1. Short title This Act may be cited as the William and James Wonacott Act of 2023 . 2. Enhanced penalty for illicit fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances Part D of title II of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841 ) is amended by adding after section 404 the following new section: 404A. Penalty with respect to illicit fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances (a) Offense It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give, or distribute any substance that contains two milligrams or more of— (1) illicit fentanyl; or (2) a fentanyl-related substance, to another person without such person’s knowledge that the substance sold, given, or distributed contains illicit fentanyl or fentanyl-related substance. (b) Penalty Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to subsection (c), any person who violates subsection (a) and such violation— (1) does not result in death, shall be imprisoned not less than 20 years and may be imprisoned for life; or (2) results in death, shall be imprisoned not less than 25 years and may be imprisoned for life. (c) Exception Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this section shall not apply if— (1) the individual for which fentanyl or fentanyl-related substance was sold, given, or distributed received such fentanyl knowingly; (2) the individual for which fentanyl or fentanyl-related substance was sold, given, or distributed received such fentanyl for a medicinal purpose