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OCR: that was That applicable at the time 18 the defendant Mas the sentenced interpretation refuted by language structure lerislative history the statute. The -posses sion Sec- drug- revocat tion provision of tion 3565(a expressly manda tes that probationers who possess revoked, controlled i11 substances must have their that probation and cont text clear thoze probationers must then be sentenced to tern of imprisonment. contrary reading of the sta tute would make no sense all, because 1t would one-third require court impose term 1f probat tion only long the term the probat tioner was already ser- ving. Every court of appeals address this issue has agreed that the manda torv revoca tior provision tf Section 3565 a requires imposition 0f term imprisonment Thus. the only remaining question how lon ...