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   Subtitle A-Drug Trafficking in Rural Areas
   
   
   
   SEC. 180101. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
   
   
   
   (a) Authorization of Appropriations .-Section 1001(a)(9) of
   the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is
   read as follows:
   
   
   
   "(9) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part O-
   
   
   
   "(A) $ 24,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
   
   
   
   "(B) $ 40,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
   
   
   
   "(C) $ 50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
   
   
   
   "(D) $ 60,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
   
   
   
   "(E) $ 66,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.".
   
   
   
   (b) Amendment to Base Allocation .-Section 1501(a)(2)(A) of title I of
   the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by
   striking "$ 100,000'' and inserting "$ 250,000''.
   
   
   
   (c) Clarification .-Section 1501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
   Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796bb(b)) is amended
   by inserting ", based on the decennial census of 1990 through fiscal
   year 1997" before the period.
   
   
   
   SEC. 180102. RURAL CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES.
   
   
   
   (a) Establishment .-The Attorney General, in consultation with the
   Governors, mayors, and chief executive officers of State and local law
   enforcement agencies, may establish a Rural Crime and Drug Enforcement
   Task Force in judicial districts that encompass significant rural
   lands. Assets seized as a result of investigations initiated by a
   Rural Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force and forfeited under
   Federal law shall be used, consistent with the guidelines on equitable
   sharing established by the Attorney General and of the Secretary of
   the Treasury, primarily to enhance the operations of the task force
   and its participating State and local law enforcement agencies.
   
   
   
   (b) Task Force Membership .-The Task Forces established under
   subsection (a) shall be carried out under policies and procedures
   established by the Attorney General. The Attorney General may deputize
   State and local law enforcement officers and may cross-designate up to
   100 Federal law enforcement officers, when necessary to undertake
   investigations pursuant to section 503(a) of the Controlled Substances
   Act (21 U.S.C. 873(a)) or offenses punishable by a term of
   imprisonment of 10 years or more under title 18, United States Code.
   The task forces-
   
   
   
   (1) shall include representatives from-
   
   
   
   (A) State and local law enforcement agencies;
   
   
   
   (B) the office of the United States Attorney for the judicial
   district; and
   
   
   
   (C) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement
   Administration, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the
   United States Marshals Service; and
   
   
   
   (2) may include representatives of other Federal law enforcement
   agencies, such as the United States Customs Service, United States
   Park Police, United States Forest Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
   and Firearms, and Bureau of Land Management.
   
   
   
   SEC. 180103. RURAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT TRAINING.
   
   
   
   (a) Specialized Training for Rural Officers .-The Director of the
   Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall develop a specialized
   course of instruction
   
   
   
   devoted to training law enforcement officers from rural agencies in
   the investigation of drug trafficking and related crimes.
   
   
   
   (b) Authorization of Appropriations .-There are authorized to be
   appropriated to carry out subsection (a)-
   
   
   
   (1) $ 1,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
   
   
   
   (2) $ 1,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; [*H8840]
   
   
   
   (3) $ 1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
   
   
   
   (4) $ 1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
   
   
   
   (5) $ 1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
   
   
   
   SEC. 180104. MORE AGENTS FOR THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION.
   
   
   
   There are authorized to be appropriated for the hiring of additional
   Drug Enforcement Administration agents-
   
   
   
   (1) $ 12,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
   
   
   
   (2) $ 20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
   
   
   
   (3) $ 30,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
   
   
   
   (4) $ 40,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
   
   
   
   (5) $ 48,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
   
   
   
   Subtitle B-Drug Free Truck Stops and Safety Rest Areas
   
   
   
   SEC. 180201. DRUG FREE TRUCK STOPS AND SAFETY REST AREAS.
   
   
   
   (a) Short Title .-This section may be cited as the "Drug Free Truck
   Stop Act".
   
   
   
   (b) Amendment to Controlled Substances Act .-
   
   
   
   (1) In general .-Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
   801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 408 the following
   new section:
   
   
   
   "transportation safety offenses
   
   
   
   " Sec. 409. (a) Definitions .-In this section-
   
   
   
   " 'safety rest area' means a roadside facility with parking facilities
   for the rest or other needs of motorists.
   
   
   
   " 'truck stop' means a facility (including any parking lot appurtenant
   thereto) that-
   
   
   
   "(A) has the capacity to provide fuel or service, or both, to any
   commercial motor vehicle (as defined in section 31301 of title 49,
   United States Code),
   
   
   
   operating in commerce (as defined in that section); and
   
   
   
   "(B) is located within 2,500 feet of the National System of Interstate
   and Defense Highways or the Federal-Aid Primary System.
   
   
   
   "(b) First Offense .-A person who violates section 401(a)(1) or
   section 416 by distributing or possessing with intent to distribute a
   controlled substance in or on, or within 1,000 feet of, a truck stop
   or safety rest area is (except as provided in subsection (b)) subject
   to-
   
   
   
   "(1) twice the maximum punishment authorized by section 401(b); and
   
   
   
   "(2) twice any term of supervised release authorized by section 401(b)
   for a first offense.
   
   
   
   "(c) Subsequent Offense .-A person who violates section 401(a)(1) or
   section 416 by distributing or possessing with intent to distribute a
   controlled substance in or on, or within 1,000 feet of, a truck stop
   or a safety rest area after a prior conviction or convictions under
   subsection (a) have become final is subject to-
   
   
   
   "(1) 3 times the maximum punishment authorized by section 401(b); and
   
   
   
   "(2) 3 times any term of supervised release authorized by section
   401(b) for a first offense.".
   
   
   
   (2) Technical amendments .-
   
   
   
   (A) Cross reference .-Section 401(b) of the Controlled Substances Act
   (21 U.S.C. 841(b)) is amended by inserting "409," before "418," each
   place it appears.
   
   
   
   (B) Table of contents .-The table of contents of the Comprehensive
   Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is amended by striking
   the item relating to section 409 and inserting the following new item:
   
   
   
   
   "Sec. 409. Transportation safety offenses.".
   
   
   
   (c) Sentencing Guidelines .-Pursuant to its authority under section
   994 of title 28, United States Code, and section 21 of the Sentencing
   Act of 1987 (28 U.S.C. 994 note), the United States Sentencing
   Commission shall promulgate guidelines, or shall amend existing
   guidelines, to provide an appropriate enhancement of punishment for a
   defendant convicted of violating section 409 of the Controlled
   Substances Act, as added by subsection (b).
   
   
   
   Subtitle C-Sense of Congress Regarding Funding for Rural Areas
   
   
   
   SEC. 180301. FUNDING FOR RURAL AREAS.
   
   
   
   It is the sense of Congress that-
   
   
   
   (1) the Attorney General should ensure that funding for programs
   authorized by the provisions of this Act and amendments made by this
   Act is distributed in such a manner that rural areas continue to
   receive comparable support for their broad-based crime fighting
   initiatives;
   
   
   
   (2) rural communities should not receive less funding than they
   received in fiscal year 1994 for anti- crime initiatives as a result
   of any legislative or administrative actions; and
   
   
   
   (3) to the maximum extent possible, funding for the Edward Byrne
   Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program should be
   maintained at its fiscal year 1994 level.

