I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 718
To prohibit an individual from knowingly opening, maintaining, managing, 
controlling, renting, leasing, making available for use, or profiting from 
any place for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing, or using any 
controlled substance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2003
Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit an individual from knowingly opening, maintain-
ing, managing, controlling, renting, leasing, making 
available for use, or profiting from any place for the 
purpose of manufacturing, distributing, or using any con-
trolled substance, 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 ‘‘Reducing Americans’ 
Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act of 2003’’ or the ‘‘RAVE 
Act’’.
SEC. 2. OFFENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 416(a) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘open or 
maintain any place’’ and inserting ‘‘open, lease, rent, 
use, or maintain any place, whether permanently or 
temporarily,’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) manage or control any place, whether per-
manently or temporarily, either as an owner, lessee, 
agent, employee, occupant, or mortgagee, and know-
ingly and intentionally rent, lease, profit from, or 
make available for use, with or without compensa-
tion, the place for the purpose of unlawfully manu-
facturing, storing, distributing, or using a controlled 
substance.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading to sec-
tion 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 416. MAINTAINING DRUG-INVOLVED PREMISES.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents to title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and 
Prevention Act of 1970 is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 416 and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 416. Maintaining drug-involved premises.’’.
SEC. 3. CIVIL PENALTY AND EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR MAIN-
TAINING DRUG-INVOLVED PREMISES. 
Section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 856) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(d)(1) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall 
be subject to a civil penalty of not more than the greater 
of—
‘‘(A) $250,000; or 
‘‘(B) 2 times the gross receipts, either known or 
estimated, that were derived from each violation that 
is attributable to the person. 
‘‘(2) If a civil penalty is calculated under paragraph 
(1)(B), and there is more than 1 defendant, the court may 
apportion the penalty between multiple violators, but each 
violator shall be jointly and severally liable for the civil 
penalty under this subsection. 
‘‘(e) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be 
subject to declaratory and injunctive remedies as set forth 
in section 403(f).’’. 
SEC. 4. DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE REMEDIES. 
Section 403(f)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 843(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘this section 
or section 402’’ and inserting ‘‘this section, section 402, 
or 416’’.
SEC. 5. SENTENCING COMMISSION GUIDELINES. 
The United States Sentencing Commission shall—
(1) review the Federal sentencing guidelines 
with respect to offenses involving gamma hydroxy-
butyric acid (GHB); 
(2) consider amending the Federal sentencing 
guidelines to provide for increased penalties such 
that those penalties reflect the seriousness of of-
fenses involving GHB and the need to deter them; 
and 
(3) take any other action the Commission con-
siders necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR A DE-
MAND REDUCTION COORDINATOR. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,900,000 to 
the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department 
of Justice for the hiring of a special agent in each State 
to serve as a Demand Reduction Coordinator. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DRUG 
EDUCATION. 
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
necessary to the Drug Enforcement Administration of the 
Department of Justice to educate youth, parents, and 
other interested adults about the drugs associated with 
raves.
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