Barrett v. United States · ¶18

Congress answered both questions in 1971. On the first, Congress made clear that a subsection (c) conviction must be “‘in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of ’” the predicate; that is, a violation of subsection (c) ought to result in two convictions, one for subsection (c) and one for the predicate. §13, 84 Stat. 1890. On the second, Congress mandated that the two resulting sentences run consecutively, not concurrently: “‘[T]he term of imprisonment imposed under this subsection [shall not] run concurrently with any term of imprisonment imposed for’” the predicate. Ibid.

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