,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjba,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to eliminate the
 disparity in sentencing for cocaine    
offenses1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,equal ,enforcement of ,cocaine     
,laws ,act4  #b4 ,elimination of        
increased penalties for cocaine offenses
 where the cocaine involved is cocaine  
base  7a7 ,controlled ,substances ,act  
,section #dja7;b77#a7 of the ,controlled
 ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4        
#hda7;b77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7ii71
 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i71
 by striking #e kilograms and inserting 
#bhj grams2  7,b7 by striking clause    
7iii72 and  7,c7 by redesignating       
clauses 7iv7 through 7viii7 as clauses  
7iii7 through 7vii71 respectively2 and  

7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in     
clause 7ii71 in the matter preceding    
subclause 7,i71 by striking #ejj grams  
and inserting #bh grams2  7,b7 by       
striking clause 7iii72 and  7,c7 by     
redesignating clauses 7iv7 through      
7viii7 as clauses 7iii7 through 7vii71  
respectively4  7b7 ,controlled          
,substances ,import and ,export ,act    
,section #ajaj7;b7 of the ,controlled   
,substances ,import and ,export ,act    
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ifj7;b77 is amended--   
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,b71 in the matter        
preceding clause 7i71 by striking #e    
kilograms and inserting #bhj grams2     
7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72     
7,c7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,d7
 through 7,h7 as subparagraphs 7,c7     
through 7,g71 respectively2 and  7,d7 in
 subparagraph 7,g71 as so redesignated1 
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,b71 in the matter preceding clause    

7i71 by striking #ejj grams and         
inserting #bh grams2  7,b7 by striking  
subparagraph 7,c72  7,c7 by             
redesignating subparagraphs 7,d7 through
 7,h7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 through     
7,g71 respectively2 and  7,d7 in        
subparagraph 7,g71 as so redesignated1  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting a semicolon4  7c7             
,applicability to pending cases ,this   
section1 and the amendments made by this
 section1 shall apply to any sentence   
imposed after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 regardless of when the       
offense was committed4