,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bd1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,scott ( ,virg9ia 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,massie1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 
,coh51 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 & ,mr4 ,johnson ( 
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to prev5t unju/ &         
irrational crim9al puni%m5ts4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ju/ice
 ,safety ,valve ,act ( #bjac4  #b4      
,au?ority to impose a s5t5ce bel[ a     
/atutory m9imum ,section #ceec ( title  
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,au?ority  
,to impose a s5t5ce bel[ a /atutory     
m9imum ,to prev5t an unju/ s5t5ce  7#a7 
,g5]al rule ,not)/&+ any provision ( law
 o!r ?an ?is subsection1 ! c\rt may     
impose a s5t5ce bel[ a /atutory m9imum  
if ! c\rt f9ds t x is necess>y to d s 9 
ord] to avoid violat+ ! requirem5ts (   
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,c\rt to give     

p>ties notice ,be=e impos+ a s5t5ce "u  
p>agraph 7#a71 ! c\rt %all give ! p>ties
 reasonable notice ( ! c\rt's int5t to d
 s & an opportunity to respond4  7#c7   
,/atem5t 9 writ+ ( factors ,! c\rt %all 
/ate1 9 ! writt5 /atem5t ( reasons1 !   
factors "u subsection 7a7 t require     
imposition ( a s5t5ce bel[ ! /atutory   
m9imum4  7#d7 ,appeal rights n limit$   
,?is subsection does n limit any "r to  
appeal t w\ld o!rwise exi/ 9 its abs5ce4
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