,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cecj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4 
,comer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,goodlatte1   
,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4         
,griffith1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4         
,peterson1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 
,ms4 ,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4     
,schrader1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 and ,mr4   
,barr7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,controlled ,substances ,act  
to exclude industrial hemp from the     
definition of marihuana1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,industrial ,hemp   
,farming ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,finding   

,the ,congress finds that industrial    
hemp is a non-narcotic agricultural     
commodity that is used in tens of       
thousands of legal and legitimate       
products4  #c4 ,exclusion of industrial 
hemp from definition of marihuana       
,section #ajb of the ,controlled        
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#af7--    
7,a7 by striking 7#af7 ,the and         
inserting 7#af77;,a7 ,the2 and  7,b7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  
,the term marihuana does not include    
industrial hemp or research hemp4  2 and
  7#b7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7#eg7 ,the term industrial  
hemp means the plant ,cannabis sativa   
,l4 and any part or derivative of such  
plant 7including viable seeds71 whether 
growing or not--  7,a7 no part of which 
has a delta-#i tetrahydrocannabinol     
concentration of more than #j4c percent 
on a dry weight basis2  7,b7 the        
production1 storage1 distribution1 or   
use of which is lawful under the law of 

the ,state or of the tribe having       
jurisdiction over the area of ,indian   
country 7as defined in section #aaea of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code7 such  
conduct occurs2 and  7,c7 with regard to
 the production1 storage1 distribution1 
or use of which the ,state in which such
 conduct occurs or the tribe having     
jurisdiction over the area of ,indian   
country 7as defined in section #aaea of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code7 in    
which such conduct occurs submits to the
 ,attorney ,general1 upon the ,attorney 
,general's request--  7i7 the name of   
the person2  7ii7 the period of time for
 which such conduct is authorized2 and  
7iii7 information pertaining to each    
location1 including the specific        
latitude and longitude1 where the       
conduct is authorized to occur4  ,the   
term does not include any such plant1 or
 part or derivative thereof1 that has   
been altered so as to increase the      
delta-#i tetrahydrocannabinol           
concentration above the limits specified

 in subparagraph 7,a74  7#eh7 ,the term 
research hemp means the plant ,cannabis 
sativa ,l4 and any part or derivative of
 such plant 7including viable seeds71   
whether growing or not1 that would be   
industrial hemp except that such1 plant1
 part1 or derivative has a delta-#i     
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of   
more than #j4c percent on a dry weight  
basis but less than #j4f percent on a   
dry weight basis1 and that--  7,a7 is   
used in scientific1 medical or          
industrial research conducted by an     
institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja77 or a ,state department of       
agriculture2 and  7,b7 may not be       
introduced into commerce4  4  #d4       
,administrative inspections ,section    
#eaj of the ,controlled ,substances ,act
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hhj7 is amended--  7#a7
 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the      

period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by inserting after paragraph  
7#b7 the following3  7#c7 places where  
industrial hemp or research hemp is     
produced1 stored1 distributed1 or used4 
4  7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#e7 ,any land  
on which industrial hemp or research    
hemp is produced1 stored1 distributed1  
or used shall be subject to inspection1 
in accordance with the provisions of    
this section1 for compliance with the   
provisions of this ,act4  4  #e4 ,rule  
of construction ,nothing in this ,act1  
or the amendments made by this ,act1 may
 be construed-- 7#a7 to alter the       
provisions of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1
 and ,cosmetic ,act that pertain to an  
unapproved1 adulterated1 or misbranded  
drug or food2 or  7#b7 to require a     
retailer or end user of a finished      
product that contains industrial hemp to
 comply with the reporting requirement  
under section #ajb7eg77;,c7 of the      
,controlled ,substances ,act4  #f4 ,no  

additional funds authorized ,no         
additional funds are authorized to carry
 out the requirements of this ,act and  
the amendments made by this ,act4 ,such 
requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized4