,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjah ,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cotton1 and ,mr4 ,graham7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 relating to 
sentencing of armed career criminals4   
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,restoring the ,armed      
,career ,criminal ,act4  #b4 ,amendments
 to the ,armed ,career ,criminal ,act   
,section #ibd of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a77#b71 by striking 7a77#f71
 7d71 7g71 7h71 7i71 7j71 or 7o7 of     
section #ibb and inserting 7a77#f71 7d71
 7h71 7i71 7j71 or 7o7 of section #ibb1 
or1 except as provided in subsection 7e7
 of this section1 subsection 7g7 of     
section #ibb2 and  7#b7 by striking     
subsection 7e7 and inserting the        
following3  7e7 7#a7 ,whoever knowingly 

violates section #ibb7;g7 and has #c or 
more previous serious felony convictions
 for offenses committed on occasions    
different from one another shall be     
fined under this title and imprisoned   
not less than #ae years and not more    
than #cj years1 and1 notwithstanding any
 other provision of law1 the court shall
 not suspend the sentence of1 or grant a
 probationary sentence to1 such person  
with respect to the conviction under    
section #ibb7;g74  7#b7 ,in this        
subsection-- 7,a7 the term offense      
punishable by imprisonment for a        
statutory maximum term of not less than 
#aj years includes an offense 7without  
regard to the application of any        
sentencing guideline1 statutory         
criterion1 or judgment that may provide 
for a shorter period of imprisonment    
within the statutory sentencing range7  
for which the statute provides for a    
range in the period of imprisonment that
 may be imposed at sentencing the       
maximum term of which is not less than  

#aj years2 and  7,b7 the term serious   
felony conviction means-- 7i7 any       
conviction by a court referred to in    
section #ibb7;g77#a7 for an offense     
that1 at the time of sentencing1 was an 
offense punishable by imprisonment for a
 statutory maximum term of not less than
 #aj years2 or  7ii7 any group of       
convictions for which a court referred  
to in section #ibb7;g77#a7 imposed in   
the same proceeding or in consolidated  
proceedings a total term of imprisonment
 not less than #aj years1 regardless of 
how many years of that total term the   
defendant served in custody4  4  #c4    
,applicability  7a7 ,in general ,the    
amendments made by this ,act shall apply
 to any offense committed after the date
 of enactment of this ,act by an        
individual who1 on the date on which the
 offense is committed1 has #c or more   
previous serious felony convictions 7as 
defined in subsection 7e7 of section    
#ibd of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 as amended by this ,act74  7b7   

,rule of construction ,this ,act and the
 amendments made by this ,act shall not 
be construed to create any right to     
challenge a sentence imposed under      
subsection 7e7 of section #ibd of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  #d4        
,technical and conforming amendments    
,section #bija7;a7 of title ,i of the   
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajeha7;a77 is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#a71 by striking and2  7#b7  
in paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by striking 1 as 
defined in section #ibd7;e77#b77;,a7 of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 and   
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking  
the period and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 the term serious drug offense    
means--  7,a7 an offense under the      
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq471 the ,controlled
 ,substances ,import and ,export ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #iea et seq471 or chapter

 #gje of title #df1 ,united ,states     
,code1 for which a maximum term of      
imprisonment of #aj years or more is    
prescribed by law2 or  7,b7 an offense  
under ,state law1 involving             
manufacturing1 distributing1 or         
possessing with intent to manufacture or
 distribute1 a controlled substance 7as 
defined in section #ajb of the          
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb771 for which a maximum   
term of imprisonment of #aj years or    
more is prescribed by law4  4