HR 2425
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2425
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide enhanced penalties
for marketing controlled substances to minors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 22, 2007
Mr. BOOZMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 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 amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide enhanced penalties
for marketing controlled substances to minors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Stop Marketing Illegal Drugs to Minors Act'.
SEC. 2. SENTENCING ENHANCEMENTS FOR MARKETING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO
MINORS.
Section 418 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 859) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by adding at the end the following: `; MARKETING
TO MINORS';
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting after `twenty-one years of age' the
following: `, or who manufactures, creates, distributes, or possesses
with intent to distribute a controlled substance that is flavored, colored,
packaged, or otherwise altered in a way that is designed to make that
controlled substance more appealing to a person under twenty-one years
of age, or who attempts or conspires to do so,';
(3) in subsection (b), by inserting after `twenty-one years of age' the
following: `, or who manufactures, creates, distributes, or possesses
with intent to distribute a controlled substance that is flavored, colored,
packaged, or otherwise altered in a way that is designed to make that
controlled substance more appealing to a person under twenty-one years
of age, or who attempts or conspires to do so,'; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
`(c) If the controlled substance that is involved in an offense under this
section is methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers
or a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine,
its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers, unless a greater term of imprisonment
is imposed under another provision of this Act, the offender shall--
`(1) in the case of a first offense--
`(A) if the amount of the methamphetamine involved is 50 grams or more
or of the mixture involved is 500 grams or more, be fined not more than
$8,000,000 if an individual and not more than $20,000,000 if a person
other than an individual, and imprisoned for any term of years not less
than 20, or for life;
`(B) if the amount of methamphetamine involved is not less than 5 nor
more than 50 grams or of the mixture is not less than 50 grams nor more
than 500 grams, be fined not more than $4,000,000 if an individual and
not more than $10,000,000 if a person other than an individual, and
imprisoned for any term of years not less than 10, nor more than 80;
and
`(C) fined not more than $2,000,000 if an individual and not more than
$10,000,000 if a person other than an individual, and imprisoned any
term or years not less than 5 nor more than 40, in any other case;
`(2) in the case of a second offense--
`(A) if the amount of the methamphetamine involved is 50 grams or more
or of the mixture involved is 500 grams or more, be fined not more than
$16,000,000 if an individual and not more than $40,000,000 if a person
other than an individual, and imprisoned for any term of years not less
than 40, or for life;
`(B) if the amount of methamphetamine involved is not less than 5 but
is less than 50 grams or of the mixture is not less than 50 grams but
is less than 500 grams, be fined not more than $8,000,000 if an individual
and not more than $20,000,000 if a person other than an individual,
and imprisoned for any term of years not less than 20, or for life;
and
`(C) fined not more than $4,000,000 if an individual and not more than
$20,000,000 if a person other than an individual, and imprisoned any
term or years not less than 10 nor more than 60, in any other case;
and
`(3) in the case of a third or subsequent offense--
`(A) if the amount of the methamphetamine involved is 50 grams or more
or of the mixture involved is 500 grams or more, be fined not more than
$32,000,000 if an individual and not more than $80,000,000 if a person
other than an individual, and imprisoned for life;
`(B) if the amount of methamphetamine involved is not less than 5 but
is less than 50 grams or of the mixture is not less than 50 grams but
is less than 500 grams, be fined not more than $16,000,000 if an individual
and not more than $40,000,000 if a person other than an individual,
and imprisoned for life; and
`(C) fined not more than $8,000,000 if an individual and not more than
$40,000,000 if a person other than an individual, and imprisoned for
life, in any other case.'.
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