,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa      
7legislative day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,mr4 
,peters introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
limit the consideration of marijuana use
 when making an employment suitability  
or security clearance determination1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,dismantling ,outdated ,obstacles and   
,barriers to ,individual ,employment    
,act of #bjbd or the ,,doobie ,act of   
#bjbd4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,executive agency ,the term        
executive agency has the meaning given  
the term ,executive agency in section   
#aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7#b7 ,fitness ,the term fitness has   
the meaning given the term in section   
#a4c of ,executive ,order #acdfg 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to       

reforming processes related to          
suitability for ,government employment1 
fitness for contractor employees1 and   
eligibility for access to classified    
national security information74  7#c7   
,marijuana ,the term marijuana has the  
meaning given that term in section #ajb 
of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  7#d7 ,office ,the    
term ,office means the ,office of       
,personnel ,management4  7#e7           
,suitability determination ,the term    
suitability determination has the       
meaning given that term in section      
#gca4aja of title #e1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations1 or any successor thereto4 
#c4 ,limitation on adverse suitability  
determinations based on marijuana use   
,notwithstanding any other law1 rule1 or
 regulation1 the ,office1 or an agency  
to which the ,office has delegated      
authority1 may not base a suitability   
determination with respect to an        
individual solely on the past use of    
marijuana by the individual4  #d4       

,limitation on adverse security         
clearances and suitability              
determinations for covered persons based
 on marijuana use ,section #cjjb of the 
,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism    
,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #ccdc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 
7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by   
striking term controlled substance has  
and inserting the following3 8term      
#8controlled substance'--  7,a7 has  2  
7ii7 by striking the period at the end  
and inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  
notwithstanding such section #ajb1 does 
not include marijuana4  2  7,b7 by      
redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7  
as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71            
respectively2  7,c7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#b7 the following3  7#c7     
,marijuana ,the term marijuana has the  
meaning given that term in section #ajb 
of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  2 and  7,d7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#f7        

,suitability determination ,the term    
suitability determination has the       
meaning given that term in section      
#gca4aja of title #e1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations1 or any successor thereto4 
2 and  7#b7 by adding at end the        
following3  7e7 ,limitation on adverse  
security clearance and suitability      
determination based on marijuana use    
,notwithstanding any other law1 rule1 or
 regulation-- 7#a7 the head of a        
,federal agency may not base a          
determination that a covered person is  
ineligible for a security clearance     
solely on the past use of marijuana by  
the covered person2 and  7#b7 the       
,office of ,personnel ,management1 or an
 agency to which the ,office of         
,personnel ,management has delegated    
authority1 may not base a suitability   
determination with respect to a covered 
person solely on the past use of        
marijuana by the covered person4  4  #e4
 ,limitation on adverse fitness         
determinations based on marijuana use   

,the determination of the fitness of an 
individual for employment in the civil  
service may not be based solely on the  
past use of marijuana by the individual4
  #f4 ,limitation on adverse            
credentialing determinations based on   
marijuana use ,the ,office1 in carrying 
out functions described in section      
#b4e7;c7 of ,executive ,order #acdfg    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2 relating to  
reforming processes related to          
suitability for ,government employment1 
fitness for contractor employees1 and   
eligibility for access to classified    
national security information71 shall   
prohibit unfavorable determinations of  
eligibility of an individual for a      
personal identity verification          
credential based solely on the past use 
of marijuana by the individual4  #g4    
,guidance for agencies ,the ,office and 
the ,office of the ,director of         
,national ,intelligence shall-- 7#a7    
assist executive agencies in            
implementing this ,act and the          

amendments made by this ,act2 and  7#b7 
ensure the regulations and guidance of  
the ,office and the ,office of the      
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
align with this ,act and the amendments 
made by this ,act4