RESET Act

Bill: 113-s-2657
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2014-07-24
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2014 or the RESET Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to reduce penalties (to not greater than a one-year term of imprisonment and/or a $1,000 fine) for simple possession of a controlled substance by a person who has one or more prior convictions for a controlled substance offense. Repeals a provision providing for up to three years' imprisonment for the possession of flunitrazepam. Reduces the maximum term of imprisonment (to one year) for the sale, use of the mails to transport, or importation or exportation of drug paraphernalia.</p> <p>Eliminates provisions of the CSA and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act that apply the same penalties applicable to offenses involving a specified amount of a substance containing cocaine to offenses involving a lesser amount of a substance containing cocaine base.</p> <p>Amends the CSA to provide that in determining the weight of a controlled substance or mixture of controlled substances that is in a compound with a food product for purposes of provisions concerning controlled substance offenses, the weight of the food product shall not be included.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2657 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors, to eliminate the increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2014 or the RESET Act . 2. Reclassification of low-level felonies (a) In general Part D of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 404(a) ( 21 U.S.C. 844(a) )— (A) in the fourth sentence— (i) by striking 2 years and inserting 1 year ; (ii) by striking $2,500 and inserting $1,000 ; (iii) by striking 3 years and inserting 1 year ; and (iv) by striking $5,000 and inserting $1,000 ; and (B) by striking the fifth sentence; and (2) in section 422(b) ( 21 U.S.C. 863(b) ), by striking three years and inserting 1 year . (b) Elimination of increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base (1) Controlled Substances Act The following provisions of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) are repealed: (A) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A). (B) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B). (2) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act The following provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ( 21 U.S.C. 951 et seq. ) are repealed: (A) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1). (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2). 3. Weighing of controlled substances mixed with food products (a) In general Part D of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 424. Weighing of controlled substances mixed with food products In determining the weight of a controlled substance or mixture of controlled substances that is in compound with a food product for purposes of this title or title III, the weight of the food product shall not be included. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of contents for the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 423 the following: Sec. 424. Weighing of controlled substances mixed with food products. .