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21 U.S.C. § 963 — Attempt and conspiracy
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Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this subchapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
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Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this subchapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
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**(a)** For purposes of this subchapter—
(1) The term “import” means, with respect to any article, any bringing in or introduction of such article into any area (whether or not such bringing in or introduction constitutes an importation within the meaning of the tariff laws of the United States).
(2) The term “customs territory of the United States” has the meaning assigned to such term by general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
**(b)** Each term defined in [section 802 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section802&num=0&edition=prelim) shall have the same meaning for purposes of this subchapter as such term has for purposes of subchapter I.
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**(a) Definition.—** In this section, “major drug offense” means—
(1) a continuing criminal enterprise punishable under section 408(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ([21 U.S.C. 848(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section848/c&num=0&edition=prelim));
(2) a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances punishable under section 406 of the Controlled Substances Act ([21 U.S.C. 846](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section846&num=0&edition=prelim)) section 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “or”. 1013 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ([21 U.S.C. 963](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section963&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(3) an offense involving major quantities of drugs and punishable under section 401(b)(1)(A) of the Controlled Substances Act ([21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section841/b/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim)) or section 1010(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ([21 U.S.C. 960(b)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section960/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) Offense and Penalties.—**
(1) A person who, in furtherance or to escape detection of a major drug offense and with the intent to intimidate, harass, injure, or maim, fires a weapon into a group of two or more persons and who, in the course of such conduct, causes grave risk to any human life shall be punished by a term of no more than 25 years, by fine under this title, or both.
(2) A person who, in furtherance or to escape detection of a major drug offense and with the intent to intimidate, harass, injure, or maim, fires a weapon into a group
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TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 962
finds that the violation was so committed,
such person shall be sentenced to imprison-
ment for not more than one year or a fine of
not more than $25,000 or both.
(Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1011, Oct. 27, 1970, 84
Stat. 1290; Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6053(d), Nov.
18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4316.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1988—Pub. L. 100–690 inserted ‘‘or fails to notify the
Attorney General of an importation or exportation
under section 971 of this title’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–690 effective 120 days after
Nov. 18, 1988, see section 6061 of Pub. L. 100–690, set out
as a note under section 802 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on first day of seventh calendar
month that begins after Oct. 26, 1970, see 1105(a) of Pub.
L. 91–513, set out as a under section 951 of this title.
§ 962. Second or subsequent offenses
(a) Term of imprisonment and fine
Any person convicted of any offense under this
subchapter is, if the offense is a second or subse-
quent offense, punishable by a term of imprison-
ment twice that otherwise authorized, by twice
the fine otherwise authorized, or by both. If the
conviction is for an offense punishable under
section 960(b) of this title, and if it is the offend-
er’s second or subsequent offense, the court
shall impose, in addition to any term of impris-
onment and fine, twice the term of supervised
release otherwise authorized.
(b) Determination of status
For purposes of this section, a person shall be
considered convicted of a second or subsequent
offense if, prior to the commission of such of-
fense, one or more prior convictions of such per-
son for a felony drug offense have become fi
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