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    21 USC Sec. 848                                             01/02/2006

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    TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
    CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
    SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
    Part D - Offenses and Penalties

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    Sec. 848. Continuing criminal enterprise

STATUTE

    (a) Penalties; forfeitures
      Any person who engages in a continuing criminal enterprise shall
    be sentenced to a term of imprisonment which may not be less than
    20 years and which may be up to life imprisonment, to a fine not to
    exceed the greater of that authorized in accordance with the
    provisions of title 18 or $2,000,000 if the defendant is an
    individual or $5,000,000 if the defendant is other than an
    individual, and to the forfeiture prescribed in section 853 of this
    title; except that if any person engages in such activity after one
    or more prior convictions of him under this section have become
    final, he shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment which may
    not be less than 30 years and which may be up to life imprisonment,
    to a fine not to exceed the greater of twice the amount authorized
    in accordance with the provisions of title 18 or $4,000,000 if the
    defendant is an individual or $10,000,000 if the defendant is other
    than an individual, and to the forfeiture prescribed in section 853
    of this title.
    (b) Life imprisonment for engaging in continuing criminal
      enterprise
      Any person who engages in a continuing criminal enterprise shall
    be imprisoned for life and fined in accordance with subsection (a)
    of this section, if -
        (1) such person is the principal administrator, organizer, or
      leader of the enterprise or is one of several such principal
      administrators, organizers, or leaders; and
        (2)(A) the violation referred to in subsection (c)(1) of this
      section involved at least 300 times the quantity of a substance
      described in subsection 841(b)(1)(B) of this title, or
        (B) the enterprise, or any other enterprise in which the
      defendant was the principal or one of several principal
      administrators, organizers, or leaders, received $10 million
      dollars in gross receipts during any twelve-month period of its
      existence for the manufacture, importation, or distribution of a
      substance described in section 841(b)(1)(B) of this title.
    (c) "Continuing criminal enterprise" defined
      For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, a person is
    engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise if -
        (1) he violates any provision of this subchapter or subchapter
      II of this chapter the punishment for which is a felony, and
        (2) such violation is a part of a continuing series of
      violations of this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter -
          (A) which are undertaken by such person in concert with five
        or more other persons with respect to whom such person occupies
        a position of organizer, a supervisory position, or any other
        position of management, and
          (B) from which such person obtains substantial income or
        resources.
    (d) Suspension of sentence and probation prohibited
      In the case of any sentence imposed under this section,
    imposition or execution of such sentence shall not be suspended,
    probation shall not be granted, and the Act of July 15, 1932 (D.C.
    Code, secs. 24-203 - 24-207), shall not apply.
    (e) Death penalty
      (1) In addition to the other penalties set forth in this section -
        (A) any person engaging in or working in furtherance of a
      continuing criminal enterprise, or any person engaging in an
      offense punishable under section 841(b)(1)(A) of this title or
      section 960(b)(1) of this title who intentionally kills or
      counsels, commands, induces, procures, or causes the intentional
      killing of an individual and such killing results, shall be
      sentenced to any term of imprisonment, which shall not be less
      than 20 years, and which may be up to life imprisonment, or may
      be sentenced to death; and
        (B) any person, during the commission of, in furtherance of, or
      while attempting to avoid apprehension, prosecution or service of
      a prison sentence for, a felony violation of this subchapter or
      subchapter II of this chapter who intentionally kills or
      counsels, commands, induces, procures, or causes the intentional
      killing of any Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer
      engaged in, or on account of, the performance of such officer's
      official duties and such killing results, shall be sentenced to
      any term of imprisonment, which shall not be less than 20 years,
      and which may be up to life imprisonment, or may be sentenced to
      death.
      (2) As used in paragraph (1)(b),(!1) the term "law enforcement
    officer" means a public servant authorized by law or by a
    Government agency or Congress to conduct or engage in the
    prevention, investigation, prosecution or adjudication of an
    offense, and includes those engaged in corrections, probation, or
    parole functions.
    (g) (!2) Hearing required with respect to death penalty
      A person shall be subjected to the penalty of death for any
    offense under this section only if a hearing is held in accordance
    with this section.
    (h) Notice by Government in death penalty cases
      (1) Whenever the Government intends to seek the death penalty for
    an offense under this section for which one of the sentences
    provided is death, the attorney for the Government, a reasonable
    time before trial or acceptance by the court of a plea of guilty,
    shall sign and file with the court, and serve upon the defendant, a
    notice -
        (A) that the Government in the event of conviction will seek
      the sentence of death; and
        (B) setting forth the aggravating factors enumerated in
      subsection (n) of this section and any other aggravating factors
      which the Government will seek to prove as the basis for the
      death penalty.
      (2) The court may permit the attorney for the Government to amend
    this notice for good cause shown.
    (i) Hearing before court or jury
      (1) When the attorney for the Government has filed a notice as
    required under subsection (h) of this section and the defendant is
    found guilty of or pleads guilty to an offense under subsection (e)
    of this section, the judge who presided at the trial or before whom
    the guilty plea was entered, or any other judge if the judge who
    presided at the trial or before whom the guilty plea was entered is
    unavailable, shall conduct a separate sentencing hearing to
    determine the punishment to be imposed. The hearing shall be
    conducted -
        (A) before the jury which determined the defendant's guilt;
        (B) before a jury impaneled for the purpose of the hearing if -
          (i) the defendant was convicted upon a plea of guilty;
          (ii) the defendant was convicted after a trial before the
        court sitting without a jury;
          (iii) the jury which determined the defendant's guilt has
        been discharged for good cause; or
          (iv) after initial imposition of a sentence under this
        section, redetermination of the sentence under this section is
        necessary; or
        (C) before the court alone, upon the motion of the defendant
      and with the approval of the Government.
      (2) A jury impaneled under paragraph (1)(B) shall consist of 12
    members, unless, at any time before the conclusion of the hearing,
    the parties stipulate with the approval of the court that it shall
    consist of any number less than 12.
    (j) Proof of aggravating and mitigating factors
      Notwithstanding rule 32(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal
    Procedure, when a defendant is found guilty of or pleads guilty to
    an offense under subsection (e) of this section, no presentence
    report shall be prepared. In the sentencing hearing, information
    may be presented as to matters relating to any of the aggravating
    or mitigating factors set forth in subsections (m) and (n) of this
    section, or any other mitigating factor or any other aggravating
    factor for which notice has been provided under subsection
    (h)(1)(B) of this section. Where information is presented relating
    to any of the aggravating factors set forth in subsection (n) of
    this section, information may be presented relating to any other
    aggravating factor for which notice has been provided under
    subsection (h)(1)(B) of this section. Information presented may
    include the trial transcript and exhibits if the hearing is held
    before a jury or judge not present during the trial, or at the
    trial judge's discretion. Any other information relevant to such
    mitigating or aggravating factors may be presented by either the
    Government or the defendant, regardless of its admissibility under
    the rules governing admission of evidence at criminal trials,
    except that information may be excluded if its probative value is
    substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice,
    confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury. The Government and
    the defendant shall be permitted to rebut any information received
    at the hearing and shall be given fair opportunity to present
    argument as to the adequacy of the information to establish the
    existence of any of the aggravating or mitigating factors and as to
    appropriateness in that case of imposing a sentence of death. The
    Government shall open the argument. The defendant shall be
    permitted to reply. The Government shall then be permitted to reply
    in rebuttal. The burden of establishing the existence of any
    aggravating factor is on the Government, and is not satisfied
    unless established beyond a reasonable doubt. The burden of
    establishing the existence of any mitigating factor is on the
    defendant, and is not satisfied unless established by a
    preponderance of the evidence.
    (k) Return of findings
      The jury, or if there is no jury, the court, shall consider all
    the information received during the hearing. It shall return
    special findings identifying any aggravating factors set forth in
    subsection (n) of this section, found to exist. If one of the
    aggravating factors set forth in subsection (n)(1) of this section
    and another of the aggravating factors set forth in paragraphs (2)
    through (12) of subsection (n) of this section is found to exist, a
    special finding identifying any other aggravating factor for which
    notice has been provided under subsection (h)(1)(B) of this
    section, may be returned. A finding with respect to a mitigating
    factor may be made by one or more of the members of the jury, and
    any member of the jury who finds the existence of a mitigating
    factor may consider such a factor established for purposes of this
    subsection, regardless of the number of jurors who concur that the
    factor has been established. A finding with respect to any
    aggravating factor must be unanimous. If an aggravating factor set
    forth in subsection (n)(1) of this section is not found to exist or
    an aggravating factor set forth in subsection (n)(1) of this
    section is found to exist but no other aggravating factor set forth
    in subsection (n) of this section is found to exist, the court
    shall impose a sentence, other than death, authorized by law. If an
    aggravating factor set forth in subsection (n)(1) of this section
    and one or more of the other aggravating factors set forth in
    subsection (n) of this section are found to exist, the jury, or if
    there is no jury, the court, shall then consider whether the
    aggravating factors found to exist sufficiently outweigh any
    mitigating factor or factors found to exist, or in the absence of
    mitigating factors, whether the aggravating factors are themselves
    sufficient to justify a sentence of death. Based upon this
    consideration, the jury by unanimous vote, or if there is no jury,
    the court, shall recommend that a sentence of death shall be
    imposed rather than a sentence of life imprisonment without
    possibility of release or some other lesser sentence. The jury or
    the court, regardless of its findings with respect to aggravating
    and mitigating factors, is never required to impose a death
    sentence and the jury shall be so instructed.
    (l) Imposition of sentence
      Upon the recommendation that the sentence of death be imposed,
    the court shall sentence the defendant to death. Otherwise the
    court shall impose a sentence, other than death, authorized by law.
    A sentence of death shall not be carried out upon a person who is
    under 18 years of age at the time the crime was committed. A
    sentence of death shall not be carried out upon a person who is
    mentally retarded. A sentence of death shall not be carried out
    upon a person who, as a result of mental disability -
        (1) cannot understand the nature of the pending proceedings,
      what such person was tried for, the reason for the punishment, or
      the nature of the punishment; or
        (2) lacks the capacity to recognize or understand facts which
      would make the punishment unjust or unlawful, or lacks the
      ability to convey such information to counsel or to the court.
    (m) Mitigating factors
      In determining whether a sentence of death is to be imposed on a
    defendant, the finder of fact shall consider mitigating factors,
    including the following:
        (1) The defendant's capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of
      the defendant's conduct or to conform conduct to the requirements
      of law was significantly impaired, regardless of whether the
      capacity was so impaired as to constitute a defense to the
      charge.
        (2) The defendant was under unusual and substantial duress,
      regardless of whether the duress was of such a degree as to
      constitute a defense to the charge.
        (3) The defendant is punishable as a principal (as defined in
      section 2 of title 18) in the offense, which was committed by
      another, but the defendant's participation was relatively minor,
      regardless of whether the participation was so minor as to
      constitute a defense to the charge.
        (4) The defendant could not reasonably have foreseen that the
      defendant's conduct in the course of the commission of murder, or
      other offense resulting in death for which the defendant was
      convicted, would cause, or would create a grave risk of causing,
      death to any person.
        (5) The defendant was youthful, although not under the age of
      18.
        (6) The defendant did not have a significant prior criminal
      record.
        (7) The defendant committed the offense under severe mental or
      emotional disturbance.
        (8) Another defendant or defendants, equally culpable in the
      crime, will not be punished by death.
        (9) The victim consented to the criminal conduct that resulted
      in the victim's death.
        (10) That other factors in the defendant's background or
      character mitigate against imposition of the death sentence.
    (n) Aggravating factors for homicide
      If the defendant is found guilty of or pleads guilty to an
    offense under subsection (e) of this section, the following
    aggravating factors are the only aggravating factors that shall be
    considered, unless notice of additional aggravating factors is
    provided under subsection (h)(1)(B) of this section:
        (1) The defendant -
          (A) intentionally killed the victim;
          (B) intentionally inflicted serious bodily injury which
        resulted in the death of the victim;
          (C) intentionally engaged in conduct intending that the
        victim be killed or that lethal force be employed against the
        victim, which resulted in the death of the victim;
          (D) intentionally engaged in conduct which -
            (i) the defendant knew would create a grave risk of death
          to a person, other than one of the participants in the
          offense; and
            (ii) resulted in the death of the victim.
        (2) The defendant has been convicted of another Federal
      offense, or a State offense resulting in the death of a person,
      for which a sentence of life imprisonment or a sentence of death
      was authorized by statute.
        (3) The defendant has previously been convicted of two or more
      State or Federal offenses punishable by a term of imprisonment of
      more than one year, committed on different occasions, involving
      the infliction of, or attempted infliction of, serious bodily
      injury upon another person.
        (4) The defendant has previously been convicted of two or more
      State or Federal offenses punishable by a term of imprisonment of
      more than one year, committed on different occasions, involving
      the distribution of a controlled substance.
        (5) In the commission of the offense or in escaping
      apprehension for a violation of subsection (e) of this section,
      the defendant knowingly created a grave risk of death to one or
      more persons in addition to the victims of the offense.
        (6) The defendant procured the commission of the offense by
      payment, or promise of payment, of anything of pecuniary value.
        (7) The defendant committed the offense as consideration for
      the receipt, or in the expectation of the receipt, of anything of
      pecuniary value.
        (8) The defendant committed the offense after substantial
      planning and premeditation.
        (9) The victim was particularly vulnerable due to old age,
      youth, or infirmity.
        (10) The defendant had previously been convicted of violating
      this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter for which a
      sentence of five or more years may be imposed or had previously
      been convicted of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise.
        (11) The violation of this subchapter in relation to which the
      conduct described in subsection (e) of this section occurred was
      a violation of section 859 of this title.
        (12) The defendant committed the offense in an especially
      heinous, cruel, or depraved manner in that it involved torture or
      serious physical abuse to the victim.
    (o) Right of defendant to justice without discrimination
      (1) In any hearing held before a jury under this section, the
    court shall instruct the jury that in its consideration of whether
    the sentence of death is justified it shall not consider the race,
    color, religious beliefs, national origin, or sex of the defendant
    or the victim, and that the jury is not to recommend a sentence of
    death unless it has concluded that it would recommend a sentence of
    death for the crime in question no matter what the race, color,
    religious beliefs, national origin, or sex of the defendant, or the
    victim, may be. The jury shall return to the court a certificate
    signed by each juror that consideration of the race, color,
    religious beliefs, national origin, or sex of the defendant or the
    victim was not involved in reaching his or her individual decision,
    and that the individual juror would have made the same
    recommendation regarding a sentence for the crime in question no
    matter what the race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, or
    sex of the defendant, or the victim, may be.
      (2) Not later than one year from November 18, 1988, the
    Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the various procedures
    used by the several States for determining whether or not to impose
    the death penalty in particular cases, and shall report to the
    Congress on whether or not any or all of the various procedures
    create a significant risk that the race of a defendant, or the race
    of a victim against whom a crime was committed, influence the
    likelihood that defendants in those States will be sentenced to
    death. In conducting the study required by this paragraph, the
    General Accounting Office shall -
        (A) use ordinary methods of statistical analysis, including
      methods comparable to those ruled admissible by the courts in
      race discrimination cases under title VII of the Civil Rights Act
      of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.];
        (B) study only crimes occurring after January 1, 1976; and
        (C) determine what, if any, other factors, including any
      relation between any aggravating or mitigating factors and the
      race of the victim or the defendant, may account for any evidence
      that the race of the defendant, or the race of the victim,
      influences the likelihood that defendants will be sentenced to
      death. In addition, the General Accounting Office shall examine
      separately and include in the report, death penalty cases
      involving crimes similar to those covered under this section.
    (p) Sentencing in capital cases in which death penalty is not
      sought or imposed
      If a person is convicted for an offense under subsection (e) of
    this section and the court does not impose the penalty of death,
    the court may impose a sentence of life imprisonment without the
    possibility of parole.
    (q) Appeal in capital cases; counsel for financially unable
      defendants
      (1) In any case in which the sentence of death is imposed under
    this section, the sentence of death shall be subject to review by
    the court of appeals upon appeal by the defendant. Notice of appeal
    must be filed within the time prescribed for appeal of judgment in
    section 2107 of title 28. An appeal under this section may be
    consolidated with an appeal of the judgment of conviction. Such
    review shall have priority over all other cases.
      (2) On review of the sentence, the court of appeals shall
    consider the record, the evidence submitted during the trial, the
    information submitted during the sentencing hearing, the procedures
    employed in the sentencing hearing, and the special findings
    returned under this section.
      (3) The court shall affirm the sentence if it determines that -
        (A) the sentence of death was not imposed under the influence
      of passion, prejudice, or any other arbitrary factor; and
        (B) the information supports the special finding of the
      existence of every aggravating factor upon which the sentence was
      based, together with, or the failure to find, any mitigating
      factors as set forth or allowed in this section.
    In all other cases the court shall remand the case for
    reconsideration under this section. The court of appeals shall
    state in writing the reasons for its disposition of the review of
    the sentence.
      (4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
    contrary, in every criminal action in which a defendant is charged
    with a crime which may be punishable by death, a defendant who is
    or becomes financially unable to obtain adequate representation or
    investigative, expert, or other reasonably necessary services at
    any time either -
        (i) before judgment; or
        (ii) after the entry of a judgment imposing a sentence of death
      but before the execution of that judgment;
    shall be entitled to the appointment of one or more attorneys and
    the furnishing of such other services in accordance with paragraphs
    (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9).
      (B) In any post conviction proceeding under section 2254 or 2255
    of title 28 seeking to vacate or set aside a death sentence, any
    defendant who is or becomes financially unable to obtain adequate
    representation or investigative, expert, or other reasonably
    necessary services shall be entitled to the appointment of one or
    more attorneys and the furnishing of such other services in
    accordance with paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9).
      (5) If the appointment is made before judgment, at least one
    attorney so appointed must have been admitted to practice in the
    court in which the prosecution is to be tried for not less than
    five years, and must have had not less than three years experience
    in the actual trial of felony prosecutions in that court.
      (6) If the appointment is made after judgment, at least one
    attorney so appointed must have been admitted to practice in the
    court of appeals for not less than five years, and must have had
    not less than three years experience in the handling of appeals in
    that court in felony cases.
      (7) With respect to paragraphs (5) and (6), the court, for good
    cause, may appoint another attorney whose background, knowledge, or
    experience would otherwise enable him or her to properly represent
    the defendant, with due consideration to the seriousness of the
    possible penalty and to the unique and complex nature of the
    litigation.
      (8) Unless replaced by similarly qualified counsel upon the
    attorney's own motion or upon motion of the defendant, each
    attorney so appointed shall represent the defendant throughout
    every subsequent stage of available judicial proceedings, including
    pretrial proceedings, trial, sentencing, motions for new trial,
    appeals, applications for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court
    of the United States, and all available post-conviction process,
    together with applications for stays of execution and other
    appropriate motions and procedures, and shall also represent the
    defendant in such competency proceedings and proceedings for
    executive or other clemency as may be available to the defendant.
      (9) Upon a finding that investigative, expert, or other services
    are reasonably necessary for the representation of the defendant,
    whether in connection with issues relating to guilt or the
    sentence, the court may authorize the defendant's attorneys to
    obtain such services on behalf of the defendant and, if so
    authorized, shall order the payment of fees and expenses therefor
    under paragraph (10). No ex parte proceeding, communication, or
    request may be considered pursuant to this section unless a proper
    showing is made concerning the need for confidentiality. Any such
    proceeding, communication, or request shall be transcribed and made
    a part of the record available for appellate review.
      (10)(A) Compensation shall be paid to attorneys appointed under
    this subsection at a rate of not more than $125 per hour for in-
    court and out-of-court time. Not less than 3 years after April 24,
    1996, the Judicial Conference is authorized to raise the maximum
    for hourly payment specified in the paragraph up to the aggregate
    of the overall average percentages of the adjustments in the rates
    of pay for the General Schedule made pursuant to section 5305 of
    title 5 on or after April 24, 1996. After the rates are raised
    under the preceding sentence, such hourly range may be raised at
    intervals of not less than one year, up to the aggregate of the
    overall average percentages of such adjustments made since the last
    raise under this paragraph.
      (B) Fees and expenses paid for investigative, expert, and other
    reasonably necessary services authorized under paragraph (9) shall
    not exceed $7,500 in any case, unless payment in excess of that
    limit is certified by the court, or by the United States magistrate
    judge, if the services were rendered in connection with the case
    disposed of entirely before such magistrate judge, as necessary to
    provide fair compensation for services of an unusual character or
    duration, and the amount of the excess payment is approved by the
    chief judge of the circuit. The chief judge of the circuit may
    delegate such approval authority to an active circuit judge.
      (C) The amounts paid under this paragraph for services in any
    case shall be disclosed to the public, after the disposition of the
    petition.
    (r) Refusal to participate by State and Federal correctional
      employees
      No employee of any State department of corrections or the Federal
    Bureau of Prisons and no employee providing services to that
    department or bureau under contract shall be required, as a
    condition of that employment, or contractual obligation to be in
    attendance at or to participate in any execution carried out under
    this section if such participation is contrary to the moral or
    religious convictions of the employee. For purposes of this
    subsection, the term "participation in executions" includes
    personal preparation of the condemned individual and the apparatus
    used for execution and supervision of the activities of other
    personnel in carrying out such activities.

SOURCE

    (Pub. L. 91-513, title II, Sec. 408, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1265;
    Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Secs. 224(b), formerly Sec. 224(c), 305,
    Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2030, 2050; Pub. L. 99-570, title I, Secs.
    1005(b)(2), 1252, 1253, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-6, 3207-14;
    Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, Sec. 6481, title VII, Sec. 7001, Nov.
    18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4382, 4387; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
    Secs. 330003(e), 330009(d), 330014, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2141,
    2143, 2146; Pub. L. 104-132, title I, Sec. 108, title IX, Sec.
    903(b), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1226, 1318.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

      Act of July 15, 1932 (D.C. Code, secs. 24-203 - 24-207), referred
    to in subsec. (d), is act July 15, 1932, ch. 492, 47 Stat. 696, as
    amended, which is not classified to the Code.
      The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in subsec.
    (j), are set out in the Appendix to Title 18, Crimes and Criminal
    Procedure.
      The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in subsec. (o)(2)(A),
    is Pub. L. 88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, as amended. Title
    VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally to
    subchapter VI (Sec. 2000e et seq.) of chapter 21 of Title 42, The
    Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act
    to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2000a of
    Title 42 and Tables.

AMENDMENTS

      1996 - Subsec. (q)(9). Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 108, amended par.
    (9) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (9) read as follows: "Upon
    a finding in ex parte proceedings that investigative, expert or
    other services are reasonably necessary for the representation of
    the defendant, whether in connection with issues relating to guilt
    or sentence, the court shall authorize the defendant's attorneys to
    obtain such services on behalf of the defendant and shall order the
    payment of fees and expenses therefore, under paragraph (10). Upon
    a finding that timely procurement of such services could not
    practicably await prior authorization, the court may authorize the
    provision of and payment for such services nunc pro tunc."
      Subsec. (q)(10). Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 903(b), amended par. (10)
    generally. Prior to amendment, par. (10) read as follows:
    "Notwithstanding the rates and maximum limits generally applicable
    to criminal cases and any other provision of law to the contrary,
    the court shall fix the compensation to be paid to attorneys
    appointed under this subsection and the fees and expenses to be
    paid for investigative, expert, and other reasonably necessary
    services authorized under paragraph (9), at such rates or amounts
    as the court determines to be reasonably necessary to carry out the
    requirements of paragraphs (4) through (9)."
      1994 - Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330003(e),
    substituted "subsection (c)(1) of this section" for "subsection
    (d)(1) of this section".
      Subsec. (n)(11). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330014, made technical
    amendment to reference to section 859 of this title to correct
    reference to corresponding section of original act.
      Subsec. (q)(8). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330009(d), substituted
    "applications for writ" for "applications, for writ".
      1988 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 6481(a), increased
    minimum term of imprisonment for first violations to 20 from 10
    years and for subsequent violations to 30 from 20 years.
      Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 6481(b), redesignated
    subsecs. (d) and (e) as (c) and (d), respectively.
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7001(a)(2), added subsec. (e).
    Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d).
      Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7001(a)(1), which directed redesignation of
    former subsec. (e) as (f), could not be executed because of prior
    redesignation of former subsec. (e) as (d) by Pub. L. 100-690, Sec.
    6481(b), which resulted in there not being a subsec. (f).
      Subsecs. (g) to (r). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 7001(b), added
    subsecs. (g) to (r).
      1986 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-570, Sec. 1252, substituted "to a
    fine not to exceed the greater of that authorized in accordance
    with the provisions of title 18 or $2,000,000 if the defendant is
    an individual or $5,000,000 if the defendant is other than an
    individual," for "to a fine of not more than $100,000," and "to a
    fine not to exceed the greater of twice the amount authorized in
    accordance with the provisions of title 18 or $4,000,000 if the
    defendant is an individual or $10,000,000 if the defendant is other
    than an individual," for "to a fine of not more than $200,000,".
      Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 99-570, Sec. 1253, added subsec. (b)
    and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (d) and (e),
    respectively, which resulted in there not being a subsec. (c).
      1984 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 305, struck out par. (1)
    designation, substituted references to section 853 of this title
    for references to paragraph (2) in two places, and struck out par.
    (2) which related to forfeitures to the United States by any person
    convicted under par. (1).
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 305(b), struck out subsec. (d)
    relating to jurisdiction of courts of the United States.
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 224(b), as renumbered by Pub.
    L. 99-570, Sec. 1005(b)(2), which directed the amendment of subsec.
    (c) of this section by striking out "and section 4202 of title 18
    of the United States Code", was executed by striking out that
    language in subsec. (e) to reflect the probable intent of Congress
    and the intervening amendment by Pub. L. 99-570, Sec. 1253, which
    redesignated subsec. (c) as (e). See 1986 Amendment note above.

CHANGE OF NAME

      General Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability
    Office by section 8 of Pub. L. 108-271, set out as a note under
    section 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

MISCELLANEOUS

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
      Amendment by section 903(b) of Pub. L. 104-132 effective as to
    cases commenced or appeals perfected on or after Apr. 24, 1996, see
    section 903(c) of Pub. L. 104-132, set out as a note under section
    3006A of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
      Amendment by section 224(b) of Pub. L. 98-473 effective Nov. 1,
    1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking
    effect of such amendment, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98-473,
    set out as an Effective Date note under section 3551 of Title 18,
    Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
                      GAO STUDY OF COST OF EXECUTIONS
      Section 7002 of title VII of Pub. L. 100-690, directed
    Comptroller General to conduct a study of cost of executions and
    report to Congress, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-66, title I,
    Sec. 1091(d), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 722.

FOOTNOTE

    (!1) So in original. Probably should be paragraph "(1)(B),".
    (!2) So in original. Section does not contain a subsec. (f), see
         1988 Amendment note below.
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