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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing American Families 
Effectively (SAFE) Act''.

                          TITLE I--IMMIGRATION

SEC. 101. VISAS.

    (a) Student.--No citizens from a country which is one the State 
Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism or on 
the State Department's list of governments which have been less than 
fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts shall be granted a visa 
permitting study in the United States.
    (b) Diversity Immigrant Program.--No citizen from a country on the 
State Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism 
or on the State Department's list of governments which have been less 
than fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts may be issued an 
immigrant visa under section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)) (governing the diversity immigrant program).

             TITLE II--DATA SHARING; INTELLIGENCE GATHERING

SEC. 201. REQUIRING SHARING BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF 
              CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORD EXTRACTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL 
              AGENCIES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE BORDER SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 105 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1105), is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by adding ``and data exchange'' 
        at the end;
            (2) by inserting ``(a) Liaison With Internal Security 
        Officers.--'' after ``105.'';
            (3) by striking ``the internal security of'' and inserting 
        ``the internal and border security of''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Criminal History Record Information.--The Attorney General 
and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide 
the Secretary of State and the Commissioner access to the criminal 
history record information contained in the National Crime Information 
Center's Interstate Identification Index, Wanted Persons File, and to 
any other files maintained by the National Crime Information Center 
that may be mutually agreed upon by the Attorney General and the 
official to be provided access, for the purpose of determining whether 
a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal history 
record indexed in any such file. Such access shall be provided by means 
of extracts of the records for placement in the Department of State's 
automated visa lookout database or other appropriate database, and 
shall be provided without any fee or charge. The Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide periodic updates of the 
extracts at intervals mutually agreed upon by the Attorney General and 
the official provided access. Upon receipt of such updated extracts, 
the receiving official shall make corresponding updates to the 
official's databases and destroy previously provided extracts. Such 
access to any extract shall not be construed to entitle the Secretary 
of State to obtain the full content of the corresponding automated 
criminal history record. To obtain the full content of a criminal 
history record, the Secretary of State shall submit the applicant's 
fingerprints and any appropriate fingerprint processing fee authorized 
by law to the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    ``(c) Reconsideration.--The provision of the extracts described in 
subsection (b) may be reconsidered by the Attorney General and the 
receiving official upon the development and deployment of a more cost-
effective and efficient means of sharing the information.
    ``(d) Regulations.--For purposes of administering this section, the 
Secretary of State shall, prior to receiving access to National Crime 
Information Center data, promulgate final regulations--
            ``(1) to implement procedures for the taking of 
        fingerprints; and
            ``(2) to establish the conditions for the use of the 
        information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
        in order--
                    ``(A) to limit the redissemination of such 
                information;
                    ``(B) to ensure that such information is used 
                solely to determine whether to issue a visa to an 
                individual;
                    ``(C) to ensure the security, confidentiality, and 
                destruction of such information; and
                    ``(D) to protect any privacy rights of individuals 
                who are subjects of such information.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act is amended by amending the item relating to section 
105 to read as follows:

``Sec. 105. Liaison with internal security officers and data 
                            exchange.''.
    (c) Effective Date and Implementation.--The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall be fully implemented not later than 18 months after such date.
    (d) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
State, jointly, shall report to the Congress on the implementation of 
the amendments made by this section.
    (e) Construction.--Nothing in this section, or in any other law, 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Attorney General or 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide access 
to the criminal history record information contained in the National 
Crime Information Center's Interstate Identification Index, or to any 
other information maintained by such center, to any Federal agency or 
officer authorized to enforce or administer the immigration laws of the 
United States, for the purpose of such enforcement or administration, 
upon terms that are consistent with sections 212 through 216 of the 
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
14611 et seq.).

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.

    Section 2510(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, and (for purposes only of section 2517 as it relates to 
foreign intelligence information) any Federal law enforcement, 
intelligence, national security, national defense, protective, 
immigration personnel, or the President or Vice President of the United 
States'' after ``such offenses''.

SEC. 203. PERIOD OF ORDERS OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE OF NON-UNITED 
              STATES PERSONS UNDER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE.

    (a) Including Agents of a Foreign Power.--(1) Section 105(e)(1) of 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1805(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ``or an agent of a foreign power, 
as defined in section 101(b)(1)(A),'' after ``or (3),''.
    (2) Section 304(d)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1824(d)(1)) is amended 
by inserting ``or an agent of a foreign power, as defined in section 
101(b)(1)(A),'' after ``101(a),''.
    (b) Period of Order.--Such section 304(d)(1) is further amended by 
striking ``forty-five'' and inserting ``90''.

            TITLE III--EXPANSION OF FBI LINGUISTIC CAPACITY

SEC. 301. EMPLOYMENT OF TRANSLATORS BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF 
              INVESTIGATION.

    (a) Authority.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
is authorized to expedite the employment of personnel as translators to 
support counterterrorism investigations and operations without regard 
to applicable Federal personnel requirements and limitations.
    (b) Security Requirements.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation shall establish such security requirements as are 
necessary for the personnel employed as translators.
    (c) Report.--The Attorney General shall report to the Committees on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on--
            (1) the number of translators employed by the FBI and other 
        components of the Department of Justice;
            (2) any legal or practical impediments to using translators 
        employed by other Federal State, or local agencies, on a full, 
        part-time, or shared basis; and
            (3) the needs of the FBI for specific translation services 
        in certain languages, and recommendations for meeting those 
        needs.

                       TITLE IV--CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SEC. 401. STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR PROSECUTING TERRORISM OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 3286 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3286. Terrorism offenses
    ``(a) An indictment may be found or an information instituted at 
any time without limitation for any Federal terrorism offense or any of 
the following offenses:
            ``(1) A violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to 
        violate, section 32 (relating to destruction of aircraft or 
        aircraft facilities), 37(a)(1) (relating to violence at 
        international airports), 175 (relating to biological weapons), 
        229 (relating to chemical weapons), 351(a)-(d) (relating to 
        congressional, cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination and 
        kidnaping), 792 (relating to harboring terrorists), 831 
        (relating to nuclear materials), 844(f) or (i) when it relates 
        to bombing (relating to arson and bombing of certain property), 
        1114(1) (relating to protection of officers and employees of 
        the United States), 1116, if the offense involves murder 
        (relating to murder or manslaughter of foreign officials, 
        official guests, or internationally protected persons), 1203 
        (relating to hostage taking), 1751(a)-(d) (relating to 
        Presidential and Presidential staff assassination and 
        kidnaping), 2332(a)(1) (relating to certain homicides and other 
        violence against United States nationals occurring outside of 
        the United States), 2332a (relating to use of weapons of mass 
        destruction), 2332b (relating to acts of terrorism transcending 
        national boundaries) of this title.
            ``(2) Section 236 (relating to sabotage of nuclear 
        facilities or fuel) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
        2284);
            ``(3) Section 601 (relating to disclosure of identities of 
        covert agents) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
        421).
            ``(4) Section 46502 (relating to aircraft piracy) of title 
        49.
    ``(b) An indictment may be found or an information instituted 
within 15 years after the offense was committed for any of the 
following offenses:
            ``(1) Section 175b (relating to biological weapons), 842(m) 
        or (n) (relating to plastic explosives), 930(c) if it involves 
        murder (relating to possessing a dangerous weapon in a Federal 
        facility), 956 (relating to conspiracy to injure property of a 
        foreign government), 1030(a)(1), 1030(a)(5)(A), or 1030(a)(7) 
        (relating to protection of computers), 1362 (relating to 
        destruction of communication lines, stations, or systems), 1366 
        (relating to destruction of an energy facility), 1992 (relating 
        to trainwrecking), 2152 (relating to injury of fortifications, 
        harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas), 2155 (relating to 
        destruction of national defense materials, premises, or 
        utilities), 2156 (relating to production of defective national 
        defense materials, premises, or utilities), 2280 (relating to 
        violence against maritime navigation), 2281 (relating to 
        violence against maritime fixed platforms), 2339A (relating to 
        providing material support to terrorists), 2339B (relating to 
        providing material support to terrorist organizations), or 
        2340A (relating to torture).
            ``(2) Any of the following provisions of title 49: the 
        second sentence of section 46504 (relating to assault on a 
        flight crew with a dangerous weapon), section 46505(b)(3), 
        (relating to explosive or incendiary devices, or endangerment 
        of human life by means of weapons, on aircraft), section 46506 
        if homicide or attempted homicide is involved, or section 
        60123(b) (relating to destruction of interstate gas or 
        hazardous liquid pipeline facility) of title 49.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending the 
item relating to section 3286 to read as follows:

``3286. Terrorism offenses.''.
    (c) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
to the prosecution of any offense committed before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this section.

SEC. 402. ALTERNATIVE MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR TERRORISM CRIMES.

    Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Authorized Terms of Imprisonment for Terrorism Crimes.--A 
person convicted of any Federal terrorism offense may be sentenced to 
imprisonment for any term of years or for life, notwithstanding any 
maximum term of imprisonment specified in the law describing the 
offense. The authorization of imprisonment under this subsection is 
supplementary to, and does not limit, the availability of any other 
penalty authorized by the law describing the offense, including the 
death penalty, and does not limit the applicability of any mandatory 
minimum term of imprisonment, including any mandatory life term, 
provided by the law describing the offense.''.

SEC. 403. PENALTIES FOR TERRORIST CONSPIRACIES.

    Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after section 2332b the following:
``Sec. 2332c. Attempts and conspiracies
    ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), any person who attempts 
or conspires to commit any Federal terrorism offense shall be subject 
to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the 
commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
    ``(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), any person who attempts 
or conspires to commit any offense described in section 25(2) shall be 
subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the 
commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
    ``(c) A death penalty may not be imposed by operation of this 
section.''; and
            (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of the 
        chapter, by inserting after the item relating to section 2332b 
        the following new item:

``2332c. Attempts and conspiracies.''.

                        TITLE V--PROBABLE CAUSE

SEC. 501. PROBABLE CAUSE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation probable 
cause shall be the maximum standard for authorizing an investigation, 
or issuing a search warrant, related to investigations of suspected 
terrorists.

Output: Securing American Families Effectively (SAFE) Act - Prohibits the granting of a visa permitting study in the United States, or the issuance of an immigration visa under the diversity immigrant program, to citizens from a country which is on the State Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism or which have been less than fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts.Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide the Secretary of State and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service access to criminal history record information.Increases: (1) the scope of persons authorized to disclose and use intercepted communications relating to foreign intelligence information; and (2) the period of electronic surveillance orders for non-U.S. persons under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.Authorizes: (1) the FBI Director to expedite the employment of translators; (2) an indictment at any time without limitation for any Federal terrorism offense; and (3) alternative maximum penalties for terrorism crimes.Provides that any person who attempts or conspires to commit any Federal terrorism offense shall be subject to the same penalties as prescribed for the terrorism offense, with exceptions.Makes probable cause the maximum standard for authorizing an investigation, or issuing a search warrant related to an investigation, of suspected terrorists.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Cooperative 
Antiterrorism Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The use of terrorism is detestable and an illegitimate 
        means of political expression.
            (2) International terrorist organizations pose a direct 
        threat to the United States, and this threat is becoming more 
        acute and more difficult to prevent.
            (3) The threat from international terrorism is made far 
        more dangerous by the proliferation of chemical, biological, 
        and radiological weapons and the means to produce those 
        weapons.
            (4) The prosecution of the war against international 
        terrorist organizations must continue until those organizations 
        and the threat they pose to the people and interests of the 
        United States are eliminated.
            (5) The United States can only win the war on terrorism if 
        it receives cooperation from other countries and entities.
            (6) Protecting the United States homeland and United States 
        interests overseas from terrorism is of the highest priority in 
        the foreign relations of the United States.
            (7) Cooperation in the global war against international 
        terrorism must be a primary focus of United States foreign 
        relations, United States assistance, and international security 
        relations.
            (8) Winning the war on terrorism requires cooperation from 
        the international community, especially in the areas of 
        preventing the financing of terror, sharing information on 
        international terror networks, eliminating terror cells, and in 
        preventing the promotion of anti-Americanism and the 
        glorification of terrorism in state-owned media and state-
        controlled schools.
            (9) The promotion of terrorism, intolerance, and virulent 
        anti-Americanism in state-owned media and state-controlled 
        education systems is abhorrent and poses a long-term threat to 
        the safety and security of the United States as well as the 
        community of nations.
            (10) All countries and entities must be encouraged to 
        cooperate in the global war on international terrorism.
            (11) Many foreign governments and entities are doing little 
        to counter proterrorist and prointolerance messages to mass 
        audiences, including to school age children.
            (12) Countries providing direct or indirect assistance to 
        international terrorist organizations undermine the direct 
        security interests of the United States.
            (13) Countries demonstrating indifference to or providing 
        actual endorsement of international terror as a legitimate 
        political tool make a direct threat to the security interests 
        of the United States.
            (14) The National Commission on Terrorism established by 
        section 591 of the Foreign Operations Export Financing, and 
        Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999, as enacted by Public 
        Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-210), concluded that the United 
        States should strengthen its efforts to discourage the broad 
        range of assistance that countries provide to international 
        terrorists.
            (15) The National Commission on Terrorism further 
        recommends that the President make more effective use of 
        authority to designate foreign governments as ``not fully 
        cooperative'' with the United States counterterrorism efforts.
            (16) United States assistance programs and the transfer of 
        United States Munitions List items are a critical tool of 
        United States foreign policy and winning the global war on 
        terrorism.
            (17) Countries receiving United States assistance and the 
        export of items on the United States Munitions List must be 
        obligated to support the global war on international terror.
            (18) Several existing laws, including the USA Patriot Act 
        of 2001, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 
        1996, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export 
        Control Act, and the Export Administration Act of 1979 (or 
        successor statute), prohibit the provision of United States 
        assistance, and the licensing for export of items on the United 
        States Munitions List, to countries supporting terror or not 
        fully cooperating in antiterror efforts of the United States. 
        These laws should be expanded to include the definition of 
        ``fully cooperative in the global war against international 
        terrorism'' set forth in this Act, including preventing 
        promotion of terror in state-owned and controlled media and 
        educational systems.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It shall be the policy of the United States that--
            (1) no United States assistance may be provided to any 
        foreign country or entity that is not making a maximum effort 
        to be fully cooperative in the global war against international 
        terrorism; and
            (2) no license for export of an item on the United States 
        Munitions List to a country or entity may be issued if that 
        country or entity is not making a maximum effort to be fully 
        cooperative in the war against international terrorism.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE AND COMMERCIAL ARMS 
              EXPORTS.

    (a) United States Assistance.--No United States assistance, other 
than humanitarian assistance and cooperative nonproliferation and 
counterproliferation programs, may be provided to any country or entity 
if the President determines that such country or entity is not making a 
maximum effort to be fully cooperative in the global war against 
international terrorism.
    (b) Commercial Arms Exports.--No license for the export of an item 
on the United States Munitions List to any country or entity may be 
issued if the President determines that such country or entity is not 
making a maximum effort to be fully cooperative in the global war 
against international terrorism.

SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--The President, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the Director of Central Intelligence, shall prepare an 
annual report that--
            (1) lists each country or entity for which the President 
        has determined that there is credible evidence that such 
        country or entity is not being fully cooperative in the global 
        war against international terrorism under section 4; and
            (2) describes for each country or entity listed under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) the specific failures of each country or entity 
                to be fully cooperative in the global war on 
                international terrorism;
                    (B) the reasons why such country or entity is not 
                fully cooperative;
                    (C) the efforts being made by the United States 
                Government to promote greater adherence by such 
                countries or entities with the global war on 
                international terrorism; and
                    (D) any removal of a country or entity from the 
                list in paragraph (1).
    (b) Dissemination.--The report required by this section shall--
            (1) be submitted to Congress every year by December 31; and
            (2) not be classified, except that the report may contain a 
        classified addendum, if necessary.

SEC. 6. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.

    United States assistance or exports prohibited by section 4 may be 
provided to a country or entity described in that section if the 
President--
            (1) determines that permitting such assistance or exports 
        is essential to the national security interests of the United 
        States; and
            (2) not later than 15 days before permitting such 
        assistance or exports, furnishes a report describing the United 
        States assistance or exports to be provided to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Expression of support for terrorism against the united 
        states.--The term ``expression of support for terrorism against 
        the United States'' means actions or expressions that are 
        designed to provoke anti-American action, especially of a 
        violent nature, or to glorify the use of violence against 
        citizens or government officials of the United States.
            (2) Fully cooperative in the global war against 
        international terrorism.--The term ``fully cooperative in the 
        global war against international terrorism'' means a country or 
        entity that is--
                    (A) preventing the financing of terrorism, 
                including preventing--
                            (i) direct financial payments to any 
                        terrorist organization;
                            (ii) any terrorist organization or any 
                        entity supporting a terrorist organization from 
                        receiving financial services such as brokering, 
                        lending, or transferring currency or credit;
                            (iii) any person from soliciting funds or 
                        items of value for a terrorist group; and
                            (iv) any humanitarian or other 
                        nongovernmental organization from providing 
                        financial support to terrorist organizations;
                    (B) sharing intelligence information with the 
                United States, including--
                            (i) releasing information to the United 
                        States related to any terrorist organization;
                            (ii) cooperating in investigations 
                        conducted by the United States; and
                            (iii) providing, to the extent possible, 
                        individuals suspected of or supporting 
                        terrorist organizations to United States 
                        investigators; and
                    (C) acting against terrorist organizations, 
                including--
                            (i) preventing terrorist organizations from 
                        committing or inciting to commit terrorist acts 
                        against the United States or its interests 
                        overseas;
                            (ii) preventing terrorist organizations 
                        from operating safe houses or providing 
                        transportation, communication, false 
                        documentation, identification, weapons 
                        (including chemical, biological, or 
                        radiological weapons), explosives, or training 
                        to terrorists; and
                            (iii) in the cases of a country--
                                    (I) investigating suspected 
                                terrorists within its national 
                                territory;
                                    (II) enforcing international 
                                agreements and United Nations Security 
                                Council Resolutions against terrorism; 
                                and
                                    (III) curbing any domestic 
                                expression of support for terrorism 
                                against the United States and its 
                                allies in state-owned media, state-
                                sanctioned gatherings, state-governed 
                                religious institutions, and state-
                                sanctioned school and textbooks.
            (3) Humanitarian assistance.--The term ``humanitarian 
        assistance'' means any humanitarian goods and services, 
        including foodstuffs, medicines, and health assistance 
        programs.
            (4) Terrorist organization.--The term ``terrorist 
        organization'' means an organization designated as a foreign 
        terrorist organization by the Secretary of State under section 
        219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
            (5) United states assistance.--The term ``United States 
        assistance'' means--
                    (A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act 
                of 1961 (including programs under title IV of chapter 
                2, relating to the Overseas Private Investment 
                Corporation);
                    (B) sales, or financing on any terms, under the 
                Arms Export Control Act;
                    (C) the provision of agricultural commodities, 
                other than food, under the Agricultural Trade 
                Development and Assistance Act of 1954; and
                    (D) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act of 
                1945.
            (6) United states munitions list.--The term ``United States 
        Munitions List'' means the defense articles and defense 
        services controlled by the President under section 38 of the 
        Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).

Output: International Cooperative Antiterrorism Act of 2002 - Prohibits the provision of U.S. assistance (except humanitarian assistance and cooperative nonproliferation and counterproliferation programs), or the issuance of a license for the export of an item on the U.S. Munitions List, to any country or entity that the President has determined is not making a maximum effort to be fully cooperative in the global war against international terrorism. Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act in the national security interests of the United States.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF STATUTORY MINIMUMS.

    Section 3553(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``defendant'' and all that follows through ``point'' and 
inserting ``criminal history category for the defendant is not higher 
than category 2''.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF THE FAIR SENTENCING ACT.

    (a) Definition of Covered Offense.--In this section, the term 
``covered offense'' means a violation of a Federal criminal statute, 
the statutory penalties for which were modified by section 2 or 3 of 
the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-220; 124 Stat. 2372), 
that was committed before August 3, 2010.
    (b) Defendants Previously Sentenced.--A court that imposed a 
sentence for a covered offense, may, on motion of the defendant, the 
Director of the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, or 
the court, impose a reduced sentence as if sections 2 and 3 of the Fair 
Sentencing Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-220; 124 Stat. 2372) were in 
effect at the time the covered offense was committed.
    (c) Limitations.--No court shall entertain a motion made under this 
section to reduce a sentence if the sentence was previously imposed or 
previously reduced in accordance with the amendments made by sections 2 
and 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-220; 124 Stat. 
2372) or if a motion made under this section to reduce the sentence was 
previously denied. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
require a court to reduce any sentence pursuant to this section.

SEC. 4. SENTENCING MODIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES.

    (a) Controlled Substances Act.--The Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 102 (21 U.S.C. 802), by adding at the end 
        the following:
            ``(57) The term `courier' means a defendant whose role in 
        the offense was limited to transporting or storing drugs or 
        money.''; and
            (2) in section 401(b)(1) (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1))--
                    (A) in the flush text following clause (viii)--
                            (i) by striking ``10 years or more'' and 
                        inserting ``5 years or more'';
                            (ii) by striking ``such person shall be 
                        sentenced to a term of imprisonment which may 
                        not be less than 20 years and'' and inserting 
                        ``such person shall be sentenced to a term of 
                        imprisonment of not less than 10 years and''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking ``mandatory term of life 
                        imprisonment without release'' and inserting 
                        ``term of imprisonment of not less than 20 
                        years''; and
                    (B) in the flush text following clause (viii)--
                            (i) by striking ``5 years'' and inserting 
                        ``2 years''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``not be less than 10 
                        years'' and inserting ``not be less than 5 
                        years''.
    (b) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act.--Section 1010(b) 
of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), in the flush text following 
        subparagraph (H)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, other than a person who is a 
                courier,'' after ``such violation'';
                    (B) by striking ``person commits'' and inserting 
                ``person, other than a courier, commits''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``If a person who is a courier 
                commits such a violation, the person shall be sentenced 
                to a term of imprisonment of not less than 5 years and 
                not more than life. If a person who is a courier 
                commits such a violation after a prior conviction for a 
                felony drug offense has become final, the person shall 
                be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 
                10 years and not more than life.'' before 
                ``Notwithstanding section 3583''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), in the flush text following 
        subparagraph (H)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, other than a person who is a 
                courier,'' after ``such violation'';
                    (B) by striking ``person commits'' and inserting 
                ``person, other than a courier, commits''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``If a person who is a courier 
                commits such a violation, the person shall be sentenced 
                to a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years and 
                not more than life. If a person who is a courier 
                commits such a violation after a prior conviction for a 
                felony drug offense has become final, the person shall 
                be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 
                5 years and not more than life.'' before 
                ``Notwithstanding section 3583''.

SEC. 5. DIRECTIVE TO THE SENTENCING COMMISSION.

    (a) Directive to Sentencing Commission.--Pursuant to its authority 
under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance 
with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review 
and amend, if appropriate, its guidelines and its policy statements 
applicable to persons convicted of an offense under section 401 of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841) or section 1010 of the 
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) to ensure 
that the guidelines and policy statements are consistent with the 
amendments made by sections 2 and 4 of this Act and reflect the intent 
of Congress that such penalties be decreased in accordance with the 
amendments made by section 4 of this Act.
    (b) Considerations.--In carrying out this section, the United 
States Sentencing Commission shall consider--
            (1) the mandate of the United States Sentencing Commission, 
        under section 994(g) of title 28, United States Code, to 
        formulate the sentencing guidelines in such a way as to 
        ``minimize the likelihood that the Federal prison population 
        will exceed the capacity of the Federal prisons'';
            (2) the findings and conclusions of the United States 
        Sentencing Commission in its October 2011 report to Congress 
        entitled, Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal 
        Justice System;
            (3) the fiscal implications of any amendments or revisions 
        to the sentencing guidelines or policy statements made by the 
        United States Sentencing Commission;
            (4) the relevant public safety concerns involved in the 
        considerations before the United States Sentencing Commission;
            (5) the intent of Congress that penalties for violent, 
        repeat, and serious drug traffickers who present public safety 
        risks remain appropriately severe; and
            (6) the need to reduce and prevent racial disparities in 
        Federal sentencing.
    (c) Emergency Authority.--The United States Sentencing Commission 
shall--
            (1) promulgate the guidelines, policy statements, or 
        amendments provided for in this Act as soon as practicable, and 
        in any event not later than 120 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, in accordance with the procedure set 
        forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987 (28 U.S.C. 
        994 note), as though the authority under that Act had not 
        expired; and
            (2) pursuant to the emergency authority provided under 
        paragraph (1), make such conforming amendments to the Federal 
        sentencing guidelines as the Commission determines necessary to 
        achieve consistency with other guideline provisions and 
        applicable law.

SEC. 6. REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a report outlining how the 
reduced expenditures on Federal corrections and the cost savings 
resulting from this Act will be used to help reduce overcrowding in the 
Federal Bureau of Prisons, help increase proper investment in law 
enforcement and crime prevention, and help reduce criminal recidivism, 
thereby increasing the effectiveness of Federal criminal justice 
spending.

SEC. 7. REPORT ON FEDERAL CRIMINAL OFFENSES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``criminal regulatory offense'' means a 
        Federal regulation that is enforceable by a criminal penalty; 
        and
            (2) the term ``criminal statutory offense'' means a 
        criminal offense under a Federal statute.
    (b) Report on Criminal Statutory Offenses.--Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report, 
which shall include--
            (1) a list of all criminal statutory offenses, including a 
        list of the elements for each criminal statutory offense; and
            (2) for each criminal statutory offense listed under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) the potential criminal penalty for the criminal 
                statutory offense;
                    (B) the number of prosecutions for the criminal 
                statutory offense brought by the Department of Justice 
                each year for the 15-year period preceding the date of 
                enactment of this Act; and
                    (C) the mens rea requirement for the criminal 
                statutory offense.
    (c) Report on Criminal Regulatory Offenses.--
            (1) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency 
        described in paragraph (2) shall submit to the Committee on the 
        Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
        the House of Representatives a report, which shall include--
                    (A) a list of all criminal regulatory offenses 
                enforceable by the agency; and
                    (B) for each criminal regulatory offense listed 
                under subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) the potential criminal penalty for a 
                        violation of the criminal regulatory offense;
                            (ii) the number of violations of the 
                        criminal regulatory offense referred to the 
                        Department of Justice for prosecution in each 
                        of the years during the 15-year period 
                        preceding the date of enactment of this Act; 
                        and
                            (iii) the mens rea requirement for the 
                        criminal regulatory offense.
            (2) Agencies described.--The Federal agencies described in 
        this paragraph are the Department of Agriculture, the 
        Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, the 
        Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department 
        of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of the 
        Interior, the Department of Labor, the Department of 
        Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, the Commodity 
        Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety 
        Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the 
        Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Farm Credit 
        Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, the 
        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election 
        Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal 
        Maritime Commission, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
        Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Labor 
        Relations Board, the National Transportation Safety Board, the 
        Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Occupational Safety and 
        Health Review Commission, the Office of Compliance, the Postal 
        Regulatory Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
        the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, the 
        Environmental Protection Agency, the Small Business 
        Administration, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and the 
        Office of Government Ethics.
    (d) Index.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act--
            (1) the Attorney General shall establish a publically 
        accessible index of each criminal statutory offense listed in 
        the report required under subsection (b) and make the index 
        available and freely accessible on the website of the 
        Department of Justice; and
            (2) the head of each agency described in subsection (c)(2) 
        shall establish a publically accessible index of each criminal 
        regulatory offense listed in the report required under 
        subsection (c)(1) and make the index available and freely 
        accessible on the website of the agency.
    (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require or authorize appropriations.


Output: Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015  Amends the federal criminal code to direct the court to impose a sentence for specified controlled substance offenses without regard to any statutory minimum sentence if the court finds that the criminal history category for the defendant is not higher than category two. (Currently, the court may disregard the statutory minimum if the defendant does not have more than one criminal history point.)  Authorizes a court that imposed a sentence for a crack cocaine possession or trafficking offense committed before August 3, 2010, on motion of the defendant, the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the government, or the court, to impose a reduced sentence as if provisions of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 were in effect at the time such offense was committed, provided such sentence was not previously imposed or reduced under such Act or such a motion wasn't previously denied. Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA) to reduce mandatory minimum sentences for manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, possessing, importing, or exporting specified controlled substances and for such violations by a courier (defined as a person whose role was limited to transporting or storing drugs or money). Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of such an offense under the CSA and CSIEA to ensure consistency with this Act and to consider specified factors, including: (1) its mandate to formulate guidelines to minimize the likelihood that the federal prison population will exceed federal prison capacity, and (2) the need to reduce and prevent racial disparities in sentencing. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) report on how the reduced expenditures on federal corrections and cost savings resulting from this Act will be used to help reduce overcrowding in the Bureau of Prisons, increase investment in law enforcement and crime prevention, and reduce recidivism; (2) report a list of all criminal statutory offenses and the potential criminal penalty, the number of prosecutions brought by the Department of Justice each year for the previous 15 years, and the mens rea requirement for each offense; and (3) establish a publicly accessible index of each criminal statutory offense.