I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4248
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances
Import and Export Act to prevent the proliferation of methamphetamine,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 12, 2000
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. REYES, Mrs. BONO, Mr. DOOLEY of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. BACA, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr.
POMBO, Mr. WOLF, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. DREIER, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. HUNTER, Mr.
DOOLITTLE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. GARY
MILLER
of California, Mr.
KUYKENDALL, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. HORN, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. CAN-
NON, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. PORTER, Mr. MICA, Mr. GIBBONS,
Mr. LATHAM, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. THOMPSON of California,
Ms. DANNER, Mr. SMITH
of Washington, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr.
BONILLA, Mr. WAMP, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. GOSS, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. TRAFI-
CANT, Mr. INSLEE, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. PACKARD, Mr.
SWEENEY, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. TALENT, Mr.
BLUNT, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SOUDER, Ms. DUNN, Mr. OSE, Mr.
SMITH of Texas, Mr. BAKER, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. HUTCH-
INSON, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. CAMPBELL) 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 deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled
Substances Import and Export Act to prevent the pro-
liferation of methamphetamine, 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 ‘‘Working And Reacting
(WAR) Against Meth Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF AMPHET-
AMINE.
(a) MANUFACTURE OR DISTRIBUTION OF SUBSTAN-
TIAL QUANTITIES OF AMPHETAMINE.—Subparagraph (A)
of section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 841(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (vii);
(2) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (viii);
and
(3) by inserting after clause (viii) the following
new clause:
‘‘(ix) 50 grams or more of amphetamine, its
salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical isomers
or 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance
containing a detectable amount of amphetamine, its
salts, optical isomers, or salts of its optical iso-
mers;’’.
(b) MANUFACTURE OR DISTRIBUTION OF LESSER
QUANTITIES OF AMPHETAMINE.—Subparagraph (B) of
such section 401(b)(1) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (vii);
(2) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (viii);
and
(3) by inserting after clause (viii) the following
new clause:
‘‘(ix) 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 con-
taining a detectable amount of amphetamine, its
salts, optical isomers, or salts of its optical iso-
mers;’’.
SEC. 3. IMPORT AND EXPORT OF AMPHETAMINE.
(a) IMPORT OR EXPORT OF SUBSTANTIAL QUAN-
TITIES
OF AMPHETAMINE.—Paragraph (1) of section
1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export
Act (21 U.S.C. 960(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) 50 grams or more of amphetamine, its
salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical isomers
or 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance