `Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act of 1999'.
SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF AMPHETAMINE.
(a) Manufacture or Distribution of Substantial Quantities of Amphetamine: Subparagraph (A) of section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking `or' at the end of clause (vii);
(2) by adding `or' at the end of clause (viii); and
(3) by inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:
`(ix) 50 grams or more of amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical isomers or 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, or salts of its optical isomers;'.
(b) Manufacture or Distribution of Lesser Quantities of Amphetamine: Subparagraph (B) of such section 401(b)(1) is amended--
(1) by striking `or' at the end of clause (vii);
(2) by adding `or' at the end of clause (viii); and
(3) by inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:
`(ix) 5 grams or more of amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical isomers or 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, or salts of its optical isomers;'.
SEC. 3. IMPORT AND EXPORT OF AMPHETAMINE.
(a) Import or Export of Substantial Quantities of Amphetamine: Paragraph (1) of section 1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking `or' at the end of subparagraph (G);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (H) and inserting `; or'; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph:
`(I) 50 grams or more of amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical isomers or 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, or salts of its optical isomers;'.
(b) Import or Export of Lesser Quantities of Amphetamine: Paragraph (2) of such section 1010(b) is amended--
(1) by striking `or' at the end of subparagraph (G);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (H) and inserting `; or'; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph:
`(I) 5 grams or more of amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical isomers or 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, or salts of its optical isomers;'.
SEC. 4. ENHANCED PUNISHMENT OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND AMPHETAMINE LABORATORY OPERATORS.
(a) Federal Sentencing Guidelines:
(1) In general: Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines in accordance with paragraph (2) with respect to any offense relating to the manufacture, import, export, or traffick in amphetamine or methamphetamine (including an attempt or conspiracy to do any of the foregoing) in violation of--
(A) the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.);
(B) the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.); or
(C) the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1901 et seq.).
(2) Requirements: In carrying out this subsection, the United States Sentencing Commission shall, with respect to each offense described in paragraph (1)--
(A) increase the base offense level for the offense so that the base offense level is the same as the base offense level applicable to an identical amount of methamphetamine; or
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