[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 390 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 390
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide retroactive effect to
a sentencing safety valve provision.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2003
Mr. Levin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide retroactive effect to
a sentencing safety valve provision.
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 ``Safety Valve Fairness Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF APPLICATION OF LIMITATION ON STATUTORY MINIMUMS IN
CERTAIN CASES.
(a) In General.--Section 3553(f) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting ``whether or not the sentence for that offense
was imposed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this
subsection,'' before ``the court shall impose a sentence''.
(b) Effect on Existing Convictions.--The amendment made by this
section shall apply with respect to sentences imposed before the date
of enactment of this Act but not yet completed. A prisoner may who was
so sentenced may petition for reconsideration of that sentence.
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