,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjai,ms4  
,gabbard introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture1 and in addition to the    
,committees on ,education and ,labor1   
,small ,business1 ,armed ,services1     
,energy and ,commerce1 ,financial       
,services1 and ,veterans' ,affairs1 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     
provide for the study and promotion of  
hemp4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,hemp for ,victory ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,table of contents ,the  
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short title4 ,sec4 
#b4 ,table of contents4 ,sec4 #c4 ,hemp 
defined4 ,sec4 #d4 ,studies and reports 
by the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 ,sec4
 #e4 ,department of ,health and ,human  

,services4 ,sec4 #f4 ,small ,business   
,administration4 ,sec4 #g4 ,department  
of ,defense4 ,sec4 #h4 ,department of   
,labor4 ,sec4 #i4 ,environmental        
,protection ,agency4 ,sec4 #aj4         
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development4 ,sec4 #aa4 ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs research on safety   
and efficacy of hemp extracts and       
isolates for veterans with certain      
medical conditions4  #c4 ,hemp defined  
,in this ,act1 the term hemp has the    
meaning given such term in section      
#big;,a of the ,agricultural ,marketing 
,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcio74    
#d4 ,studies and reports by the         
,secretary of ,agriculture  7a7         
,competitive land-,grant college or     
university research and development     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting
 through the ,director of the ,national 
,institute of ,food and ,agriculture1   
shall carry out a grant program under   
which the ,secretary shall make grants  
to land-grant colleges or universities  

7as defined in section #adjd of the     
,national ,agricultural ,research1      
,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act  
of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc77 to       
conduct research on establishing hemp as
 a domestic agricultural commodity4     
7#b7 ,report ,not later than #a year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,national ,institute of ,food   
and ,agriculture1 shall--  7,a7 submit a
 report to ,congress that includes-- 7i7
 the grants awarded under paragraph 7#a7
 in the prior year2 and  7ii7 the       
results of the research conducted       
pursuant to such grants2 and  7,b7 make 
such report publicly available on the   
website of the ,department4  7b7 ,study 
and report on nutritional benefits of   
food1 drink1 and supplements produced   
from hemp  7#a7 ,study ,the ,secretary1 
acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,food and ,nutrition ,service1 shall   
conduct a study on the foods1 drinks1   

and supplements produced from hemp-based
 or hemp-blended products1 including--  
7,a7 the nutritional value of such      
foods1 drinks1 and supplements2 and     
7,b7 the nutritional benefits derived   
from such foods1 drinks1 and            
supplements1 including digestible       
protein1 essential fatty acid1 and      
allergen content4  7#b7 ,report ,not    
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary 
shall submit a report to ,congress that 
includes the results of the study       
conducted under paragraph 7#a7 and make 
such report publicly available on the   
website of the ,department4  7c7 ,study 
and report on use of food1 drink1 and   
supplements produced from industrial    
hemp in certain public school meal      
programs  7#a7 ,study ,the ,secretary1  
in coordination with the ,secretary of  
,education1 shall conduct a study on the
 foods1 drinks1 and supplements produced
 from hemp1 including--  7,a7 the       
nutritional value of such foods1 drinks1

 and supplements2 and  7,b7 the         
potential to use such foods1 drinks1 and
 supplements as low-cost healthy        
alternatives to other foods1 drinks1 and
 supplements served under the free or   
reduced price school lunch program under
 the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national    
,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea
 et seq47 and the free or reduced price 
school breakfasts under the ,child      
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#agga et seq474  7#b7 ,report ,not later
 than #a year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit a report to ,congress that 
includes the results of the study       
conducted under paragraph 7#a7 and make 
such report publicly available on the   
website of the ,department4  7d7        
,reports on potential use of hemp-,based
 products  7#a7 ,initial report ,not    
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1
 in consultation with the heads of other
 executive agencies 7as defined in      

section #ajb of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code71 including the           
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency and the ,secretary  
of ,defense1 shall--  7,a7 determine    
which items procured by the ,federal    
,government1 or items used by           
contractors or subcontractors at any    
tier1 can be substituted for a          
hemp-based product2 and  7,b7 submit to 
,congress a report containing a list of 
such items4  7#b7 ,cost-benefit analysis
 report  7,a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ahj days after the report under   
paragraph 7#a7 is submitted to          
,congress1 the ,secretary1 acting       
through the appropriate agricultural    
research agency heads1 shall--  7i7     
conduct a cost-benefit analysis of      
substituting a hemp-based product for   
each item listed in such report2 and    
7ii7 submit a report to ,congress on the
 result of such cost-benefit analysis4  
7,b7 ,appropriate agricultural research 
agency heads ,in this paragraph1 the    

term appropriate agricultural research  
agency heads means the ,administrator of
 the ,economic ,research ,service1 the  
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,food and ,agriculture1 the            
,administrator of the ,agricultural     
,research ,service1 and the             
,administrator of the ,national         
,agricultural ,statistics ,service4     
7#c7 ,update of hemp report ,not later  
than #ahj days after the report under   
paragraph 7#b7 is submitted to          
,congress1 the ,secretary shall1 using  
the information described in            
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 of such paragraph1
 update the report of the ,department   
entitled ,industrial ,hemp in the       
,united ,states3 ,status and ,market    
,potential and dated ,january1 #bjjj4   
7#d7 ,publication of reports ,the       
,secretary shall make the reports       
required under paragraphs 7#a7 through  
7#c7 publicly available on the website  
of the ,department4  7e7 ,forest        
,service report  7#a7 ,in general ,not  

later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 ,secretary1    
acting through the ,chief of the ,forest
 ,service1 shall--  7,a7 conduct a study
 to determine the potential for hemp to 
be used for the purposes of soil erosion
 control and as a windscreen2 and  7,b7 
shall submit a report to ,congress that 
includes the results of the study       
required under subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 
,publication of report ,the ,secretary  
shall make the report required under    
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 publicly available  
on the website of the ,department4  7f7 
,organic guidance ,the ,secretary1      
acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,agricultural ,research ,service and in
 consultation with the ,administrator of
 the ,agricultural ,marketing ,service1 
shall provide guidance and information  
regarding the cultivation of hemp in    
accordance with the guidelines of the   
national organic program established    
under the ,organic ,foods ,production   
,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et    

seq47 to each ,state that permits the   
growth or cultivation of organic hemp   
under the laws of the ,state4  7g7      
,high-,priority research ,section       
#afgb7;d7 of the ,food1 ,agriculture1   
,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibe7;d77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#ba7 ,hemp ,research and   
extension grants may be made under this 
section for the purposes of developing  
and disseminating science-based tools   
and treatments to combat noxious species
 7such as insects and weeds7 that could 
impact hemp farms and establishing an   
areawide integrated pest management     
program for areas that could be affected
 by1 or areas at risk of1 being affected
 by the noxious species4  4  7h7 ,hemp  
economic impact ,not later than #a year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall update the   
study entitled ,industrial ,hemp in the 
,united ,states3 ,status and ,market    
,potential published by the ,economic   

,research ,service to include data1     
information1 and analysis with respect  
to--  7#a7 the quantity of hemp         
imported1 its cost1 country of origin1  
and the country from which it is        
imported2  7#b7 the quantity of hemp    
cultivated in the ,united ,states1 for  
what purposes the hemp is cultivated1   
and where the hemp is distributed and   
for what purposes2 and  7#c7 the        
projected amount of money to be         
generated from domestic growth and sales
 of hemp and the impact of such sales on
 the national economy4  7i7             
,agricultural health and safety         
standards study and report  7#a7 ,study 
,the ,secretary1 acting through the     
,administrator of the ,agricultural     
,research ,service1 in consultation with
 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services1 the ,director of the ,centers
 for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 
and the ,commissioner of ,food and      
,drugs1 shall--  7,a7 conduct a study   
that examines the use and presence of   

agricultural chemicals and pathogens in 
consummable hemp products1 including    
therapeutic1 ingestible1 and other      
hemp-based or hemp-blended products and 
the impact of such use and presence on  
the health and safety of consumers of   
such products2 and  7,b7 in conducting  
such study1 use data generated from the 
,pesticide ,data ,program of the        
,agricultural ,marketing ,service4  7#b7
 ,report ,not later than #a year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 submit to   
,congress a report that includes--  7i7 
the results of the study conducted under
 paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7              
recommendations1 as applicable1 to      
nullify the impacts of pathogens and    
agricultural chemicals on the products  
described in subparagraph 7,a7 of such  
paragraph2 and  7,b7 make such report   
publicly available on the website of the
 ,department4  7#c7 ,definitions ,in    
this subsection3  7,a7 ,agricultural    
chemical ,the term agricultural chemical

 means an insecticide1 pesticide1       
herbicide1 fungicide1 or other chemical 
product used in agriculture4  7,b7      
,pathogen ,the term pathogen means a    
mold1 mildew1 fungus1 yeast1 virus1 or  
other microorganism that can cause      
disease or illness4  7j7 ,inclusion in  
census of agriculture ,section #b7;a7 of
 the ,census of ,agriculture ,act of    
#aiig 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjd;g7a77 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#c7 ,inclusion of hemp     
,effective beginning with the census of 
agriculture required to be conducted in 
#bjjh1 the ,secretary shall conduct as  
part of each census of agriculture a    
census of hemp 7as defined in section   
#big;,a of the ,agricultural ,marketing 
,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcio774  4
  7k7 ,biopreferred program ,section    
#ijja7d77;,a7 of the ,farm ,security and
 ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #haja7d77;,a77 is amended by  
inserting hemp 7as defined in section   
#big;,a of the ,agricultural ,marketing 

,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcio771   
after chemicals14  7l7 ,cultivation of  
hemp as a commodity ,section #afgb7;d7  
of the ,food1 ,agriculture1             
,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibe7;d771 as amended by 
subsection 7g71 is further amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#bb7 ,cultivation and use  
of hemp ,research and extension grants  
may be made under this section for the  
purposes of developing and disseminating
 research-based information regarding   
the cultivation and use of hemp 7as     
defined in section #big;,a of the       
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcio77 as a commodity1  
including by issuing production guidance
 for underserved and rural communities  
and providing technical assistance with 
respect to any such grant4  4  7m7      
,market ,data ,the ,secretary acting    
through the ,agricultural ,resource     
,management ,survey1 and in             
collaboration with the ,economic        

,research ,service and the ,national    
,agricultural ,statistics ,service1     
shall include hemp production in all    
publications in which data from such    
,survey are used and in outreach        
toolkits issued by such ,survey4  7n7   
,buffer zones ,the ,secretary shall     
submit to ,congress a report on the     
,secretary's recommendations on how to  
best establish buffer zones between hemp
 and marijuana farms for purposes of    
preventing cross-pollination between    
such plants4  7o7 ,sun grants ,section  
#gebf7;c7 of the ,food1 ,conservation1  
and ,energy ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#haad7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by inserting before
 the period at the end the following3 1 
including with respect to the production
 of hemp 7as defined in section #big;,a 
of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of 
#aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcio772 and  7#b7 
in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph
 7,a71 by inserting before the semicolon
 at the end the following3 1 including  

with respect to the production of hemp  
7as defined in section #big;,a of the   
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcio772 and  7,b7 in    
subparagraph 7b71 by inserting before   
the period at the end the following3 1  
including with respect to the production
 of hemp 7as defined in section #big;,a 
of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of 
#aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcio774  7p7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#b7   
,department ,the term ,department means 
the ,department of ,agriculture4  #e4   
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services  7a7 ,health and safety of    
consumers  7#a7 ,study ,the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services acting  
through the ,director of the ,national  
,institute of ,allergy and ,infectious  
,diseases 7in this subsection referred  
to as the ,secretary7 shall conduct a   
study that examines--  7,a7 the presence
 of pathogens in hemp-based and         

hemp-blended products2 and  7,b7 the    
impact of that presence on the health   
and safety of consumers of such         
products4  7#b7 ,report ,not later than 
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7  
submit to ,congress a report on the     
results of the study conducted under    
paragraph 7#a71 including               
recommendations for nullifying any      
negative impacts of pathogens in        
hemp-based and hemp-blended products on 
the health and safety of consumers of   
the products2 and  7,b7 make such report
 publicly available on the website of   
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services4  7#c7 ,pathogen defined ,in  
this subsection1 the term pathogen means
 a mold1 mildew1 fungus1 yeast1 virus1  
or other microorganism that can cause   
disease or illness4  7b7 ,hemp health   
care commodities  7#a7 ,study ,the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall identify and conduct a  
study on commodities purchased by the   

health care industry for which          
hemp-based and hemp-blended products may
 be substituted1 including--  7,a7      
materials and equipment 7such as        
bedding1 curtains1 uniforms1 building   
materials1 body care supplies1 and      
industrial cleaning supplies7 used in   
health care delivery settings 7including
 hospitals1 clinics1 and health         
centers72 and  7,b7 materials and       
equipment used to create1 store1 or     
administer prescription drugs and       
durable medical equipment4  7#b7 ,report
 ,not later than #a year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall--  7,a7 submit to the   
,congress a report on the results of the
 study conducted under paragraph 7#a72  
and  7,b7 make such report publicly     
available on the website of the         
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services4  #f4 ,small ,business        
,administration  7a7 ,study ,the        
,administrator of the ,small ,business  

,administration shall develop a guidance
 manual to provide information on       
programs for persons who seek to start  
up a small business concern 7as defined 
in section #c of the ,small ,business   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb77 in the hemp  
industry4 ,such guidance manual shall   
include a specific focus on persons who 
seek to establish such a small business 
concern owned and controlled by a       
,native ,hawaiian ,organization 7as     
defined in section #h7;a77#ae7 of the   
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcg7;a77#ae7771 an ,indian tribe 7as   
defined in section #h7;a77#ac7 of such  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;a77#ac7771 or 
a veteran 7as defined in section        
#c7q77#d7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcb7q77#d7774  7b7 ,report ,not later  
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall-- 7#a7 submit to   
,congress the manual developed under    
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 make such     
manual publicly available on the website

 of the ,small ,business                
,administration4  #g4 ,department of    
,defense  7a7 ,procurement of           
hemp-,based or hemp-,blended products   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report containing a list of 
items procured by the ,department of    
,defense for which a hemp-based or      
hemp-blended product could be           
substituted4  7b7 ,use of hemp and      
hemp-,derived products ,not later than  
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall submit to ,congress a report on  
the effect of using hemp and            
hemp-derived products1 including hemp   
extracts and isolates such as           
cannabidiol1 on military preparedness   
with respect to the preparedness1       
physical health1 mental health1 and     
safety of members of the ,armed ,forces4
  7c7 ,use of hemp extracts and isolates
 as health supplements ,not later than  

#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall submit to ,congress a report on  
the viability of using hemp extracts and
 isolates such as cannabidiol as an     
alternative to current health           
supplements--  7#a7 for members of the  
,armed ,forces1 including with respect  
to members deployed in support of a     
contingency operation1 and how such use 
addresses the preparedness1 physical    
health1 mental health1 and safety of the
 members2 and  7#b7 for members serving 
on active duty and members not serving  
on active duty who are diagnosed with   
post-traumatic stress disorder1 chronic 
pain1 depression1 anxiety1 and other    
illnesses and injuries4  7d7 ,use of    
hemp for site cleanup ,not later than #a
 year after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the use of plants that have             
hyperaccumulatory and phytoremediation  
capabilities1 such as hemp1 to clear    

contaminants from or related to nuclear 
sites and heavy metal contamination1    
including contamination by arsenic1     
lead1 mercury1 copper1 chromium1 and    
nickel1 and other related toxic areas1  
including for contaminants in soil1     
water1 and air4  7e7 ,use of hemp-,based
 or hemp-,blended foods1 drinks1 and    
supplements ,not later than #a year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
submit to ,congress a report on the     
viability of using hemp-based and       
hemp-blended products as foods1 drinks1 
and supplements for ,members of the     
,armed ,forces1 including with respect  
to--  7#a7 ,members deployed in support 
of a contingency operation2 and  7#b7   
how such use would address physical and 
mental health and military preparedness4
  7f7 ,public availability ,the         
,secretary shall make each report       
required by this section publicly       
available on an internet website of the 
,department pursuant to section #abb;a  

of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4    
#h4 ,department of ,labor  7a7 ,labor   
,standards  7#a7 ,the ,secretary of     
,labor1 acting through the ,assistant   
,secretary of ,labor for the            
,occupational ,safety and ,health1 shall
 create a report on the application of  
relevant provisions of ,federal law1    
including the laws listed in paragraph  
7#c71 for the purpose of providing      
information to the ,federal ,government 
and to ,state governments in ,states    
where the cultivation of hemp is legal  
to ensure the health and safety of      
individuals working in the hemp         
industry4  7#b7 ,not later than #a year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall    
submit to ,congress and make publicly   
available on the website of the         
,occupational ,safety and ,health       
,administration the report created under
 paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,the statutes    
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 are the   
following3 7,a7 ,the ,fair ,labor       

,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bja et seq474  7,b7 ,the ,occupational 
,safety and ,health ,act of #aigj 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq474  7,c7 ,the     
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq474    
7,d7 ,subchapter ,,iv of chapter #ca of 
title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code        
7commonly known as the ,davis-,bacon    
,act74  7,e7 ,the ,migrant and ,seasonal
 ,agricultural ,worker ,protection ,act 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq474  7b7     
,fair ,wage ,standards  7#a7 ,the       
,secretary of ,labor1 acting through the
 ,assistant ,secretary of ,labor for the
 ,occupational ,safety and ,health1     
shall create a report on the application
 of relevant provisions of ,federal law1
 including the ,fair ,labor ,standards  
,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et    
seq471 for the purpose of providing     
information to the ,federal ,government 
and to ,state governments in ,states    
where the cultivation of hemp is legal  
to ensure the fair1 equitable1 and      

proper treatment of individuals working 
in the hemp industry for purposes of    
providing information to the ,federal   
,government and in ,states where        
cultivation of hemp is legal4  7#b7 ,not
 later than #a year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,labor shall submit to    
,congress and make publicly available on
 the website of the ,occupational       
,safety and ,health ,administration the 
report created under paragraph 7#a74    
#i4 ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
7a7 ,ecological footprint and land      
conservation  7#a7 ,study ,the          
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency 7in this ,act       
referred to as the ,administrator7 shall
 conduct a study on the effects of      
cultivating hemp within agriculture1    
focusing on the use of hemp--  7,a7 to  
control weeds and invasive flora2  7,b7 
to reduce the ecological footprint2     
7,c7 to detoxify carbon dioxide and     
related harmful gases2  7,d7 to prevent 

soil erosion2 and  7,e7 to provide      
nutritional effects on agricultural land
 after cultivation4  7#b7 ,report ,the  
,administrator shall--  7,a7 not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 submit to the ,congress a
 report on the results of the study     
under paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 make    
such report and any successor reports   
publicly available on the website of the
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency4    
7b7 ,water impurity  7#a7 ,study ,the   
,administrator shall conduct a study on 
the use of hemp to clear impurities in  
water1 including wastewater1 focusing on
 such use regarding--  7,a7 drinking    
water contamination2  7,b7 sewage       
effluent2 and  7,c7 post-disaster relief
 7or pre-disaster mitigation7 to clear  
impurities from farm animal waste1 such 
as in the case of a hurricane causing   
the overflow of farm animal waste4  7#b7
 ,report ,the ,administrator shall--    
7,a7 not later than #a year after the   
date of enactment of this ,act1 submit  

to the ,congress a report on the results
 of the study under paragraph 7#a72 and 
7,b7 make such report and any successor 
reports publicly available on the       
website of the ,environmental           
,protection ,agency4  7c7               
,biodegradability and plastic           
alternative study  7#a7 ,study ,the     
,administrator shall conduct a study1 as
 appropriate identifying and building   
upon previous studies1 on synthetic     
polymer-based plastic products that can 
be replaced with hemp-based plastic     
products1 including study of--  7,a7 the
 effects of such replacement on reducing
 landfill waste and ocean pollution2 and
  7,b7 the biodegradability of synthetic
 polymer-based plastic as compared to   
hemp-based plastic products4  7#b7      
,report ,the ,administrator shall-- 7,a7
 not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 submit to the
 ,congress a report on the results of   
the study under paragraph 7#a72 and     
7,b7 make such report and any successor 

reports publicly available on the       
website of the ,environmental           
,protection ,agency4  #aj4 ,department  
of ,housing and ,urban ,development  7a7
 ,study  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of the ,department of        
,housing and ,urban ,development shall  
study the use of hemp as it relates to  
affordable and sustainable housing4     
7#b7 ,hempcrete ,such study shall       
evaluate and make recommendations about 
the use of hempcrete as insulation1 with
 a focus on combustibility1 vapor       
permeability1 thermal regulation1       
humidity regulation1 mold resistance1   
pest resistance1 wind resistance1       
durability1 sustainability1 and cost4   
7b7 ,report ,not later than #a year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of the ,department 
of ,housing and ,urban ,development     
shall--  7#a7 submit to the ,congress a 
report on the results of the study      
conducted under subsection 7a72 and     
7#b7 make such report publicly available

 on the website of the ,department of   
,housing and ,urban ,development4  #aa4 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
research on safety and efficacy of hemp 
extracts and isolates for veterans with 
certain medical conditions  7a7         
,research ,the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs1 in consultation with the      
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1 shall
 carry out scientific and medical       
research into the safety and efficacy of
 the use of hemp extracts and isolates1 
including cannabidiol1 by veterans      
diagnosed with post-traumatic stress    
disorder1 chronic pain1 depression1     
anxiety1 and other illnesses and        
injuries determined by the ,secretary4  
7b7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than
 #a year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to ,congress1 and make publicly  
available on a website of the           
,department1 a report describing the    
plan of the ,secretary to implement the 
requirement under subsection 7a74