I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3143 
To eliminate methamphetamine kingpins. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 
A BILL 
To eliminate methamphetamine kingpins. 
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 ‘‘Methamphetamine 
Kingpin Elimination Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. TARGETING METHAMPHETAMINE KINGPINS. 
(a) CONTINUING CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE.—Section 
408(s) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
848(s)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘200’’ and inserting ‘‘100’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘5 million’’ and inserting ‘‘1 
million’’. 
(b) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT 
ACT.—Section 1010(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances 
Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)(1)) is amended 
by adding at the end ‘‘In the case of a violation of sub-
paragraph (H), that portion of this paragraph which fol-
lows subparagraph (H) shall be read by substituting ‘20’ 
for ‘10’ and ‘30’ for ‘20’.’’. 
SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL METH-
AMPHETAMINE TASK FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney general, in con-
sultation with appropriate State and local officials, shall— 
(1) establish methamphetamine task forces, 
consisting of Federal, State, and local law enforce-
ment authorities, for the coordinated investigation, 
disruption, apprehension, and prosecution of crimi-
nal gangs and offenders; 
(2) direct the reassignment or detailing from 
any Federal department or agency (subject to the 
approval of the head of that department or agency, 
in the case of a department or agency other than the 
Department of Justice) of personnel to each task 
force; 
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(3) provide all necessary funding for the oper-
ation of the task force; and 
(4) provide all necessary funding for national 
and regional meetings of task forces, and all other 
related organizations, as needed, to ensure effective 
operation of such teams through the sharing of intel-
ligence, best practices and for any other related pur-
pose. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The task forces shall consist of 
agents and officers, where feasible, from— 
(1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(2) the Drug Enforcement Administration; 
(3) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 
and Explosives; 
(4) the United States Marshals Service; 
(5) the Directorate of Border and Transpor-
tation Security of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity; 
(6) the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment; 
(7) State and local law enforcement; and 
(8) Federal, State, and local prosecutors. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each 
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of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out this 
section. 
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