S 538 · 106th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Protect Children From Violence Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1999-03-04)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Violent, Armed, and Dangerous Juvenile Offender Accountability Subtitle A: Protecting Children from Drugs, Guns, and Violence Subtitle B: Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability Subtitle C: Combating Gang Violence Title II: Accountability for Juvenile Offenders and Public Protection Incentive Grants to States Title III: Reform of Grant Programs Protect Children From Violence Act - Title I: Violent, Armed, and Dangerous Juvenile Offender Accountability - Subtitle A: Protecting Children From Drugs, Guns, and Violence - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase penalties for distributing drugs to minors, drug trafficking in or near a school or other protected location, and using minors to distribute drugs. (Sec. 104) Considers an offense to have been committed in the presence of a child if it takes place in the line of sight of an individual who has not attained age 18, or if an individual who has not attained age 18 habitually resides in the place where the violation occurs. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide specified sentencing enhancements for offenses committed in the…
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