HR 5729 · 99th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986

Introduced 1986-10-17· Sponsored by Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12]· House

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Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.(1986-10-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Title I: Anti-Drug Enforcement - Subtitle A: Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the threashold qualtities and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties. Grants Federal courts limited authority to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum. Subtitle B: Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Imposes criminal penalties for simple possession of a controlled substance. Subtitle C: Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Imposes increased criminal penalties for employing persons under 18 years of age in drug operations. Imposes increased criminal penalties for the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary school, vocational school, secondary school, or college. (Current law imposes such enhanced penalties only for the distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary or secondary school.) Subtitle D: Assets Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund Amend…

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