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Union Calendar No. 222 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 313 
[Report No. 112–324, Part I] 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who enter 
into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic illegal 
controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in conduct 
within the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside the 
United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United States, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 18, 2011 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 12, 2011 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 12, 2011 
The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that 
persons who enter into a conspiracy within the United 
States to possess or traffic illegal controlled substances 
outside the United States, or engage in conduct within 
the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside 
the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the 
United States, 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 ‘‘Drug Trafficking Safe 
Harbor Elimination Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES 
ACT TO CLARIFY CONSPIRACIES CONDUCTED 
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES MAY BE CRIMI-
NALLY PROSECUTED IN THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 406 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 846) is amended by— 
(1) inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Any’’; and 
(2) inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Whoever, within the United States, conspires 
with one or more persons, or aids or abets one or more 
persons, regardless of where such other persons are lo-
cated, to engage in conduct at any place outside the 
United States that would constitute a violation of this title 
if committed within the United States, shall be subject to 
the same penalties that would apply to such conduct if 
it were to occur within the United States.’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drug Trafficking Safe 
Harbor Elimination Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES 
ACT TO CLARIFY CONSPIRACIES CONDUCTED 
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES MAY BE CRIMI-
NALLY PROSECUTED IN THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 406 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 846) is amended by— 
(1) inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Any’’; and 
(2) inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Whoever, within the United States, conspires with 
one or more persons, or aids or abets one or more persons, 
regardless of where such other persons are located, to engage 
in conduct at any place outside the United States that 
would constitute a violation of this title, other than a viola-
tion of section 404(a), if committed within the United 
States, shall be subject to the same penalties that would 
apply to such conduct if it were to occur within the United 
States.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 222 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 313 
[Report No. 112–324, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify 
that persons who enter into a conspiracy within 
the United States to possess or traffic illegal con-
trolled substances outside the United States, or 
engage in conduct within the United States to 
aid or abet drug trafficking outside the United 
States, may be criminally prosecuted in the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 12, 2011 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 
amendment 
DECEMBER 12, 2011 
The 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 
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