,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ebb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,lee1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,graham7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to establish appropriate penalties for 
cocaine-related offenses1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,start ,making      
,adjustments and ,require ,transparency 
in ,cocaine ,sentencing ,act or the     
,,smart ,cocaine ,sentencing ,act4  #b4 
,penalties for cocaine-related offenses 
7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,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-- 7i7 in      
clause 7ii71 in the matter preceding    
subclause 7,i71 by striking #e kilograms
 and inserting #d kilograms2 and  7ii7  
in clause 7iii71 by striking #bhj grams 

and inserting #a1fjj grams2 and  7,b7 in
 subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7ii71
 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i71
 by striking #ejj grams and inserting   
#djj grams2 and  7ii7 in clause 7iii71  
by striking #bh grams and inserting #afj
 grams4  7#b7 ,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-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 in the
 matter preceding clause 7i71 by        
striking #e kilograms and inserting #d  
kilograms2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71  
by striking #bhj grams and inserting    
#a1fjj grams2 and  7iii7 in subparagraph
 7,h71 by striking the period at the end
 and inserting a semicolon2 and  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph   
7,b71 in the matter preceding clause    
7i71 by striking #ejj grams and         
inserting #djj grams2  7ii7 in          
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking #bh grams
 and inserting #afj grams2 and  7iii7 in

 subparagraph 7,h71 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon4  7b7 ,attorney ,general      
certification  7#a7 ,in general ,for a  
defendant sentenced before the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general shall submit to the court that 
sentenced the defendant a certification 
regarding whether1 in the opinion of the
 ,attorney ,general1 the sentence of the
 defendant should be reduced1 as if the 
amendments made by subsection 7a7 were  
in effect at the time the offense was   
committed4 ,in making a certification   
under this paragraph1 the ,attorney     
,general shall consider the factors in  
section #ceec7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,resentencing ,if  
the ,attorney ,general submits a        
certification under paragraph 7#a7      
indicating that1 in the opinion of the  
,attorney ,general1 the sentence of the 
defendant should be reduced1 as if the  
amendments made by subsection 7a7 were  
in effect at the time the offense was   

committed1 the court that imposed the   
sentence of the defendant may impose    
such a reduced sentence4  #c4 ,federal  
research  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general1  
in coordination with the ,administrator 
of the ,drug ,enforcement               
,administration and the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services1 shall     
review and submit to the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary and the ,committee on    
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate and the        
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on-- 7#a7 the average individual dosage 
amount of both powder cocaine and       
cocaine base2  7#b7 the lethality of    
both powder cocaine and cocaine base as 
measured by individual dosage2  7#c7 the
 impact on lethality that polysubstance 
use1 specifically as to synthetic drugs 
such as fentanyl and fentanyl-related   

substances1 has on both powder cocaine  
and cocaine base users2  7#d7 the       
addictiveness of both powder cocaine and
 cocaine base2  7#e7 the violence       
attributed to or associated with both   
powder cocaine and cocaine base1 which  
may include but is not limited to1      
criminal charges1 statutory             
enhancements1 criminal history1 and     
recidivism data2 and  7#f7 the impact on
 addictiveness that polysubstance use1  
specifically as to synthetic drugs such 
as fentanyl and fentanyl-related        
substances1 has on both powder cocaine  
and cocaine base users4  7b7 ,report by 
,united ,states sentencing commission   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,united ,states ,sentencing   
,commission shall submit to ,congress   
and publicly issue a report regarding   
cocaine offenses and offenders4  7#b7   
,contents ,the report under paragraph   
7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 an analysis of
 data available to the ,commission on   

,federal cocaine offenses and offenders2
  7,b7 an updated description of the    
forms of cocaine1 methods of use1       
effects1 dependency potential1 effects  
of prenatal exposure1 and prevalence of 
cocaine use2  7,c7 an updated           
description of trends in cocaine        
trafficking patterns1 price1 and use2   
7,d7 a review of ,state sentencing      
policies and an examination of the      
interaction of ,state penalties with    
,federal prosecutorial decisions2  7,e7 
a review of recent ,federal case law    
developments relating to ,federal       
cocaine sentencing2 and  7,f7           
recommendations to ,congress4