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SELECTED SENTENCING STATUTES

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DRUG-INDUCED RAPE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT ACT OF 1996 (PUB. L. 104-305)

Flunitrazepam Offenses. Pub. L. 104– 305, § 2(b)(3), Oct. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 3808, provided:

“(3) Sentencing guidelines.

(A) Amendment of sentencing guidelines.Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend, as appropriate, the sentencing guidelines for offenses involving flunitrazepam.

(B) Summary.The United States Sentencing Commission shall submit to the Congress—

(i) a summary of its review under subparagraph (A); and

(ii) an explanation for any amendment to the sentencing guidelines made under subparagraph (A).

(C).Serious nature of offenses In carrying out this paragraph, the United States Sentencing Commission shall ensure that the sentencing guidelines for offenses involving flunitrazepam reflect the serious nature of such offenses.”

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