A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to strengthen criminal penalties for offenses involving base forms of cocaine and for youth-related offenses, and for other purposes.
Youth Drug Protection Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to impose increased criminal penalties for dealing in: (1) one or more grams of a base form of cocaine; and (2) 100 or more grams of other schedule I or II narcotic drugs. (Current law imposes such increased penalties on a kilogram or more of some schedule I or II narcotic drugs.)
Imposes 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.)
Became Public Law No: 99-570.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
See H.R.5484.
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