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On the recordMarch 6, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Leahy- Grassley substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time, and the Senate proceed to vote on the passage of the bill, as amended. The amendment (No. 1808) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. COUNTERFEIT DRUG PREVENTION. Section 2320(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: ``(2) Counterfeit drugs.-- ``(A) In general.--Whoever commits an offense under subsection (a) with respect to a drug (as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)) shall-- ``(i) if an individual, be fined not more than $4,000,000, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and ``(ii) if a person other than an individual, be fined not more than $10,000,000.…
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