HR 5567 · 100th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act by increasing the minimum criminal penalties for any person employing or using persons under 18 years of age in drug operations.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1988-11-15)
Plain Language Summary
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Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) increase to three years (currently, one year) the minimum term of imprisonment for any person who employs a person under 18 years of age in violation of such Act and who has a prior conviction for the same offense; (2) add a minimum term of imprisonment of two years for any person who provides or distributes a controlled substance to an underage person; and (3) provide a minimum term of imprisonment of five years for any person who provides or distributes a controlled substance to an underage person after a prior conviction for the same offense has become final.…
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