<Table> Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other short titles </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Acquisition of Foreign Evidence Improvements Act </Li> <Li> Bail Reform Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Livestock Fraud Protection Act </Li> <Li> Pharmacy Protection and Violent Offender Control Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act entitled the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acronyms (colloquial) </Th> <Td> CCCA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nicknames </Th> <Td> Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1983 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 98th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> October 12, 1984 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> 98 - 473 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 98 Stat. 1837 aka 98 Stat. 1976 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Codification </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Titles amended </Th> <Td> 18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S.C. sections amended </Th> <Td> 18 U.S.C. ch. 1 § 1 et seq . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.J. Res. 648 by Jamie L. Whitten (D - MS) on September 17, 1984 </Li> <Li> Committee consideration by House Appropriations </Li> <Li> Passed the House on September 25, 1984 (316 - 91) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on October 4, 1984 (passed voice vote) </Li> <Li> Reported by the joint conference committee on October 10, 1984; agreed to by the House on October 10, 1984 (252 - 60) and by the Senate on October 11, 1984 (78 - 11) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 12, 1984 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Other short titles </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Acquisition of Foreign Evidence Improvements Act </Li> <Li> Bail Reform Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Livestock Fraud Protection Act </Li> <Li> Pharmacy Protection and Violent Offender Control Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Acquisition of Foreign Evidence Improvements Act </Li> <Li> Bail Reform Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Livestock Fraud Protection Act </Li> <Li> Pharmacy Protection and Violent Offender Control Act of 1984 </Li> <Li> Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 </Li> </Ul>

The purpose of the comprehensive crime control act was to