CLARIFICATION OF ENHANCED PENALTIES UNDER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.

SEC. 1003. CLARIFICATION OF ENHANCED PENALTIES UNDER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. (a) Section 418 (Old Section 405).— Section 418 of the Controlled Substances Act (as redesignated by this Act) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “punishable by (1) a term of imprisonment, or a fine, or both, up to twice that authorized by104 STAT. 4829 section 401(b)” and inserting “subject to (1) twice the maximum punishment authorized by section 401(b)”; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking “punishable by (1) a term of imprisonment, or a fine, or both, up to three times that authorized by section 401(b)” and inserting “subject to (1) three times the maximum punishment authorized by section 401(b)”. (b) Section 419 (Old Section 405A).— Section 419 of the Controlled Substances Act (as redesignated by this Act) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “punishable (1) by a term of imprisonment, or a fine, or both, up to twice that authorized by section 401(b)” and inserting “subject to (1) twice the maximum punishment authorized by section 401(b)”; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting “(B) three times the maximum punishment authorized by section 401(b) for a first offense”. (c) Section 420 (Old Section 405B).— Section 420 of the Controlled Substances Act (as redesignated by this Act) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking “is punishable by a term of imprisonment up to twice that authorized, or up to twice the fine authorized, or both,” and inserting “is subject to twice the maximum punishment otherwise authorized”; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking “is punishable by a term of imprisonment up to three times that authorized, or up to three times the fine authorized, or both,” and inserting “is subject to three times the maximum punishment otherwise authorized”.