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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3513 
To provide for enhanced Federal penalties for production, distribution, traf-
ficking, and possession of methamphetamine, listed chemicals, and other 
controlled substances, and for other offenses related to such production, 
distribution, trafficking, and possession; and to provide for enhanced 
residential substance abuse treatment programs for State and Federal 
prisoners. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for himself and Ms. HOOLEY) introduced the fol-
lowing 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 consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for enhanced Federal penalties for production, 
distribution, trafficking, and possession of methamphet-
amine, listed chemicals, and other controlled substances, 
and for other offenses related to such production, dis-
tribution, trafficking, and possession; and to provide for 
enhanced residential substance abuse treatment pro-
grams for State and Federal prisoners. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Solutions to Limit the Abuse of Methamphetamine 
(SLAM) Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Enhanced penalties for methamphetamine production, possession, or 
trafficking. 
Sec. 3. Enhanced penalties for offenses involving listed chemicals. 
Sec. 4. Offenses associated with manufacturing controlled substances. 
Sec. 5. Enhanced residential substance abuse treatment programs for State and 
Federal prisoners. 
Sec. 6. METHWATCH program; information for persons selling at retail. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR METHAMPHETAMINE 
PRODUCTION, 
POSSESSION, 
OR 
TRAF-
FICKING. 
(a) MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, DISPENSATION, 
OR CERTAIN POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE.—Sec-
tion 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(viii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘50 grams’’ and inserting 
‘‘10 grams’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘500 grams’’ and inserting 
‘‘100 grams’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(viii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘5 grams’’ and inserting 
‘‘3 grams’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘50 grams’’ and inserting 
‘‘30 grams’’. 
(b) IMPORTATION
OR
EXPORTATION
OF
METH-
AMPHETAMINE.—Section 1010 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(H)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘50 grams’’ and inserting 
‘‘10 grams’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘500 grams’’ and inserting 
‘‘100 grams’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(H)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘5 grams’’ and inserting 
‘‘3 grams’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘50 grams’’ and inserting 
‘‘30 grams’’. 
(c) SMUGGLING
METHAMPHETAMINE
OR
METH-
AMPHETAMINE
PRECURSOR
CHEMICALS
INTO
THE 
UNITED STATES WHILE USING FACILITATED ENTRY 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) ENHANCED PRISON SENTENCE.—The sen-
tence of imprisonment imposed on a person con-
victed of an offense under the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or the Controlled Sub-
stances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et
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seq.), involving methamphetamine or any listed 
chemical that is defined in section 102(33) of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(33)), 
shall, if the offense is committed under the cir-
cumstance described in paragraph (2), be increased 
by a period of not less than one year and not more 
than 10 years. 
(2) CIRCUMSTANCES.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the circumstance described in this para-
graph is that the offense described in paragraph (1) 
was committed by a person who— 
(A) was enrolled in, or who was acting on 
behalf of any person or entity enrolled in, any 
dedicated commuter lane, alternative or acceler-
ated inspection system, or other facilitated 
entry program administered or approved by the 
Federal Government for use in entering the 
United States; and 
(B) committed the offense while entering 
the United States, using such lane, system, or 
program. 
(3) PERMANENT
INELIGIBILITY.—Any person 
found guilty under paragraph (1) shall be perma-
nently and irrevocably barred from being eligible for
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or using any lane, system, or program described in 
paragraph (2)(A). 
SEC. 3. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING 
LISTED CHEMICALS. 
(a) POSSESSION OF LISTED CHEMICALS WITH IN-
TENT TO MANUFACTURE.—Subsection (c) of section 401 
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned’’ and inserting 
‘‘and imprisoned not less than 10 years and’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 
years’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘, or both’’. 
(b) CAUSING EVASION
OF RECORDING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Such subsection is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘not more than 10 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘and not less than 3 years 
and’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, or both’’. 
(c) KNOWING DISTRIBUTION OR CERTAIN KNOWING 
POSSESSION OF LISTED CHEMICALS.—Subsection (f) of 
section 401 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 841(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and imprisoned not less than 3 years 
and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘5 years, or both’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10 years’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and imprisoned not less than 1 year 
and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘one year, or both’’ and in-
serting ‘‘5 years’’. 
(d) EVADING REQUIREMENTS FOR ACQUIRING, CRE-
ATING, OR TRAFFICKING LISTED CHEMICALS OR CHEM-
ICAL MIXTURES.—Section 403(d) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 
843(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Any person who violates paragraph (4)(B), 
(8), or (9) of subsection (a) shall be fined under title 
18, United States Code, and sentenced to a term of 
imprisonment of not less than 2 years and not more 
than 10 years; except that if any person commits 
such a violation after one or more prior convictions
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of that person for violation of this section, or for a 
felony under any other provision of this title or title 
III or other law of the United States relating to nar-
cotic drugs, marihuana, or depressant or stimulant 
substances, has become final, such person shall be 
fined under title 18, United States Code, and sen-
tenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 
4 years and not more than 20 years.’’. 
(e) IMPORTATION OF LISTED CHEMICALS WITH IN-
TENT TO MANUFACTURE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.— 
Section 1010(d) of the Controlled Substances Import and 
Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a comma; 
(2) by striking ‘‘title 18, imprisoned not more 
than 20’’ and inserting ‘‘title 18, United States 
Code, and imprisoned not less than 10 years and not 
more than 30’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘not less than 3 years and’’ be-
fore ‘‘not more than 10 years’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘, or both’’. 
SEC. 4. OFFENSES ASSOCIATED WITH MANUFACTURING 
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. 
(a) MANUFACTURING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ON 
FEDERAL PROPERTY.—Subsection (b) of section 401 of
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the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)) is 
amended in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘or manufac-
turing’’ after ‘‘cultivating’’. 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION OF FEDERAL 
PROPERTY BECAUSE OF METHAMPHETAMINE PRODUC-
TION.—Such subsection is further amended by striking 
the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting ‘‘, 
except that if the violation is in any way connected with 
the production of methamphetamine, such person shall be 
fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, and 
imprisoned for not less than 1 year and not more than 
10 years.’’. 
(c) ENHANCED PENALTIES
FOR POSSESSION
OF 
CERTAIN TOOLS USED TO MANUFACTURE METHAMPHET-
AMINE.—Section 403(d)(2) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 
843(d)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘sentenced to a term of impris-
onment of not more than 10 years, a fine under title 
18, United States Code, or both’’ and inserting 
‘‘fined under title 18, United States Code, and sen-
tenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 
5 years and not more than 20 years’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘sentenced to a term of impris-
onment of not more than 20 years, a fine under title 
18, United States Code, or both’’ and inserting
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‘‘fined under title 18, United States Code, and sen-
tenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 
10 years and not more than 40 years’’. 
(d) ENHANCED
PENALTIES
FOR
MAINTAINING 
DRUG-INVOLVED PREMISES.—Section 416(b) of such Act 
(21 U.S.C. 856(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘a term of im-
prisonment of not more than 20 years or a fine of not 
more than $500,000, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘a term of 
imprisonment of not less than 5 years and not more than 
20 years and a fine of not more than $500,000’’. 
(e) ENDANGERING HUMAN LIFE WHILE ILLEGALLY 
MANUFACTURING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 417 of such Act (21 
U.S.C. 858) is amended by striking ‘‘or imprisoned 
not more than 10 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 
10 years and not more than 40 years;’’. 
(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
ENHANCED
PENALTIES 
FOR ENDANGERING LIFE OF MINORS.—Such section 
is further amended by inserting after ‘‘not more 
than 40 years’’, as inserted by paragraph (1), ‘‘ex-
cept that in the case of the creation of a substantial 
risk of harm to the life of an individual less than 18 
years of age, whoever violates this section shall be 
fined in accordance with title 18, United States
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Code, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 
not less than 20 years and not more than life im-
prisonment’’. 
(f) SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, OR CO-
ERCIVE PROSTITUTION WHILE ILLEGALLY MANUFAC-
TURING, DISTRIBUTING, DISPENSING, TRANSPORTING, OR 
POSSESSING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such Act is amended in part 
D by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 424. SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, OR CO-
ERCIVE PROSTITUTION WHILE ILLEGALLY 
MANUFACTURING, 
DISTRIBUTING, 
DIS-
PENSING, POSSESSING, OR TRANSPORTING 
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. 
‘‘(a) PENALTY FOR CERTAIN SEXUAL ABUSE, SEX-
UAL EXPLOITATION, OR COERCIVE PROSTITUTION.— 
Whoever, while manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, 
or possessing a controlled substance in violation of this 
title, or attempting to do so, or transporting or causing 
to be transported materials (including chemicals), or at-
tempting to do so, commits a covered sex crime against 
an individual shall be fined in accordance with title 18, 
United States Code, and sentenced to a term of imprison-
ment of not less than 10 years and not more than 20 
years; except that in the case of a covered sex crime com-
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mitted against an individual less than 18 years of age, 
whoever violates this section shall be fined in accordance 
with such time, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment 
of not less than 25 years and not more than life imprison-
ment. 
‘‘(b) COVERED SEX CRIME.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), a covered sex crime is any of the following: 
‘‘(1) SEXUAL ABUSE.— 
‘‘(A) Causing (or attempting to cause) an 
individual to engage in a sexual act by threat-
ening or placing that individual in fear. 
‘‘(B) Engaging (or attempting to engage) 
in a sexual act with an individual if that indi-
vidual is— 
‘‘(i) incapable of appraising the na-
ture of the conduct; or 
‘‘(ii) physically incapable of declining 
participation in, or communicating unwill-
ingness to engage in, that sexual act. 
‘‘(2) 
SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION.—Employing, 
using, persuading, inducing, enticing, or coercing (or 
attempting to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, 
or coerce) an individual to engage in, or assist any 
other individual to engage in, any sexually explicit