legislation: 99-s-2849
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| 99-s-2849 | 99 | s | 2849 | Drug-Free America Act of 1986 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 1986-09-23 | 1986-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 3 | Drug-Free America Act of 1986 - Title I: Drug-Free Federal Workplace Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Federal Workplace Act of 1986 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act to exclude from the definition of a "handicapped individual" covered by such Act: (1) any individual who uses or is addicted to illegal drugs; and (2) any alcoholic whose current use of alcohol prevents him or her from performing the duties of the job in question or whose employment, by reason of such current alcohol abuse, would constitute a direct threat to property or the safety of others. Amends the Civil Service Reform Act to declare that nothing in such Act shall be construed to permit or require the employment of an applicant or employee who use controlled substances. Title II: Drug-Free Schools Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Schools Act of 1986 (The Zero-Tolerance Act) - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out national programs either directly or through State or local educational agencies, which are designed to achieve and maintain a drug-free environment conducive to learning in elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes appropriations. Declares that it shall not be unlawful under Federal statute or regulation for any educational institution: (1) to make refraining from illegal drug use a condition of admission or continued enrollment; or (2) to require and conduct drug testing of students or applicants for admission to determine if they use illegal drugs. Title III: Substance Abuse Services Amendments of 1986 - Substance Abuse Services Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization for the substance abuse services block grant program through FY 1992. Title IV: Drug Interdiction and International Cooperation Act of 1986 - Subtitle A: International Forfeiture Enabling Act of 1986 - International Forfeiture Enabling Act of 1986 - Declares subject to forfeiture to the United States any property within the jurisdiction of the United States relating to an unlawful drug activity committed within the jurisdiction of a foreign country if such property: (1) constitutes or derives from proceeds of such activity; or (2) was used in the commission of such activity, unless it was used without the knowledge or consent of its owner. Subtitle B: Mansfield Amendment Repeal Act of 1986 - Mansfield Amendment Repeal Act of 1986 - Repeals the Mansfield Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1981 requiring certain reports to the Congress regarding international narcotics control activities. Subtitle C: Narcotic Traffickers Deportation Act of 1986 - Narcotic Traffickers Deportation Act of 1986 - Revises Federal law regarding the deportation of persons convicted of violating controlled substances laws to specify such laws, including the laws of any State, the United States or a foreign country relating to narcotic drugs, marihuana, or depressant or stimulant substances. Subtitle D: Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Revises the Tariff Act of 1930 regarding: (1) reports of vessel arrival; (2) reporting requirements for individuals; (3) aviation smuggling; (4) false drawback and refund claims; (5) seizure of conveyances; (6) exchange of information with foreign customs and law enforcement officers; (7) inspections and preclearance in foreign countries; and (8) authority to conduct commercial cover. Increases criminal and civil penalties for violations of such Act. Establishes a fine of up to $5,000, or a prison sentence of up to two years, or both, for any aircraft owner or airman who knowingly and willingly violates registration and certification requirements. Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to make it unlawful for any U.S. citizen on board any aircraft, or any person on board an aircraft owned by a U.S. citizen or registered in the United States, to manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance. Sets forth criminal penalties for operating an aircraft without lights and for illegal fuel installations aboard aircraft. Subtitle E: Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Makes it unlawful, with specified exceptions, for any person on board a U.S. vessel or a vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction to knowingly or intentionally manufacture, distribute, or to possess with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. Subjects to seizure and forfeiture any property used in a violation of this Act. Title V: Anti-Drug Enforcement Act of 1986 - Subtitle A: Drug Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Drug Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise and increase the criminal penalties for violations of such Act. Subtitle B: Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a scale of minimum penalties for first and subsequent possession offenses. Subtitle C: Continuing Drug Enterprise Penalty Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprise Penalty Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to set forth a minimum life sentence and multimillion dollar fines for individuals or organizations who engage in continuing criminal drug enterprises. Sets forth a procedure and considerations for the imposition of the death penalty whenever a killing results from a violation of such Act. Subtitle D: United States Marshals Service Act of 1986 - United States Marshals Service Act of 1986 - Revises provisions of Federal law relating to the U.S. Marshals Service. Subtitle E: Controlled Substances Import and Export Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Import and Export Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase the basic penalty for violations (currently a maximum 15 years in prison) to a minimum of five years and a maximum of 40 years in prison, or if death results from use of a substance, 20 years to life in prison. Increases the fine from $125,000 to $2,000,000 for an individual ($5,000,000 for an organization). Sets forth enhanced penalties for subsequent offenses. Subtitle F: Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish penalties for any person at least 21 years of age who employs anyone under 21 in controlled substance trafficking. Subtitle G: Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1986 - Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1986 - Amends the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act to require manufacturers, distributors, importers, and exporters of certain substances to maintain records and make reports as prescribed by the Attorney General of the United States. Prohibits the distribution or export of such a substance unless the recipient or purchaser presents the distributor with a certification of lawful use and identification. Makes it unlawful to purchase a reportable amount of certain chemicals in units small enough so that recordkeeping or report-filing is not required for the purpose of evading recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Prohibits the import of certain substances into U.S. customs territory except for commercial, scientific, or other legitimate uses. Prohibits the export of certain substances unless the Attorney General is furnished documentary proof that importation is not contrary to the laws of the country of destination for medical, commercial, scientific, or other legitimate purposes. Directs the Attorney General to maintain an active program, both domestic and international, to curtail the diversion of precursor chemicals and essential chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of controlled substances. Subtitle H: Money Laundering Crimes Act of 1986 - Money Laundering Crimes Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for financial transactions involving the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity for the purpose of either facilitating such activity or concealing its nature. Sets forth procedures for the civil and criminal forfeiture of any property involved in such unlawful financial transactions. Subtitle I: Controlled Substances Technical Amendments Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Technical Amendments of 1986 - Makes technical amendments to the Controlled Substances Act. Subtitle J: Controlled Substances Analogs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Analogs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish penalties for the manufacture or possession with intent to distribute or the distribution of a controlled substance analog (designer drug) all or part of which is intended for human consumption. Makes unlawful simple possession of such an analog if it is knowing or intentional. Subtitle K: Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends Federal law with respect to the forfeiture of assets involved in unlawful controlled substance activities. Subtitle L: Exclusionary Rule Limitation Act of 1986 - Exclusionary Rule Limitation Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to state that evidence obtained as a result of a search or seizure shall not be excluded in a U.S. district court on the ground that the search or seizure violated the fourth amendment to the Constitution, if the search or seizure was undertaken in an objectively reasonable belief that it was in conformity with such amendment. Title VI: Public Awareness and Private Sector Initiatives Act of 1986 - Public Awareness and Private Sector Initiatives Act of 1986 - Declares that an agency may contract for property or services designed primarily to warn of the dangers of illegal drug use without complying with any requirement for competition in Federal procurement, so long as at least 50 percent of actual, reasonable costs of providing the property or service is being donated to the Federal Government. | 2025-08-29T16:30:50Z |