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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2657 

To reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors, to eliminate the 

increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is 

cocaine base, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 24, 2014 

Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors, to 

eliminate the increased penalties for cocaine offenses 

where the cocaine involved is cocaine base, and for other 

purposes. 

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 ‘‘Reclassification to En5 sure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2014’’ or the 

6 ‘‘RESET Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RECLASSIFICATION OF LOW-LEVEL FELONIES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of the Controlled Sub3 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 841 et seq.) is amended— 

4 (1) in section 404(a) (21 U.S.C. 844(a))— 

5 (A) in the fourth sentence— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘1 year’’; 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘$2,500’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘$1,000’’; 

10 (iii) by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘1 year’’; and 

12 (iv) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘$1,000’’; and 

14 (B) by striking the fifth sentence; and 

15 (2) in section 422(b) (21 U.S.C. 863(b)), by 

16 striking ‘‘three years’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year’’. 

17 (b) ELIMINATION OF INCREASED PENALTIES FOR

18 COCAINE OFFENSES WHERE THE COCAINE INVOLVED IS

19 COCAINE BASE.— 

20 (1) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.—The fol21 lowing provisions of the Controlled Substances Act 

22 (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) are repealed: 

23 (A) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A). 

24 (B) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B). 

25 (2) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND

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1 trolled Substances Import and Export Act (21 

2 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are repealed: 

3 (A) Subparagraph (C) of section 

4 1010(b)(1). 

5 (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 

6 1010(b)(2). 

7 SEC. 3. WEIGHING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MIXED 

8 WITH FOOD PRODUCTS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of the Controlled Sub10 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 841 et seq.) is amended by adding 

11 at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 424. WEIGHING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MIXED 

13 WITH FOOD PRODUCTS. 

14 ‘‘In determining the weight of a controlled substance 

15 or mixture of controlled substances that is in compound 

16 with a food product for purposes of this title or title III, 

17 the weight of the food product shall not be included.’’. 

18 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

19 The table of contents for the Controlled Substances Act 

20 (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the 

21 item relating to section 423 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 424. Weighing of controlled substances mixed with food products.’’. 

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