containing a detectable amount of amphetamine, its
salts, optical isomers, or salts of its optical iso-
mers;’’.
(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 sub-
paragraph (H) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing 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, opti-
cal isomers, or salts of its optical isomers;’’.
SEC. 4. ENDANGERING HUMAN LIFE OR THE ENVIRON-
MENT WHILE ILLEGALLY MANUFACTURING
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
(a) HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT.—(1) Section 417
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 858) is
amended by inserting ‘‘or, if the controlled substance con-
sists of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of
its isomers, or a mixture or substance containing a detect-
able amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or
salts of its isomers, the environment (as defined in section
101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601))’’
after ‘‘to human life’’.
(2) The table of contents for that Act is amended
in the item relating to section 417 by inserting ‘‘or the
environment’’ after ‘‘to human life’’.
(b) ENHANCED PENALTY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF
MANUFACTURING OPERATION.—That section is further
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Whoever’’;
(2) in subsection (a), as so designated—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or violating section 416,’’
after ‘‘to do so,’’ the first place it appears; and
(B) by striking ‘‘shall be fined’’ and all
that follows and inserting ‘‘shall be imprisoned
not more than 40 years, and, in addition, may
be fined in accordance with title 18, United
States Code.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) Any penalty under subsection (a) for a violation
that is also a violation of section 416 shall be in addition
to any penalty under section 416 for such violation.’’.
(c) NATURE OF PARTICULAR CONDUCT.—That sec-
tion is further amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) In any case where the conduct at issue is, relates
to, or involves the manufacture of amphetamine or meth-
amphetamine, such conduct shall, by itself, be rebuttably
presumed to constitute the creation of a substantial risk
of harm to human life or the environment within the
meaning of subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL CENTER FOR METHAMPHETAMINE
CLANDESTINE LABORATORY INFORMATION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—At the direction of the Attor-
ney General, the El Paso Intelligence Center (hereinafter
in this section referred to as ‘‘EPIC’’) and the Los Ange-
les County Regional Criminal Information Clearinghouse
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘LA Clear-
inghouse’’) shall jointly and in concert constitute the Na-
tional Center for Methamphetamine Clandestine Labora-
tory Information. EPIC’s National Clandestine Labora-
tory Seizure Intelligence database shall provide for the na-
tionwide electronic reporting, capture, and retrieval of
clandestine laboratory seizure information. This informa-
tion shall be analyzed by the LA Clearinghouse, in concert
and coordination with EPIC, and disseminated to appro-
priate law enforcement agencies in a timely manner.
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2000
and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years not to exceed
$2,300,000.
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