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Union Calendar No. 425 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5455 
[Report No. 117–586] 
To amend the First Step Act of 2018 to permit defendants convicted of 
certain offenses to be eligible for reduced sentences, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. OWENS, 
and Mr. MASSIE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
NOVEMBER 29, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Ms. NORTON and Mr. JEFFRIES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 30, 2021] 
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A BILL 
To amend the First Step Act of 2018 to permit defendants 
convicted of certain offenses to be eligible for reduced 
sentences, 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 ‘‘Terry Technical Correc-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF FAIR SENTENCING ACT OF 2010. 
Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 (21 U.S.C. 
841 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘ ‘covered offense’ means’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘ ‘covered offense’— 
‘‘(1) means’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) includes a violation, involving cocaine base, 
of— 
‘‘(A) section 3113 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(B) section 401(b)(1)(C) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(C)); 
‘‘(C) section 404(a) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 844(a)); 
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‘‘(D) section 406 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 846); 
‘‘(E) section 408 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 848); 
‘‘(F) subsection (b) or (c) of section 409 of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 849); 
‘‘(G) subsection (a) or (b) of section 418 of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 859); 
‘‘(H) subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 
419 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
860); 
‘‘(I) section 420 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 861); 
‘‘(J) section 1010(b)(3) of the Controlled 
Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 
960(b)(3)); 
‘‘(K) section 1010A of the Controlled Sub-
stances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 
960a); 
‘‘(L) section 90103 of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12522); 
‘‘(M) section 70503 or 70506 of title 46, 
United States Code; or 
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‘‘(N) any attempt, conspiracy or solicita-
tion to commit an offense described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (M).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘A motion 
made under this section that was denied after a court 
determination that a violation described in subsection 
(a)(2) was not a covered offense shall not be consid-
ered a denial after a complete review of the motion 
on the merits within the meaning of this section.’’ 
after the period at the end of the second sentence. 
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Union Calendar No. 425 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5455 
[Report No. 117–586] 
A BILL 
To amend the First Step Act of 2018 to permit de-
fendants convicted of certain offenses to be eligi-
ble for reduced sentences, and for other pur-
poses. 
NOVEMBER 29, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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