110 STAT. 3100 PUBLIC LAW 104-237—OCT. 3, 1996 21 USC 801 note. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Methamphetamine is a very dangerous and harmfiil drug. It is highly addictive and is associated with permanent brain damage in long-term users. (2) The abuse of methamphetamine has increased dramaticsdly since 1990. This increased use has led to devastating effects on individuals and the community, including— (A) a drsimatic increase in deaths associated with methamphetamine ingestion; (B) an increase in the number of violent crimes associated with methamphetamine ingestion; and (C) an increase in criminal activity associated with the illegal importation of methamphetamine and precursor compounds to support the growing appetite for this drug in the United States. (3) Illegal methamphetamine manufacture and abuse presents an imminent public health threat that warrants aggressive law enforcement action, increased research on methamphetamine and other substance abuse, increased coordinated efforts to prevent methamphetamine abuse, and increased monitoring of the public health threat methamphetamine presents to the communities of the United States. TITLE I—IMPORTATION OF METH- AMPHETAMINE AND PRECURSOR CHEMICALS 21 USC 801 note. SEC. 101. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO CONTROL DRUGS. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall coordinate international drug enforcement efforts to decrease the movement of methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursors into the United States. SEC. 102. PENALTIES FOR MANUFACTURE OF LISTED CHEMICALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITH INTENT TO IMPORT THEM INTO THE UNITED STATES. (a) UNLAWFUL IMPORTATION.— Section 1009(a) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 959(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by inserting "or listed chemical" after "schedule I or 11"; and (2) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting "or chemical" after "substance. (b) UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE OR DISTRIBUTION. —Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1009(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 959(b)) are amended by inserting "or listed chemical" after "controlled substance". (c) PENALTIES. — Section 1010(d) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by striking "or" at the end; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the comma at the end and inserting "; or"; and (3) by adding at the end the following:
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