,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,pfluger 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,moylan1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mrs4 ,steel1 ,mr4
 ,baird1 and ,mr4 ,crenshaw7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,controlled    
,substances ,act to enhance the         
penalties applicable with respect to    
certain violations involving the use of 
interactive computer service to         
distribute a controlled substance1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,drug-,free ,social ,media and ,digital 
,communities ,act of #bjbd4  #b4        
,prohibition on use of interactive      

computer service to distribute a        
controlled substance  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,controlled ,substances ,act is    
amended by inserting after section #dbc 
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hfd7 the following3     
#dbd4 ,distribution through use of      
social media  7a7 ,in general  7#a7     
,term of imprisonment2 fine ,any person 
who violates section #dja7;a77#a7 by    
distributing1 dispensing1 or possessing 
with intent to distribute or dispense a 
controlled substance through the use of 
a interactive computer service shall be 
subject to-- 7,a7 twice the maximum term
 of imprisonment authorized by section  
#dja7;b72  7,b7 at least twice any term 
of supervised release authorized by     
section #dja7;b7 for a first offense2   
and  7,c7 a fine up to twice that       
authorized by section #dja7;b7 in       
addition to any term of imprisonment    
authorized by this subsection4  7#b7    
,minimum sentence ,except to the extent 
a greater minimum sentence is otherwise 
provided by section #dja7;b71 a person  

sentenced under this subsection shall be
 sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 
not less than #a year1 except that the  
mandatory minimum sentencing requirement
 of this paragraph shall not apply to   
offenses involving #e grams or less of  
marihuana4  7#c7 ,interactive computer  
service defined ,in this subsection1 the
 term interactive computer service means
 any information service1 system1 or    
access software provider that provides  
or enables computer access by multiple  
users to a computer server1 including   
specifically a service or system that   
provides access to the ,internet and    
such systems operated or services       
offered by libraries or educational     
institutions4  7b7 ,subsequent offenses 
7#a7 ,term of imprisonment ,any person  
who commits a violation described in    
subsection 7a77#a71 after a prior       
conviction for a violation described in 
subsection 7a77#a7 has become final1 is 
punishable-- 7,a7 by the greater of--   
7i7 a term of imprisonment of not less  

than #c years and not more than life    
imprisonment2 and  7ii7 #c times the    
maximum term of imprisonment authorized 
by section #dja7;b7 for a first offense2
  7,b7 by at least #c times any term of 
supervised release authorized by section
 #dja7;b7 for a first offense2 and  7,c7
 by a fine up to #c times that          
authorized by section #dja7;b7 in       
addition to any term of imprisonment    
authorized by this subsection4  7#b7    
,minimum sentence ,except to the extent 
a greater minimum sentence is otherwise 
provided by section #dja7;b71 a person  
sentenced under this subsection shall be
 sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 
not less than #c years1 except that     
penalties for third and subsequent      
convictions shall be governed by section
 #dja7;b77#a77;,a74  4  7b7 ,clerical   
amendment ,the table of contents for the
 ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 is amended by   
adding after the item relating to       
section #dbc the following3  ,sec4 #dbd4

 ,distribution through use of social    
media4  4