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21 U.S.C. 860: Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools and colleges
Created in 1984 by Public Law 91-513. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 3592, 21 U.S.C. 859, 34 U.S.C. 12521.
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
1994
- Pub. L. 103–322, §320107, substituted "playground, or housing facility owned by a public housing authority, or within" for "playground, or within". · (a)
- Pub. L. 103–322, §§320107, 330009(a), substituted "playground, or housing facility owned by a public housing authority, or within" for "playground, or within" and inserted a period at end of penultimate sentence. · (b)
- Pub. L. 103–322, §140006, added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsecs. (c) and (d) as (d) and (e), respectively. · (c), (d), (e)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–647, §1502(1), inserted "or a playground," after "university," and struck out "playground," after "within 100 feet of a". · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–647, §1214(1)(C), substituted "a person shall be sentenced under this subsection to a term of imprisonment of not less than one year" for "a term of imprisonment under this subsection shall be not less than one year". · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–647, §1214(1)(B), inserted "A fine up to twice that authorized by section 841(b) of this title may be imposed in addition to any term of imprisonment authorized by this subsection." · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–647, §1214(1)(A), which directed the amendment of par. (1) by striking out ", or a fine, or both," could not be executed because those words did not appear. See note below. · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–647, §1003(b)(1), which directed the substitution of "subject to (1) twice the maximum punishment authorized by section 841(b) of this title" for "punishable (1) by a term of imprisonment, or a fine, or both, up to twice that authorized by section 841(b) of this title", was executed by … · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–647, §3599L, substituted "has become final" for "have become final". · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–647, §1502(2), inserted "or a playground," after "university," and struck out "playground," after "within 100 feet of a". · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–647, §1214(2)(B), inserted after first sentence "A fine up to three times that authorized by section 841(b) of this title may be imposed in addition to any term of imprisonment authorized by this subsection. Except to the extent a greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided by sectio… · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–647, §1214(2)(A), which directed the amendment of subpar. (B) by striking ", or a fine up to three times that" through "or both", could not be executed because the language did not appear after execution of the intervening amendment by Pub. L. 101–647, §1003(b)(2). Se… · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–647, §1003(b)(2), substituted "three times the maximum punishment authorized by section 841(b) of this title for a first offense" for "a term of imprisonment of up to three times that authorized by section 841(b) of this title for a first offense, or a fine up to three times that author… · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–647, §1214(3), inserted "mandatory minimum" after "In the case of any", struck out "subsection (b)" after "imposed under", struck out "of" before "this section" in a reference to "of this section" which was editorially added before ", imposition or", and substituted "An ind… · (c)
1988
- Pub. L. 100–690, §§6457, 6458(a), inserted ", possessing with intent to distribute," after "distributing" and ", or within 100 feet of a playground, public or private youth center, public swimming pool, or video arcade facility," after "university". · (a)
- Pub. L. 100–690, §§6452(b)(1), 6457, 6458(a), inserted ", possessing with intent to distribute," after "distributing", and ", or within 100 feet of a playground, public or private youth center, public swimming pool, or video arcade facility," after "university", substituted "a prior co… · (b)
- Pub. L. 100–690, §6458(b), added subsec. (d). · (d)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–570, §§1104(a), (b), 1105(c), 1841(b)(1), inserted "or section 856 of this title" and "or manufacturing", substituted "a public or private elementary, vocational, or secondary school or a public or private college, junior college, or university" for "a public or private elem… · (a)
- Pub. L. 99–570, §1004(a), substituted "term of supervised release" for "special parole term". · (a)
- Pub. L. 99–646 which directed that "parole" be inserted after "(2) at least three times any special" could not be executed in view of prior amendment by Pub. L. 99–570, §1104(c) below. · (b)
- Pub. L. 99–570, §1866(b), which directed that "term of supervised release" be substituted for "special term" could not be executed in view of prior amendment by Pub. L. 99–570, §1104(c) below. · (b)
- Pub. L. 99–570, §§1104(a), 1841(b)(2), inserted reference to section 856 of this title, inserted "or manufacturing" after "distributing" and substituted "a public or private elementary, vocational, or secondary school or a public or private college, junior college, or university" for "a public or p… · (b)
- Pub. L. 99–570, §1104(c), amended cls. (1) and (2) generally. Prior to amendment, cls. (1) and (2) read as follows: "(1) by a term of imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than life imprisonment and (2) at least three times any special term authorized by section 841(b) of this titl… · (b)
- Pub. L. 99–570, §1866(c), substituted reference to chapter 311 of title 18 for reference to section 4202 of that title. · (c)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.