,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eehg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ac1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,peterson 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,comer1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 and ,mr4 ,massie7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 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 ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and    
,cosmetic ,act with respect to the      
regulation of hemp-derived cannabidiol  
and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing 
substances4  #a4 ,regulation of         
hemp-derived cannabidiol and            
hemp-derived cannabidiol containing     
substances  7a7 ,inclusion in definition
 of dietary supplement ,section         
#bja7;ff77#c77;,b7 of the ,federal      
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   

,u4,s4,c4 #cba7;ff77#c77;,b77 is amended
 in each of clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 by     
inserting 7other than hemp-derived      
cannabidiol or a hemp-derived           
cannabidiol containing substance7 after 
an article4  7b7 ,prohibited act        
,section #cja7ll7 of the ,federal ,food1
 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #cca7ll77 is amended by       
inserting 7other than hemp-derived      
cannabidiol or a hemp-derived           
cannabidiol containing substance7 after 
public4  #b4 ,marketability study and   
report  7a7 ,study ,the ,secretary of   
,agriculture1 in consultation with other
 relevant ,federal and ,state agencies1 
shall complete a study on the market and
 regulatory barriers for producers      
operating under the domestic hemp       
production program specified in part    
#iij of title #g1 ,code of ,federal     
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act74  7b7        
,contents of study ,the study under     
subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 the 

costs and requirements for establishing 
and operating a hemp testing program1   
including the costs and requirements for
 operating or contracting with a        
laboratory approved by the ,drug        
,enforcement ,agency2  7#b7 the costs   
and requirements for the destruction of 
hemp crops determined to be in excess of
 #j4c percent delta-#i                  
tetrahydrocannabinol or opportunities   
for remediation or alternative uses2    
7#c7 the feasibility of producer        
compliance with sampling timetables2    
7#d7 the feasibility of producer        
compliance with reporting requirements2 
and  7#e7 other known or potential      
challenges by the participation of      
,states or producers in the domestic    
hemp production program4  7c7 ,report   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary shall submit a report on the 
study described in this section to the  
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 

on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate4