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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 2944 (Introduced in House) — To improve public safety, accountability, transparency, and respect for federalism in Federal criminal law by applyin... · Sec. 421

Sec. 421. Amendments to enhanced penalties provision

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Section 924(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1)(C), by striking, In the case of a second or subsequent conviction under this subsection and inserting If a person is convicted under this subsection after a prior conviction under this subsection has become final ; and by adding at the end the following: In this subsection, the term during and in relation to does not include any possession not on the person of, or within arm’s reach and otherwise readily and immediately accessible to the defendant at the time and place of the offense. .
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