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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3035

To protect the public safety by imposing minimum, mandatory prison

sentences for drug crimes involving minors.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 9, 1993

Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary

A BILL

To protect the public safety by imposing minimum,

mandatory prison sentences for drug crimes involving minors.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Juveniles in Drug

5 Crime Prevention Act of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. LONGER PRISON SENTENCES FOR THOSE WHO

2 SELL ILLEGAL DRUGS TO MINORS OR FOR

3 USE OF MINORS IN DRUG TRAFFICKING AC4 TIVITIES.

5 (a) DISTRIBUTION TO PERSONS UNDER AGE 21.—

6 Section 418 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.

7 859) is amended—

8 (1) in subsection (a) by inserting after the sec9 ond sentence ‘‘Except to the extent a greater mini10 mum sentence is otherwise provided by section

11 401(b), a term of imprisonment under this sub12 section in a case involving distribution to a person

13 under eighteen years of age shall be not less than 10

14 years without release. Notwithstanding any other

15 provision of law, the court shall not place on proba16 tion or suspend the sentence of any person sen17 tenced under the preceding sentence and such per18 son shall not be released during the term of such

19 sentence.’’; and

20 (2) in subsection (b) by inserting after the sec21 ond sentence ‘‘Except to the extent a greater mini22 mum sentence is otherwise provided by section

23 401(b), a term of imprisonment under this sub24 section in a case involving distribution to a person

25 under eighteen years of age shall be a mandatory

26 term of life imprisonment without release. Notwith-
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1 standing any other provision of law, the court shall

2 not place on probation or suspend the sentence of

3 any person sentenced under the preceding sentence

4 and such person shall not be released during the

5 term of such sentence.’’.

6 (b) EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF

7 AGE.—Section 420 of the Controlled Substances Act (21

8 U.S.C. 861) is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Except to the

10 extent a greater minimum sentence is otherwise pro11 vided, a term of imprisonment under this subsection

12 shall be not less than one year.’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex13 cept to the extent a greater minimum sentence is

14 otherwise provided by section 401(b), a term of im15 prisonment under this subsection shall be not less

16 than 10 years without release. Notwithstanding any

17 other provision of law, the court shall not place on

18 probation or suspend the sentence of any person

19 sentenced under the preceding sentence and such

20 person shall not be released during the term of such

21 sentence.’’; and

22 (2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘Except to the

23 extent a greater minimum sentence is otherwise pro24 vided, a term of imprisonment under this subsection

25 shall be not less than one year.’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
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1 cept to the extent a greater minimum sentence is

2 otherwise provided by section 401(b), a term of im3 prisonment under this subsection shall be a manda4 tory term of life imprisonment without release. Not5 withstanding any other provision of law, the court

6 shall not place on probation or suspend the sentence

7 of any person sentenced under the preceding sen8 tence and such person shall not be released during

9 the term of such sentence.’’.

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