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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3035
To protect the public safety by imposing minimum, mandatory prison
sentences for drug crimes involving minors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1993
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary
A BILL
To protect the public safety by imposing minimum,
mandatory prison sentences for drug crimes involving minors.
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 ‘‘Juveniles in Drug
Crime Prevention Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. LONGER PRISON SENTENCES FOR THOSE WHO
SELL ILLEGAL DRUGS TO MINORS OR FOR
USE OF MINORS IN DRUG TRAFFICKING AC-
TIVITIES.
(a) DISTRIBUTION TO PERSONS UNDER AGE 21.—
Section 418 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
859) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting after the sec-
ond sentence ‘‘Except to the extent a greater mini-
mum sentence is otherwise provided by section
401(b), a term of imprisonment under this sub-
section in a case involving distribution to a person
under eighteen years of age shall be not less than 10
years without release. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the court shall not place on proba-
tion or suspend the sentence of any person sen-
tenced under the preceding sentence and such per-
son shall not be released during the term of such
sentence.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting after the sec-
ond sentence ‘‘Except to the extent a greater mini-
mum sentence is otherwise provided by section
401(b), a term of imprisonment under this sub-
section in a case involving distribution to a person
under eighteen years of age shall be a mandatory
term of life imprisonment without release. Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the court shall
not place on probation or suspend the sentence of
any person sentenced under the preceding sentence
and such person shall not be released during the
term of such sentence.’’.
(b) EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF
AGE.—Section 420 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 861) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Except to the
extent a greater minimum sentence is otherwise pro-
vided, a term of imprisonment under this subsection
shall be not less than one year.’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept to the extent a greater minimum sentence is
otherwise provided by section 401(b), a term of im-
prisonment under this subsection shall be not less
than 10 years without release. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the court shall not place on
probation or suspend the sentence of any person
sentenced under the preceding sentence and such
person shall not be released during the term of such
sentence.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘Except to the
extent a greater minimum sentence is otherwise pro-
vided, a term of imprisonment under this subsection
shall be not less than one year.’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept to the extent a greater minimum sentence is
otherwise provided by section 401(b), a term of im-
prisonment under this subsection shall be a manda-
tory term of life imprisonment without release. Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the court
shall not place on probation or suspend the sentence
of any person sentenced under the preceding sen-
tence and such person shall not be released during
the term of such sentence.’’.
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