ment’’ and inserting ‘‘for any term of years or 
for life’’; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘imprisonment for any 
term of years or’’ after ‘‘if death or serious bod-
ily injury results from the use of such substance 
shall be sentenced to’’; 
(E) by striking the sentence beginning ‘‘If 
any person commits a violation of this subpara-
graph’’; 
(F) by striking the sentence beginning 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law’’ 
and the sentence beginning ‘‘No person sen-
tenced’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘which may not be less 
than 5 years and’’ and inserting ‘‘for’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘not less than 20 years or 
more than’’ and inserting ‘‘for any term of 
years or to’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘which may not be less 
than 10 years and more than’’ and inserting 
‘‘for any term of years or for’’; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘imprisonment for any 
term of years or to’’ after ‘‘if death or serious 
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bodily injury results from the use of such sub-
stance shall be sentenced to’’; 
(E) by striking the sentence beginning 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law’’. 
(c) SECTION 1010.—Section 1010(b) of the Con-
trolled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 
960(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘of not less than 10 years 
and not more than’’ and inserting ‘‘for any 
term of years or for’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and if death’’ the first 
place it appears and all that follows through 
‘‘20 years and not more than life’’ the first 
place it appears; 
(C) by striking ‘‘of not less than 20 years 
and not more than life imprisonment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for any term of years or for life’’; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘imprisonment for any 
term of years or to’’ after ‘‘if death or serious 
bodily injury results from the use of such sub-
stance shall be sentenced to’’; 
(E) by striking the sentence beginning 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law’’; 
and 
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(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘not less than 5 years 
and’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘of not less than twenty 
years and not more than’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
any term of years or for’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘of not less than 10 years 
and not more than’’ and inserting ‘‘for any 
term of years or to’’; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘imprisonment for any 
term of years or to’’ after ‘‘if death or serious 
bodily injury results from the use of such sub-
stance shall be sentenced to’’; 
(E) by striking the sentence beginning 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law’’. 
(d) SECTION 418.—Section 418 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 859) is amended by striking 
the sentence beginning ‘‘Except to the extent’’ each place 
it appears and by striking the sentence beginning ‘‘The 
mandatory minimum’’. 
(e) SECTION 419.—Section 419 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 860) is amended by striking 
the sentence beginning ‘‘Except to the extent’’ each place 
it appears and by striking the sentence beginning ‘‘The 
mandatory minimum’’. 
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(f) SECTION 420.—Section 420 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 861) is amended— 
(1) in each of subsections (b) and (c), by strik-
ing the sentence beginning ‘‘Except to the extent’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (e); and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘, (c), and (e)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and (c)’’. 
Æ 
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