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Union Calendar No. 400 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3245 

[Report No. 111–670, Part I] 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances 

Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 16, 2009 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. WATERS, 

Mr. CONYERS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. NADLER of New York, Ms. ZOE

LOFGREN of California, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. WEINER, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 

Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. QUIGLEY) 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 concerned 

DECEMBER 1, 2010 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary 

DECEMBER 1, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. FILNER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 

SERRANO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. BRALEY of 

Iowa, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. AL GREEN of 

Texas, Mr. WATT, Mr. STARK, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CUMMINGS, 

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. CHU, Mr. 

ELLISON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 

California, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. KILPATRICK of 

Michigan, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. DRIEHAUS, and Mr. KISSELL


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DECEMBER 1, 2010 

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 

Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties 

for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Fairness in Cocaine 

5 Sentencing Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CO7 CAINE OFFENSES WHERE THE COCAINE IN8 VOLVED IS COCAINE BASE. 

9 (a) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.—The following 

10 provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

11 801 et seq.) are repealed: 

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

13 (2) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B). 

14 (3) The sentence beginning ‘‘Notwithstanding 

15 the preceding sentence’’ in section 404(a). 

16 (b) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT

17 ACT.—The following provisions of the Controlled Sub18 stances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) 

19 are repealed: 

20 (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1). 

21 (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2). 


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Union Calendar No. 400 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3245 

[Report No. 111–670, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the 

other purposes. garding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for Controlled Substances Import and Export Act reDECEMBER 1, 2010 

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; comState of the Union and ordered to be printed mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 


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