HR 5418 · 99th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Emergency Crack Control Act of 1986

Introduced 1986-08-13· Sponsored by Rep. MacKay, Buddy [D-FL-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See H.R.5484.(1986-10-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Emergency Crack Control Act of 1986 - Title I: Law Enforcement - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include cocaine freebase as a schedule I substance. Establishes criminal penalties of up to 20 years in prison, or up to $250,000 fine, or both, for manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing cocaine freebase. Provides increased penalties for employing persons under 21 years of age to distribute controlled substances. Imposes enhanced penalties for the manufacture of a controlled substance in or near an elementary or secondary school. (Current law imposes such enhanced penalties only for the distribution of a controlled substance in or near such schools.) Makes it a Federal criminal offense to open, maintain, manage, or control any facility used for manufacturing, storing, distributing, or using a controlled substance. Title II: Education and Public Awareness - Part A: Emergency Response - Designates October 6, 1986, as National Drug Abuse Education Day. Requires the Secretary of Education to ensure that State educational departments and all schools have timely information on: (1) the scope and nature of the cocaine freebase epidemic; (2) strategies for effective sch…

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