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[120 STAT. 271]
PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2006
[120 STAT. 271]

PUBLIC LAW 109–177—MAR. 9, 2006

120 STAT. 271

‘‘CONSECUTIVE

SENTENCE FOR MANUFACTURING OR DISTRIBUTING, OR POSSESSING WITH INTENT TO MANUFACTURE OR DISTRIBUTE, METHAMPHETAMINE ON PREMISES WHERE CHILDREN ARE PRESENT OR RESIDE

‘‘SEC. 419a. Whoever violates section 401(a)(1) by manufacturing or distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture or distribute, methamphetamine or its salts, isomers or salts of isomers on premises in which an individual who is under the age of 18 years is present or resides, shall, in addition to any other sentence imposed, be imprisoned for a period of any term of years but not more than 20 years, subject to a fine, or both.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 419 the following new item:

21 USC 860a.

‘‘Sec. 419a. Consecutive sentence for manufacturing or distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture or distribute, methamphetamine on premises where children are present or reside.’’. SEC. 735. AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN SENTENCING COURT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Section 994(w) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting ‘‘, in a format approved and required by the Commission,’’ after ‘‘submits to the Commission’’; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by inserting ‘‘written’’ before ‘‘statement of reasons’’; and (ii) by inserting ‘‘and which shall be stated on the written statement of reasons form issued by the Judicial Conference and approved by the United States Sentencing Commission’’ after ‘‘applicable guideline range’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The information referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (F) shall be submitted by the sentencing court in a format approved and required by the Commission.’’; and (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘may assemble or maintain in electronic form that include any’’ and inserting ‘‘itself may assemble or maintain in electronic form as a result of the’’. SEC. 736. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

21 USC 871a.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall, on a semiannual basis, submit to the congressional committees and organizations specified in subsection (b) reports that— (1) describe the allocation of the resources of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the investigation and prosecution of alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act involving methamphetamine; and (2) the measures being taken to give priority in the allocation of such resources to such violations involving— (A) persons alleged to have imported into the United States substantial quantities of methamphetamine or scheduled listed chemicals (as defined pursuant to the amendment made by section 711(a)(1));

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