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Union Calendar No. 400 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3245 
[Report No. 111–670, Part I] 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances 
Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2009 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. WATERS, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. NADLER of New York, Ms. ZOE 
LOFGREN of California, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. WEINER, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 
Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. NOR-
TON, and Mr. QUIGLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 1, 2010 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary 
DECEMBER 1, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FILNER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. EDWARDS of Mary-
land, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Flor-
ida, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CAR-
SON of Indiana, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. BRALEY of 
Iowa, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. AL GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. WATT, Mr. STARK, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CUMMINGS, 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. CHU, Mr. 
ELLISON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 
California, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. KILPATRICK of 
Michigan, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. DRIEHAUS, and Mr. KISSELL 
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DECEMBER 1, 2010 
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
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for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Fairness in Cocaine 
Sentencing Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CO-
CAINE OFFENSES WHERE THE COCAINE IN-
VOLVED IS COCAINE BASE. 
(a) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.—The following 
provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
801 et seq.) are repealed: 
(1) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A). 
(2) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B). 
(3) The sentence beginning ‘‘Notwithstanding 
the preceding sentence’’ in section 404(a). 
(b) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT 
ACT.—The following provisions of the Controlled Sub-
stances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) 
are repealed: 
(1) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1). 
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2). 
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Union Calendar No. 400 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3245 
[Report No. 111–670, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the 
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act re-
garding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for 
other purposes. 
DECEMBER 1, 2010 
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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