Increased Penalties for Violent Crime, Carjacking, and Drug Distribution to Minors.
This bill significantly increases maximum prison sentences for federal violent crimes, including bank robbery, kidnapping, and carjacking. It introduces severe new penalties for manufacturing or distributing controlled substances that are flavored or packaged like candy and intended for minors under 18. Furthermore, the law makes it easier to prosecute individuals who assault federal officers by removing the requirement to prove the attacker knew the victim's official status.
Key points
Carjacking penalties increase from 15 to 20 years (up to 25 years if a dangerous weapon is used), and the requirement to prove intent to cause serious harm is removed.
New additional prison terms (up to 10 or 20 years) are established for selling candy-flavored Schedule I or II drugs to minors.
Prosecution for assaulting federal officers is simplified: the government no longer needs to prove the defendant knew the victim was a federal employee.
Conspiracy and attempts to commit bank robbery, carjacking, and firearm offenses are now explicitly penalized with the same severity as the completed crime.
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