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On the recordSeptember 30, 2021
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2914 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Terry Technical Correction Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that on June 14, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States decided the case of Terry v. United States, 141 S. Ct. 1858 (2021), holding that crack offenders who did not trigger a mandatory minimum do not qualify for the retroactivity provisions of section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 (21 U.S.C. 841 note). (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to clarify that the retroactivity provisions of section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 (21 U.S.C. 841 note) are available to those offenders who were sentenced for a crack-cocaine offense before the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-220) became effective, including individuals with low-level crack offenses sentenced under section 401(b)(1)(C) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(C)). SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF FAIR SENTENCING ACT OF 2010. Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 (21 U.S.C.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Sep 30, 2021

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