I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3713 
To reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2015 
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. LAB-
RADOR, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COLLINS of 
Georgia, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. MIMI
WALTERS
of California, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. TROTT, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, and Mr. 
PIERLUISI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sentencing Reform Act 
of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCE AND RESTRICT ENHANCED SENTENCING 
FOR PRIOR DRUG FELONIES. 
(a) 
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
ACT
AMEND-
MENTS.—The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 102 (21 U.S.C. 802), by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(57) The term ‘serious drug felony’ means an 
offense described in section 924(e)(2)(A) of title 18, 
United States Code, for which the offender served a 
term of imprisonment of more than 12 months. 
‘‘(58) The term ‘serious violent felony’ means 
an offense— 
‘‘(A) described in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of 
title 18, United States Code, for which the of-
fender served a term of imprisonment of more 
than 12 months; or 
‘‘(B) that would be a felony violation of 
section 113 of title 18, United States Code, if 
the offense were committed in the special mari-
time and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
States, for which the offender served a term of 
imprisonment of more than 12 months.’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
401(b)(1) 
(21 
U.S.C. 
841(b)(1))— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), in the flush text 
following clause (viii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘If any person commits 
such a violation after a prior conviction for 
a felony drug offense has become final, 
such person shall be sentenced to a term of 
imprisonment which may not be less than 
20 years’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘If 
any person commits such a violation after 
a prior conviction for a serious drug felony 
or serious violent felony has become final, 
such person shall be sentenced to a term of 
imprisonment of not less than 15 years’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘after two or more 
prior convictions for a felony drug offense 
have become final, such person shall be 
sentenced to a mandatory term of life im-
prisonment without release’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘after 2 or more prior con-
victions for a serious drug felony or serious 
violent felony have become final, such per-
son shall be sentenced to a term of impris-
onment of not less than 25 years’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), in the flush text 
following clause (viii), by striking ‘‘If any per-
son commits such a violation after a prior con-
viction for a felony drug offense has become 
final’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘If any per-
son commits such a violation after a prior con-
viction for a serious drug felony or serious vio-
lent felony has become final’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end of section 401(b) (21 
U.S.C. 841(b)) the following: 
‘‘(8) In the case of a violation of subsection (a), 
if the mixture or substance containing a detectable 
amount of heroin also contains a detectable amount 
of N-phenyl-N-[ 1-(2-phenylethyl) -4-piperidinyl] 
propanamide or any analogue of N-phenyl-N-[ 1-(2- 
phenylethyl) -4-piperidinyl] propanamide, then a 
court shall— 
‘‘(A) not impose a term of probation; 
‘‘(B) in addition to the term of punishment 
for the violation of this section, impose a term 
of imprisonment not to exceed 5 years; and 
‘‘(C) no term of imprisonment imposed on 
a person under subparagraph (B) shall run con-
currently with any term of imprisonment im-
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posed on the person under any other provision 
of law. 
‘‘(9) In the case of a violation of subsection (a), 
if the mixture or substance containing a detectable 
amount 
of 
N-phenyl-N-[ 
1-(2-phenylethyl) 
-4- 
piperidinyl] propanamide or any analogue of N- 
phenyl-N-[ 
1-(2-phenylethyl) 
-4-piperidinyl] 
propanamide was represented to be or sold as her-
oin, then a court shall— 
‘‘(A) not impose a term of probation; 
‘‘(B) in addition to the term of punishment 
for the violation of this section, impose a term 
of imprisonment not to exceed 5 years; and 
‘‘(C) no term of imprisonment imposed on 
a person under subparagraph (B) shall run con-
currently with any term of imprisonment im-
posed on the person under any other provision 
of law.’’. 
(b) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT 
ACT AMENDMENTS.—Section 1010(b) of the Controlled 
Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the flush text following 
subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘If any person com-
mits such a violation after a prior conviction for a 
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felony drug offense has become final, such person 
shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not 
less than 20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘If any person 
commits such a violation after a prior conviction for 
a serious drug felony or serious violent felony has 
become final, such person shall be sentenced to a 
term of imprisonment of not less than 15 years’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the flush text following 
subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘felony drug offense’’ 
and inserting ‘‘serious drug felony or serious violent 
felony’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) In the case of a violation of subsection (a), 
if the mixture or substance containing a detectable 
amount of heroin also contains a detectable amount 
of N-phenyl-N-[ 1-(2-phenylethyl) -4-piperidinyl] 
propanamide or any analogue of N-phenyl-N-[ 1-(2- 
phenylethyl) -4-piperidinyl] propanamide, then a 
court shall— 
‘‘(A) not impose a term of probation; 
‘‘(B) in addition to the term of punishment 
for the violation of this section, impose a term 
of imprisonment not to exceed 5 years; and 
‘‘(C) no term of imprisonment imposed on 
a person under subparagraph (B) shall run con-
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