I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3908
To prevent the illegal manufacturing and use of methamphetamine.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 1996
Mr. FAZIO of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on
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 prevent the illegal manufacturing and use of
methamphetamine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I—IMPORTATION OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND
PRECURSOR CHEMICALS
Sec. 101. Support for international efforts to control drugs.
Sec. 102. Penalties for manufacture of listed chemicals outside the United
States with intent to import them into the United States.
TITLE II—PROVISIONS TO CONTROL THE MANUFACTURE OF
METHAMPHETAMINE
Sec. 201. Seizure and forfeiture of regulated chemicals.
Sec. 202. Study and report on measures to prevent sales of agents used in
methamphetamine production.
Sec. 203. Increased penalties for manufacture and possession of equipment
used to make controlled substances.
Sec. 204. Addition of iodine and hydrochloric gas to list II.
Sec. 205. Civil penalties for firms that supply precursor chemicals.
Sec. 206. Injunctive relief.
Sec. 207. Restitution for cleanup of clandestine laboratory sites.
Sec. 208. Record retention.
Sec. 209. Technical amendments.
TITLE III—INCREASED PENALTIES FOR TRAFFICKING AND
MANUFACTURE OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND PRECURSORS
Sec. 301. Trafficking in methamphetamine penalty increases.
Sec. 302. Penalty increases for trafficking in listed chemicals.
Sec. 303. Enhanced penalty for dangerous handling of controlled substances:
amendment of sentencing guidelines.
TITLE IV—LEGAL MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF
PRECURSOR CHEMICALS
Sec. 401. Diversion of certain precursor chemicals.
Sec. 402. Mail order restrictions.
TITLE V—EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Sec. 501. Interagency methamphetamine task force.
Sec. 502. Public health monitoring.
Sec. 503. Public-private education program.
Sec. 504. Suspicious orders task force.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Methamphetamine is a very dangerous and
harmful drug. It is highly addictive and is associated
with permanent brain damage in long-term users.
(2) The abuse of methamphetamine has in-
creased dramatically since 1990. This increased use
has led to devastating effects on individuals and the
community, including—
(A) a dramatic increase in deaths associ-
ated with methamphetamine ingestion;
(B) an increase in the number of violent
crimes associated with methamphetamine inges-
tion; and
(C) an increase in criminal activity associ-
ated with the illegal importation of meth-
amphetamine and precursor compounds to sup-
port the growing appetite for this drug in the
United States.
(3) Illegal methamphetamine manufacture and
abuse presents an imminent public health threat
that warrants aggressive law enforcement action, in-
creased research on methamphetamine and other
substance abuse, increased coordinated efforts to
prevent methamphetamine abuse, and increased
monitoring of the public health threat methamphet-
amine presents to the communities of the United
States.