Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2573
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-09-26
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Manufacturing
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill makes it a crime to knowingly possess a pill press mold with the intent to manufacture a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II of the Controlled Substances Act. </p> <p>A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term of not more than 20 years and a fine.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2573 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2019 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the knowing possession of a pill press mold with intent to manufacture in violation of such Act a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, and other form intended for distribution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2019 . 2. Unlawful possession of pill press molds (a) Prohibition Section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Offense regarding unlawful possession of pill press molds (1) In general Whoever, with intent to manufacture in violation of this title a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, or other form for distribution, knowingly possesses a pill press mold, shall be imprisoned not more than 20 years and fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code. (2) Definitions In this subsection, the term pill press mold means any punch, die, plate, stone, or other object designed to print, imprint, or reproduce on a controlled substance (or the container or labeling thereof) the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, number, or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser other than the person or persons who in fact manufactured, created, distributed, or dispensed such product, thereby rendering it a counterfeit substance. . (b) Sentencing guidelines Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend, as appropriate, the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to ensure that the guidelines provide for a penalty enhancement of not less than 2 offense levels above the offense level otherwise applicable for a violation of section 401(a) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841(a) ) if the defendant is found, in connection with such violation of section 401(a), to be in violation of section 401(i) of the Controlled Substances Act, as added by subsection (a).