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OCR: Moreover, the 1988 Act amended federal sentenc- ing law to require that persons who possess controlled substances while on supery vised release have their supervised release revoked and be sentenced term of imprisonment that wag "not less than one- third the term of supervised release That pro Act vision was the cont tained in the same provision section the Section 1988 3565(a and both provisions were directed pre- cisely the same problem, reasonable con strue them iT pari materia call for parallel treat- ment of drug offenders who are under non custodial supervision. The rule 0 lenity is not applicable in this case That rule comes into play only in cases involving "grievous amhiguity or uncertainty the language and structure of the Act" that cannot be resolved by recourse the normal tools ...