Bill > S1247

This bill, the Terry Technical Correction Act, aims to amend the First Step Act of 2018 to make defendants convicted of certain crack-cocaine offenses, including low-level crack offenses under the Controlled Substances Act, eligible for reduced sentences. The bill clarifies that the retroactivity provisions of the First Step Act apply to individuals sentenced for crack-cocaine offenses before the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 became effective, overriding the Supreme Court's decision in Terry v. United States which had excluded certain offenders from eligibility. The purpose of the bill is to ensure broader applicability of the sentencing reforms introduced by the First Step Act.