,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1        
#bjba,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and ,mr4 
,durbin7 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 ,eliminating a
 ,quantifiably ,unjust ,application of  
the ,law ,act or the ,,equal ,act4  #b4 
,elimination of increased penalties for 
cocaine offenses where the cocaine      
involved is cocaine base  7a7           
,controlled substances act ,the         
following provisions of the ,controlled 
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et 
seq47 are repealed3 7#a7 ,clause 7iii7  
of section #dja7;b77#a77;,a7 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hda7;b77#a77;,a774  7#b7     
,clause 7iii7 of section                
#dja7;b77#a77;,b7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4        
#hda7;b77#a77;,b774  7b7 ,controlled    

substances import and export act ,the   
following provisions of the ,controlled 
,substances ,import and ,export ,act    
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #iea et seq47 are        
repealed3 7#a7 ,subparagraph 7,c7 of    
section #ajaj7;b77#a7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4    
#ifj7;b77#a774  7#b7 ,subparagraph 7,c7 
of section #ajaj7;b77#b7 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 
#ifj7;b77#b774  7c7 ,applicability to   
pending and past cases  7#a7 ,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  7#b7   
,past cases ,in the case of a defendant 
who1 before the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 was convicted or sentenced   
for a ,federal offense involving cocaine
 base1 the sentencing court may1 on     
motion of the defendant1 the ,bureau of 
,prisons1 the attorney for the          
,government1 or on its own motion1      
impose a reduced sentence after         
considering the factors set forth in    

section #ceec7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code4