ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING CHILDREN.

SEC. 6454. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING CHILDREN. (a) In General.—Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, and section 21 of the Sentencing Act of 1987, the United States Sentencing Commission shall promulgate guidelines, or shall amend existing guidelines, to provide that a defendant convicted of violating sections 405, 405A, or 405B of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 845, 845a or 845b) involving a person under 18 years of age shall be assigned an offense level under chapter 2 of the sentencing guidelines that is— (1) two levels greater than the level that would have been assigned for the underlying controlled substance offense; and (2) in no event less than level 26. (b) Effects of Amendment.—If the sentencing guidelines are amended after the effective date of this section, the Sentencing Commission shall implement the instruction set forth in subsection (a) so as to achieve a comparable result. (c) Multiple Enhancements.—The guidelines referred to in subsection (a), as promulgated or amended under such subsection, shall provide that an offense that could be subject to multiple enhancements pursuant to such subsection is subject to not more than one such enhancement.