Pub.L. 99-570

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Pub.L. 99-570 is the public law designation for the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, a major U.S. federal statute that expanded drug enforcement policies and established mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offenses.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
public law ⓘ
aimedTo reduce drug demand ⓘ
reduce drug supply ⓘ
strengthen federal drug law enforcement ⓘ
amended Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
Controlled Substances Act ⓘ
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ⓘ
citation Public Law 99-570 ⓘ
congressNumber 99 ⓘ
containsProvisionType criminal justice reform related to drugs ⓘ
drug education programs ⓘ
drug treatment programs ⓘ
international narcotics control measures ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created asset forfeiture provisions related to drug offenses ⓘ
new federal drug trafficking penalties ⓘ
dateSigned 1986-10-27 ⓘ
enactedBy 99th United States Congress ⓘ
expanded United States federal drug enforcement policy ⓘ
focusesOn drug law enforcement ⓘ
federal criminal law ⓘ
hasConsequence expansion of federal role in drug policy ⓘ
increased federal prison sentences for drug offenders ⓘ
introducedMandatoryMinimumsFor crack cocaine offenses ⓘ
drug offenses ⓘ
powder cocaine offenses ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force in part ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
officialName Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 ⓘ
partOf War on Drugs ⓘ
publicLawNumber 99-570 ⓘ
shortName Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 ⓘ
signedBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
signingPresident Ronald Reagan ⓘ
subject controlled substances ⓘ
criminal sentencing ⓘ
drug control ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ
mandatory minimum sentences ⓘ
title Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 ⓘ
typeOfSanction enhanced fines for drug offenses ⓘ
mandatory minimum imprisonment terms ⓘ
yearEnacted 1986 ⓘ

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