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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. POWDER AND CRACK COCAINE SENTENCING DISPARITY REDUCTION.

(a) Controlled Substances Act.--Section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ''50 grams'' and
inserting ''250 grams''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ''5 grams'' and
inserting ''25 grams''.
(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)(C), by striking ''50 grams'' and
inserting ''250 grams''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ''5 grams'' and
inserting ''25 grams''.

SEC. 3. CHANGE IN PENALTY FOR POSSESSION OF CRACK COCAINE.

Section 404(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844(a))
is amended by striking ''Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,'' and
all that follows through ''the mixture or substance exceeds 1 gram.''.

SEC. 4. INCREASED EMPHASIS ON CERTAIN AGGRAVATING FACTORS RELATED TO
SERIOUSNESS OF THE OFFENSE.

Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United
States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and,
if appropriate, amend the sentencing guidelines to ensure that the
penalties for an offense involving trafficking of a controlled
substance provide tiered enhancements for the involvement of a
dangerous weapon or violence, including, if appropriate--
(1) an increase to the existing enhancement for possession
of a dangerous weapon;
(2) an enhancement for the use or brandishment of a
dangerous weapon;
(3) an enhancement for the use, or threatened use, of
violence; and
(4) any other enhancement the Commission considers
necessary.

SEC. 5. INCREASED EMPHASIS ON CERTAIN FACTORS RELATED TO THE
CULPABILITY OF THE OFFENDER.

(a) In General.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of
title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission
shall review and, if appropriate, amend the sentencing guidelines to
ensure that the penalties for an offense involving trafficking of a
controlled substance adequately take into account the culpability of
the defendant and the role of the defendant in the offense.
(b) Considerations.--In carrying out this section, the United
States Sentencing Commission shall consider--
(1) whether enhancements should be added, either to the
existing enhancements for aggravating role or otherwise, that
take into account aggravating factors associated with the
offense, including--
(A) whether the defendant committed the offense as
part of a pattern of criminal conduct engaged in as a
livelihood;
(B) whether the defendant maintained an
establishment for the manufacture or distribution of
the controlled substance;
(C) whether the defendant distributed a controlled
substance to an individual under the age of 18 years or
a pregnant individual;
(D) whether the defendant involved an individual
under the age of 18 years or a pregnant individual in
the offense;
(E) whether the defendant manufactured or
distributed the controlled substance in a location
described in section 409(a) or section 419(a) of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 849(a) or 860(a));
(F) whether the defendant bribed, or attempted to
bribe, a Federal, State, or local law enforcement
officer in connection with the offense;
(G) whether the defendant was involved in the
importation into the United States of the controlled
substance;
(H) whether the defendant committed the offense
after previously being convicted of a felony controlled
substances offense; and
(I) any other factor the Commission considers
necessary; and
(2) whether adjustments should be added, either to the
existing guideline for mitigating role or otherwise, that take
into account mitigating factors associated with the offense,
including--
(A) whether the defendant had minimum knowledge of
the illegal enterprise;
(B) whether the defendant received little or no
compensation in connection with the offense; and
(C) whether the defendant acted on impulse, fear,
or friendship when the defendant was otherwise unlikely
to commit such an offense.

SEC. 6. EMERGENCY AUTHORITY AND DEADLINE FOR COMMISSION ACTION.

The United States Sentencing Commission shall promulgate the
guidelines, policy statements, or amendments provided for in this Act
as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than 90 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.
Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase (by a factor of five) the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing a cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine) required for the imposition of mandatory minimum prison terms for trafficking in such controlled substance.

Eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum prison term for first-time possession of crack cocaine.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend, if appropriate, its sentencing guidelines for trafficking in a controlled substance to reflect the use of a dangerous weapon or violence in such crime and the culpability and role of the defendant in such crime.