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 124 STAT. 2372 PUBLIC LAW 111–220—AUG. 3, 2010 Public Law 111–220 111th Congress An Act To restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing. 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 ‘‘Fair Sentencing Act of 2010’’. SEC. 2. COCAINE SENTENCING DISPARITY REDUCTION. (a) CSA.—Section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ‘‘50 grams’’ and inserting ‘‘280 grams’’; and (2) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ‘‘5 grams’’ and inserting ‘‘28 grams’’. (b) IMPORT AND EXPORT ACT.—Section 1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘50 grams’’ and inserting ‘‘280 grams’’; and (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘5 grams’’ and inserting ‘‘28 grams’’. SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR SIMPLE POSSESSION. Section 404(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844(a)) is amended by striking the sentence beginning ‘‘Notwith- standing the preceding sentence,’’. SEC. 4. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS. (a) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, DISPENSATION, OR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO MANUFACTURE, DIS- TRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE.—Section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Sub- stances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’, ‘‘$10,000,000’’, ‘‘$8,000,000’’, and ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’, ‘‘$50,000,000’’, ‘‘$20,000,000’’, and ‘‘$75,000,000’’, respectively; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’, ‘‘$5,000,000’’, ‘‘$4,000,000’’, and ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’, ‘‘$25,000,000’’, ‘‘$8,000,000’’, and ‘‘$50,000,000’’, respectively. (b) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR IMPORTATION AND EXPOR- TATION.—Section 1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)) is amended— 21 USC 801 note. Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. Aug. 3, 2010 [S. 1789]